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Havoc: GONY 3.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobby Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacs comes to the cage accompanied by Doooomed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobby Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wonka is trying to defend but Kovacs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kovacs drops an elbow to the side of Wonka's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wonka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kovacs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kovacs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovacs won't allow Wonka to sweep him here.
Wonka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kovacs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kovacs stands up over Wonka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kovacs preventing the sweep.
Kovacs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kovacs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wonka has momentary wrist control but Kovacs slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovacs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kovacs throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Kovacs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with a solid left hand.
Wonka trying to keep a closed guard but Kovacs is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka wants to sweep here but Kovacs controlling him for the moment.
Kovacs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kovacs chips away with some ground and pound.
Kovacs throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kovacs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kovacs wants to pass the guard but Wonka is keeping the position.
Kovacs is stalling in the full guard.
Kovacs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wonka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wonka is trying to keep Kovacs in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wonka controls Kovacs momentarily but Kovacs frees himself.
Kovacs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wonka has momentary wrist control but Kovacs slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovacs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kovacs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovacs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs content to stall in guard here.
Kovacs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wonka wants to sweep but no luck.
Wonka being controlled here, momentarily.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs throws a big elbow that misses.
Wonka controls Kovacs momentarily but Kovacs frees himself.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobby Kovacs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovacs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
Wonka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kovacs throws a sloppy body shot
and Wonka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Kovacs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wonka is looking for the big counter here.
Kovacs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Kovacs takes one to the side of the head.
Nobby Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs avoids the head kick by Wonka.
Wonka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Wonka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka scores with a jab to the head.
Kovacs gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Wonka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs looks up at the clock and then as Wonka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kovacs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Wonka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wonka is looking to regain half guard here but Kovacs keeps moving and retains side control.
Kovacs passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wonka!
Kovacs controlling the pace for now.
Kovacs looking to finish Wonka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wonka!
Nobby Kovacs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kovacs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovacs with a couple of short strikes.
Kovacs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Wonka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kovacs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wonka's face.
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!
Kovacs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wonka is in a horrible position here. Kovacs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wonka is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kovacs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wonka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kovacs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonka can do to turn this around?
Wonka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wonka is bucking up trying to escape but Kovacs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kovacs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovacs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kovacs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wonka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wonka tries to lock up and control but Kovacs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wonka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kovacs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kovacs dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka tries to hold on but Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs lands a big elbow.
Kovacs lands with some strikes.
Kovacs lands a big elbow.
Wonka regains half guard.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs slows the pace down in half guard.
Kovacs working Wonka over with strikes.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wonka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs not doing much here.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs is thwarting Wonka's attempts to control the position.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kovacs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobby Kovacs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovacs throws a hook but Wonka blocks it.
Kovacs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kovacs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kovacs controlling the action here.
Kovacs 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.
Wonka is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kovacs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovacs slips a nice elbow through Wonka's hands, connecting with Wonka's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs is looking to advance position but Wonka won't allow it.
Wonka trying to hold on to Kovacs's head to control him but Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs content to control rather than advance.
Wonka is trying to get back to full guard.
Wonka is trying to maintain the position but Kovacs is very close to passing his half guard.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wonka is trying to get back to full guard.
Wonka trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs winds up and cracks Wonka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kovacs lands strikes from half guard.
Kovacs content to control rather than advance.
Wonka tries to get to full guard but Kovacs has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Kovacs seems content to control.
Kovacs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wonka trying to hold on to Kovacs's head to control him but Kovacs postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wonka is looking to improve his position.
Kovacs lands strikes from half guard.
Kovacs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wonka taking some punishment here, with Kovacs in his half guard.
Wonka tries to roll over but Kovacs keeps him under control.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willy Wonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovacs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovacs lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs controlling the pace.
Kovacs working over Wonka with some ground and pound. Wonka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kovacs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kovacs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wonka tries to get to full guard but Kovacs has control of the leg.
Kovacs slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nobby Kovacs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobby Kovacs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovacs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobby Kovacs!
Nobby Kovacs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dustin Martin enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses the jab.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling the position.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin is looking to control Kingston's arms but Kingston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martin has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Martin.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is trying to push Kingston away but Kingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
Kingston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingston's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Kingston is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kingston down to the mat. Kingston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carl Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Martin.
Kingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin lands with a cross.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston moves into the clinch.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kingston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
A jab from Martin misses.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Kingston swings widly with a right hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston is working Martin over against the cage.
Kingston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kingston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin looking to stall.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingston - that landed with a thud.
Kingston cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston lands a right hand.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Martin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin tries to break free but Kingston pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Martin wants to stall.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin is trying to push Kingston away but Kingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Martin blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that second round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston presses Martin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingston has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kingston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Kingston has the dominant position.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingston's elbow.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
A short left from Kingston.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Dustin Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin wants to break free but Kingston has control.
A short left from Kingston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Martin tries to tie him up.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kingston.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Carl Kingston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Kingston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Kingston lands with a light punch inside.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kingston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kingston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
After winning the bout, Carl Kingston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tony . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Choi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi misses with a shot to the body
and Brewer counters with a right hand to the body.
Brewer tries to clinch up but Choi circles away and keeps his distance.
Choi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a straight right.
Choi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Choi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choi moves into the clinch successfully.
Choi tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Choi.
Choi prevents a body shot from Brewer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Choi.
Choi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer misses with a body punch.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
Choi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Choi working aggressively here.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Brewer is trying to maintain a safe position but Choi gets an underhook and turns Brewer into the cage.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Choi.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Brewer throws a head punch that misses.
Brewer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brewer misses with the head strike.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Choi working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Choi.
Choi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer blocking some punches.
Brewer struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choi.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Brewer stalling in the clinch but Choi improves position.
Brewer blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Brewer.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Choi.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi misses with some punches.
Brewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Choi just leaning against Brewer, taking a breather.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi prevents a body shot from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a punch to the body.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brewer controls his hands.
Brewer stalling in the clinch.
Choi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Brewer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brewer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Choi.
Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brewer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi just leaning against Brewer, taking a breather.
A short right from Choi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Choi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Choi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brewer or not.
Brewer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Brewer prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brewer has Choi pushed against the cage.
Brewer struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Choi as the two fighters clinch.
Choi blocks a body shot from Brewer.
Choi misses with some punches.
Brewer throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Choi dominated that round.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Choi has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brewer.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
A short right from Choi on the inside.
Brewer keeps control of Choi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Choi.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Choi.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brewer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Choi up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brewer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Choi.
Brewer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choi being controlled against the cage.
Choi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Choi.
Brewer misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi works on Brewer's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Choi on the inside.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Brewer wants to stall.
Choi lands a nice uppercut.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Brewer controls the action.
Choi lands a right hand.
Choi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brewer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to work over Brewer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Choi lands with a short shot to the head.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brewer controls his hands.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Brewer.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Brewer lands an uppercut.
Choi works on Brewer's body with a couple of short punches.
Choi misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer wants to stall.
Choi lands a hook that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
Choi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choi misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer pushes Choi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Brewer looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brewer presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brewer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brewer wants to stall.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Brewer controls the action.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brewer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Choi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brewer tries to clinch there but Choi circles away.
Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Choi wants to counter the offense by Brewer and move into the clinch position.
Choi jabs Brewer right on the nose. Brewer blinks but takes it well.
Brewer tries to clinch up
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab.
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Choi lands with a nice body punch.
Choi with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Choi. Beautiful body shot.
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
Brewer is looking to counter punch.
Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brewer clinches up with Choi and pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi cracks Brewer with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Brewer to work.
Choi tries a body shot but Brewer blocks it.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
Choi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi misses with some punches.
A short right from Choi.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.
Roy Choi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brewer stalling in the clinch.
Brewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brewer or not.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brewer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Choi.
Roy Choi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Choi lands a body punch.
Brewer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi pulls guard effortlessly.
Tony Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Choi is looking to stand up but Brewer isn't so interested in that idea.
Choi trying to control the position here.
Choi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brewer is one step ahead there.
Brewer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brewer pinned against the cage. Brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
Choi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brewer tries to move into range but Choi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Brewer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choi is looking to land body kicks.
Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choi lands a jab.
Choi blocks a jab.
Choi throws a lazy right hand but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tony Brewer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brewer is looking to clinch but Choi is avoiding it.
Choi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brewer with a body shot.
Choi punishes Brewer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choi.
Brewer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Brewer misses.
Brewer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
Roy Choi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brewer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi misses with a jab to the body
letting Brewer counter with a right hand.
Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Choi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Choi! But no joy.
A jab from Choi finds it's way through Brewer's defenses.
Choi moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Choi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Choi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Choi!
An out of breath Roy Choi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silky Johnson (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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18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Nilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nilan counters with a one-two to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson 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.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nilan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Nilan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Nilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silky Johnson.
Nilan scores with a hook.
It looks like Silky Johnson has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Nilan. Beautiful body shot.
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nilan pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson jumps guard but Nilan stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
Johnson fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Nilan lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nilan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Nilan scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Nilan won't allow it.
Nilan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nilan is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson jumps guard but Nilan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
Nilan pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Nilan holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Nilan cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nilan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nilan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Nilan.
Nilan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Nilan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nilan lands with a left to the head.
Nilan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilan.
Nice body punch from Nilan.
Nilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nilan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Nilan as the two fighters clinch.
Nilan lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nilan lands a left hand.
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nilan just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Nilan lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Nilan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nilan.
Nilan drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilan finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilan throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Nilan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Nilan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nilan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Vand Der Weil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dutrouxious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vand Der Weil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - Watch Ya Mouth. Dutrouxious comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park feat Steve Aoki - Light That Never Comes (Dj Coone Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Dutrouxious has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
159 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Vand Der Weil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dutrouxious!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutrouxious forces Vand Der Weil back against the cage and clinches.
Dutrouxious is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vand Der Weil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dutrouxious prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Vand Der Weil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutrouxious lands with a light punch inside.
Vand Der Weil decides to pull guard.
Dutrouxious slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dutrouxious must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dutrouxious is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vand Der Weil pushes a forearm under Dutrouxious's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dutrouxious is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Vand Der Weil!
A victorious Alexei Vand Der Weil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Moors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Snjaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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18
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Moors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Snjaric!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moors moves away from the strike by Snjaric.
Moors throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snjaric jabs at Moors's body.
Moors moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Snjaric's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snjaric's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moors misses with an uppercut. Snjaric saw that one coming.
Snjaric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moors definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moors tries to keep at a distance but Snjaric has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moors tries to throw a body punch but Snjaric avoids it by throwing Moors back against the cage.
Moors is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snjaric to keep the fight standing.
Moors lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moors pulls guard.
Snjaric wants to control from the top but Moors keeps moving.
Moors throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors pushes a forearm under Snjaric's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Snjaric is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugh Moors!
In defeat, Dragan Snjaric stepped up to the mic, saying 'I see it now... the colours of the rainbow... woah.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BullDog Vallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallon has chosen Battle For Camelot as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BullDog Vallon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallon doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Vallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross blocks a head kick by Vallon.
Ross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vallon trying to land knees to the body.
Vallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Vallon working hard to break the clinch.
Vallon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Vallon looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Vallon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vallon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vallon blocks an uppercut.
Ross avoiding damage as Vallon throws knees to the body.
Ross is working Vallon over against the cage.
Vallon tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vallon backwards.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
Vallon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Vallon is predictable there
and Ross counters with a straight that turns Vallon's legs to rubber! Ross pushes forward with more strikes and Vallon goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ross!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Van Daly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Van Daly!
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, Marco Buhler!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Buhler lands but Van Daly takes it in his stride.
Van Daly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buhler momentarily.
Van Daly clinches up against the cage.
Buhler being controlled against the cage.
Van Daly leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Van Daly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Van Daly lands with a light punch inside.
Van Daly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Daly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buhler trying to stall but Van Daly improves his position.
Van Daly scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Daly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Daly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Daly misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Daly scores with a hook to the body.
Van Daly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buhler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Daly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Daly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Daly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Daly misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Daly.
Van Daly lands with a light punch inside.
Van Daly digs a right hand into Buhler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buhler's gas tank.
Buhler misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Daly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buhlers head.
Buhler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Daly pushes Buhler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Daly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buhler backwards.
Van Daly lands a shot to the body.
Van Daly is stalling here.
Van Daly scores with a hook to the body.
Van Daly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Daly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Daly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Daly has managed to clinch.
Van Daly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Daly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buhler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Daly smiles and moves away.
Van Daly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buhler's hands.
Van Daly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buhler lands a front kick.
Van Daly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buhler backs up against the cage.
Van Daly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Daly lands a glancing blow to the side of Buhler's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhler misses with a kick to the body.
Van Daly misses with a wild body shot.
Buhler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buhler throws a body kick that misses.
Van Daly lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Buhler.
Buhler misses with a body kick.
Van Daly lands a head shot.
Rudy Van Daly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Daly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Daly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Van Daly.
Van Daly lands a right hook to the body.
Buhler avoids the body shot from Van Daly.
A punch combination from Van Daly misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Buhler.
Both fighters circling a little - Buhler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Daly moves out of range of the body kick from Buhler.
Van Daly moves out of range as Buhler throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Daly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Buhler misses with a left hand
and Buhler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Daly throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Daly punishes Buhler's body with a nice straight punch.
Buhler misses the shot to the body.
Buhler throws the kick towards the body but Van Daly avoids it.
Van Daly slips a jab from Buhler.
Van Daly looks to land a combination. Buhler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buhler throws a head kick that misses.
Van Daly moves into range and clinches up with Buhler.
Van Daly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buhler or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Daly misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Van Daly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Daly.
Van Daly lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Van Daly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buhler scores with a push kick.
Rudy Van Daly is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Daly lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buhler. Van Daly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Daly digs a good body shot into Buhler's ribs.
Van Daly clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Van Daly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buhler jumps guard but Van Daly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Van Daly - that landed with a thud.
Van Daly pushes Buhler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buhler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Daly smiles and moves away.
Van Daly has Buhler up against the cage in a clinch.
Buhler takes a shot to the head.
Van Daly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Daly lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buhler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Daly prevents it.
Rudy Van Daly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Buhler.
Buhler fails to pull guard.
Buhler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Daly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Daly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Van Daly.
Van Daly lands a body shot.
Buhler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Daly managing to block the knees to the body from Buhler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Daly.
Van Daly avoiding damage as Buhler throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Daly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Daly avoids it.
Rudy Van Daly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Daly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Daly lands with a left to the head.
Van Daly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buhler backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Van Daly.
Buhler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Daly lands a body shot.
Van Daly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Daly manages to break the clinch.
Buhler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Daly scores with the left hand. Buhler knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Daly rushes Buhler and presses him up against the cage.
Van Daly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Daly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhler wants to break free but Van Daly has control.
Van Daly is working Buhler over against the cage.
Van Daly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Daly stalling the fight.
Van Daly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Buhler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Daly walks away with a smile on his face. Buhler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buhler throws a leg kick but Van Daly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Van Daly.
Van Daly digs a good body shot into Buhler's ribs.
Van Daly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buhler on the side of the head.
Van Daly lands a nice shot that snaps Buhler's head back.
Van Daly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buhler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Van Daly - just one landing.
Buhler is rocked!
Van Daly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buhler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Daly to score with a decent uppercut.
Buhler is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Daly finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buhler misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhler looks up at the clock. Bad move! Van Daly lands a right hand from hell, dropping Buhler. Van Daly pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Van Daly!
Rudy Van Daly tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Itchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfred Haas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Itchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred Haas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itchenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haas counters with a crisp one two that drops Itchenko! Haas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Itchenko to his feet! Itchenko is in big trouble!
Itchenko is rocked!
Itchenko misses with a leg kick
and Haas counters with a huge right that knocks Itchenko out cold! Haas is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfred Haas!
After winning the bout, Alfred Haas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riff McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Whitelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riff McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Whitelock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitelock misses with a two punch combination.
McGee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGee clobbers Whitelock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGee defending well as Whitelock loads up on a big left hand.
Whitelock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whitelock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitelock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whitelock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGee has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Whitelock is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McGee yanks on the arm and Whitelock is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McGee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riff McGee!
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