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Primal 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bellafonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Bellafonte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Duran 's chin.
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bellafonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Duran !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellafonte moves away.
Nice shot by Duran .
Duran scores with a punch to the head.
Duran cracks Bellafonte with a good jab.
It looks like Jon Bellafonte has been cut.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duran ! But no joy.
A jab from Duran finds it's way through Bellafonte's defenses.
Bellafonte is rocked!
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Oh Bellafonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellafonte.
Duran drops Bellafonte with a naaaaasty hook - Bellafonte is in real trouble here! Duran dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Duran !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flori Nopolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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274 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flori Nopolis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nopolis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Nopolis looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Flori Nopolis has been cut.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nopoliss head.
Nopolis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Rodgers lands with a right to the head.
Nopolis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers drives through and clinches with Nopolis against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
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!
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nopolis is rocked!
Rodgers lands a big right hand that drops Nopolis! The killer instinct kicks in and Rodgers finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rodgers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Rodgers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Baker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baker.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Baker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baker scores with a leg kick.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baker!
A punch lands to the side of Baker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
Hall throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Joe Baker has been cut.
Hall swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Baker settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker thumps Hall with a low kick.
Baker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baker cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baker enables Hall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baker is trying to hold Hall in close to prevent damage but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
Baker trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Baker keeps trying to improve his position.
Hall trying to advance position but Baker counters by regaining guard.
Hall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baker has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall pulls Baker in close to prevent any damage.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall has an active guard here but Baker has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Atticus Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Baker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker misses with a leg kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Baker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Baker blocks a jab.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker is rocked!
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baker misses with the body kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
An inside leg kick from Baker misses.
Baker throws a lazy head kick
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Baker takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hall cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Atticus Hall!
Atticus Hall gave a mention to Machine Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Stanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bogdan Stanek!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stanek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yung is trying to control Stanek's posture but Stanek avoids it.
Stanek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yung has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stanek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yung, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Yung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stanek tries for a kimura but Yung is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung is trying to improve his position.
Stanek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yung knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stanek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stanek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yung is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yung rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stanek's guard! Nice work there by Yung!
Yung is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stanek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stanek for as long as he can get away with.
Stanek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yung advances position into side control!
Yung remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yung has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stanek has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanek is looking for a sweep.
Yung moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stanek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yung wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yung takes a little break here. Stanek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yung is trying to get an arm triangle but Stanek is defending well.
Yung controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stanek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yung content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yung continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanek looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bogdan Stanek will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yung pushes Stanek up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanek pulls guard.
Yung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yung stays in close to Stanek's body and controls the position.
More hug and hope from Yung.
Stanek is looking for a triangle but Yung pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform us that Stanek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yung has passed into half guard!
Stanek actively working from the bottom here.
Stanek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yung pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanek looking for submissions off his back.
Yung uses his free foot to push down on Stanek's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stanek.
Yung manages to capitalize on a mistake by Stanek to take his back!
Stanek tries to escape but Yung has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yung slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Yung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Yung is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Stanek fending off the submission attempt from Yung.
Yung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Stanek do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Stanek showing good submission defense here.
Stanek tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yung landing strikes from the mount and Stanek is in trouble!
Yung controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanek is desperately trying to improve his position but Yung has a good base and remains in mount.
Yung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stanek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yung prevents Stanek from getting the reversal.
Yung takes Stanek's back.
Stanek fending off the submission attempt from Yung.
I would not like to be Stanek right now.
Yung looking for the choke but no joy.
Yung biding his time, looking for the opening.
Stanek is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung biding his time, controlling Stanek.
Stanek tries to break free.
Stanek is still trying to improve position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yung controlling the positon.
Stanek is trying to break free.
Stanek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yung seems to be looking for submissions.
Stanek looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yung closes the distance and pushes Stanek back into the cage.
Yung pulls guard successfully.
Stanek looking to pass the guard.
Stanek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stanek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stanek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stanek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanek defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanek looking to pass the guard.
Yung has his foot on Stanek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stanek works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanek drops back looking for a leg! Yung is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yung manages to kick Stanek off! Stanek jumps back into Yung's guard.
Yung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stanek slips nicely into half guard.
Stanek seems to be looking for submissions.
Yung works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yung has his hands on Stanek's head, controlling the position.
Yung working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanek is aware though and is defending well.
Yung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanek can do to turn this around?
Yung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stanek is aware though and is defending well.
Yung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stanek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stanek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stanek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yung is looking for a triangle but Stanek pushes his legs off easily.
Stanek wants to pass the guard but Yung is keeping the position.
Stanek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stanek has managed to get both his arms back between Yung's legs - danger averted.
Stanek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stanek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stanek drops back looking for a leg! Yung is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yung manages to kick Stanek off! Stanek jumps back into Yung's guard.
Yung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yung is tightening it up a little... Stanek has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stanek reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stanek taps out! Nice BJJ there by Yung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Yung!
A very excited looking David Yung made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Krue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Larson Krue's chin.
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198 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Larson Krue!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones lands a body shot.
Krue connects with a crisp jab.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krue.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krue's head.
Krue looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Krue's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Krue.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krue! But no joy.
Jones blocks a jab.
As Krue tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Krue manages to avoid the attempt.
Krue throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krue doesn't seem bothered though.
Larson Krue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Krue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krue keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones rushes Krue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is leaning against Krue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones is leaning against Krue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones .
Jones is leaning against Krue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krue misses with some punches.
Krue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones .
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Krue manages to avoid it.
Krue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krue throws an overhand right that lands on Jones 's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
As Krue tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Krue manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Krue moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Krue saw that one coming.
Krue slips a straight right by Jones .
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Krue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Krue.
Jones is looking to clinch but Krue is avoiding it.
Jones digs a good hook to Krue's body.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Krue finds it's way through Jones 's defenses.
Krue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krue looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Krue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Krue.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones sizes up Krue with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krue throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krue looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Krue staying out of range there.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krue.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krue.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krue was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
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!
Krue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krue with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krue lands with a cross.
Krue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones swings for the body but Krue moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krue takes one to the side of the head.
Krue missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Krue controls his hands.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Krue controls the action.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krue smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russell Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krue misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Krue.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Krue throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Krue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones connects with a jab.
Larson Krue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Krue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krue misses with a looping left.
Krue throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krue misses with an uppercut.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Krue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Krue circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Krue moves away
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Jones lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones .
It looks like Larson Krue has been cut.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Krue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
A big left from Krue misses.
Krue looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Jones .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a body punch but Krue moves out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Krue moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krue misses with a left hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Krue throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krue connects with a single shot there.
Krue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Krue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones .
Krue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krue is rocked!
Krue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krue throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Krue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones digs a good body shot into Krue's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krue is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Krue moves away from the strike by Jones .
Krue seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krue on the side of the head.
Jones swings for the body but Krue moves out of range.
Krue keeps the fight on the outside.
Krue scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Krue's head.
Nice defenses there by Jones .
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krue.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krue throws out the jab.
Krue misses with a looping right.
Jones throws a body punch but Krue moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krue slips under a jab from Jones .
Jones staying out of range there.
Krue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krue throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones .
Jones takes a swing at Krue's ribcage but misses.
Krue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones swings for the body but Krue moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Krue.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Krue jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krue throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Russell Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larson Krue's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Krue.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Krue lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Krue lands a slapping body shot.
Jones lands with a hook. Krue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Krue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krue connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a series of punches but Krue moves out of range.
Krue misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krue.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krue misses with an uppercut.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krue.
Jones avoids the body shot from Krue.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Krue's defenses.
Jones throws a body punch but Krue moves out of range.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krue.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Krue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Krue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krue misses with a hook
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Krue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krue throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krue throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Krue might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krue moves away.
Krue misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses with a body shot.
A jab from Krue misses.
Jones cracks Krue with a big right hand and Krue goes down!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Krue is working from the bottom.
Krue is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones not doing much here.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is keen to just control but Krue is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krue is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krue defending well though.
Krue is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krue keeps working.
Larson Krue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krue has hold of Jones 's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Jones !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Barnaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovelair has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Raistlin Lovelair will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Barnaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Barnaby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnaby misses with a right hand
and Lovelair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnabys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lovelair avoids a kick to the body.
Barnaby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnaby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lovelair.
Barnaby just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lovelair moves out of range as Barnaby strikes.
A shot to the liver by Lovelair. Beautiful body shot.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
Barnaby delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair throws a right and a left that Barnaby avoids nicely.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Barnaby moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnaby.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnaby.
Barnaby throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Barnaby misses with a straight right.
Barnaby throws a head kick but Lovelair moves out of range.
Archie Barnaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnaby misses with a looping right.
Lovelair lands a nice hook to Barnaby's body. Barnaby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that Barnaby avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Barnaby.
Lovelair is looking for the big counter here.
Lovelair lands a jab to the head.
Barnaby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnaby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lovelair gets a clinch.
Lovelair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnaby manages to break the clinch.
Barnaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovelair moves into range and clinches up with Barnaby.
Lovelair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Barnaby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnaby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnaby avoids the body shot from Lovelair.
Barnaby throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Barnaby.
Lovelair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnaby doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lovelair.
Barnaby dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Barnaby misses with a body shot.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lovelair slips a jab from Barnaby.
Lovelair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnaby misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Lovelair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnaby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnaby lands with a nice body punch.
Lovelair lands a jab.
Lovelair has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barnaby drops Lovelair with a naaaaasty hook - Lovelair is in real trouble here! Barnaby dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Barnaby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo Hofstder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wahoo Hofstder has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dwayne James's chin.
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wahoo Hofstder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofstder throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
As Hofstder tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Hofstder manages to avoid the attempt.
Hofstder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hofstder.
Hofstder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James has closed the distance and engaged Hofstder in a clinch.
James cracks Hofstder with a nice body shot.
Hofstder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hofstder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofstder has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Hofstder can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Hofstder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hofstder letting James take a breather here.
James seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofstder backwards.
Hofstder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hofstder tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hofstder swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hofstder manages to break the clinch.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hofstder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Hofstder connects with a single shot there.
Hofstder defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Hofstder throws a big shot that misses.
James swings for the body but Hofstder moves out of range.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hofstder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofstder scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Dwayne James 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!
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hofstder misses with a leg kick
and James counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofstder being controlled against the cage.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hofstder misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James blocks an uppercut.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Hofstder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Hofstder has a couple of punches blocked by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofstder misses with some punches.
Hofstder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James looks to land a combination but Hofstder avoids it well.
Hofstder throws a big shot that misses.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Hofstder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hofstder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hofstder misses with a straight right.
James throwing a counter right hand but Hofstder manages to avoid it.
Hofstder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hofstder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Hofstder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James misses with a right hand
and Hofstder counters with a leg kick.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hofstder displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
James throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofstder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Hofstder working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
Hofstder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
Hofstder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James just leaning against Hofstder, taking a breather.
Hofstder lands with a left to the head.
Hofstder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofstder blocks a body shot from James.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hofstder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hofstder.
Hofstder tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James digs a right hand underneath Hofstder's ribcage. Hofstder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne James will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James moves out of range as Hofstder throws a body kick.
Hofstder moves away from the strike by James.
Hofstder throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Hofstder's head.
Wahoo Hofstder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James jabs Hofstder right on the nose. Hofstder blinks but takes it well.
Hofstder slips a straight right by James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hofstder scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hofstder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James lands a left and a right that send Hofstder crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a nice looking combination but Hofstder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hofstder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Good exchange - Hofstder coming out on top.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hofstder.
Hofstder slips a jab from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Hofstder does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofstder throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James cracks Hofstder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hofstder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Hofstder throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Hofstder connects with the punch.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Hofstder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hofstder looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Nice jab there from James.
Hofstder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hofstder is rocked!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofstder is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Hofstder missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hofstder seems to have recovered his senses.
James throws a right hand that Hofstder ducks under and follows up with a left that Hofstder also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James ducks under a wild hook from Hofstder.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Hofstder scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hofstder out cold! Hofstder corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne James!
After winning the bout, Dwayne James 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 Darnell Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darnell Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitaker clinches with his opponent.
Whitaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitaker 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.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Perkins.
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Whitaker.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Perkins prevents a body shot from Whitaker.
Perkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins lands a nice uppercut.
Whitaker presses Perkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Perkins controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perkins is looking to control Whitaker's arms but Whitaker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkins has his back to the cage.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks it.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitaker lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkins tries to stall but Whitaker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Whitaker presses Perkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Whitaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Perkins up against the cage.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker lands with a left to the head.
Whitaker is working Perkins over against the cage.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whitakers head.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkins stalls.
Whitaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitaker.
Perkins stalling in the clinch but Whitaker improves position.
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkinss head.
Whitaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitaker's face.
It looks like Darnell Whitaker has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Perkins.
Perkins stalling in the clinch but Whitaker improves position.
Whitaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whitaker presses Perkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins leaning against his opponent.
Perkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Whitaker - that landed with a thud.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkins misses with a knee strike.
Perkins trying to control the position but instead, Whitaker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkins into the cage.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
Perkins looks winded!
Whitaker gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker lands a body punch.
Whitaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitaker lands a body punch.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkins misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Whitaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitaker.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a nice hook to Perkins's body. Perkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkins misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker.
Perkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitaker.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker presses Perkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkins lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker.
Perkins lands an uppercut.
Whitaker is working Perkins over against the cage.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Whitaker gets through Perkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitaker misses with a body punch.
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Whitaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whitaker up against the cage.
Darnell Whitaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitaker is keeping busy.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkinss head.
Perkins looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a right to the head.
Perkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Whitaker.
Perkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitaker.
Whitaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
Whitaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker works on Perkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Perkins controls the action.
Whitaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.
Whitaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Whitaker - that landed with a thud.
Whitaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Whitaker - that landed with a thud.
Whitaker lands a body punch.
Whitaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whitaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Whitaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around?
Whitaker scores with a shot to the side of Perkins's head.
Perkins is rocked!
A short right from Whitaker.
Perkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitaker finish him?
Whitaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker.
Whitaker digs a right hand underneath Perkins's ribcage. Perkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whitaker.
Whitaker creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Perkins's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Perkins drops to his knees and Whitaker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Whitaker!
An out of breath and clearly excited Darnell Whitaker thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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