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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum has chosen Bugzy Malone- Zombie Riddim as his entrance music. 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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199 lbs
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186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Ruttenum !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttenum feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Ruttenum changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz controls Ruttenum momentarily but Ruttenum frees himself.
Ruttenum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz is in trouble now - Ruttenum has advanced to mount!
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ruttenum cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruttenum won't let Diaz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum working Diaz over with strikes here.
Ruttenum working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Diaz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ruttenum off and cradles Diaz's limp body as Ruttenum celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Conor Ruttenum !
A very excited looking Conor Ruttenum rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MIchael Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Bagheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagheri has chosen Tonight's Our Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Bagheri!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bagheri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bagheri walks into a straight right hand from Henley.
Henley steps into range and cracks Bagheri with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bagheri flops backwards and Henley dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bagheri is rocked!
Henley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagheri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henley is one step ahead there.
Henley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagheri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bagheri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henley has managed to get both his arms back between Bagheri's legs - danger averted.
Bagheri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagheri has his foot on Henley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henley works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagheri is looking for a triangle but Henley pushes his legs off easily.
Bagheri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henley is aware though and is defending well.
Bagheri working for a triangle but Henley defends it easily.
Bagheri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagheri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henley is aware though and is defending well.
Henley wanted to stand there but Bagheri had control of the position.
Bagheri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henley wants to stand but Bagheri has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagheri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagheri is looking for a triangle here but Henley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henley wants to stand but Bagheri is controlling his arm.
Bagheri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henley wants to stand but Bagheri is controlling his arm.
Bagheri tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bagheri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagheri actively working from the bottom here.
Bagheri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henley pulls his head out easily.
Bagheri is looking to get back to full guard here but Henley has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagheri is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Henley is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Henley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bagheri is looking to escape.
Henley controlling the position easily from mount.
Henley trying to control but Bagheri is having none of it.
Bagheri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagheri looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Henley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bagheri tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bagheri is looking to get to half guard.
Bagheri gets back to half guard.
Bagheri looking for submissions off his back.
Bagheri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIchael Henley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bagheri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bagheri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henley wants to clinch.
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bagheri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henley misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henley lands a slapping body shot.
Henley cracks Bagheri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henley gets caught flat footed, as Bagheri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bagheri drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bagheri as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Henley screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bagheri! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mohammad Bagheri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mohammad Bagheri made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Starakiewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Spitfire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Starakiewski!
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, Mason Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starakiewski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Starakiewski tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starakiewski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Starakiewski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Starakiewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starakiewski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Starakiewski blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starakiewski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Starakiewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starakiewski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starakiewski somewhat.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Starakiewski moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starakiewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Starakiewski is breathing heavily.
Hunt wants to slow Starakiewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Starakiewski feinted with a counter takedown.
Starakiewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Starakiewski shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Starakiewski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt stuffs the takedown.
Hunt throws a fast counter high kick but Starakiewski manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Starakiewski moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Starakiewski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starakiewski somewhat.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Starakiewski.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Starakiewski shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Starakiewski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Starakiewski avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Starakiewski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Starakiewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Starakiewski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunt tries to avoid it but Starakiewski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunt to the ground. Hunt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starakiewski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starakiewski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunt defends well and Starakiewski ends up having to push Hunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starakiewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Starakiewski misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starakiewskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starakiewski has a takedown stuffed.
Starakiewski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Starakiewski fails to land the takedown.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Starakiewski is out of range.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starakiewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt leaves Starakiewski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starakiewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starakiewski blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Starakiewski blocks a head kick by Hunt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Starakiewski.
Starakiewski avoids a kick to the body.
Starakiewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunt throws a push kick but Starakiewski slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a head kick but Starakiewski moves out of range.
Starakiewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Starakiewski shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starakiewski darts in looking for a takedown but Hunt gets double underhooks and turns Starakiewski into the cage.
Starakiewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Starakiewski or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Starakiewski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starakiewski.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starakiewski feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starakiewski moves out of range of the body kick.
Starakiewski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Starakiewski shoots in.
Hunt jabs Starakiewski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Starakiewski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starakiewski at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starakiewski shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starakiewski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Starakiewski. Starakiewski gets slowly back to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Starakiewski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Starakiewski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Starakiewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt punishes Starakiewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starakiewski dives in for a single leg takedown but Hunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Starakiewski avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Starakiewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Starakiewski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Starakiewski is looking for a kimura here.
Hunt tries to kick Starakiewski off but Starakiewski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starakiewski is looking for a kimura here.
Starakiewski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Starakiewski is working for a kimura but Hunt is defending it quite comfortably.
Starakiewski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunt sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Starakiewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Starakiewski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Starakiewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Starakiewski is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt makes his way to full guard, as Starakiewski worked for a kimura.
Starakiewski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunt dives on top into guard.
Hunt stands and steps away. Starakiewski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Starakiewski checks it.
Starakiewski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Starakiewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starakiewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Starakiewski blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Starakiewski sees coming a mile off.
Starakiewski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Starakiewski backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt punishes Starakiewski's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starakiewski looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Starakiewski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Starakiewski shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Starakiewski shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Starakiewski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Starakiewski tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Starakiewski moved away.
Starakiewski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starakiewski shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Starakiewski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Starakiewski blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Starakiewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt punishes Starakiewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Starakiewski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starakiewski shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Starakiewski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Starakiewski saw that one coming.
Starakiewski feinted with a counter takedown.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Starakiewski jumps back.
No luck for Starakiewski with that takedown attempt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Starakiewski backs up against the cage.
Starakiewski blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws a push kick but Starakiewski slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a low kick but Starakiewski avoids it.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Starakiewski shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Starakiewski moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starakiewski has time to react.
Starakiewski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Starakiewski off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starakiewski moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Starakiewski shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Starakiewski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Hunt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as Starakiewski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunt pushes Starakiewski off and gets back to his feet.
Hunt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Starakiewski.
Starakiewski dives in and grabs Hunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes down on Starakiewski's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starakiewski is defended easily by Hunt.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starakiewski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Starakiewski rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starakiewski fails with the takedown.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Starakiewski sees coming a mile off.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starakiewski goes for a double leg but Hunt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hunt continues to drive forward.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starakiewski is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Starakiewski shoots in and drives through. Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt throws a push kick but Starakiewski slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a head kick but Starakiewski moves out of range.
Aleks Starakiewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starakiewski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Starakiewski somewhat.
Starakiewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Starakiewski misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Starakiewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Starakiewski shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starakiewski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunt tries to avoid it but Starakiewski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunt to the ground. Hunt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Starakiewski moves out of range easily.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt tries a low kick but Starakiewski avoids it.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starakiewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Starakiewski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunt sprawls well. Hunt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Starakiewski gets slowly back to his feet.
Aleks Starakiewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Hunt!
A very excited looking Mason Hunt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lowery!
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, Alex Alex!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alex takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alex slips a jab from Lowery.
Alex with a poor takedown
and Lowery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Lowery misses its intended target.
Alex unleashes a big counter combination but Lowery bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lowery stuffs the takedown.
Lowery is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mike Lowery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowery misses the target.
Lowery lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lowery.
Lowery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alex's head backwards.
Lowery has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Lowery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alex counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alex.
Alex wants to control from the top but Lowery keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alex in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alex drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lowery dives on top into guard.
Alex wants to sweep here but Lowery controlling him for the moment.
Alex has his hands on Lowery's head, controlling the position.
Lowery wants to get up but he can't break Alex's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alex is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alex drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lowery manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alex has Lowery in his guard.
Lowery would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lowery wants to stand and escape but instead Alex has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lowery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowery keeping moving, preventing Alex from controlling successfully.
Alex postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lowery looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowery, not yet.
Alex sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lowery is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alex stays in close to Lowery's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alex preventing the sweep.
Alex wants to control from the top but Lowery keeps moving.
Lowery is pulling down on Alex's head. It's preventing any offense from Alex, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alex has his takedown stuffed
letting Lowery counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowery dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Lowery.
Alex Alex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lowery leaves Alex with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lowery misses with an uppercut. Alex saw that one coming.
Alex is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lowery's half guard.
Lowery is trying to get back to full guard.
Alex thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lowery's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alex is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lowery doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alex.
Lowery is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lowery has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lowery wants to control but Alex is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lowery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alex throwing shots but Lowery is blocking nicely.
Alex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alex tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lowery controls his leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from Lowery finds it's target.
Lowery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alex can do to turn this around?
Alex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lowery looks to land a right hand but Alex moved out of range.
Alex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alex has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Lowery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alex.
A jab from Lowery finds it's way through Alex's defenses.
Lowery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowery lands a glancing blow to the side of Alex's head.
Lowery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mike Lowery is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowery swings for the body but Alex moves out of range.
Mike Lowery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowery scores with a hook.
Lowery lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Lowery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alex is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lowery sizes up Alex with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alex swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowery.
A jab lands there for Lowery.
Alex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lowery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex throws a leg kick but Lowery sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowery jabs Alex right on the nose. Alex blinks but takes it well.
Lowery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowery dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lowery connects with a crisp jab.
Lowery digs a good hook to Alex's body.
Lowery lunges at Alex with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alex's hand.
Alex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lowery sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alex somewhat.
Alex walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery rushes Alex and presses him up against the cage.
Alex misses with some punches.
Alex is trying to pull guard but Lowery has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alex'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.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alex manages to break the clinch.
Lowery lands a jab to Alex's midsection.
Lowery fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alex on the side of the head.
Lowery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alex's hands.
Alex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lowery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowery lands a big uppercut and Alex crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alex looks OK. Lowery waves Alex back to his feet!
Alex is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowery clinches.
Alex is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowery finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alex seems to have recovered his senses.
Lowery is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lowery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alex is working for takedown but Lowery is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mike Lowery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Alex.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alex.
Lowery digs a right hand underneath Alex's ribcage. Alex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lowery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lowery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alex is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lowery to keep the fight standing.
Lowery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowery connects with a right hand. Alex shakes it off.
A lazy left from Lowery finds it's target.
Lowery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Alex crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Lowery!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelmo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing In The Name. Adelmo Acosta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dai Thomas!
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, Adelmo Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Acosta.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Acosta throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Acosta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Acosta with a nice cross.
Acosta 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Acosta seems unphased.
Acosta slips under a jab.
Acosta tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acosta.
Acosta punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to slow Acosta down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acosta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acosta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Acosta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Acosta loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Acosta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Acosta.
Acosta misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Acosta connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
A shot to the body from Acosta misses
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Acosta catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Acosta misses with a double jab.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Thomas takes a swing at Acosta's ribcage but misses.
Acosta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Acosta's shoulder, as Acosta tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Acosta's head back.
Acosta lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas tries to move into range but Acosta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acosta throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acosta misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Acosta on the side of the head.
Acosta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Acosta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Acosta moved out of range nicely.
Acosta lands an overhand right.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Acosta saw that one coming.
Acosta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Acosta misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas throws a hook but Acosta avoids it easily.
Acosta misses with a straight left.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acosta.
Acosta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Acosta lands with a nice body punch.
Acosta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
It seemed like Acosta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas slips a straight right by Acosta.
Acosta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Acosta is rocked!
Acosta walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Thomas! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dai Thomas!
Dai Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Salinas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salinas throws an off balance right hand
and Jiang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salinas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiang at a distance.
Heng Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salinas lands a slapping body shot.
Jiang rushes Salinas and presses him up against the cage.
Salinas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang has a couple of punches blocked by Salinas.
Salinas is leaning against Jiang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jiang digs a right hand into Salinas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salinas's gas tank.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Jiang.
Salinas tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Salinas back against the cage.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salinas lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
Salinas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Salinas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jiang blocks an elbow strike.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salinas.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salinas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salinas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jiang's brow.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salinas's efforts to push away.
Salinas misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas can't break the clinch.
Salinas can't break the clinch.
Salinas tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salinas's face.
It looks like Antonio Salinas has been cut.
Salinas looks winded!
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang taking a breather.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salinas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jiang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Salinas can turn it around.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang stalling in the clinch.
Jiang cracks Salinas with a nice body shot.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Salinas avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Salinas misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike.
Jiang lands a body punch.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath Salinas's ribcage. Salinas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Salinas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jiang as the two fighters clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Salinas blocks with his arms.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Salinas's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Salinas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Jiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salinas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salinas moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Salinas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Salinas.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salinas can do to turn this around?
Jiang cracks the inside of Salinas's front leg.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiang moves away.
Jiang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salinas is rocked!
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jiang. That's going to slow Salinas down.
Salinas is breathing heavily.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jiang.
Salinas misses with a left hand
and Jiang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jiang 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salinas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salinas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jiang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jiang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salinas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salinas moves away.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salinas thuds a left hand into Jiang's body.
Salinas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiang catches Salinas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Salinas saw that one coming.
Salinas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jiang throws a low kick but Salinas avoids it.
As Jiang backs off Salinas throws a huge counter combo but Jiang manages to avoid it all.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Salinas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salinas.
Salinas throws a big shot that misses.
Salinas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Salinas throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jiang looks to land a combination but Salinas avoids it well.
Salinas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salinas lands a nice shot that snaps Jiang's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas lands with a straight right. Jiang didn't see that one coming.
Salinas 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.
Salinas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat.
Heng Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang swings for the body but Salinas moves out of range.
Salinas throws a sloppy body shot
and Jiang counters with a thumping low kick.
Salinas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Salinas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salinas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Salinas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
Salinas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
A jab from Salinas misses.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salinas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jiang motions for Salinas to come forward. Jiang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Salinas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salinas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Salinas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Salinas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heng Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salinas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salinas.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Jiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salinas at a distance.
Jiang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jiang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jiang defending well as Salinas loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang is looking to counter the offense by Salinas and move into the clinch.
Jiang cracks Salinas with a good jab.
Jiang swings for the body but Salinas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Salinas as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salinas checks a leg kick.
As Jiang backs off Salinas throws a huge counter combo but Jiang manages to avoid it all.
Jiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salinas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salinas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salinas looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Salinas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salinas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salinas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salinas's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Salinas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Jiang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jiang effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Heng Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Salinas tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Jiang to work.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Salinas's ribcage.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heng Jiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Salinas.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salinass head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jiang.
Salinas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio Salinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiang prevents a body shot from Salinas.
Salinas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salinas misses with some punches.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Salinas blocks with his arms.
Salinas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salinas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jiang.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salinas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang gets through Salinas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body.
Salinas is trying to push Jiang away but Jiang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salinas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Jiang connects with a knee to the head.
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Salinas prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Salinas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salinas tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Salinas back against the cage.
Jiang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salinas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahsan Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ahmed's Theme. Bolek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hamed is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bolek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamed circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamed feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bolek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamed circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamed looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolek is just out of range.
Hamed digs a good hook to Bolek's body.
Billy Bolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolek misses the body punch
and Hamed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bolek's knee momentarily.
Bolek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hamed counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Bolek.
Hamed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolek's sensitive parts.
Bolek scores with the left hand. Hamed knows he should have avoided that one.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
and Bolek counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bolek.
Hamed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bolek missing with a left hand there. Hamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamed throws a shot from downtown. Bolek moves away and avoids it.
Hamed misses with a hook to the body
and Bolek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolek lands a jab-cross combination.
Bolek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolek misses with a wild body shot.
Hamed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bolek just manages to avoid it.
Bolek moves away from the strike by Hamed.
Bolek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hamed's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolek lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed cracks the inside of Bolek's front leg.
Bolek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolek.
Bolek blocks a head kick by Hamed.
Bolek lands a slapping body shot.
Bolek misses with a two punch combination.
Hamed avoids the body shot from Bolek.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Bolek.
Hamed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bolek lands a nice shot that snaps Hamed's head back.
Hamed avoids the body shot from Bolek.
Bolek swinging wildly here.
Bolek throws a hook but Hamed blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed wants to land a leg kick but Bolek is out of range.
Bolek jabs Hamed right on the nose. Hamed blinks but takes it well.
Bolek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolek cracks Hamed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bolek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamed is looking to land body kicks.
Bolek misses with a left hand
and Hamed counters with a body kick that stops Bolek in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from Bolek misses.
It looked like Hamed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolek swinging wildly here.
Hamed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Billy Bolek has been cut.
Hamed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolek misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolek throws a one two combo.
Bolek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamed misses with a head kick.
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Bolek.
Hamed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bolek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolek connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolek feints a jab promting Hamed to slip. Bolek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hamed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hamed.
Hamed misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bolek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolek. Hamed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamed is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolek. Hamed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamed is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bolek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bolek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hamed with a body shot.
Bolek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bolek slips a jab and a cross from Hamed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hamed. Bolek shrugs it off though.
Bolek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hamed doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolek lands a nice shot that snaps Hamed's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hamed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hamed misses with a low kick.
Bolek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolek throws out a loose jab but Hamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolek throws out a loose jab but Hamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolek swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
Bolek fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Hamed was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bolek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bolek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolek misses the body punch
and Hamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Bolek lands.
A punch combination from Bolek misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Bolek moves out of range easily.
Hamed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek throws a series of punches but Hamed avoids them all with ease.
Billy Bolek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolek looks to land a combination but Hamed avoids it well.
Hamed connects with an inside leg kick.
Bolek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolek.
Bolek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bolek lands with a nice combination. Hamed backs away looking to recover.
Hamed lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolek's head.
Hamed throws the kick towards the body but Bolek avoids it.
Bolek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamed throws a leg kick but Bolek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamed clobbers Bolek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed moves out of range as Bolek strikes.
Hamed throws a big counter combination but Bolek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bolek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamed.
Nice body kick there by Hamed.
Bolek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamed.
Bolek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamed's head.
Bolek just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolek misses with an uppercut.
Bolek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolek.
Hamed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bolek just manages to avoid it.
Hamed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolek's calf.
Bolek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed tries to score with a low kick but Bolek moves his leg out of the way.
Hamed misses with a looping right.
Hamed dodges the punch combination from Bolek.
Hamed throws a leg kick but Bolek checks it.
Bolek lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Bolek there.
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamed misses with a straight right.
Hamed lands with a nice body kick.
Bolek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamed misses with a kick to the body.
Hamed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bolek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bolek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamed lands a nice looking body kick.
Hamed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hamed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolek.
Bolek misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamed counters with an outside leg kick.
Bolek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamed.
Bolek throws a right hand that misses
and Hamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolek misses with a looping left.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Bolek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolek lands a jab to the nose.
Bolek misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Hamed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hamed.
Bolek misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolek's calf.
Bolek cracks Hamed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolek lands an overhand right.
Bolek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolek stuns Hamed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolek scores with a body shot.
Bolek blocks a head kick by Hamed.
Hamed looks to land a right hand but Bolek moved out of range.
Jab by Bolek.
Bolek looks to land a combination but Hamed avoids it well.
Bolek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hamed tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Bolek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bolek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamed.
Bolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolek swings widly with a right hand
and Hamed counters with a good low kick that Bolek was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed scores with a leg kick.
Hamed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolek scores with a three punch combo!
Hamed scores with the left hand. Bolek knows he should have avoided that one.
Bolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolek scores with a decent looking hook.
Hamed scores with a head kick. Bolek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Billy Bolek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolek's head.
Bolek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolek moves away from the strike by Hamed.
Bolek punishes Hamed's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bolek if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hamed.
Bolek misses the shot to the body.
Hamed lands with an overhand left.
Hamed is looking to slow Bolek down with leg kicks.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses
letting Bolek counter with a right hand.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolek.
Bolek checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hamed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hamed cracks the inside of Bolek's front leg.
Bolek missing with a left hand there. Hamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamed throws a solid leg kick but Bolek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hamed.
Bolek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamed counters with a head kick. That will keep Bolek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolek needs to keep his hands up - Hamed had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Bolek misses its intended target.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolek.
Bolek cracks Hamed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hamed is looking to chop away at Bolek's legs.
Bolek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamed. Hamed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamed moves out of range as Bolek strikes.
Hamed half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bolek looks to land a right hand but Hamed moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolek misses with a double jab
and Hamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Bolek.
Well Bolek 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bolek!
A very excited looking Billy Bolek 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 Michal Gruszczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Wiltord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Gruszczyk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silvan Wiltord's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Gruszczyk!
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, Silvan Wiltord!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruszczyk moves into range and clinches up with Wiltord.
Wiltord is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Gruszczyk.
Wiltord is trying to drag Gruszczyk to the mat but Gruszczyk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wiltord blocking some punches.
Wiltord can't get the takedown.
Michal Gruszczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Wiltord.
Gruszczyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiltords head.
Wiltord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiltord is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gruszczyk is defending well.
Wiltord has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gruszczyk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wiltord drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gruszczyk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gruszczyk avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruszczyk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wiltord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gruszczyk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wiltord can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Gruszczyk - that landed with a thud.
Wiltord looks winded!
Gruszczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiltord backwards.
Wiltord takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiltord has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gruszczyk after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltord is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Gruszczyk.
Gruszczyk gets through Wiltord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruszczyk lands with a right to the head.
Gruszczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gruszczyk stalling in the clinch.
Gruszczyk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiltord backwards.
Gruszczyk is leaning against Wiltord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gruszczyk.
Gruszczyk drops Wiltord onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wiltord is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wiltord is rocked!
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!
Gruszczyk pushes Wiltord against the cage. Gruszczyk is working some dirty boxing. Gruszczyk pushes off with a quick right hook! Wiltord goes down! Wiltord tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gruszczyk moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Gruszczyk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Barnaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Archie Barnaby's chin.
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Barnaby!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnaby throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnaby doesn't seem phased though.
Archie Barnaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnaby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James cracks Barnaby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barnaby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can James finish him?
Barnaby is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Barnaby out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne James!
A victorious Dwayne James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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