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Primal 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samu Paelinck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samu Paelinck!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady scores with the left hand. Paelinck knows he should have avoided that one.
Paelinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brady.
Tom Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paelinck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brady just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brady darts in looking for a takedown but Paelinck gets double underhooks and turns Brady into the cage.
Paelinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paelinck darts in looking for a takedown but Brady gets double underhooks and turns Paelinck into the cage.
Paelinck shoots in looking for a takedown but Brady manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paelinck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brady lands a jab.
Brady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paelinck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paelinck misses with a body kick.
Brady throwing a counter right hand but Paelinck manages to avoid it.
Brady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paelinck.
Paelinck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brady tries to avoid it but Paelinck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brady to the ground. Brady escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tom Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
Paelinck moves out of range of the leg kick from Brady.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paelinck.
Nice sprawl there from Brady as Paelinck shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Brady as Paelinck shoots in.
Brady shoots in but Paelinck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady throws a lazy head kick
and Paelinck counters with a two punch combo.
Brady lands with a right hand.
Brady misses with a head kick.
Brady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brady attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brady throws a shot from downtown. Paelinck moves away and avoids it.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Paelinck slips the punch.
Brady moves forwards but Paelinck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paelinck circles away.
A big right from Brady misses.
Paelinck takes the fight into the clinch.
Paelinck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paelinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Brady throws a low kick but Paelinck avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady fails to land with a series of punches.
Paelinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brady.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brady. Paelinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brady misses with a looping left.
Brady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Brady misses.
Paelinck throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Brady misses its intended target.
Paelinck shoots in but Brady avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brady throws a shot from downtown. Paelinck moves away and avoids it.
Paelinck moves away from the strike by Brady.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brady. Paelinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paelinck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paelinck counters with a body kick.
Brady looks to land a right hand but Paelinck moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brady. Paelinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brady gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paelinck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paelinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brady is keeping the position for now.
Paelinck trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
Brady controls Paelinck momentarily but Paelinck frees himself.
Paelinck wants to stand but Brady has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paelinck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
Paelinck content to stall in guard here.
Paelinck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Brady dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paelinck blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Brady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paelinck lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brady throws a looping overhand right but Paelinck ducks down to avoid it.
Brady misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paelinck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brady throws out a loose jab but Paelinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paelinck is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paelinck defends it nicely.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Paelinck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brady.
Brady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paelinck can do to turn this around?
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paelinck.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Paelinck rushes Brady and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paelinck is trying to pull guard but Brady turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paelinck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brady looks to land a right hand but Paelinck moved out of range.
Brady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paelinck shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady throws a sloppy head kick and Paelinck moves out of range easily.
Paelinck moves into the clinch.
Paelinck breaks from the clinch.
Paelinck tries to clinch but Brady moves out of range.
Tom Brady is winning the standup battle so far.
Paelinck tries to clinch up.
Brady went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Brady misses.
Paelinck tries to counter with a clinch but Brady shakes him off and moves away.
Brady connects with a right hand. Paelinck shakes it off.
Paelinck digs a good hook to Brady's body.
Brady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paelinck blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Brady.
Brady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paelinck fails with the takedown.
Tom Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
A head kick misses from Brady.
Paelinck goes for a double leg but Brady avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brady continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brady circles away.
Paelinck tries for a takedown but Brady sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brady throws a poor cross that misses
and Paelinck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady scores with a hook to the body. Paelinck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paelinck defends well and Brady ends up having to push Paelinck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paelinck wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Brady.
Brady tries to keep at a distance but Paelinck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paelinck can't find room to land a body shot as Brady controls the action.
Brady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paelinck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paelinck closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck is trying to pull guard but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Brady is trying to break the clinch but Paelinck is controlling him.
Brady avoids a wild elbow strike from Paelinck.
Paelinck misses with a punch to the body.
Paelinck breaks from the clinch.
Brady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paelinck pinned against the cage. Paelinck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paelinck wants to clinch.
Paelinck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paelinck tries to close the distance and clinch but Brady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paelinck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady misses with an uppercut. Paelinck saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Brady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paelinck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brady.
Samu Paelinck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paelinck tries to close the distance and clinch but Brady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paelinck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paelinck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brady.
Brady's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paelinck under the eye.
Brady tries to bum rush Paelinck with a series of wild strikes but Paelinck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paelinck defends well and Brady ends up having to push Paelinck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Paelinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Paelinck moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Brady dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paelinck clinches up with Brady and pushes him back against the cage.
Paelinck wants a takedown but no success here.
Brady wants to break free but Paelinck has control.
Paelinck pulls Brady into guard.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paelinck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brady has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paelinck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady looking to pass the guard.
Paelinck is adopting a defensive guard.
Brady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paelinck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paelinck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paelinck takes one to the side of the head.
Brady looks to land a combination but Paelinck avoids it well.
Paelinck checks a leg kick.
Paelinck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paelinck moves away from the strike by Brady.
Paelinck doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady circles away.
Brady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paelinck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paelinck shoots in for a double leg but Brady sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Paelinck moved out of range nicely.
Paelinck fails to land the takedown.
Tom Brady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tom Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samu Paelinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws a head kick that misses.
Brady throws a sloppy head kick and Paelinck moves out of range easily.
Paelinck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brady.
Paelinck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paelinck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brady.
Brady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paelinck as he avoids it easily.
Brady misses with a hook. Paelinck ducked under it nicely.
Paelinck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paelinck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brady swivels and escapes.
Paelinck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paelinck gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paelinck.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paelinck's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paelinck is trying to break the clinch but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Paelinck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brady smiles and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brady crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paelinck - the referee stops the clock and Brady gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paelinck. Brady manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Paelinck slips the punch.
Paelinck with the counter takedown but Brady avoids it easily.
Brady misses with an uppercut. Paelinck saw that one coming.
Paelinck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paelinck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws an overhand right that lands on Paelinck's shoulder, as Paelinck tries to avoid the shot.
Paelinck feints the counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Brady.
Paelinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Paelinck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paelinck duly obliges.
Paelinck blocks a low kick nicely.
Brady misses with a looping left.
Brady fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paelinck is out of range.
Brady misses with a straight left.
Paelinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Paelinck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brady defends it well.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
Paelinck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paelinck moves into range and clinches up with Brady.
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!
Paelinck breaks from the clinch.
Samu Paelinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paelinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paelinck shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Brady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brady, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Brady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Santos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Crunch!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Crunch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Crunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Crunch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Crunch settles back down.
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks for a takedown but Crunch sprawls well.
And Crunch responds with a good body kick, but Santos manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Crunch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crunch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Crunch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Crunch throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Crunch misses with a low kick.
Crunch misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Santos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crunch.
Crunch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big left from Crunch misses.
Crunch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crunch. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos gets a double leg takedown into Crunch's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Crunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch is adopting a defensive guard.
Crunch trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos wants to control but Crunch is keeping him busy.
Crunch is pushing Santos's head away, looking to escape. Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
Santos gets to mount! Crunch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Santos controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos avoids the attempt from Crunch to control.
Santos stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crunch sprawls well. Crunch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Crunch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Crunch there.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Jorge Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crunch! But no joy.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crunch circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch misses with an uppercut.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Crunch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos goes for a double leg but Crunch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crunch continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crunch counters with a leg kick.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crunch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Captain Crunch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Crunch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos shoots in and bounces Crunch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos stays in close to Crunch's body and controls the position.
Crunch trying to control the position here.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Crunch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Santos is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Crunch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Crunch defends it.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crunch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Crunch, which made it look bad.
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crunch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos wants to stand but Crunch is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Crunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice jab there from Crunch.
Crunch jabs at Santos's body.
Crunch throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves to clinch but Crunch breaks away
and Crunch counters with a right hand to the body.
Crunch throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Crunch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Crunch as Santos shoots in.
Santos slips under a jab.
Crunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
As Crunch tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Crunch manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crunch keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Crunch is trying to keep Santos in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crunch working a defensive guard here.
Santos wanted to stand there but Crunch had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Crunch pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Crunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Crunch.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos trying to control but Crunch is working from the bottom.
Crunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Crunch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crunch manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Crunch's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos wants to control from the top but Crunch keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crunch but Crunch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crunch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Captain Crunch.
I've got Crunch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro 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... Captain Crunch!
Post fight, an emotional Captain Crunch said 'Crunchitized son!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anomander Rake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Scarfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anomander Rake has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anomander Rake seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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27
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good elbows
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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 New York, Anomander Rake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Scarfo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarfo misses with a looping left.
Rake scores with a head kick. Scarfo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Scarfo 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.
Scarfo shoots for a takedown but Rake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from Scarfo is predictable there
and Rake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rake slows down the pace here.
Rake slows down the pace here.
Rake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rake slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scarfo managing to block the knees to the body from Rake.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anomander Rake.
Scarfo misses with a hook. Rake ducked under it nicely.
Scarfo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rake counters with a leg kick.
Rake checks a leg kick.
Scarfo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rake moves forwards but Scarfo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scarfo throws a hook but Rake blocks it.
Scarfo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rake lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rake.
Rake throws a nice head kick!
Scarfo is rocked!
Rake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scarfo avoids the head kick by Rake.
A little jabbing left from Scarfo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rake is looking to clinch but Scarfo is avoiding it.
Anomander Rake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rake is looking to stand up but Scarfo isn't so interested in that idea.
Rake has momentary wrist control but Scarfo slips an elbow through the middle.
Rake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scarfo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scarfo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Scarfo is standing up over Rake. Rake looks to escape but Scarfo dives into side control.
Rake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rake tries to get out of the position.
Rake seems a little lost for a moment, as Scarfo dominates the positioning.
Rake is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Scarfo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Scarfo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Rake's face as Scarfo controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Scarfo working the head with strikes.
Rake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Scarfo is controlling him well.
Scarfo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Scarfo landing strikes.
Scarfo advances to mount.
Scarfo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scarfo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rake in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarfo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rake looks a forlorn figure.
Scarfo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rake hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nicky Scarfo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rake lands with a nice body kick.
Scarfo has a takedown stuffed.
Scarfo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarfo feints the counter takedown.
Nicky Scarfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rake.
Rake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Scarfo manages to circle out of the way.
Scarfo tries to clinch but Rake is having none of it.
Scarfo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rake can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rake.
Rake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rake wants to clinch up but Scarfo keeps it at a distance.
Scarfo shoots in but Rake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarfo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Rake.
Rake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rake doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarfo circles away.
Rake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rake blocks a low kick nicely.
Scarfo shoots and misses
and Rake counters with a thumping low kick.
Anomander Rake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Scarfo.
Scarfo misses with a right hand
and Rake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rake.
Rake prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Rake to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rake slows down the pace here.
Rake controlling the action here for a moment.
Rake gets underhooks to prevent Scarfo's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rake lands a knee to the head.
Scarfo managing to block the knees to the body from Rake.
Rake stops a takedown attempt from Scarfo.
Scarfo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rake misses with a knee to the head.
Rake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scarfo avoids it.
Rake stops a takedown attempt from Scarfo.
Rake taking a breather.
Rake lands a knee to the head.
Rake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scarfo can do to turn this around?
Rake is pressed up against the cage. Scarfo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rake down to the mat. Rake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo lands a slapping body shot.
Scarfo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarfo keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Scarfo.
Rake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scarfo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rake off the cage and back into range.
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!
Scarfo shoots in and drives through. Rake sprawls well.
Rake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scarfo.
Rake is looking to slow Scarfo down with leg kicks.
Scarfo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rake.
Rake scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anomander Rake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Scarfo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rake tries to sprawl out of it but Scarfo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anomander Rake is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rake.
Rake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scarfo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scarfo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarfo blocks a head kick by Rake.
Scarfo throws a leg kick
and Rake counters with a nice leg kick.
Scarfo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rake wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarfo misses with the combination.
Rake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarfo. That did some damage!
That kick from Rake tenderised Scarfo's leg. Scarfo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rake.
No luck for Scarfo with that takedown attempt.
Rake throws a big counter combination but Scarfo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rake moves out of range of the strikes.
Scarfo scores with a jab to the body.
Scarfo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rake avoids the body shot from Scarfo.
Rake tried to counter with a leg kick but Scarfo avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scarfo blocks a head kick by Rake.
Scarfo just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rake checks a low kick from Scarfo.
Scarfo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scarfo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rake.
Both fighters circling a little - Rake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Scarfo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rake. That one must have hurt.
Scarfo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rake as he jumps to the side.
Anomander Rake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Scarfo.
Scarfo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rake tries to clinch up but Scarfo circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarfo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rake defends it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rake.
Rake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Rake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rake is just out of range.
Rake is looking to counter the offense by Scarfo and move into the clinch.
Rake tries to clinch up but Scarfo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rake throws a nice head kick!
Scarfo misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Scarfo misses.
Scarfo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scarfo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rake. Rake obviously looking to wear him down.
Rake tries to clinch up.
Scarfo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rake moves away.
Rake slaps away a takedown attempt from Scarfo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rake connects with a leg kick. Scarfo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scarfo.
Scarfo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Scarfo.
Rake connects with a high kick.
Rake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scarfo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rake as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarfo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rake as he avoids it easily.
Rake tries a head kick but it misses.
Rake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarfo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Rake as Scarfo shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anomander Rake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anomander Rake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Seffu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zain Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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219 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Seffu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zain Wu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seffu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
Wu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seffu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seffu slips under a jab from Wu.
Seffu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wu ducks under a wild hook from Seffu.
Seffu pushes Wu up against the cage in a clinch.
Seffu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seffu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seffu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seffu lands a hook that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu avoiding damage as Seffu throws knees to the body.
Seffu misses with the head strike.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Wu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Wu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Wu avoids the damage to the body.
Wu taking a breather.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wu stalling in the clinch but Seffu improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seffu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seffu stalling.
Seffu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seffu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wu's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seffu misses with a punch on the inside.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wu stalling in the clinch but Seffu improves position.
Seffu has Wu pressed against the cage, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seffu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wu tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Wu misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the position but instead, Seffu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wu into the cage.
Seffu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Seffu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wu tries a body shot but Seffu blocks it.
Wu struggles to land a body shot inside as Seffu controls his hands.
Seffu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seffu misses with the head strike.
Seffu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seffu misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Seffu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Seffu.
Seffu landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seffu.
A short uppercut from Seffu.
Wu blocking some punches.
Seffu working aggressively here.
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Seffu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wu ducks under a wild hook from Seffu.
Seffu cracks Wu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seffu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seffu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wu misses the jab.
Wu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seffu eats them both and turns towards Wu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wu connects with a looping right hand.
Wu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seffu is out of range and Wu settles back down.
Wu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seffu.
Wu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seffu. Seffu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wu throws a hook to the side of Seffu's head but Seffu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wu tries to get set, Seffu tries to push him back and clinch up but Wu manages to avoid the attempt.
Wu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seffu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wu.
Seffu lands a nice shot that snaps Wu's head back.
Wu looks to throw the jab but Seffu is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Seffu.
Seffu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu swats away the attempt to clinch by Seffu.
Wu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Seffu.
Wu staying out of range there.
Wu throws a big shot that misses.
Seffu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wu.
Wu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seffu throws a lazy right hand but Wu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seffu lands a lovely overhand right.
Seffu tests Wu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wu lands with a cross.
Seffu tries to close the distance and clinch but Wu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seffu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wu.
Zain Wu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seffu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seffu checks the leg kick.
Seffu moves in looking to clinch but Wu pushes him off.
A big right from Seffu misses.
Wu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seffu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wu scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wu connects with a body shot that sends Seffu's belly button to the back.
Seffu ducks right into an uppercut from Wu.
Seffu checks the leg kick.
Wu sizes up Seffu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wu motions for Seffu to come forward. Wu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wu swings widly with a right hand
and Seffu counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seffu swings wildly with an uppercut but Wu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seffu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wu slows down the pace here.
Seffu has a couple of punches blocked by Wu.
Seffu stalling the fight.
Seffu working Wu over with knees to the body.
Seffu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seffu scores with a knee to the head.
Seffu lands an uppercut.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Seffu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seffu looking to throw knees to the head but Wu is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Seffu.
Seffu trying to land knees to the body.
Wu avoiding damage as Seffu throws knees to the body.
Wu effectively controlling the action here.
Seffu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zain Wu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seffu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seffu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wu throws out a powerful jab.
Seffu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seffu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seffu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seffu takes the fight into the clinch.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but Wu blocks it.
Seffu misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seffu.
Wu is looking to control Seffu's arms but Seffu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wu has his back to the cage.
Seffu crunches a lovely knee into Wu's ribcage.
Seffu working aggressively here.
Seffu lands a good knee to the midsection. Wu won't want to take too many of those.
Wu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seffu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seffu landing knees to the body.
Wu stalling in the clinch but Seffu improves position.
Wu wants to get back to striking at distance but Seffu won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seffu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Seffu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wu trying to stall but Seffu improves his position.
Seffu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seffu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wu blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Wu blocks with his arms.
Wu tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Wu tries to circle away but Seffu has him pinned against the cage.
Wu trying to control the position but instead, Seffu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wu into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seffu throws a head punch that misses.
Seffu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seffu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seffu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wu is looking to control Seffu's arms but Seffu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wu has his back to the cage.
Wu taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wu wants to stall.
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wu is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zain Wu.
Wu lands a right hook to the body.
Wu lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Seffu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seffu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Seffu!
Ray Seffu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum has chosen DMX- X gon give it to ya as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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171 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nelson Mc Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Ruttenum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Donald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mc Donald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mc Donald is working for a kimura but Ruttenum is defending it quite comfortably.
Mc Donald has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ruttenum defend it? Mc Donald steps over the head and cranks it - Ruttenum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mc Donald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelson Mc Donald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo Hofstder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wahoo Hofstder!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofstder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hofstder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Hofstder slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Hofstder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hofstder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hofstder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hofstder connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Wright.
Hofstder throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Hofstder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright with a nice cross.
Hofstder throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright staying out of range there.
Hofstder tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hofstder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hofstder is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Hofstder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofstder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Hofstder is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hofstder misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hofstder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hofstder checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hofstder with a poor takedown
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Hofstder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hofstder dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wright jabs Hofstder right on the nose. Hofstder blinks but takes it well.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hofstder moved away.
Hofstder throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hofstder throws an off balance right hand
and Hofstder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice hook to Hofstder's body. Hofstder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hofstder throws a big shot that misses.
Hofstder throws a right hand that misses
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Hofstder fails with a takedown attempt.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wahoo Hofstder.
Hofstder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Hofstder's front leg but catches the back leg as Hofstder tries to avoid it.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Hofstder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hofstder moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Hofstder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hofstder's sensitive parts.
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hofstder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Hofstder tries for a takedown but Wright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Wright counters with a quick kick to the body but Hofstder blocks it.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Hofstder sees coming a mile off.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Hofstder is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hofstder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hofstder takes one on the button.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Hofstder coming out on top.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright digs a good hook to Hofstder's body.
Hofstder shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright slips a straight right by Hofstder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with the left hand. Hofstder knows he should have avoided that one.
Hofstder missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright stuns Hofstder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hofstder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hofstder.
Hofstder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Hofstder persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hofstders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Wright.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hofstder.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hofstder ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hofstder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hofstder 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.
Hofstder misses with an uppercut
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Hofstder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wright is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hofstder.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Hofstder throws a right hand that misses
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hofstder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hofstder shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hofstder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofstder just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Hofstder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hofstder shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hofstder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright sizes up Hofstder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hofstder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hofstder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hofstder avoids the head kick by Wright.
Hofstder looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Hofstder looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
A jab lands there for Wright.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hofstder.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wahoo Hofstder.
Wright digs a good hook to Hofstder's body.
Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright with a hook.
Hofstder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hofstder tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hofstder is rocked!
Hofstder is breathing heavily.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hofstder.
Hofstder is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hofstder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Hofstder seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hofstder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright steps in with a hook that catches Hofstder right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wright follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hofstder looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obi Congo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leroy Brown's chin.
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28
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Congo throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brown's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Congo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Congo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Brown looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Congo moves away and avoids it.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Congo slips a jab from Brown.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Congo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown slips a jab from Congo.
Brown slips a jab from Congo.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
It looks like Obi Congo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Congo letting Brown take a breather here.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Congo checks a leg kick.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Congo defends it nicely.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Congo.
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!
Congo throws a right hand that misses
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Congo's guard.
Brown postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Congo's brow.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Congo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congo is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Brown wants to control from the top but Congo keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Congo misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Congo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Congo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Congo lands a two punch combo.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Congo counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown lands a front kick.
Brown defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
Brown lands a head kick!
Congo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Congo misses with a straight right.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Congo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Congo shrugs it off though.
A jab lands there for Congo.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown slips under a jab from Congo.
Congo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Congo defends it well.
Congo misses with a hook.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Congo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Congo throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Congo counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Congo moves out of range of the body kick.
Congo is looking to counter punch.
Brown slips under a jab from Congo.
Congo lands with a good body shot.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Congo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Congo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leroy Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown passes Congo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Congo has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Congo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Obi Congo's cut is getting worse.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leroy Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Obi Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Congo cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and Congo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Congo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Congo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Congo will feel that in the morning.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown knocks Congo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Congo is rocked!
Jeez, Obi Congo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Obi Congo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leroy Brown!
A very excited looking Leroy Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virtakäyttöinen Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Virtakäyttöinen Kettu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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20
173 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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27
181 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virtakäyttöinen Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Masters!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses the shot to the body.
Kettu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McDojo in the buildup to the fight.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Masters tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masters scores with a leg kick.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu sets himself, and Masters steps forward looking for the clinch! Kettu avoids it this time.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Masters.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
It looked like Kettu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kettu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Kettu misses.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Masters is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
Masters misses with a leg kick
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Kettu jabs Masters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masters swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Leon Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu stuns Masters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Kettu moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Kettu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Masters.
Kettu throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it.
Kettu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kettu throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
Masters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masters avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Masters misses with a double jab
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kettu staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Kettu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masters throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masters moves out of range as Kettu strikes.
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kettu finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Masters falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kettu dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virtakäyttöinen Kettu!
A victorious Virtakäyttöinen Kettu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Salavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Salavez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones 's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones lands a nice hook to Salavez's body. Salavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salavez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones !
You can see the frustration on Jones 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salavez's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salavez connects with a nice short shot to Jones 's temple.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Salavez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salavez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to get to full guard but Salavez has control of the leg.
My spies in El Tico 's Academy inform me that Salavez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Salavez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salavez drops an elbow to the side of Jones 's head.
Salavez working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salavez.
Salavez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salavez landing with the ground and pound.
Salavez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones 's head.
Salavez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salavez scoring with some ground and pound.
Salavez is in close to Jones 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salavez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones 's head.
Jones is trying to keep Salavez in close.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salavez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... Salavez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Salavez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Salavez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jones !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Russell Jones !
Russell Jones retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Winklejax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Winklejax has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Winklejax!
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, Elijah Spector!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winklejax scores with a punch to the head.
Spector shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winklejax defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Winklejax as Spector shoots in.
Spector shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winklejax as he avoids it easily.
Greg Winklejax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah Spector.
Winklejax stuffs the takedown attempt from Spector. Spector gets slowly back to his feet.
Spector doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winklejax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spector thinking.
Good shot there by Winklejax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winklejax displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spector.
Winklejax throws the left hand but Spector avoids the punch easily.
Spector dives in for a single leg takedown but Winklejax sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winklejax is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklejax cracks Spector with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Elijah Spector has been cut.
Winklejax lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spector has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winklejax.
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winklejax.
Spector feints the counter takedown.
Winklejax throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Winklejax's head coaches at LOD: Black Label that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spector doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winklejax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winklejax scores with a jab.
Spector pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spector misses with a takedown attempt
and Winklejax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spector closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winklejax circles away.
Winklejax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winklejax misses with a body shot.
Winklejax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winklejax connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spector's hands.
Spector is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winklejax lands a body shot.
Winklejax is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spector misses with a takedown attempt
and Winklejax counters with a nice right hand that sends Spector toppling to the canvas! Spector scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Winklejax finish him?!
Spector is still on wobbly legs! Can Winklejax finish him?
Winklejax falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spector decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winklejax's guard.
Winklejax keeping moving, preventing Spector from controlling successfully.
Spector seems to have recovered his senses.
Winklejax looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spector is one step ahead there.
Spector drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winklejax manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spector has Winklejax in his guard.
Winklejax avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spector is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winklejax defends well.
Winklejax slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spector looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Spector wants to sweep but no luck.
Spector is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spector is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Winklejax sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spector is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winklejax wants to stand but Spector is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spector has his foot on Winklejax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winklejax works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Winklejax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Spector's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winklejax misses with a looping right.
Spector misses with a head kick.
Winklejax is looking to counter punch.
No luck for Spector with that takedown attempt.
Winklejax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Winklejax.
Nice jab there from Winklejax.
Spector doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winklejax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winklejax scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Winklejax tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spector is in Winklejax's guard.
Spector wants to control from the top but Winklejax keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spector is pushing down on Winklejax's leg trying to pass to half guard. Winklejax is fighting to maintain full guard but Spector has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winklejax wants to improve his position but Spector is controlling well.
Spector seems to be working for a kimura but Winklejax defends the submission attempt.
Spector is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Winklejax sees it coming and defends easily.
Spector is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winklejax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spector.
Winklejax is staying active underneath Spector, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winklejax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spector can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spector is working for a kimura but Winklejax is defending it quite comfortably.
Winklejax is defending against the submission attempts here by Spector.
Spector is looking for a kimura but Winklejax is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spector to get the leverage.
Winklejax controlling the position for now.
Spector is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector prevents Winklejax from improving his position.
Spector seems to be looking for submissions.
Winklejax wants to get back to full guard.
Spector is working for a kimura here but Winklejax manages to reverse the position and he's now in Spector's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spector is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winklejax is aware though and is defending well.
Spector is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector looking for a sweep. Not yet Spector, not yet.
Winklejax has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spector is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winklejax defends well.
Winklejax avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winklejax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Elijah Spector has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spector looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winklejax passes into side control.
Spector can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Greg Winklejax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elijah Spector'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!
A shot to the liver by Winklejax. Beautiful body shot.
Spector with a poor takedown
and Winklejax counters with a straight right hand.
Elijah Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winklejax scores with a body shot.
Spector tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winklejax defends well and Spector ends up having to push Winklejax into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spector shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greg Winklejax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah Spector.
Winklejax lands a nice looking body shot.
Spector shoots and misses
enabling Winklejax to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Winklejax lands.
Winklejax lunges at Spector with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spector's hand.
Winklejax lands a big right hand that sends Spector crashing to the mat! Winklejax stays standing though and waves Spector back to his feet!
That has opened up Elijah Spector's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winklejax is stalking Spector. Spector circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Winklejax, and it's lights out! Spector really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Winklejax!
An out of breath Greg Winklejax thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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