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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at Work - Down Under. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. North manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but North is retaining full guard.
Jr distracts North with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
North really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
North avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr advances position into side control!
North tries to bench press Jr off him but Jr keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jr is putting a hurting on North here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on North's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr is chipping away with strikes.
Jr lands a few punches from side control.
Jr happy to just control the position for now.
Jr landing a few strikes.
Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jr working the head with strikes.
North is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
North takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr working away.
Jr cracks North with a big elbow.
North takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jr.
North takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused North some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Jr crashes against the mat.
Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused North some visible discomfort.
North is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr landing a few strikes.
North is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
A big shot lands for Jr! That's hurt North! Will he recover? Jr fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dunkin Donats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunkin Donats 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
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dunkin Donats!
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, Con Rad!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donats throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rad misses with an uppercut
and Donats counters with a good low kick that Rad was not able to check.
Rad closes the distance and pushes Donats back into the cage.
Rad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rad fails to land.
Rad gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rad throwing strikes from guard but Donats blocks nicely.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rad is trying to control the position but Donats postures up.
Rad striking off his back.
Donats keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rad's head.
Rad 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.
Donats is in close to Rad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donats in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Donats postures up and lands a big shot to Rad's brow.
It looks like Con Rad has been cut.
Rad pulls Donats in close to his closed guard and prevents Donats from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Donats scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rad is adopting a defensive guard.
Rad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donats's guard.
Rad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Donats.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad advances to half guard.
Rad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donats manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rad cracks Donats with a big elbow.
Donats taking a bit of punishment here - Rad scoring with strikes.
Rad wants to control for a moment but Donats uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Donats is trying to stand.
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.
Donats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rad lands strikes from half guard.
Rad wants to control but Donats is keeping him busy.
Rad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donats with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rad is looking to take a break and control but Donats is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donats has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Donats blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rad.
Donats pushes Rad off looking to stand but Rad dives back in and keeps control.
Rad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donats does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rad is nestled in close to Donats, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rad trying to control the pace.
Rad is trying to control the action in half guard but Donats is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Rad there.
Rad lands with a punch from half guard.
Rad lands strikes from half guard.
Rad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Rad connects with a nice short shot to Donats's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Rad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Rad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rad cracks Donats with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rad throws a good cross that connects.
Donats gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rad cracks Donats with a good jab.
Rad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donats throws a leg kick that misses.
Donats doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donats seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donats drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donats closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Rad.
A right hand to the body from Rad.
Donats escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Donats bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donats tries to move into range but Rad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rad fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donats to the ground. Rad is now in Donats's guard.
Rad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Con Rad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rad landing with the ground and pound.
Rad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Donats has momentary wrist control but Rad slips an elbow through the middle.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rad scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rad wants to control from the top but Donats keeps moving.
Rad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donats is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rad is on top in guard.
Rad connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donats has momentary wrist control but Rad slips an elbow through the middle.
Rad trying to control but Donats is working from the bottom.
Rad postures up and lands a big shot to Donats's brow.
Rad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donats's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rad landing some decent shots from guard.
Rad is working Donats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donats keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donats's head.
Rad preventing the sweep.
Rad lands a couple of digs.
Rad stands up over Donats, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rad works over Donats with some ground and pound from guard.
Rad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rad lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Rad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Con Rad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rad lands with a cross.
Rad rushes Donats and presses him up against the cage.
Rad looking for a takedown.
Rad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rad scores with a shoulder strike.
Rad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donats breaks from the clinch.
Rad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donats on the side of the head.
Rad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donats tries to keep at a distance but Rad has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donats's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Rad.
Rad moves out of range as Donats throws a body kick.
Rad shoots in and gets a takedown into Donats's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad cracks Donats with a solid left hand.
Rad lands a couple of digs.
Donats keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donats's head.
Rad connects with a couple of short punches.
Donats is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rad is working Donats over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a strike but Donats rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donats won't allow Rad to sweep him here.
Rad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Donats has passed into side control.
Donats throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rad keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Donats missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to control Donats's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rad avoid being mounted?
Rad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rad looking for a sweep. Not yet Rad, not yet.
Dunkin Donats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rad wants to stand but Donats is controlling the position.
Donats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
Donats lands a couple of digs.
Rad throws a couple of heel strikes.
Donats postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donats postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rad not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rad lands a nice short elbow.
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. Rad connects with a nice short shot to Donats's temple.
Donats looking for submissions off his back.
Rad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Con Rad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Con Rad!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Con Rad!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Con Rad!
Con Rad wins by unanimous decision!
Dunkin Donats spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be stronger'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Twister (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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takashi Twister!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Twister to the ground. Winston is now in Twister's guard.
Twister has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Twister working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Twister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Twister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Winston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twister has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twister is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winston is aware though and is defending well.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Twister throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Twister looks winded!
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Twister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston forces his way into half guard.
Winston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Twister looking for submissions off his back.
Twister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Twister tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Winston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Winston!
Our winner, Marcus Winston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weber's choice of entrance music: We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire. 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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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick throws a shot from downtown. Weber moves away and avoids it.
Weber lands a leg kick that knocks Rick off balance momentarily.
Rick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Weber.
Rick misses with an uppercut. Weber saw that one coming.
Weber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Weber misses the body punch
and Rick counters with a stiff right hand.
Rick tries to keep at a distance but Weber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weber lands an elbow just above Rick 's eye.
It looks like Big Boy Rick has been cut.
Rick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Weber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rick's defenses.
Weber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Weber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Weber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
Rick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weber lands a damaging elbow.
Weber just leaning against Rick, taking a breather.
Weber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weber lands a damaging elbow.
Weber blocking some punches.
Weber lands a damaging elbow.
Weber stalling the fight.
Rick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Big Boy Rick's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Weber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber crunches a lovely knee into Rick's ribcage.
Weber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick working aggressively here.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Weber.
Weber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weber.
Weber scores a nice knee to the body.
Rick taking a breather.
Weber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Weber lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weber.
Nice elbow from Weber.
Weber lands a knee to the head.
Weber leaning against his opponent.
Rick takes an elbow to the temple.
Weber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Weber.
Big Boy Rick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rick's face.
Weber lands an elbow that stopped Rick in his tracks for a moment.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rick takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rick is breathing heavily.
Weber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weber lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Big Boy Rick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Weber lands a damaging elbow.
Weber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weber blocks an uppercut.
Weber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weber has Rick pushed against the cage.
Weber lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Boy Rick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Weber!
A very excited looking Jason Weber rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sugar Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blessed counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michaels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Michaels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Michaels tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it.
Michaels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blessed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Blessed circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels tries to clinch but Blessed is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blessed misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blessed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blessed in his tracks.
Michaels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blessed backs up against the cage.
Blessed misses with a hook.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Blessed moves out of range easily.
Michaels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blessed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blessed connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Blessed throws a hook but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blessed but Blessed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Blessed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Blessed's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blessed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Blessed misses.
Michaels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blessed defends it well.
Blessed throws a shot to the body.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - Blessed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sugar Blessed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Michaels.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Blessed moves away and avoids it.
Blessed is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blessed counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels's coach down at Devils Den New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Michaels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blessed jabs Michaels right on the nose. Michaels blinks but takes it well.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Blessed circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels slips under a jab from Blessed.
Blessed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Blessed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michaels. Michaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blessed stuffs the takedown attempt from Michaels. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Blessed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blessed digs a good hook to Michaels's body.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blessed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels tries to clinch up
and Blessed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blessed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blessed throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Blessed. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Michaels wants to clinch
and Blessed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sugar Blessed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Blessed misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Blessed avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blessed misses its target.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a series of wild punches.
Blessed throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Michaels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Michaels shoots in and drives through. Blessed sprawls well.
Blessed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michaels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blessed. Blessed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Blessed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sugar Blessed dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Michaels might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blessed has got the better of the exchanges.
Blessed throws a shot to the body.
Blessed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Michaels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michaels defending well as Blessed loads up on a big left hand.
Blessed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels misses with a hook.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blessed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Blessed counters by moving into the clinch.
Blessed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Blessed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Blessed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
Blessed tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blessed works on Michaels's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.
A short left from Blessed.
Blessed tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Blessed back against the cage.
Blessed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blessed lands with a right to the head.
Michaels jumps guard but Blessed stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed is stalling here.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Blessed.
Blessed tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blessed walks away with a smile on his face. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blessed lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blessed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Blessed sets himself, and Michaels steps forward looking for the clinch! Blessed avoids it this time.
Blessed lands an overhand right.
Michaels shoots and misses
and Blessed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sugar Blessed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blessed cracks Michaels with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blessed has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Michaels to stand back up!
Michaels is rocked!
Sugar Blessed is winning the standup battle so far.
Blessed cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Blessed finish him?
Michaels clinches up with Blessed and pushes him back against the cage.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blessed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blessed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blessed lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Blessed misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blessed regains guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blessed holds on and takes a little breather.
Michaels trying to control but Blessed is working from the bottom.
Blessed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blessed wants to stand and escape but Michaels is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sugar Blessed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Blessed counter with a right hand.
A combination from Blessed does no damage.
Michaels throws a counter combo.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Blessed counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Blessed counters with a nice right hand that sends Michaels toppling to the canvas! Michaels scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blessed finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blessed just misses with a punch to the body.
Blessed sets himself, and Michaels steps forward looking for the clinch! Blessed avoids it this time.
Blessed drops Michaels with a big left hand! Michaels is injured, injured bad! Blessed jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sugar Blessed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kdz Blackmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haven Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kdz Blackmon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kdz Blackmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven Baez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baez shoots for a double leg takedown but Blackmon sprawls well. He's pushed Baez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blackmon clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmon fails to land.
Blackmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blackmon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
Blackmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackmon controlling the action here for a moment.
Blackmon avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackmon taking a breather.
Baez throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blackmon.
Blackmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackmon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baez backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackmon.
Baez is rocked!
Blackmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baez is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackmon finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baez.
Baez blocks an uppercut.
Blackmon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baez seems to have recovered his senses.
Blackmon has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Blackmon scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmon dips a shoulder and cracks Baez with a mighty uppercut! Baez falls back against the cage and Blackmon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Baez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blackmon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kdz Blackmon!
Haven Baez was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch! Because I know that I can beat him! So.. please give me one!'.
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