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DUEL#28 Business vs Tango PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo has chosen Paparazzi Pone - Man Down as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woo Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Faldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kidd!
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
Faldo throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faldo.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Faldo slips a straight right by Kidd.
Sloppy strikes from Faldo. Those never looked like landing.
Faldo scores with a jab.
Faldo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faldo slips a jab and a cross from Kidd.
Kidd connects with a body shot that sends Faldo's belly button to the back.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Faldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Faldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faldo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Faldo works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Kidd. That snapped Faldo's head back.
Kidd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faldo throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faldo moves away.
A good leg kick by Faldo.
Kidd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faldo counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Faldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Kidd.
Kidd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kidd. That did some damage!
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faldo wants to counter the offense by Kidd and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kidd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kidd!
That has opened up Nick Faldo's cut even more.
Kidd lands a nice hook to Faldo's body. Faldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kidd scores with a nice head shot.
Kidd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faldo dodges the punch combination from Kidd.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faldo moves away.
Kidd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Faldo. That one must have hurt.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kidd off the cage and back into range.
Faldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Faldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Faldo.
Kidd misses with a two punch combination.
Faldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kidd's head.
It looks like Woo Kidd has been cut.
Faldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kidd in his tracks.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faldo avoids the body shot from Kidd.
Kidd sets himself, and Faldo steps forward looking for the clinch! Kidd avoids it this time.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faldo moves away.
Faldo wants to counter with a clinch but Kidd pushes him away.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faldo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kidd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Faldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faldo loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo moves out of range.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Faldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Faldo. Kidd shrugs it off though.
Faldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kidd.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Faldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faldo dodges the punch combination from Kidd.
Faldo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Kidd dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
Faldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kidd.
Kidd misses with the combination.
Faldo jabs Kidd right on the nose. Kidd blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faldo manages to avoid it.
Faldo scores with a leg kick.
Kidd fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd throws a body punch but Faldo moves out of range.
Faldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faldo throws a shot to the body.
Faldo slips a straight right by Kidd.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Faldo avoids them all with ease.
Kidd throws a body punch but Faldo moves out of range.
Kidd sets himself, and Faldo steps forward looking for the clinch! Kidd avoids it this time.
Faldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faldo wants to counter with a clinch but Kidd pushes him away.
Faldo scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Faldo.
Kidd is rocked!
Kidd throws a right hand that Faldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Faldo also avoids with ease.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faldo misses with a body shot.
Kidd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kidd misses with a hook. Faldo ducked under it nicely.
Faldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kidd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kidd moves out of range as Faldo throws a body kick.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Woo Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Faldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faldo digs a good hook to Kidd's body.
Faldo cracks Kidd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faldo.
Kidd lunges at Faldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faldo's hand.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kidd takes a swing at Faldo's ribcage but misses.
Faldo moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Good standup being displayed there by Faldo as he connects with a hook.
Kidd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd is looking to wear down Faldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faldo lunges at Kidd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kidd's hand.
Faldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Faldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kidd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Faldo throws a one two combo.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Faldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Faldo dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
Oh Kidd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faldo lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Kidd seems to have got his legs back now.
Faldo works the jab nicely.
Kidd looks to land a right hand but Faldo moved out of range.
Faldo wants to counter with a clinch but Kidd pushes him away.
Faldo scores with a body shot.
Kidd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Faldo drops Kidd with a naaaaasty hook - Kidd is in real trouble here! Faldo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Faldo!
In his post fight interview, Nick Faldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Tupper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper is looking to clinch.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Tupper avoids it easily.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
Sosa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tupper scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sosa manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tupper trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sosa content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tupper is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tupper really wants to buck Sosa off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupper is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Sosa has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sosa.
Tupper trying to get back to his feet but Sosa is in full control for now.
Tupper is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sosa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper trying to get back to his feet but Sosa is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sosa has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Tupper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tupper throws a left and a right that both miss
so Sosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sosa manages to pass to side control.
Sosa content to control rather than advance.
Tupper is trying to stand back up but Sosa is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tupper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tupper.
Tupper tries to clinch up
and Sosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sosa prevents Tupper from getting back to his feet.
Tupper is wriggling around but Sosa manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is controlling the pace.
Tupper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sosa manages to move to mount!
Tupper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Sosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tupper is trying to stand but he's just given Sosa his back.
Tupper is trying to get back to his feet but Sosa has full control of the position and if anything, Tupper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sosa controlling the positon.
Tupper trying to get back to his feet but Sosa is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tupper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tupper defends it well.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Tupper won't allow it.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper closes the distance but Sosa moves to the side
and Sosa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tupper's guard.
Sosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sosa is standing up over Tupper. Tupper looks to escape but Sosa dives into side control.
Sosa prevents Tupper from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sosa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tupper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Tupper avoids it easily.
A head kick from Tupper lands but Sosa takes it in his stride.
Tupper throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Tupper is looking to clinch but Sosa is avoiding it.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Tupper doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Tupper avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tupper tries a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Sosa circles away.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
A head kick from Tupper lands but Sosa takes it in his stride.
Tupper looks to clinch
and Sosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sosa.
Sosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tupper pushes Sosa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tupper wants to clinch but Sosa slips to the side
and Sosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sosa.
Tupper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sosa dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bobby Tupper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupper gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tupper really wants to buck Sosa off and get back to his feet.
Sosa content just to control the position here.
Tupper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nir Sosa.
I've got Sosa 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nir Sosa!
Nir Sosa very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cortez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wake Me Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris clinches.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez looking to stall.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Harris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cortez is trying to keep an underhook but Harris manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is holding on to half guard well.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Cortez is defending well.
Cortez wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris clinches.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cortez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Rafael Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Harris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cortez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Harris controlling the action here.
Harris wants to control but Cortez is keeping him busy.
Harris stalling away here and it's allowed Cortez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Harris 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.
Harris throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris wants to clinch.
Cortez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortez swings around for an armbar but Harris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cortez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
Cortez seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Cortez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gunner Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cortez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris is pushing down on Cortez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cortez is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cortez is not content to let Harris control the position.
Harris controlling the action here.
Cortez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is keen to just control but Cortez is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Cortez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cortez.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris tries to pull guard but Cortez holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez prevents the takedown attempt.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rafael Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunner Harris.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Cortez settles back down.
Rafael Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris 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.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Rafael Cortez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris taking a break here but Cortez is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is keen to just control but Cortez is a slippery customer.
Harris not doing much here.
Harris moves into full mount! Cortez won't be happy about that!
Harris looking for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez tries to hold on but Harris postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Harris tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
Harris throwing strikes here but Cortez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harris controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harris unloading with bombs!
Harris looking to control but Cortez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cortez to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Cortez manages to buck him off and is now in Harris's guard! Nice work there by Cortez!
Harris wants to improve his position but instead Cortez has moved into half guard.
Harris is looking to escape.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cortez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
Harris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Harris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Damozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damozzi moves into range and clinches up with Michaels.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Michaels tries to keep at a distance but Damozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Michaels.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Damozzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throws a series of punches but Damozzi moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michaels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Michaels with a knee to the head.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels 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.
Michaels tries to bum rush Damozzi with a series of wild strikes but Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
Damozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes Damozzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frank Damozzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karl Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Damozzi rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Damozzi.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damozzi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damozzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damozzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels taking a breather.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Damozzi gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damozzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karl Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Damozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Damozzi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damozzi 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Damozzi!
Our winner, Frank Damozzi, 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 Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Clash - Police And Thieves. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Josiah Bartlet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Josiah Bartlet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid throws out a counter right but Bartlet avoids it with no problem.
Kid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartlet is looking to counter punch.
Bartlet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kid counters with an outside leg kick.
Bartlet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Bartlet scores with a punch to the head.
Bartlet lands a head kick that stumbles Kid and the fighters go to the mat.
Kid is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlet arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kid's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josiah Bartlet!
After winning the bout, Josiah Bartlet thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes to the cage accompanied by Phobia by Kreator. Hunter has chosen Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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36
163 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunter.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Schtrappe enables Hunter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schtrappe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Schtrappe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter has his foot on Schtrappe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schtrappe works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schtrappe is trying is best to control the position here.
Schtrappe is refusing to be controlled, as Hunter sits in half guard.
Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura but Schtrappe is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schtrappe's head.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter prevents Schtrappe from improving his position.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schtrappe is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schtrappe is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Schtrappe trying to control here.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Schtrappe dodges it nicely.
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter throwing shots but Schtrappe is blocking nicely.
Hunter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter moves nicely into side control.
Hunter is trying to ground and pound but Schtrappe uses the momentary lack of control by Hunter to regain half guard.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hunter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schtrappe is just riding it out for now. Hunter eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a head shot. Schtrappe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Schtrappe is keeping the position.
Hunter pushes down on Schtrappe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hunter is working for a kimura but Schtrappe is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schtrappe defending well though.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schtrappe's head.
Hunter is controlling the pace.
Schtrappe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schtrappe trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunter takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Hunter wants a takedown.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe prevents the takedown attempt.
Schtrappe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bach Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hunter.
Schtrappe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schtrappe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt
and Schtrappe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schtrappe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter tries to clinch up
and Schtrappe counters with an inside leg kick.
Justin Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Schtrappe keeps it at a distance.
Bach Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but Schtrappe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schtrappe counters with a left to the body.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schtrappe tries to avoid it but Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schtrappe to the ground. Schtrappe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schtrappe slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Schtrappe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe scores with a jab.
Schtrappe is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Hunter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schtrappe connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schtrappe.
A low kick from Schtrappe is predictable there
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter throws a wild body kick that Schtrappe sees coming a mile off.
Hunter tries to bum rush Schtrappe with a series of wild strikes but Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Hunter backs away, Schtrappe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schtrappe lands with an overhand left.
Schtrappe scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Schtrappe avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Schtrappe.
Hunter throws a right hand that Schtrappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Schtrappe also avoids with ease.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schtrappe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunter goes for a double leg but Schtrappe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schtrappe continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter closes the distance but Schtrappe moves to the side
and Schtrappe counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter tries to move into range but Schtrappe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Schtrappe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunter just manages to avoid it.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schtrappe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schtrappe - the referee stops the clock and Hunter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schtrappe. Hunter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Hunter misses with a takedown
and Schtrappe counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schtrappe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schtrappe cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Hunter fails with the takedown.
Schtrappe connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Schtrappe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schtrappe.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schtrappe's waist but Schtrappe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach Schtrappe is winning the standup battle so far.
Schtrappe tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter is rocked!
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Schtrappe finish him?
Schtrappe cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schtrappe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schtrappe rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bach Schtrappe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schtrappe after a bit of a struggle.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Hunter is trying to drag Schtrappe to the mat but Schtrappe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schtrappe presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Schtrappe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Schtrappe gets underhooks to prevent Hunter's takedown attempt.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Schtrappe manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe - that landed with a thud.
Schtrappe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Schtrappe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Schtrappe scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a right hand.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe dips a shoulder and cracks Hunter with a mighty uppercut! Hunter falls back against the cage and Schtrappe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hunter 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 - Schtrappe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bach Schtrappe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bach Schtrappe thanked Fury Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Justin Hunter was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse McGulloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Jesse McGulloch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yo Adrian's chin.
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37
300 lbs
30 - 22 - 1 |
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29
290 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse McGulloch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGulloch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adrian closes the distance and pushes McGulloch back into the cage.
Adrian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jesse McGulloch has been cut.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGulloch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adrian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGulloch looks winded!
Adrian lands with a left to the head.
Adrian stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Adrian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Adrian - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Adrian.
Adrian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adrian is pushing McGulloch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian lands a shoulder strike.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adrian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adrian has McGulloch pressed against the cage.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGulloch takes a shot to the head.
Adrian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGulloch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adrian lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian avoiding damage.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGulloch backwards.
Adrian leaning against his opponent.
Adrian lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGulloch backwards.
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!
McGulloch managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian keeps control of McGulloch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGulloch breaks the clinch.
Adrian stuns McGulloch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adrian closes the distance and pushes McGulloch back into the cage.
Adrian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adrian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGulloch letting Adrian take a breather here.
Adrian lands a big knee to the head and McGulloch goes down! Adrian pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Adrian!
During a confident post fight interview, Yo Adrian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jesse McGulloch stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
Boone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
Mayor throws a sloppy head kick and Boone moves out of range easily.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayor throws a leg kick but Boone moved away.
Boone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayor.
We've been told by Mayor's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Boone misses.
Boone lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayor off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as Boone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayor doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boone in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayor. That snapped Boone's head back.
Boone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mayor misses with a left hand
and Mayor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Mayor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayor throws a shot from downtown. Boone moves away and avoids it.
Boone walks into a jab.
Mayor misses with a head kick.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Mayor tenderised Boone's leg. Boone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayor lands with a kick to the temple. Boone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boone moves out of range as Mayor strikes.
Despite the aggression on Boone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mayor throws a leg kick
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayor.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boone moves away.
Mayor misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayor scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayor connects with a leg kick. Boone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mayor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayor.
Boone throws a big shot that misses.
Boone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayor on the side of the head.
Mayor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boone on the side of the head.
Mayor throws a poor cross that misses
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
Mayor slips a jab and a cross from Boone.
Mayor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mayor throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boone is looking for the big counter here.
Mayor misses with a left hand
and Mayor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mayor works the jab nicely.
Boone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mayor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boone lunges at Mayor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayor's hand.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Mayor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayor misses with a hook
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayor.
Mayor throws a low kick, looking for Boone's leg but Boone calmly moves out of range.
Tommy Mayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Mayor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boone blocks a jab.
Mayor tries a low kick but Boone avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boone.
It looks like Robert Boone has been cut.
Mayor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tommy Mayor's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Boone.
A left lands for Mayor.
Mayor scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mayor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boone slips a jab and a cross from Mayor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Mayor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boone throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mayor.
Mayor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayor throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mayor slips under a jab.
Mayor misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tommy Mayor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mayor misses with an uppercut. Boone saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Boone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boone scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayor misses with a low kick as Boone jumps back.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boone 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone looks to land a left hand but Mayor moved out of range nicely.
Mayor misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayor misses with an uppercut. Boone saw that one coming.
Mayor misses with a left hand
and Mayor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Tommy Mayor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mayor misses with a low kick.
Mayor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mayor misses with a straight right.
Boone lands a big uppercut and Mayor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mayor looks OK. Boone waves Mayor back to his feet!
Mayor is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Mayor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Boone!
An out of breath Robert Boone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wango Tango enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monkey Business!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wango Tango!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Business is stalling here.
Tango gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Business.
Business changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tango fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Business shoots for a takedown but Tango saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey Business. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tango tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Tango as Business shoots in.
Business drives through and clinches with Tango against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tango.
Business is looking to control Tango's arms but Tango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Business has his back to the cage.
Tango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Business backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business takes a shot to the head.
Business is working for takedown but Tango is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tango.
Come on Tango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Tango's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Business backwards.
Business is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Business is breathing heavily.
Tango stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Business is working for takedown but Tango is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango scores with a knee to the head.
Tango stalling against the cage.
Tango slowing the pace effectively.
Tango lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tango.
Tango misses with a punch to the body.
Business letting Tango take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tango.
Business takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tango gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tango obliges.
Business has been working on his balance at Kattegat, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango is pushing Business up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Tango to work.
Tango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tango is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Business is trying to pull guard but Tango turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Business tries to score a body lock takedown but Tango shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Business drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Business is looking to break free of the clinch but Tango has double underhooks.
Business wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tango.
It looks like Monkey Business has been cut.
Tango prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tango stops a takedown attempt from Business.
Business pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tango gets a clinch.
Tango utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Tango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee calls for Tango to work.
Business is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tango gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tango content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tango.
Tango scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tango is working Business over against the cage.
Tango lands an elbow that stopped Business in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Tango.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tango lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tango taking a breather.
Tango lands an elbow just above Business 's eye.
Monkey Business's cut is getting worse.
Tango stalls.
Tango connects with a knee right up the middle! Business tumbles to the floor and Tango stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Wango Tango!
Wango Tango is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Wango Tango made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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