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GKNY 116 - Cooke vs Joe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Mandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Griffin 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malvin Mandi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandi circles away.
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandi circles away.
A low kick from Mandi misses
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin stands up over Mandi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mandi working a defensive guard here.
Griffin stops Mandi from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Griffin 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.
Mandi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mandi is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mandi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin stands up over Mandi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.
Griffin trying to control but Mandi is working from the bottom.
Griffin won't allow Mandi to get back to his feet.
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.
Griffin trying to control but Mandi is working from the bottom.
Griffin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mandi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin postures up in Mandi's guard and throws a big left but Mandi blocks it.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Mandi keeps moving.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandi is keeping the position for now.
Griffin trying to control but Mandi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mandi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Griffin pushes down on Mandi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Mandi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mandi is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin trying to control the action but Mandi is working from the bottom.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mandi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Griffin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandi tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mandi's face.
Mandi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mandi is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandi is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Mandi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Mandi.
Mandi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Griffin defends well and Mandi ends up having to push Griffin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mandi shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ronald Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandi but Mandi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Mandi's guard.
Mandi has his feet on Griffin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandi but Mandi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mandi but Mandi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mandi thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Griffin is looking to stall here but Mandi recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandi keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandi working a defensive guard here.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Mandi being controlled here, momentarily.
Mandi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mandi shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Mandi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mandi fails with the takedown.
Griffin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mandi trying to control the position.
Griffin drops back looking for a leg! Mandi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mandi manages to kick Griffin off! Griffin jumps back into Mandi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Mandi is working from the bottom.
Griffin advances to half guard.
Griffin throwing shots but Mandi is blocking nicely.
Mandi is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Mandi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin working over Mandi with some ground and pound. Mandi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mandi trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Ronald Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandi regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Ronald Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin clobbers Mandi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mandi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Mandi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mandi throws a body kick that misses.
Mandi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Mandi looks to move away, Griffin throws a big counter combo but Mandi just gets out of the way.
Mandi throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandi.
Mandi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Griffin backs off Mandi throws a huge counter combo but Griffin manages to avoid it all.
Griffin tries to bum rush Mandi with a series of wild strikes but Mandi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that Mandi sees coming a mile off.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Mandi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandi stalling in the clinch but Griffin improves position.
Mandi manages to break the clinch.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mandi throws a counter combo.
Malvin Mandi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin sets himself, and Mandi steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffin avoids it this time.
Mandi misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mandi!
Mandi tries to escape back to his feet but Griffin has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Mandi's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Mandi is tapping! Griffin saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronald Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezerra comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent - I Run New York. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.
Houston lands a big head kick that sends Bezerra tumbling to the mat! Houston takes a step backwards and waves Bezerra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bezerra is rocked!
It looks like Bruno Bezerra has been cut.
Bezerra connects with the punch.
Oh Bezerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bezerra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston throws a counter combo.
Bezerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Bezerra seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Houston shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bezerra is backing up but Houston catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bezerra covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Houston Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Houston!
Max Houston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Marquet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marquet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marquet.
Marquet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne slips under a jab.
Marquet shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marquet throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Marquet.
Payne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Payne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marquet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marquet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
Payne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marquet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a jab when Marquet was well out of range.
Payne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marquet is trying to push Payne away but Payne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marquet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne scores a nice knee to the body.
Marquet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquet avoids the damage to the body.
Marquet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marquet wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Payne.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marquet's efforts to push away.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Marquet throws a sloppy body shot
and Payne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marquet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
That kick from Payne tenderised Marquet's leg. Marquet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marquet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquet gets tackled into the cage by Payne. Payne maintains the clinch.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Marquet misses with a punch to the body.
Payne lands a knee to the body.
Payne working Marquet over with knees to the body.
Marquet is breathing heavily.
Payne lands an elbow just above Marquet 's eye.
Marquet wants to break free but Payne has control.
Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Payne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marquet seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payne can turn it around.
Marquet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marquet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marquet tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Payne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marquet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Marquet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Payne scores with a hook to the body.
Payne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
A body shot lands from Payne.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
Payne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a knee to the head.
Payne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payne digs a right hand underneath Marquet's ribcage. Marquet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Payne pushes Marquet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Payne lands an elbow inside that Marquet shrugs off.
Payne landing knees to the body.
Payne working Marquet over with knees to the body.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Payne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marquet's face.
Marquet is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquet blocks a body shot from Payne.
A right hand to the body from Payne.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payne.
Nice body punch from Payne - that landed with a thud.
Payne scores a nice knee to the body.
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Marquet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Payne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Marquet in his tracks for a moment.
Payne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marquet managing to block the knees to the body from Payne.
Marquet seems to have got his legs back now.
Payne lands an elbow inside.
Payne working Marquet over with knees to the body.
Payne landing knees to the body.
Payne lands a nice knee to the body.
Payne lands with a left to the head.
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Payne.
Payne lands a nice knee to the body.
Payne lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marquet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne 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.
Payne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marquet.
Henry Marquet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Marquet. Those never looked like landing.
Payne clinches up with Marquet and pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Payne 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.
Payne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payne obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payne.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marquet takes an elbow to the temple.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Marquet to his knees! Payne keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!
Max Payne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Paul Walnuts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a low kick but Walnuts avoids it.
Reilly thumps Walnuts with a low kick.
Reilly swinging wildly here.
Walnuts was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walnuts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reilly lands with a shot to the body.
Walnuts works the jab nicely.
Walnuts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Walnuts misses the target.
Reilly connects with a right hand. Walnuts shakes it off.
Walnuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Reilly.
Walnuts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Walnuts moves away and avoids it.
Walnuts slips a straight right by Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reilly, as that shot connected.
Reilly punishes Walnuts's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walnuts.
Reilly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walnuts wants to clinch but Reilly slips to the side
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walnuts tries to clinch
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly connects with a right hand. Walnuts shakes it off.
Reilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Walnuts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reilly seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walnuts's elbow.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reilly tries to work over Walnuts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walnuts up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frank Reilly.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reilly's corner calls for a 1-2. Reilly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Walnuts blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly throws the left hand but Walnuts avoids the punch easily.
Reilly closes the distance and pushes Walnuts back into the cage.
Walnuts blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walnuts fails to pull guard.
Walnuts blocks an uppercut.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Walnuts is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Walnuts into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reilly.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reilly digs a right hand into Walnuts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walnuts's gas tank.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Walnuts wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walnuts moves to clinch but Reilly breaks away
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Walnuts off balance momentarily.
Frank Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly stuns Walnuts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reilly scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly clinches.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly cracks Walnuts with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walnuts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly controlling the action here for a moment.
Reilly tries a body shot but Walnuts blocks it.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Walnuts.
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.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Walnuts blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walnuts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Walnuts backwards.
Reilly being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Walnuts takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walnuts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walnuts blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Walnuts.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Walnuts wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
Walnuts blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walnuts can do to turn this around?
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reilly presses Walnuts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Walnuts blocks an uppercut.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly letting Walnuts take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walnuts wants a takedown but no success here.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Walnuts on that attempt.
Reilly clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Walnuts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Walnuts avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Walnuts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walnuts's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walnuts.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walnuts prevents a body shot from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Walnuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Walnuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly cracks a nice hook into Walnuts's ribs.
Walnuts is looking to chop away at Reilly's legs.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Reilly.
Reilly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walnuts back to the cage. Reilly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reilly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walnuts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reilly lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Walnuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Walnuts misses
and Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts instigates a clinch.
Walnuts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly just leaning against Walnuts, taking a breather.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walnuts.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Walnuts into the cage.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Walnuts's head.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly has Walnuts pushed against the cage.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul Walnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walnuts being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly tries a body shot but Walnuts blocks it.
Walnuts leaning against his opponent.
Reilly lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Walnuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walnuts tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walnuts lands with an overhand left.
Reilly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walnuts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walnuts throws a chopping leg kick but Reilly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reilly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinat Crocodilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seizure of Power by Marilyn Manson. 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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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rinat Crocodilov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocodilov throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle staying out of range there.
Crocodilov jabs at Castle's body.
Crocodilov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Slade Castle has been cut.
Crocodilov tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crocodilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crocodilov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castle throws a hook but Crocodilov blocks it.
Castle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crocodilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocodilov.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Crocodilov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
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!
Crocodilov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crocodilov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crocodilov misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crocodilov.
A combination from Crocodilov does no damage.
Crocodilov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle tries to clinch but Crocodilov is having none of it.
Castle rushes Crocodilov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Crocodilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle lands a body punch.
Crocodilov is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
Castle cracks Crocodilov with a nice body shot.
Castle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocodilov tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crocodilov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crocodilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Crocodilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castle clinches.
Crocodilov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle moves away from the strike by Crocodilov.
Slade Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocodilov throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Castle lands with a straight right. Crocodilov didn't see that one coming.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Crocodilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Crocodilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Castle is looking to clinch.
Castle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crocodilov avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crocodilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle takes one to the side of the head.
Castle clinches up against the cage.
Crocodilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Crocodilov lands.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocodilov circles away.
Crocodilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle tries to clinch but Crocodilov moves out of range.
Castle connects with a body shot that sends Crocodilov's belly button to the back.
Castle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Castle punishes Crocodilov's body with a nice straight punch.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Crocodilov pushes him off.
Crocodilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crocodilov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castle is looking to clinch.
Jab by Castle.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocodilov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crocodilov is looking for the big counter here.
Castle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castle closes the distance and clinches.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crocodilov is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Crocodilov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Crocodilov controls his hands.
Castle tries a body shot but Crocodilov blocks it.
Crocodilov breaks from the clinch.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocodilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Crocodilov moves away and avoids it.
Crocodilov missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle clinches up against the cage.
Castle can't find room to land a body shot as Crocodilov controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocodilov is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Crocodilov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crocodilov has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocodilov's efforts to push away.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crocodilov is trying to break free.
Crocodilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocodilov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crocodilov misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Crocodilov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crocodilov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castle clinches.
Castle breaks the clinch.
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 Slade Castle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slade Castle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by Crocodilov.
Rinat Crocodilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crocodilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crocodilov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle throws a good cross that connects.
Castle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castle moves into the clinch successfully.
Crocodilov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castle breaks from the clinch.
Castle tries to clinch there but Crocodilov circles away.
Castle moves into range and clinches up with Crocodilov.
Castle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crocodilov backwards.
Castle prevents Crocodilov from breaking the clinch.
Crocodilov is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Castle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crocodilov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocodilov has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Crocodilov is breathing heavily.
Castle lands a body punch.
Crocodilov breaks the clinch.
Castle wants to clinch up but Crocodilov keeps it at a distance.
Crocodilov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crocodilov counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castle throws a series of punches but Crocodilov moves out of range.
Castle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crocodilov on the side of the head.
Crocodilov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle throws an overhand right that drops Crocodilov like a sack of potatoes! Castle dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Castle!
A very excited looking Slade Castle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Xll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarab - Ankh. 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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23
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Xll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xll looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xll's elbow.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xll is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Xll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Cole.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole tries to work over Xll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Xll.
Xll tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Xll blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xll looking for a takedown.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xll is trying to pull guard but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramses Xll.
Cole presses Xll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Xll.
Xll blocks a body shot from Cole.
Xll has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Xll wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole prevents a body shot from Xll.
Xll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Xll controls the action.
Xll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xll is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Xll.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
Xll looks winded!
Cole tries to work over Xll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Xll wants to stall.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xll lands a left hand.
Cole has Xll pushed against the cage.
Xll misses with some punches.
Cole tries to stall but Xll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xll.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xll is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Xll manages to break the clinch.
Xll takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xll takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Cole.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Xll avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Xll blocks a body shot from Cole.
Xll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xll.
Xll's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Xll is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Xll's ribs.
Ramses Xll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Xll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole takes the fight into the clinch.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Xll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xll tries to pull guard but Cole holds him up against the cage and eventually Xll drops back down to his feet.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole has Xll pressed against the cage, preventing Xll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xll swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Xll misses with a body punch.
Xll blocking some punches.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xlls head.
Xll is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Xll.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
Xll misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xll scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cole doesn't seem bothered though.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Xll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xll enables Cole to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xll manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xll is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole is pulling down on Xll's head. It's preventing any offense from Xll, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xll tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Xll throws an elbow that misses. Cole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xll's guard. Nice move by Cole!
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
Xll not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole preventing the sweep.
Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cole stands up over Xll, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xll trying to control the position.
Cole trying to control but Xll is working from the bottom.
Xll is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole pushes Xll up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xll scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Xll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole presses Xll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xll looking to stall.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xll can do to turn this around?
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cole uses from the top position.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xll is keeping the position for now.
Cole cracks Xll with a solid left hand.
Cole 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.
Cole showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cole wants to control from the top but Xll keeps moving.
Cole works over Xll with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xll keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Xll is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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 Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole'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. This is the final round!
Xll throws a good cross that connects.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Xll is just out of range.
Xll misses with a body shot
and Cole counters by clinching up.
Xll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xll lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole misses with some punches.
A short left from Cole.
Xll is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole avoiding damage.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xll or not.
Xll seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll misses with a body punch.
Xll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
Cole lands a big right hand that drops Xll! The killer instinct kicks in and Cole finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Cole waved his t-shirt featuring MayheM sportswear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrico Santos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrico Santos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain lands with a nice body kick.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Patrico Santos Diaz has been cut.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cain lands a left and a right that send Santos Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Cain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Cain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos Diaz thinking.
David Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrico Santos Diaz.
Cain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos Diaz looks winded!
Cain cracks Santos Diaz with a good jab.
Santos Diaz is rocked!
That has opened up Patrico Santos Diaz's cut even more.
Santos Diaz misses with a takedown
and Cain counters with a big left hand that crumples Santos Diaz! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Cain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Twborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twborg comes to the cage accompanied by Heavy Hitter. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Twborg.
Twborg blocks a jab.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Twborg throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Tua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tua takes a swing at Twborg's ribcage but misses.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Twborg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Twborg should have avoided that one.
Tua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Twborg.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Twborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Twborg is just out of range.
Twborg moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Tua .
Twborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Tua tries to circle away but Twborg has him pinned against the cage.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua blocking some punches.
Twborg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tua 's efforts to push away.
Tua blocks a body shot from Twborg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Twborg.
Twborg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tua looks winded!
Twborg tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Twborg works on Tua 's body with a couple of short punches.
Twborg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tua s head.
Twborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Twborg lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Twborg.
Twborg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Twborg lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Twborg.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Twborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Twborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua misses with a hook.
And Twborg counters with a quick kick to the body but Tua blocks it.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Twborg tries to clinch up but Tua circles away and keeps his distance.
Tua connects with a single shot there.
Twborg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tua , pushing him back against the cage.
Twborg misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg misses with a body punch.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Twborg is controlling him.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Twborg has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Twborg won't allow it.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twborg has him pressed against the cage.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twborg's defenses.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua digs a right hand underneath Twborg's ribcage. Twborg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tua blocks a body shot from Twborg.
Twborg tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua misses with some punches.
I was talking to Twborg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Tua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tua prevents a body shot from Twborg.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Twborg scores with a leg kick.
Twborg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tua , pushing him back against the cage.
Twborg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to break free but Twborg pushes him back against the cage.
Tua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twborg backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tua blocking some punches.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Twborg has double underhooks.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twborg doesn't seem bothered though.
Twborg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twborg tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Twborg throws a leg kick but Tua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twborg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Twborg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Twborg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua .
Twborg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Twborg works on Tua 's body with a couple of short punches.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Twborg is controlling him.
Tua 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Twborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Twborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Twborg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Twborg presses Tua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Twborg.
Twborg works on Tua 's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Twborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Twborg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Twborg lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg drops Tua onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tua is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tua is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Twborg finish him?
Twborg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua .
Twborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Twborg tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua blocks a body shot from Twborg.
Twborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twborg lands a right hand.
Twborg lands an uppercut.
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Twborg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua .
Tua seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tua .
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!
A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land.
Twborg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Twborg lands an uppercut.
Twborg pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Tua out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipowicz has chosen Duran Duran - The Wild Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Filipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai looks to land a left hand but Filipowicz moved out of range nicely.
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Filipowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipowicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
Filipowicz connects with a body shot.
Filipowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai misses with a double jab.
Filipowicz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Filipowicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
Filipowicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filipowicz cracks Asai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asai avoids the body shot from Filipowicz.
Asai dodges the punch combination from Filipowicz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Filipowicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filipowicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai scores with a head kick.
Asai lands a big head kick that sends Filipowicz tumbling to the mat! Asai takes a step backwards and waves Filipowicz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Filipowicz is rocked!
Filipowicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Filipowicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Asai cracks Filipowicz with a hook to the temple - Filipowicz is on wobbly legs here! Asai swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Filipowicz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Asai wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoshihiro Asai !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (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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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooke avoids it really well and circles away.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Joe was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a crisp right hand that drops Joe! Cooke lets Joe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Joe is rocked!
It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke keeps Joe at a distance using the push kick.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Joe looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke counters with a crisp right that sends Joe to the canvas! Cooke follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke retains his middleweight title!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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