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DUEL#95 Johnsson vs oCrazy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Gonzalez (ranked 5419 p4p, 279 weight class) and Trevor Leo (ranked 4656 p4p, 235 weight class). Rico Gonzalez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Leo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Leo moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Leo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Leo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leo stalling.
Leo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Leo eventually gives up the hold.
Leo controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Leo works his way into full mount!
Leo controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Leo but it's paid off an Gonzalez is forced to tap! Nice work by Leo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor Leo!
A very excited looking Trevor Leo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Joe (ranked 4098 p4p, 392 weight class) and Paul Irvin (ranked 3593 p4p, 350 weight class). Big Joe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvin shoots for a takedown but Joe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irvin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe wants to improve his position but Irvin is controlling well.
Irvin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Joe is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Irvin!
After winning the bout, Paul Irvin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diaz (ranked 1936 p4p, 288 weight class) and The Metaphysical Magician (ranked 3339 p4p, 460 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Not Afraid - Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Mike Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Metaphysical Magician!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magician throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Magician keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz looks to land a combination but Magician avoids it well.
Magician shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magician moves away.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
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!
Magician throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Magician misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz cracks the inside of Magician's front leg.
Magician chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Magician fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Metaphysical Magician.
Magician shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz swings for the body but Magician moves out of range.
Magician tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Magician ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magician fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Magician decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Magician trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magician sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Diaz doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Magician paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Diaz - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Diaz!
After the fight, Mike Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 1928 p4p, 235 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 2750 p4p, 325 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motorhead-Iron Fist . Culver Crimson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson moves forwards but Vale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crimson has Vale up against the cage in a clinch.
Vale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Vale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Crimson.
Vale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale lands a shoulder strike.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Vale controls the action.
Vale is trying to trip Crimson. He has hold of a leg but Crimson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vale persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Vale trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson wants to stand up but Vale is controlling him.
Crimson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Our spies down at at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform us that Crimson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vale throws an elbow that misses. Crimson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vale's guard. Nice move by Crimson!
Crimson prevents Vale from getting back to his feet.
Crimson is looking to stand up but Vale won't let him.
Vale manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crimson.
Crimson tries to clinch but Vale moves out of range.
Crimson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale lands the left hand.
Crimson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crimson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vale misses with a few strikes there.
Vale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crimson misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson swings for the body but Vale moves out of range.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale.
Vale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crimson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crimson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vale backwards.
Vale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Vale.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Vale blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Crimson as the two fighters clinch.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Vale has Crimson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vale pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Crimson tumbling to the mat - Vale dives into Crimson's guard.
Crimson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale won't allow Crimson to get back to his feet.
Vale throwing strikes but missing.
Crimson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vale trying to control but Crimson is working from the bottom.
Vale throws a strike but Crimson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crimson won't allow Vale to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vale is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vale wants to sweep here but Crimson controlling him for the moment.
Vale wants to get back to his feet but Crimson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vale closes the distance and pushes Crimson back into the cage.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Vale lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crimson. That one must have hurt.
Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
Vale misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vale in side control, throwing shots but Crimson defends.
Vale lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vale is looking to take a break and control but Crimson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Vale are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vale wants to control for a moment but Crimson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Vale is just content to waste time from the top position. Crimson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crimson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vale is looking to work some ground and pound but Crimson has wrist control.
Vale wants to control from the top but Crimson keeps moving.
Vale cracks Crimson with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crimson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vale trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crimson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vale pushes Crimson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Crimson wants to clinch.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crimson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vale wants to slow Crimson down by chopping away at his legs.
Vale cracks Crimson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vale is looking to slow Crimson down with leg kicks.
Vale connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson moves into the clinch successfully.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but Vale blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
Still in the clinch, Vale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vale pushes Crimson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson tries a body shot but Vale blocks it.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale lands with a short shot to the head.
Vale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson lands a left hand.
Vale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
Vale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson misses with a knee to the head.
Crimson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vale.
Vale tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vale fails to land.
Vale lands a right hand.
Crimson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale.
Vale lands a left hand.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
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 Simon Vale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Vale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crimson is looking to clinch but Vale is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale misses the target.
Vale thuds a left hand into Crimson's body.
Vale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crimson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Vale was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vale avoids the body shot from Crimson.
Vale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vale throws a jab when Crimson was well out of range.
Vale misses with a hook.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch up.
Crimson is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Vale misses the target.
Vale avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale jabs Crimson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crimson is looking to clinch.
Vale throws an overhand right that lands on Crimson's shoulder, as Crimson tries to avoid the shot.
Vale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crimson moves out of range of the strikes.
Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vale lands with a straight right. Crimson didn't see that one coming.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Vale keeps it at a distance.
Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crimson darts in and clinches Vale up against the cage.
Crimson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vale blocks it with crossed arms.
Vale scores with a hook to the body.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale pushes Crimson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vale tries to score a body lock takedown but Crimson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Vale - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Vale is trying to trip Crimson. He has hold of a leg but Crimson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vale persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crimson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crimson keeping full guard, as Vale tries to pass.
Vale throws a strike but Crimson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale wants to stand but Crimson is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vale is on top in guard.
Vale looking to pass the guard.
Simon Vale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vale trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vale trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vale forces his way into half guard.
Culver Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Vale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Vale!
After the big win, Simon Vale made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Amped Performance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Stefan (ranked 3112 p4p, 441 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 1713 p4p, 261 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stefan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Onward to Victory. Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Stefan.
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stefan misses with a lunging right hand
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combo that has Stefan backing up. Stefan nods at Arjuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Stefan throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stefan.
Stefan throws a low kick, looking for Arjuna's leg but Arjuna calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Arjuna does it's job there.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Stefan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arjuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefan.
Stefan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjuna lands a big head kick that sends Stefan tumbling to the mat! Arjuna takes a step backwards and waves Stefan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stefan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna drops Stefan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Arjuna follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
After winning the bout, Rama Arjuna 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Green (ranked 3403 p4p, 464 weight class) and Khabib Askren (ranked 1912 p4p, 285 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Humble. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Askren!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren lands a nice shot to the body.
Askren's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Askren's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Green has Askren up against the cage in a clinch.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green successfully pulls guard.
Askren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Askren might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Askren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Askren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Askren stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Askren passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Askren controlling the action here.
Askren passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Green!
Askren goes for an armbar but Green turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Askren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green is in close to Askren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Askren wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Askren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Askren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Askren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Askren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four 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.
Askren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Green looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Green looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Green!
Askren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Green works his way into side control.
Askren manages to work his way to half guard, despite Green's best efforts.
Askren tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
Askren is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Green is tapping! Great win for Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Khabib Askren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 766 p4p, 125 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 1185 p4p, 183 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
177 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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32
182 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Maul is avoiding it.
Maul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maul moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Maul.
Reilly tried to counter with a leg kick but Maul avoided it.
Maul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
As Maul tries to get set, Reilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Maul manages to avoid the attempt.
Reilly jabs at Maul's body.
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reilly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Maul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maul misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
The referee calls for Maul to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly throws an elbow but it misses.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Reilly tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Reilly.
Reilly prevents Maul from breaking the clinch.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Reilly on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reilly tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauls head.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Maul working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maul or not.
Maul wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Maul breaks the clinch.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly moves out of range as Maul strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to slow Maul down by chopping away at his legs.
Maul lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Maul checks it.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reilly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reilly walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Reilly throws a head kick but Maul moves out of range.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul lands with a right hand.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to clinch up
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
Maul jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Maul connects with a looping right hand.
Maul misses with a double jab
and Reilly counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly is looking to counter the offense by Maul and move into the clinch.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and Maul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul misses with a head kick.
Maul avoids the head kick by Reilly.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Maul's leg. Maul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly instigates a clinch.
Maul has Reilly pressed against the cage.
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Maul stalling against the cage.
Maul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly clinches up against the cage.
Maul blocking some punches.
Reilly has Maul pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
A nice left hand lands by Maul.
Reilly digs a right hand into Maul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maul's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reilly works on Maul's body with a couple of short punches.
Maul is trying to break free.
Maul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Frank Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
Maul misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maul letting Reilly take a breather here.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Maul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Maul circles away and keeps his distance.
Maul lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maul.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Maul's leg. Maul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly feints and then cracks Maul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maul down.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reilly moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Maul slips under a jab.
Reilly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks Maul with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Maul.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Maul just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReilly.
Reilly rushes Maul and presses him up against the cage.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Maul.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Maul avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maul trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maul into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Maul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reilly tried to counter with a leg kick but Maul avoided it.
Maul jabs at Reilly's body.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
As Maul tries to get set, Reilly tries to push him back and clinch up but Maul manages to avoid the attempt.
Maul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maul's head.
Maul throws a sloppy head kick
and Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Maul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reilly jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Maul moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Reilly darts in and clinches Maul up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul wants to break free but Reilly has control.
Maul tries to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling the position.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Maul avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Maul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maul wants to stall.
Maul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maul has Reilly pushed against the cage.
Maul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reilly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maul can turn it around.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Maul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Maul manages to break the clinch.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Maul scores with a nice right hand.
Maul tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Reilly stalling.
A right hand to the body from Maul.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mauls head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reilly up against the cage.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maul.
Reilly tries a body shot but Maul blocks it.
Paul Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reilly cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
Reilly cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
Reilly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maul's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
A victorious Frank Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Persecutioned (ranked 725 p4p, 96 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 418 p4p, 62 weight class). Fogomayu has chosen Kyamadu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johny Persecutioned has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
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23 - 16 - 0 |
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185 lbs
18 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Persecutioned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persecutioned drives through and clinches with Fogomayu against the cage.
Persecutioned tries a body shot but Fogomayu blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fogomayu.
Persecutioned lands a nice shot to the body.
Persecutioned misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Persecutioned is trying to break free.
Fogomayu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Persecutioned wants to stall.
Fogomayu pushes Persecutioned back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fogomayu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fogomayu struggles to land a body shot inside as Persecutioned controls his hands.
Fogomayu is trying to maintain a safe position but Persecutioned gets an underhook and turns Fogomayu into the cage.
Fogomayu 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.
Persecutioned misses with some punches.
Fogomayu tries to stall but Persecutioned uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fogomayu.
Persecutioned tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fogomayu's elbow.
Persecutioned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fogomayu swings wildly with an uppercut but Persecutioned uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fogomayu gets through Persecutioned's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fogomayu.
Persecutioned tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persecutioned pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fogomayu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fogomayu lands an elbow that stopped Persecutioned in his tracks for a moment.
Persecutioned blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fogomayu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fogomayu throws a head punch that misses.
Persecutioned escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fogomayu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Persecutioned lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fogomayu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Persecutioned feints a jab promting Fogomayu to slip. Persecutioned then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fogomayu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Persecutioned bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fogomayu's head backwards.
Persecutioned moves into the clinch.
Fogomayu misses with the head strike.
Persecutioned tries to throw a body punch but Fogomayu avoids it by throwing Persecutioned back against the cage.
Fogomayu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned avoids a kick to the body.
Fogomayu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fogomayu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Fogomayu finds it's way through Persecutioned's defenses.
Fogomayu lands a high kick!
Persecutioned pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fogomayu digs a good body shot into Persecutioned's ribs.
Persecutioned is looking to clinch but Fogomayu is avoiding it.
Fogomayu thinks about the counter body kick.
Fogomayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogomayu throws a low kick but Persecutioned moves out of range easily.
Fogomayu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Persecutioned misses with a jab to the body
and Fogomayu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Persecutioned's corner calls for a 1-2. Persecutioned obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Persecutioned.
That kick from Fogomayu tenderised Persecutioned's leg. Persecutioned is trying to keep his angry face on.
Persecutioned fails to land with a series of punches.
Persecutioned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fogomayu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned scores with a punch to the head.
Fogomayu lands with a cross.
Persecutioned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fogomayu.
Persecutioned takes the fight into the clinch.
Fogomayu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fogomayu fails to land.
Persecutioned gets through Fogomayu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fogomayu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Persecutioned wants to get back to striking at distance but Fogomayu won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Persecutioned's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Persecutioned lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fogomayu backwards.
Fogomayu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Persecutioned has had enough of the clinch but Fogomayu keeps him there for the moment.
Fogomayu throws a head punch that misses.
Fogomayu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu dodges an elbow strike from Persecutioned.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Fogomayu.
Persecutioned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persecutioned tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persecutioned lands a left hand.
Fogomayu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu keeps control of Persecutioned as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Persecutioned.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Persecutioned scores with a hook to the body.
Fogomayu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Persecutioned prevents it.
Fogomayu lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogomayu blocking some punches.
Persecutioned throws an elbow but it misses.
Persecutioned tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persecutioned breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fogomayu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwiwan Fogomayu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Persecutioned takes the fight into the clinch.
Persecutioned is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fogomayu is keeping busy.
Fogomayu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fogomayu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fogomayu misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu breaks the clinch.
Fogomayu throws a front kick that sends Persecutioned stumbling back into the cage.
Persecutioned getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up but Fogomayu circles away and keeps his distance.
Persecutioned has closed the distance and engaged Fogomayu in a clinch.
Fogomayu blocks the elbow strike.
Fogomayu struggles to land a body shot inside as Persecutioned controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu keeps control of Persecutioned as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned throws a head punch that misses.
Fogomayu misses with some punches.
Fogomayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fogomayu lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fogomayu misses with a body punch.
Fogomayu throws a punch but it's blocked by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned breaks from the clinch.
Persecutioned avoids a kick to the body.
Persecutioned throws a big counter combination but Fogomayu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Persecutioned falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fogomayu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Persecutioned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fogomayu keeps control of Persecutioned as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Persecutioned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persecutioned throws a punch but it's blocked by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Persecutioned lands a left hand.
Fogomayu scores with a shoulder strike.
Persecutioned misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Fogomayu.
Persecutioned is trying to break the clinch but Fogomayu has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Persecutioned creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fogomayu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fogomayu stalling the fight.
Persecutioned wants to break free but Fogomayu has control.
Persecutioned lands a hook that snaps the head of Fogomayu backwards.
Persecutioned wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fogomayu lands a nice uppercut.
Fogomayu pushes Persecutioned back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Persecutioned struggles to land a body shot inside as Fogomayu controls his hands.
Fogomayu prevents Persecutioned from breaking the clinch.
Fogomayu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwiwan Fogomayu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Persecutioned misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fogomayu scores with a hook to the body.
Persecutioned has had enough of the clinch but Fogomayu keeps him there for the moment.
Persecutioned misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fogomayu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fogomayu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fogomayu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fogomayu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fogomayu has a couple of punches blocked by Persecutioned.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fogomayu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Persecutioned swings wildly with an uppercut but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu tries to work over Persecutioned's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fogomayu blocks an uppercut.
Fogomayu scores with a hook to the body.
Fogomayu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Persecutioned tries to work over Fogomayu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Persecutioned wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fogomayu lands with a left to the head.
Fogomayu lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Persecutioned misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fogomayu scores with a shot to the side of Persecutioned's head.
Persecutioned doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fogomayu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fogomayu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Fogomayu.
Persecutioned with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fogomayu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Fogomayu - that landed with a thud.
Fogomayu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Persecutioned is rocked!
Nice body punch from Fogomayu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogomayu lands an elbow inside.
Oh Persecutioned is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fogomayu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fogomayu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fogomayu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Persecutioned! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fogomayu is unloading with more strikes now! Persecutioned drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwiwan Fogomayu!
Our winner, Kwiwan Fogomayu, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 335 p4p, 49 weight class) and Idi oCrazy (ranked 500 p4p, 79 weight class). Idi oCrazy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oCrazy misses with an uppercut.
oCrazy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Johnsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck oCrazy on the side of the head.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnsson throws a body punch but oCrazy moves out of range.
We've been told by Johnsson's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by oCrazy.
Idi oCrazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
oCrazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oCrazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson slips under a jab from oCrazy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
oCrazy throws a big shot that misses.
Johnsson tries to land a body kick
and oCrazy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
oCrazy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
oCrazy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oCrazy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
oCrazy misses with a head kick.
Johnsson moves into the clinch.
Johnsson scores with a shot to the side of oCrazy's head.
Johnsson tries a body shot but oCrazy blocks it.
oCrazy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from oCrazy fails to land.
Johnsson tries to work over oCrazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy misses with a punch on the inside.
oCrazy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
oCrazy can't find room to land a body shot as Johnsson controls the action.
oCrazy misses with the head strike.
Johnsson manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from oCrazy. Johnsson shrugs it off though.
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract oCrazy.
oCrazy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy throws out a powerful jab.
oCrazy slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a right hand
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
oCrazy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
oCrazy misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with an inside leg kick.
oCrazy gets a clinch.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from oCrazy.
Johnsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles oCrazy. oCrazy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnsson drops his hands momentarily and oCrazy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnsson drives through and clinches with oCrazy against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by oCrazy.
Johnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with oCrazy's elbow.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnsson blocks a body shot from oCrazy.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
oCrazy blocking some punches.
oCrazy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
oCrazy scores with a shot to the side of Johnsson's head.
oCrazy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnsson blocks a body shot from oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
oCrazy has a couple of punches blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oCrazy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for oCrazy.
oCrazy tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
oCrazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Johnsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
oCrazy tries to throw a body punch but Johnsson avoids it by throwing oCrazy back against the cage.
Johnsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnsson gets through oCrazy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnsson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnsson working hard to break 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 Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
oCrazy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but oCrazy just manages to avoid it.
oCrazy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Johnsson misses with a hook. oCrazy ducked under it nicely.
Idi oCrazy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsson misses with a series of wild punches.
oCrazy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnsson misses the target.
oCrazy misses with a low kick as Johnsson jumps back.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by oCrazy.
oCrazy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles oCrazy. oCrazy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
oCrazy throws a right hand that misses
and oCrazy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
oCrazy throws a head kick that misses.
oCrazy moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson cracks the inside of oCrazy's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. oCrazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson takes one on the button.
oCrazy lands a head shot.
oCrazy moves into range and connects with a jab.
oCrazy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as oCrazy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnsson doesn't seem phased though.
oCrazy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnsson.
oCrazy is rocked!
Johnsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! oCrazy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johnsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Johnsson!
Gunnar Johnsson retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 311 p4p, 48 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 506 p4p, 75 weight class). Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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28
190 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Snorten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haack throws a looping overhand right but Snorten ducks down to avoid it.
Haack throws out a powerful jab.
Haack checks a leg kick nicely.
Haack slips under a jab.
Snorten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haack is out of range.
We've been informed that Snorten 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Snorten cracks a nice hook into Haack's ribs.
Snorten moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haack throws a push kick but Snorten slaps the foot to one side.
Snorten tries to counter with a clinch but Haack shakes him off and moves away.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
Snorten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Haack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snorten works the jab nicely.
Haack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorten's head.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haack throws an off balance right hand
and Snorten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorten misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haack throws a solid leg kick but Snorten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haack.
Snorten is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Snorten takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Snorten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snorten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haack connects with a high kick.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Haack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haack throws a front kick that sends Snorten stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack moves out of range as Snorten strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snorten clinches with his opponent.
Snorten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snorten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snorten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haack lands with a nice body punch.
Haack blocks a low kick nicely.
Haack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack digs a good body shot into Snorten's ribs.
Snorten avoids the head kick by Haack.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snorten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack slips under a jab from Snorten.
Haack throws a nice head kick!
Haack feints and then cracks Snorten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snorten down.
Snorten looks to land a right hand but Haack moved out of range.
Haack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
Snorten throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Snorten throws a jab when Haack was well out of range.
Haack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snorten just manages to avoid it.
Haack blocks a jab.
Haack throwing a counter right hand but Snorten manages to avoid it.
Haack throws a head kick that misses.
Haack misses with a leg kick
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab.
Haack takes one on the button.
Haack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack throws a big shot that misses.
Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack blocks the body kick.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Haack.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Good work by Snorten as he checks the leg kick.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
and Snorten counters by moving into the clinch.
Snorten scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Snorten on the inside.
Snorten scores with a shot to the side of Haack's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snorten.
Haack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorten's elbow.
Snorten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten wants to get back to striking at distance but Haack won't allow it.
Snorten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Haack controls his hands.
A short right from Snorten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rip Snorten will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snorten.
Snorten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haack throws a jab when Snorten was well out of range.
Haack wants to land a leg kick but Snorten is out of range.
Snorten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snorten checks a low kick from Haack.
Snorten slips a straight right by Haack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Snorten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snorten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haack.
Snorten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snorten wants to break free but Haack has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snorten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haack prevents a body shot from Snorten.
Snorten tries a body shot but Haack blocks it.
Haack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haack prevents a body shot from Snorten.
Snorten misses with the head strike.
Snorten swings wildly with an uppercut but Haack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snorten lands with a light punch inside.
Snorten throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haack.
Snorten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snorten working aggressively here.
Haack working aggressively here.
Haack struggles to land a body shot inside as Snorten controls his hands.
Snorten tries a body shot but Haack blocks it.
A short right from Snorten on the inside.
Snorten lands a right hand.
Snorten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haack lands with a right hand.
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!
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snorten wants to clinch up but Haack keeps it at a distance.
Haack is looking to chop away at Snorten's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Haack. Snorten shrugs it off though.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten dives in and scores a takedown into Haack's guard.
Haack manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Snorten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snorten blocks a jab.
Snorten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Snorten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Snorten misses.
Snorten 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.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snorten scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Haack scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Haack.
Snorten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haack checks it well.
Haack throws a leg kick but Snorten moved away.
Haack's corner calls for a 1-2. Haack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haack lands with a shot to the body.
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Haack wants to land a leg kick but Snorten is out of range.
Haack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snorten to score with a decent uppercut.
Haack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haack's corner calls for a 1-2. Haack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haack scores with the left hand. Snorten knows he should have avoided that one.
Haack defending well as Snorten loads up on a big left hand.
Snorten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Snorten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snorten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Haack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haack is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Haack is predictable there
and Snorten counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haack!
Snorten fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snorten in side control, throwing shots but Haack defends.
Snorten scores with punches from side control.
Snorten working the strikes but Haack uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Snorten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snorten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snorten swings for the body but Haack moves out of range.
Snorten defending well as Haack loads up on a big left hand.
Haack missing with a left hand there. Snorten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorten misses with a body kick.
Snorten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haack is out of range and Snorten settles back down.
Haack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snorten, as that shot connected.
Haack is rocked!
Haack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Haack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snorten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haack seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack scores with a head kick. Snorten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack misses the body punch
and Snorten counters with a straight right hand.
Snorten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snorten throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haack slips under a jab.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snorten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haack slips under a jab from Snorten.
Haack misses with a double jab.
Haack sets himself, and Snorten steps forward looking for the clinch! Haack avoids it this time.
Snorten blocks a leg kick.
Haack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Snorten.
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snorten moves out of range of the body kick.
Snorten checks a low kick from Haack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Haack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Haack coming out on top.
Snorten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorten lands a really nice looking cross but Haack seems unphased.
Snorten moves into the clinch.
Haack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Haack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snorten.
A punch combination from Snorten misses.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Snorten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Haack throws a wild body kick that Snorten sees coming a mile off.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snorten. That did some damage!
Haack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haack misses with an uppercut. Snorten saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands with a nice body punch.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haack moves away.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haack looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Snorten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Haack misses with a left hand
and Snorten counters with a three punch combo that has Haack backing up. Haack nods at Snorten to acknowledge the strikes.
Haack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Snorten counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snorten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snorten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Snorten connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Snorten scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
Snorten staying out of range there.
Snorten clobbers Haack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haack checks a leg kick.
Haack tried to counter with a leg kick but Snorten avoided it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Haack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haack kicks off Snorten and gets to his feet.
Snorten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack lands a nice looking body shot.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Snorten tries to clinch there but Haack circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Snorten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snorten.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rip Snorten.
I think Snorten 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rip Snorten!
A victorious Rip Snorten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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