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GFO VIII: Kaalee v Beecher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Judt (ranked 7383 p4p, 660 weight class) and Peter Johnson (ranked 22994 p4p, 755 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner. The key to victory for Marco Judt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Judt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Peter Johnson has been cut.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Judt scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Judt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Marco Judt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Judt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judt swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt lands with a right hand.
A combination from Judt does no damage.
Judt throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Judt stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Judt saw that one coming.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Judt is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judt is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Judt can't break the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Judt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Judt throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Judt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Judt lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Judt avoids them all with ease.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Judt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Judt defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Judt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judt cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judt jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judt to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Judt moves out of range easily.
Judt throws out a powerful jab.
Judt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Judt is breathing heavily.
Judt scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Judt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Judt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judt throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Judt does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Judt avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Judt thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Judt, which made it look bad.
Marco Judt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Judt moves out of range.
Judt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judt throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Judt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Judt works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Judt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Judt.
Judt keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Judt cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judt.
Judt blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Marco Judt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judt stuffs the takedown.
Judt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Johnson clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judt works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Marco Judt is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson lands a head kick. Judt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Marco Judt has been cut.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judt is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Judt is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Judt lands with a shot to the body.
Judt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson tries to clinch but Judt is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Judt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Judt looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Judt does no damage.
A combination from Judt does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Judt as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson tries to clinch but Judt moves out of range.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Judt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marco Judt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Judt sprawls well. Judt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Judt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Judt lands with a shot to the body.
Judt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Judt lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Marco Judt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Judt misses with the combination.
Judt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judt duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
Judt throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Judt circles away and keeps his distance.
Judt avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Judt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Judt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judt lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Judt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Judt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Judt blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Judt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judt throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Judt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Judt circles away.
Judt throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Judt ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Judt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Judt.
Judt throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judt tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judt looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Judt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judt slips a jab from Johnson.
Judt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Judt moved away.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Judt avoids it well.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Judt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Judt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judt to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Judt slips the punch.
Judt cracks Johnson with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Judt and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Good exchange - Judt coming out on top.
Judt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Judt cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Judt.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
A nice combination there by Judt.
Judt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judt scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Judt lands with a shot to the body.
Judt throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Judt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Judt throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Judt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Judt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Judt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Judt listening to his corner there, landing a nice 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!
Nice shot by Judt.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Judt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Judt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Judt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a hook but Judt blocks it.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Judt looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Judt!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judt.
Judt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judt swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Peter Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Judt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Judt, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Judt!
The defeated Peter Johnson had this to say: 'Thank you fans for your support!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamma Knox (ranked 7283 p4p, 249 weight class) and Hamish McTavish (ranked 9470 p4p, 289 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson | The Fight Song. 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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283 lbs
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292 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gamma Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTavish misses with a head kick.
McTavish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McTavish somewhat.
McTavish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hamish McTavish has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McTavish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McTavish tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox lands with a straight right. McTavish didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTavish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTavish postures up and lands a big shot to Knox's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McTavish looking to pass the guard.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
McTavish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knox looking for a guillotine here but McTavish defends easily.
Knox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTavish working some strikes from top position.
McTavish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McTavish scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
McTavish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McTavish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McTavish trying to move into half guard but instead Knox has managed to sweep!
McTavish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McTavish looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTavish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McTavish keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McTavish controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gamma Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish McTavish's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knox works McTavish's body with a nice hook.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Knox.
McTavish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
McTavish throws a lazy body kick
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox digs a good hook to McTavish's body.
Gamma Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox is looking to wear down McTavish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McTavish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McTavish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with McTavish's head.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTavish momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Knox takes a swing at McTavish's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped McTavish's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish misses with a shot to the body
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
McTavish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McTavish throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTavish's hands.
McTavish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McTavish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McTavish gets a double leg takedown into Knox's guard.
McTavish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McTavish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McTavish distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox controls McTavish momentarily but McTavish frees himself.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTavish can do to turn this around?
Knox looking for a guillotine here but McTavish defends easily.
McTavish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McTavish cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
Hamish McTavish has got the better of the ground game so far.
McTavish tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox is striking but McTavish is not phased and passes to half guard.
McTavish tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox has hold of McTavish's hands but McTavish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from McTavish there.
McTavish working over Knox with some ground and pound. Knox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McTavish lands with a punch from half guard.
McTavish is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Knox is hurt! He's hurt bad - McTavish fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Knox from any more punishment! Congratulations to McTavish! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish McTavish!
Hamish McTavish decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eren Jaeger (ranked 7129 p4p, 319 weight class) and Miocic Julyfeather (ranked 6029 p4p, 291 weight class). Eren Jaeger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miocic Julyfeather's chin.
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142 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eren Jaeger !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miocic Julyfeather!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julyfeather looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaeger is just out of range.
As Julyfeather tries to get set, Jaeger tries to push him back and clinch up but Julyfeather manages to avoid the attempt.
Julyfeather misses with a looping right.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but Julyfeather shows good takedown defense.
Jaeger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Julyfeather tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julyfeather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but Julyfeather shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eren Jaeger . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaeger fails to land the takedown.
And Julyfeather tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaeger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jaeger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jaeger controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julyfeather dodges the ground and pound from Jaeger .
Jaeger has hold of Julyfeather's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Julyfeather tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jaeger cranks the arm and Julyfeather screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Julyfeather, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eren Jaeger !
Eren Jaeger is the new bantamweight champion!
Eren Jaeger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Hama (ranked 4209 p4p, 519 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 7262 p4p, 731 weight class). Gallagher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoko Hama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hama doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Hama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher lands the left hand.
Gallagher closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hama! Gallagher dives in looking to finish! Hama is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 4940 p4p, 595 weight class) and Alan Hansen (ranked 5307 p4p, 629 weight class). Duncan Ferguson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Ferguson with a hook.
Hansen misses with a right hand
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferguson throws out a powerful jab.
Hansen swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Hansen throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson slips under a jab from Hansen.
Hansen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Ferguson there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hansen sprawling to the canvas! Hansen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ferguson finish him?!
It looks like Alan Hansen has been cut.
Ferguson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hansen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ferguson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hansen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Ferguson!
Duncan Ferguson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Alan Hansen spoke after the fight, saying 'Terrible defending'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 2798 p4p, 279 weight class) and Eric Longstreet (ranked 8613 p4p, 566 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Longstreet!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstreet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Longstreet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longstreet under the eye.
Knox lands the left hand.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Longstreet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Longstreet.
Longstreet walks into a jab.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
Longstreet looking to score a takedown here. Knox is defending well but Longstreet drives through and ends up in Knox's guard.
Longstreet lands a couple of digs.
Longstreet preventing the sweep.
Knox is controlling Longstreet's posture.
Longstreet won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Longstreet slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Longstreet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Longstreet tries to advance to mount but Knox denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws up a few punches.
Longstreet throws an elbow but Knox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Longstreet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Longstreet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Longstreet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longstreet working the body and head with strikes.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longstreet on the ground.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard.
Knox is trying to control Longstreet's posture but Longstreet avoids it.
Longstreet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Longstreet working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Knox tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Longstreet presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Longstreet with a couple of short strikes.
Knox is bucking up trying to escape but Longstreet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Longstreet has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at School of Hard Knocks. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Longstreet punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Longstreet dominating with strikes here.
Longstreet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Knox manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working to get back to half guard.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Longstreet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Knox is rocked!
Beta Knox's cut is getting worse.
Knox is in a horrible position here. Longstreet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beta Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longstreet connects with a bit shot that sees Knox covering up! More strikes from Longstreet and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Longstreet is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Longstreet!
Eric Longstreet is the new featherweight champion!
Eric Longstreet decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myles Grady (ranked 2284 p4p, 340 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 3531 p4p, 454 weight class). Grady comes into the arena with Nas - N.Y. State of Mind blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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19
170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Grady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grady was well out of range. Poor timing from St George.
Grady tries to counter with a takedown but St George is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grady misses with a combination
and St George counters with a left to the body.
St George misses with a left hand
and Grady counters with a nice body shot.
Grady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from St George.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St George 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.
St George avoids the body shot from Grady.
St George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grady sizes up St George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grady dives in for a single leg takedown but St George sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St George throws a big shot that misses.
Grady checks a leg kick.
St George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St George throws a right hand that misses
and Grady counters with a nice double leg into side control. St George won't be happy with that.
Grady wants to lay and pray for a moment but St George keeps working.
St George is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on St George's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grady is working to tighten his grip on St George's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. St George has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Grady is really squeezing tight and eventually St George passes out! Grady breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Myles Grady!
Myles Grady retains his welterweight title!
Myles Grady decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Kaalee (ranked 2596 p4p, 89 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 3129 p4p, 114 weight class). Paul Beecher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Kaalee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kaalee to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaalee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beecher was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaalee.
Beecher throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaalee.
Beecher avoids a kick to the body.
Kaalee misses with a looping left.
Beecher misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaalee. Beecher does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kaalee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaalee misses with a left hand
and Beecher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beecher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaalee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beecher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beecher lands a nice shot to the body.
Beecher moves away from the strike by Kaalee.
Kaalee lands a jab to the head.
Beecher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalee was well out of range. Poor timing from Beecher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalee misses with a hook.
Kaalee misses with a hook
and Beecher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaalee avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Beecher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalee was well out of range. Poor timing from Beecher.
Beecher slips a straight right by Kaalee.
Kaalee tries to clinch but Beecher is having none of it.
Kaalee misses the jab.
A nice side step and Beecher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kaalee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Beecher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beecher. Kaalee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaalee throws a right hand that Beecher ducks under and follows up with a left that Beecher also avoids with ease.
Kaalee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Kaalee.
Kaalee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beecher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Beecher. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalee lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaalee misses with a right hand
and Beecher counters with a nice body shot.
Kaalee is breathing heavily.
Kaalee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beecher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beecher stuns Kaalee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beecher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beecher lands a nice looking body shot.
Beecher misses with a body shot.
Beecher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaalee rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Beecher.
Beecher connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaalee. Beecher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beecher throws a body shot but no joy.
Beecher throws out a powerful jab.
Kaalee lands the left hand.
Kaalee walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beecher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaalee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Kaalee misses its intended target.
Beecher moves away from the strike by Kaalee.
Beecher walks into a straight right hand from Kaalee.
Beecher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalee.
Kaalee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaalee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaalee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beecher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beecher misses with a two punch combination.
Beecher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beecher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaalee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaalee as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beecher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaalees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaalee is rocked!
Kaalee misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaalee misses with an uppercut.
Beecher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaalee misses with a body kick.
Mr Kaalee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beecher cracks Kaalee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kaalee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Beecher finish him?
Oh Kaalee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beecher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaalee misses with a right hand
and Beecher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beecher lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Kaalee out cold! Kaalee is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Beecher!
Paul Beecher is the new super heavyweight champion!
Paul Beecher spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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