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DUEL#115 Arjuna vs Jihad PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 2347 p4p, 239 weight class) and Miguel Ortiz (ranked 3047 p4p, 300 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Riku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Riku's shoulder, as Riku tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Riku's front leg.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses
and Riku counters with a left to the body.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses
enabling Riku to counter with a crisp jab.
Riku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Riku back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Riku fails to land.
Riku tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Riku's front leg.
Riku takes one to the chin there.
Miguel Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riku misses with a few strikes there.
Riku misses with a low kick as Ortiz jumps back.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Riku should have avoided that one.
Riku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Riku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Ortiz - just one landing.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ortiz on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz scores with a nice right hand.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Ortiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riku delivers a nice body kick.
Ortiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz misses with a right hand
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Riku throws out a powerful jab.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
Riku lands a jab.
Riku looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a low kick but Riku avoids it.
Riku tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Riku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortiz at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ortiz tries to counter with a clinch but Riku shakes him off and moves away.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortiz lands a high kick!
Riku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riku misses with a body shot.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riku swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Riku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Riku saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Riku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miguel Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riku is out of range.
It looked like Riku wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Riku's head but Riku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Riku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Riku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ortiz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Riku moves out of range.
Riku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riku misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortiz blocks the leg kick.
Riku misses with a looping right.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Riku moved out of range.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Riku fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ortiz just manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Riku down.
Ortiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riku avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
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!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Riku counters with a left to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Riku circles away.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riku scoring well with a low kick there.
Riku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortiz misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riku scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riku defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz throws an off balance right hand
and Riku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz thows a leg kick but Riku checks it
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz misses the body punch
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riku closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ortiz! Riku dives in looking to finish! Ortiz 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 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 2389 p4p, 297 weight class) and Eddison Tollett (ranked 3378 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddison Tollett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford avoids the body shot from Tollett.
Tollett misses with a double jab.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Tollett moves out of range easily.
Tollett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Tollett 's knee.
Tollett misses with a left hand
and Bradford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradford moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bradford.
Bradford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tollett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Eddison Tollett has been cut.
Bradford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tollett looks to land a combination but Bradford avoids it well.
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Tollett's front leg but catches the back leg as Tollett tries to avoid it.
Bradford looks for the body kick but Tollett saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford misses with the combination.
Tollett tries to clinch
and Bradford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
A quick step to the side and Bradford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tollett loads up on a big right hand but Bradford slips the punch.
Bradford throws a quick counter head kick but Tollett was just out of range.
Tollett clinches up with Bradford and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tollett.
Tollett taking a breather.
Tollett breaks the clinch.
Tollett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradford.
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Tollett's front leg but catches the back leg as Tollett tries to avoid it.
Bradford swats away the attempt to clinch by Tollett.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Bradford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tollett misses with a right hand
and Bradford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tollett scores with the left hand. Bradford knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tollett scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradford should have avoided that one.
Tollett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bradford.
Bradford misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
Tollett throws a lazy right hand but Bradford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tollett stalks Bradford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradford's face. Bradford staggers backwards, shaken.
Bradford is rocked!
Tollett looks to land a left hand but Bradford moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tollett.
Tollett tries to clinch up
and Bradford counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bradford.
Bradford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tollett misses with a low kick as Bradford jumps back.
Tollett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradford throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tollett avoids it.
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradford counters with a head kick. That will keep Tollett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bradford.
Tollett cracks Bradford with a good jab.
Tollett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Tollett. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Tollett misses.
Tollett throws a right hand that misses
and Bradford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford lands with a nice body kick.
Tollett looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tollett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradford - the referee stops the clock and Tollett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradford. Tollett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradford. That's going to slow Tollett down.
Tollett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradford.
Tollett tries to clinch there but Bradford circles away.
Tollett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eddison Tollett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradford connects with an inside leg kick.
Tollett throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tollett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Tollett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tollett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradford counters with a nice kick to the body.
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 Sonny Bradford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddison Tollett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradford.
Tollett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bradford wants to take a breather but Tollett is having none of it.
Tollett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradford.
Bradford is working for a kimura but Tollett is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tollett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradford prevents Tollett from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tollett is looking to control Bradford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tollett avoid being mounted?
Bradford passes to full mount!
Tollett can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford punching from mount but Tollett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tollett tries to hold on but Bradford pushes him away.
Bradford throwing strikes here but Tollett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tollett tries to hold on but Bradford postures up.
Tollett is squirming around, avoiding Bradford's attempts to control the action.
Tollett tries to reverse the position but Bradford maintains control.
Bradford throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tollett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradford unloads with some shots from mount but Tollett bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tollett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tollett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bradford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tollett is looking to get back to is feet but Bradford passes into side control.
Tollett defending against the ground and pound.
Bradford misses with the ground and pound.
Bradford throws a strike aimed at the side of Tollett's head but Tollett avoids it well.
Tollett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tollett keeps working.
Tollett is trying to improve his position.
Bradford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bradford crashes against the mat.
Bradford tries to score with some ground and pound. Tollett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradford landing strikes.
Bradford trying to control the position but Tollett is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bradford wants to control but Tollett is keeping him busy.
Bradford in side control, throwing shots but Tollett defends.
Bradford in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tollett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford misses with a head shot. Tollett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tollett controlling the position.
Tollett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tollett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bradford stands up over Tollett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tollett wants to sweep here but Bradford controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradford prevents Tollett from getting back to his feet.
Tollett is pulling down on Bradford's head. It's preventing any offense from Bradford, at least for the moment.
Bradford postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bradford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddison Tollett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bradford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tollett can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradford is looking for a counter combo.
Bradford staying out of range there.
And Bradford counters with a quick kick to the body but Tollett blocks it.
Bradford throws a wild body kick that Tollett sees coming a mile off.
Bradford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tollett misses with a combination
and Bradford counters with a body kick that stops Tollett in his tracks momentarily.
Tollett tries to clinch up but Bradford circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradford is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bradford lands with a good body shot.
Bradford throws a right hand that Tollett ducks under and follows up with a left that Tollett also avoids with ease.
Tollett throws an off balance right hand
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Tollett backing up. Tollett nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Tollett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tollett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bradford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bradford - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradford. That's going to slow Tollett down.
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
A combination from Tollett does no damage.
Tollett blocks a head kick by Bradford.
Bradford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tollett's head.
Nice shot lands for Tollett.
Bradford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tollett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradford counters with an inside leg kick.
Bradford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradford fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradford circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tollett drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bradford follows Tollett to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Bradford!
Sonny Bradford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wahlberg (ranked 2668 p4p, 307 weight class) and Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 1868 p4p, 218 weight class). Tiddlywinks has chosen The Seinfeld Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mark Wahlberg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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World class MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wahlberg under the eye.
Tiddlywinks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wahlberg.
It looked like Wahlberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks works Wahlberg's body with a nice hook.
Tiddlywinks moves away from the strike by Wahlberg.
Wahlberg lands a head kick. Tiddlywinks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wahlberg avoids the head kick by Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks defending well as Wahlberg loads up on a big left hand.
Tiddlywinks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiddlywinks misses with the combination.
Wahlberg wants to land a leg kick but Tiddlywinks is out of range.
A head kick misses from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks throws a leg kick which misses Wahlberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Wahlberg tries to avoid it.
Tiddlywinks looks to throw the jab but Wahlberg is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiddlywinks.
Wahlberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wahlberg throws a right hand that Tiddlywinks ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiddlywinks also avoids with ease.
Tiddlywinks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiddlywinks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks lands a big head kick that sends Wahlberg tumbling to the mat! Tiddlywinks takes a step backwards and waves Wahlberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wahlberg is rocked!
It looks like Mark Wahlberg has been cut.
Tiddlywinks lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Tiddlywinks!
A victorious Roger Tiddlywinks 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marv Ellis (ranked 3041 p4p, 335 weight class) and Ralph McGuire Jr (ranked 1862 p4p, 216 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGuire Jr's choice of entrance music: Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down. Ralph McGuire Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marv Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph McGuire Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis throws a hook to the side of McGuire Jr's head but McGuire Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Ralph McGuire Jr has been cut.
Ellis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ellis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ellis connects with a jab.
Ellis misses with a straight right.
McGuire Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Ellis pushes him away.
Ellis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by McGuire Jr.
Ellis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire Jr at a distance.
McGuire Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellis doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuire Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire Jr has closed the distance and engaged Ellis in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire Jr.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire Jr.
A short right from McGuire Jr on the inside.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
McGuire Jr drops Ellis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ellis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ellis is rocked!
McGuire Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Ellis! More strikes from McGuire Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ellis lies dazed against the cage as McGuire Jr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph McGuire Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ralph McGuire Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Vasilev (ranked 1560 p4p, 220 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1738 p4p, 245 weight class). Vasilev comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). Brown has chosen Some Bodies Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasilev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasilev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown stuns Vasilev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Vasilev. Vasilev maintains the clinch.
Vasilev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasilev pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown tries to work over Vasilev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilev throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasilev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Vasilev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Vasilev misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adrik Vasilev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasilev throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Vasilev tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Vasilev throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Vasilev closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Vasilev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasilev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
Vasilev throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Vasilev throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasilev avoids it really well and circles away.
Vasilev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilev moves away.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasilev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasilev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Vasilev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasilev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown working Vasilev over with strikes.
Vasilev wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilev defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasilev is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasilev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasilev gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Vasilev manages to retain guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasilev working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasilev seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasilev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Vasilev saw that one coming.
Brown feints and as Vasilev raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasilev pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasilev trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Vasilev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown trying to control but Vasilev is working from the bottom.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vasilev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasilev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Vasilev trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilev won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vasilev stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Vasilev in to control the position.
Vasilev stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vasilev wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilev tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilev to the ground. Vasilev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown slips a straight right by Vasilev.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasilev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasilev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasilev loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasilev but Vasilev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown dives in and grabs Vasilev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasilev pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Adrik Vasilev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Vasilev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
A jab from Vasilev misses.
Vasilev stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that second round.
That's time! Vasilev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasilev.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vasilev did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Vasilev wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasilev's head.
Brown with the ground and pound but Vasilev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasilev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown wants to control but Vasilev is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the position for now.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Vasilev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown has control of Vasilev's left arm, preventing Vasilev from doing any damage.
Brown keeping full guard, as Vasilev tries to pass.
Vasilev sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown moves away from the strike by Vasilev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Brown.
Adrik Vasilev is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasilev jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Adrik Vasilev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasilev throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilev counters with a leg kick.
Brown blocks a jab.
Vasilev jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasilev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Vasilev misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Vasilev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasilev, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Adrik Vasilev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
John Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry Fans I Lost, But I'll Comeback And Be Better Before'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 1333 p4p, 180 weight class) and Donal Noye (ranked 938 p4p, 141 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Reilly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Reilly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
Reilly clinches up with Noye and pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Noye fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noye.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noye lands an elbow that stopped Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noye lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
Noye lands an elbow just above Reilly 's eye.
It looks like Mike Reilly has been cut.
Noye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Noye throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly is trying to stall.
Noye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Noye.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noye.
Noye lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noye lands an elbow just above Reilly 's eye.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly trying to control the position but instead, Noye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reilly into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
Noye working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Noye fails to land.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Noye controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Noye.
Noye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Noye.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
Noye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Noye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Noye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noye.
Noye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noye blocking some punches.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
Noye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Noye backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reilly working aggressively here.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noye scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Noye avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Noye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Noye avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noye pushes off an throws an elbow but Reilly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noye takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Noye blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noye.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Noye's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reilly. Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly thuds a left hand into Noye's body.
Noye on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noye moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noye tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Noye moves to clinch but Reilly breaks away
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Noye blocks a head kick by Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Noye slips a straight right by Reilly.
Noye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
Reilly throws a low kick but Noye moves out of range easily.
Noye appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noye tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly rushes Noye and presses him up against the cage.
Noye takes a shot to the head.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Noye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noye working aggressively here.
Reilly tries a body shot but Noye blocks it.
Noye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly pushes Noye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noye blocking some punches.
Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
Noye scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly avoiding damage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noye blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly lands a right hand.
Noye working aggressively here.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
Noye blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Noye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noyes head.
Reilly tries to work over Noye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noye lands an elbow inside that Reilly shrugs off.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noye's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Noye avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noye can do to turn this around?
Reilly blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Noye wants to stall.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to control Noye's arms but Noye gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reilly has his back to the cage.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Noye avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
Noye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Noye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Noye misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mike Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reilly's brow.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noye's elbow.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noye or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Reilly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Noye blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
A right hand to the body from Reilly.
Noye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noye's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Noye tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Noye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reilly pushes Noye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Noye blocks an uppercut.
Noye looking to slow down the pace here.
Noye has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noye backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noye misses with a body punch.
Noye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noye is rocked!
Noye blocking some punches.
Noye is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Noye seems to have recovered his senses.
Noye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Noye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noye blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly lands a big right hand that drops Noye! The killer instinct kicks in and Reilly finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Reilly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Reilly!
Mike Reilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trap Gambino (ranked 2873 p4p, 90 weight class) and Bubba Johnson (ranked 1771 p4p, 57 weight class). Gambino's entrance music is eRa - Enae Volare Mezzo. A fine choice. 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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26
277 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trap Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Gambino, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Gambino against the cage but Gambino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gambino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gambino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson is in close to Gambino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gambino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gambino is breathing heavily.
Johnson stands up over Gambino, holding on to his feet. Johnson throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Gambino is out cold! Johnson lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bubba Johnson!
A very excited looking Bubba Johnson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 905 p4p, 134 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 1973 p4p, 250 weight class). Better comes to the cage accompanied by Mother by Danzig. Handle has chosen Right On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle swings widly with a right hand
and Better counters with a good low kick that Handle was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Better.
Handle misses with a two punch combination.
Better takes the fight into the clinch.
Handle avoiding damage as Better throws knees to the body.
Better drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Better trying to control the position but instead, Handle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Better into the cage.
Handle can't break the clinch.
Handle lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Better wants to lay and pray for a moment but Handle keeps working.
Better is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Handle has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Handle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Better's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Handle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Better tries to move to mount but Handle blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Better are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Handle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Better wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Handle prevents Better from improving position.
Better fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Better landing strikes.
Better lands a decent elbow from side control.
Handle struggling a bit here.
Better misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Handle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Better.
Better is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better landing strikes.
Handle struggling a bit here.
Handle is looking to regain half guard here but Better keeps moving and retains side control.
Better wants to control but Handle is keeping him busy.
Better creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Better cracks Handle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Handle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Handle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Better is staying active underneath Handle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Better is trying to maintain the position but Handle is very close to passing his half guard.
Better is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Handle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Better is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Handle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Handle raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's time! Better's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Better lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Better slips a jab and a cross from Handle.
Better walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Handle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Better throws a wild body kick that Handle sees coming a mile off.
Handle misses with a hook.
Handle looks to land a combination but Better avoids it well.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handle can do to turn this around?
Better fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handle manages to avoid it.
Max Handle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handle throws a lazy uppercut
and Better connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
Better showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handle.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Handle.
Handle misses the jab.
Better works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Better gets a double leg takedown into Handle's guard.
Handle pulls Better in close to his closed guard and prevents Better from doing any damage or advancing position.
Better with a flurry of punches that miss.
Better is looking to pass into half guard but Handle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Handle is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better has a closed guard, preventing Handle from standing up.
Better avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Handle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evan Better's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Better has his hands on Handle's head, controlling the position.
Handle working some strikes from top position.
Jeez, Evan Better's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evan Better's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Handle!
After winning the bout, Max Handle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Evan Better stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 787 p4p, 93 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 1593 p4p, 186 weight class). Montezuma comes to the cage accompanied by The Mayan Predator. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
242 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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31
244 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montezuma takes a swing at Crimson's ribcage but misses.
Montezuma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crimson clinches up against the cage.
Montezuma breaks from the clinch.
Crimson wants to clinch but Montezuma slips to the side
and Montezuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Crimson moves into the clinch.
Montezuma lands a nice uppercut.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Crimson working aggressively here.
Montezuma presses Crimson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montezuma lands a shot to the body.
Montezuma stalling against the cage.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
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!
Montezuma blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montezuma lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Montezuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montezuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Montezuma is blocking nicely.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Crimson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montezuma.
Montezuma is leaning against Crimson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson prevents a body shot from Montezuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Montezuma.
Montezuma lands a shot to the body.
Montezuma throws a head punch that misses.
Montezuma misses with the head strike.
Crimson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Montezuma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Crimson can turn it around.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montezuma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Montezuma misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
A short right from Montezuma.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson missing with knees to the body.
Montezuma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Montezuma.
Montezuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson misses with a knee to the head.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crimson tries to clinch there but Montezuma circles away.
Montezuma throwing a counter right hand but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Montezuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crimson instigates a clinch.
A short right from Crimson on the inside.
Montezuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montezuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Crimson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montezuma blocking some punches.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crimson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montezuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montezuma scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Montezuma.
Crimson looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Montezuma.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montezuma gets through Crimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montezuma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montezuma lands a leg kick that knocks Crimson off balance momentarily.
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 Quetzal Montezuma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Culver Crimson'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.
Crimson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crimson tries to clinch but Montezuma is having none of it.
Montezuma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crimson throws a body kick that misses.
Montezuma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crimson doesn't manage to clinch there - Montezuma circles away.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montezuma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crimson tries to clinch but Montezuma moves out of range.
Montezuma tried to counter with a leg kick but Crimson avoided it.
Crimson throws a body punch but Montezuma moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson scoring well with a low kick there.
Crimson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crimson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montezuma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crimson. Crimson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crimson gets a clinch.
Montezuma working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma lands a shot to the body.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Montezuma - that landed with a thud.
Montezuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montezuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montezuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montezuma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crimson takes a step back to recover.
Montezuma works the jab nicely.
Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crimson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montezuma cracks Crimson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crimson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Montezuma finish him?
Crimson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson misses with a double jab
and Montezuma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crimson is still on wobbly legs! Can Montezuma finish him?
Montezuma circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Crimson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Montezuma wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quetzal Montezuma!
Quetzal Montezuma is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Quetzal Montezuma, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 451 p4p, 63 weight class) and Mohammed Jihad (ranked 1087 p4p, 156 weight class). Arjuna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Om. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jihad's choice of entrance music: America! Fuck Yeah!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihad tries to clinch
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Jihad clinches with his opponent.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna scores with a shoulder strike.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Arjuna as the two fighters clinch.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna breaks from the clinch.
Jihad darts in trying to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combo that has Jihad backing up. Jihad nods at Arjuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Jihad wants to clinch but Arjuna slips to the side
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jihad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jihad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jihad wants to clinch but Arjuna slips to the side
and Arjuna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jihad! Arjuna lets Jihad back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arjuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Arjuna circles away and keeps his distance.
Jihad rushes Arjuna and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Arjuna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Jihad on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jihad.
Jihad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Arjuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna blocking some punches.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a right hand.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Arjuna.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Arjuna circles away and keeps his distance.
Arjuna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jihad closes the distance but Arjuna moves to the side
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arjuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arjuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Arjuna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jihad looks to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Jihad! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jihad to his feet! Jihad is in big trouble!
Arjuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jihad doesn't manage to clinch there - Arjuna circles away.
Arjuna is looking to counter punch.
Jihad forces Arjuna back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Arjuna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arjuna breaks from the clinch.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Jihad has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
A very excited looking Rama Arjuna 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.
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.
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