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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 5915 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryn Henderson (ranked 5839 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryn Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sonny Liston has been cut.
Liston feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liston wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Liston content to stall in guard here.
Liston with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep but Liston has passed to side control!
Check out the look on Liston's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Liston advances to mount.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Liston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston raining down shots from the mount!
Liston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Liston lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Liston controlling from the full mount.
Liston landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston controlling from the full mount.
Liston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Liston 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.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Liston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Liston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Liston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liston looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Liston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liston is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liston controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Liston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Liston controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston working Henderson over with strikes.
Liston controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Liston is controlling the pace.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Liston in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henderson tries to roll over but Liston keeps him under control.
Liston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Liston gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice defenses there by Liston.
Liston wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liston.
Liston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson tries to kick Liston off in order to stand up. Liston Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Liston just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Liston cracks Henderson with a big right hand but Henderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Liston scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Liston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liston shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liston tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Liston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liston tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston is looking to clinch.
Liston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Liston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Liston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson clobbers Liston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liston shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Liston is just out of range.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Liston moved out of range nicely.
Liston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Liston.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Liston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Liston seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liston momentarily.
Ryn Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liston shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson steps in with a hook that catches Liston right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Henderson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Liston looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryn Henderson!
Ryn Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 5797 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Ifamia (ranked 5810 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Norris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Ifamia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ifamia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Ifamia lands an uppercut.
Ifamia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ifamia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ifamia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ifamia.
Norris tries to work over Ifamia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ifamia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ifamia manages to break the clinch.
Ifamia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ifamia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ifamia is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ifamia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Ifamia pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ifamia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Ifamia scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ifamia pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ifamia lands a right hand.
Ifamia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ifamia.
Ifamia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ifamia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ifamia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ifamia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Ifamia.
Ifamia lands with a light punch inside.
Ifamia lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ifamia scores with a shoulder strike.
Ifamia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ifamia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ifamia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ifamia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ifamia.
Ifamia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
A short right from Ifamia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ifamia gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ifamia lands a left hand.
Ifamia lands with a light punch inside.
Ifamia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Ifamia.
Ifamia breaks the clinch.
Norris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ifamia moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
A short right from Ifamia.
A short left from Ifamia.
Ifamia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ifamia lands a left hand.
Ifamia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ifamia.
Ifamia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Ifamia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Ifamia lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Ifamia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ifamia lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ifamia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ifamia scores with a shoulder strike.
Ifamia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ifamia.
Ifamia gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ifamia lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia lands a nice uppercut.
Ifamia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Ifamia lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ifamia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris is rocked!
A short left from Ifamia.
Oh Norris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands with a short shot to the head.
Norris tries to pull guard but Ifamia won't allow it.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ifamia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ifamia scores with a hook to the body.
Ifamia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ifamia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ifamia walks away with a smile on his face. Norris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ifamia swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ifamia throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ifamia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ifamia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ifamia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ifamia digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ifamia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ifamia lands with a left to the head.
Ifamia pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Ifamia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ifamia clinches with his opponent.
Ifamia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ifamia lands with a right to the head.
Ifamia lands a shoulder strike.
Ifamia is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ifamia is working Norris over against the cage.
Ifamia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ifamia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
A short right from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands with a left to the head.
Ifamia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ifamia lands with a left to the head.
Ifamia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ifamia lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ifamia lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands a right hand.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ifamia breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ifamia instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ifamia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ifamia drops Norris onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Norris is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ifamia presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ifamia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ifamia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ifamia gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ifamia.
Ifamia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ifamia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ifamia pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ifamia lands a big right hand that drops Norris! The killer instinct kicks in and Ifamia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ifamia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Ifamia!
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FIGHT
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