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RS 167 Pure Havoc PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Everett (ranked 7931 p4p, 583 weight class) and Alan Valerdi (ranked 4573 p4p, 439 weight class). Ryan Everett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Valerdi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valerdi shoots for a takedown but Everett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valerdi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Everett defends well and Valerdi ends up having to push Everett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Everett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valerdi but Valerdi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Everett looks for a takedown but Valerdi sprawls well.
Everett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Everett looks for a takedown but Valerdi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Everett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Everett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valerdi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Everett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valerdi seems a little lost for a moment, as Everett dominates the positioning.
Valerdi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valerdi is looking for a sweep.
Everett happy to just control the position for now.
Everett advances to full mount.
Everett controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerdi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Everett controlling from mount.
Everett misses with a head shot.
Everett looking to finish with strikes here!
Everett controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerdi is working to get back to half guard.
Everett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Everett wants to control the pace but Valerdi is squirming around nicely.
Everett punching from mount but Valerdi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Everett looking to control but Valerdi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Everett content just to control the position here.
Everett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Valerdi can't escape the position.
Valerdi is squirming around, avoiding Everett's attempts to control the action.
Valerdi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Everett.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everett moves to back control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Everett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Everett with that takedown attempt.
Ryan Everett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Everett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Valerdi with that takedown attempt.
Everett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valerdi manages to circle out of the way.
Valerdi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Valerdi backs away, Everett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Everett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valerdi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Everett won't be happy with that.
Everett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valerdi's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett tries to roll over but Valerdi keeps him under control.
Everett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Valerdi is breathing heavily.
Everett wants to control but Valerdi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Everett.
Valerdi wants to control from the top but Everett keeps moving.
Everett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valerdi manages to get himself to full guard.
Everett throwing strikes but missing.
Everett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Valerdi looking for subs off his back but Everett has passed one foot through into half guard.
Everett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valerdi keeps working.
Valerdi wants to get back to full guard.
Everett decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valerdi as he jumps to the side.
Valerdi darts in looking for a takedown but Everett gets double underhooks and turns Valerdi into the cage.
Everett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ryan Everett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Valerdi.
Everett looks for a takedown but Valerdi sprawls well.
Valerdi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Everett fails with a takedown attempt.
Everett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valerdi, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Everett.
Valerdi has a couple of punches blocked by Everett.
Valerdi pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valerdi pulls Everett in to control the position.
Everett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Valerdi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valerdi moves in looking to clinch but Everett pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Everett.
Everett dives in and grabs Valerdi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valerdi pushes down on Everett's head and hops out.
Everett fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Everett moves in looking to clinch but Valerdi pushes him off.
Valerdi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Everett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Valerdi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Everett as he jumps to the side.
Everett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valerdi defends well and Everett ends up having to push Valerdi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Everett lands a jab-cross combination.
Valerdi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Everett.
Valerdi is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Everett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everett throws a sloppy head kick and Valerdi moves out of range easily.
Valerdi shoots in and drives through. Everett sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valerdi tries for a takedown but Everett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Everett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan Everett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Valerdi.
Valerdi dives in and grabs Everett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Everett pushes down on Valerdi's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Everett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valerdi is fending him off so far but Everett persists. Nope, Valerdi circles away and we're back to standing.
Everett looks for a takedown but Valerdi sprawls well.
Valerdi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Everett has one foot on Valerdi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Valerdi gets tackled into the cage by Everett. Everett maintains the clinch.
Valerdi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerdi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerdi stops a takedown attempt from Everett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everett trying to stall but Valerdi improves his position.
Valerdi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Everett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valerdi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valerdi's back!
Everett has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Valerdi's body.
Everett is not going to allow Valerdi to sit and survive in this position.
Everett has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett working for a choke but Valerdi is defending well.
Everett controlling the position well here. Valerdi rolled but Everett kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Everett is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Everett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valerdi can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Everett has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Valerdi has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Will Everett go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Alan Valerdi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Everett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valerdi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Everett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Everett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Everett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJoe RRogan (ranked 4629 p4p, 153 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 5361 p4p, 175 weight class). JJoe RRogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJoe RRogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes gets the takedown into side control.
Rhodes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by RRogan, who protects the arm well.
Rhodes is looking to take a break and control but RRogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhodes tries to stand but RRogan is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes wants to control but RRogan is keeping him busy.
RRogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if RRogan tries to get out of the position.
Rhodes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RRogan tries to escape but Rhodes is in control.
Rhodes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rhodes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
RRogan is pushing Rhodes's head away, looking to escape. Rhodes manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
RRogan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rhodes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
RRogan lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RRogan is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
RRogan looks up at the clock and then as Rhodes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, RRogan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
RRogan in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've been hearing that RRogan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rhodes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
RRogan landing a few strikes.
RRogan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
RRogan is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RRogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rhodes some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
RRogan scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on RRogan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
RRogan 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.
RRogan landing a few strikes.
Rhodes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on RRogan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rhodes has hold of RRogan's hands but RRogan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
RRogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
RRogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
RRogan lands strikes from half guard.
RRogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from RRogan.
RRogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. RRogan lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from RRogan there.
Rhodes wants to get back to his feet.
RRogan working over Rhodes with some ground and pound. Rhodes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rhodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with RRogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhodes wants to get back to his feet.
RRogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
RRogan slips a nice elbow through Rhodes's hands, connecting with Rhodes's forehead.
RRogan working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. RRogan connects with a nice short shot to Rhodes's temple.
Rhodes trying to control but RRogan postures up.
Ground and pound from RRogan.
RRogan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
RRogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
RRogan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
RRogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rhodes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RRogan lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RRogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
RRogan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rhodes taking some punishment here, with RRogan in his half guard.
Rhodes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but RRogan scores with a couple of nice shots.
RRogan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
RRogan drops an elbow to the side of Rhodes's head.
RRogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
RRogan working Rhodes over with strikes.
RRogan slips a nice elbow through Rhodes's hands, connecting with Rhodes's forehead.
RRogan slips a nice elbow through Rhodes's hands, connecting with Rhodes's forehead.
Rhodes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but RRogan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. RRogan connects with a nice short shot to Rhodes's temple.
RRogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from RRogan.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
JJoe RRogan dominated that round.
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.
Rhodes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rhodes wants it to stay on the feet.
RRogan fails with a takedown attempt.
RRogan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJoe RRogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
RRogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rhodes's waist but Rhodes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing RRogan off to one side.
Rhodes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhodes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rhodes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RRogan is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
RRogan wants to stand up but Rhodes is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RRogan pushes Rhodes off and gets back to his feet.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
RRogan has one foot on Rhodes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
RRogan shoots in but Rhodes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. RRogan quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RRogan is trying to stand.
Rhodes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed RRogan's head.
RRogan kicks off Rhodes and gets to his feet.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but RRogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
RRogan misses with a takedown attempt - Rhodes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rhodes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in RRogan's guard.
Rhodes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. RRogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
RRogan wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RRogan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rhodes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rhodes taking a bit of punishment here - RRogan scoring with strikes.
RRogan scoring with punches and elbows.
RRogan lands a few punches from side control.
RRogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
RRogan is putting a hurting on Rhodes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rhodes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
RRogan working the ground and pound.
RRogan working the ground and pound.
RRogan scoring with punches from side control.
RRogan is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
RRogan scoring with punches and elbows.
RRogan is chipping away with strikes.
RRogan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rhodes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rhodes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
RRogan working the body and head with strikes.
RRogan scoring with punches from side control.
Rhodes taking a bit of punishment here - RRogan scoring with strikes.
RRogan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
JJoe RRogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
RRogan lands a nice forearm strike.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
RRogan lands a decent elbow from side control.
RRogan working the ground and pound.
RRogan scoring with punches and elbows.
RRogan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
JJoe RRogan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
RRogan dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
No luck for RRogan with that takedown attempt.
RRogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rhodes defends it nicely.
Rhodes tries to counter with a clinch but RRogan shakes him off and moves away.
RRogan walks into a straight right hand from Rhodes.
It looks like JJoe RRogan has been cut.
RRogan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJoe RRogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RRogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
RRogan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
RRogan darts in looking for a takedown but Rhodes gets double underhooks and turns RRogan into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rhodes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dusty Rhodes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhodes clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes drags the fight down to the ground.
Rhodes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
RRogan works over Rhodes with some ground and pound from guard.
Rhodes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
RRogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with a solid left hand.
RRogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
RRogan landing with the ground and pound.
RRogan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RRogan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
RRogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
RRogan working the body and head with strikes.
RRogan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rhodes some visible discomfort.
Rhodes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with a big right hand but Rhodes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rhodes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
RRogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rhodes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
RRogan lands some shots froms side control.
Rhodes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
RRogan scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RRogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
RRogan working away.
RRogan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
RRogan lands a few punches from side control.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
RRogan working the head with strikes.
RRogan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
RRogan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rhodes struggling a bit here.
RRogan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
RRogan is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RRogan is putting a hurting on Rhodes here, landing some big shots from side control.
RRogan lands a decent elbow from side control.
RRogan in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rhodes tries to buck RRogan off but RRogan is having none of it.
RRogan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rhodes taking punishment in the form of punches.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with a big right hand but Rhodes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
RRogan is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
RRogan working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on RRogan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
RRogan cracks Rhodes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
RRogan cracks Rhodes with a big elbow.
Rhodes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dusty Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JJoe RRogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RRogan controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJoe RRogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for RRogan, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJoe RRogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Clavaro (ranked 4498 p4p, 528 weight class) and Steve Steward (ranked 4760 p4p, 550 weight class). Steward has chosen CFO% - Worlds Apart as his entrance music. Steve Steward is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Clavaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Martin Clavaro has been cut.
Steward lands with a good body shot.
Clavaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clavaro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Steward on his heels. He'll look to pass Steward's guard now, I'm sure.
Steward is wriggling around but Clavaro manages to pass to half guard.
Clavaro is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steward won't allow Clavaro to pass to mount.
Steward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clavaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clavaro escapes and gets back to his feet.
Steward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steward digs a good hook to Clavaro's body.
Clavaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steward stuffs the takedown attempt from Clavaro. Clavaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Clavaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steward lands with a shot to the body.
Steward has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clavaro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steward lands a nice hook to Clavaro's body. Clavaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steward fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clavaro walks into a jab.
Steward feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Clavaro sprawling to the canvas! Clavaro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steward finish him?!
Clavaro is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steward punishes Clavaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Clavaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clavaro is breathing heavily.
Clavaro bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Steward comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Clavaro falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Clavaro was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Steward!
Steve Steward gave a mention to Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Egorov (ranked 4908 p4p, 162 weight class) and Henry Dookiebreath (ranked 3645 p4p, 50 weight class). Henry Dookiebreath has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexey Egorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Dookiebreath!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dookiebreath has closed the distance and engaged Egorov in a clinch.
A short right from Dookiebreath on the inside.
Egorov working hard to break the clinch.
Dookiebreath has had enough of the clinch but Egorov keeps him there for the moment.
Egorov can't get the takedown.
Dookiebreath is pressed up against the cage. Egorov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dookiebreath down to the mat. Dookiebreath avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henry Dookiebreath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dookiebreath defends it nicely.
It seemed like Dookiebreath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Egorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egorov dodges the punch combination from Dookiebreath.
Dookiebreath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egorov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dookiebreath has closed the distance and engaged Egorov in a clinch.
Egorov letting Dookiebreath take a breather here.
Dookiebreath breaks from the clinch.
Egorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egorov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dookiebreath moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egorov goes for a takedown attempt but Dookiebreath pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dookiebreath misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dookiebreath throws a hook to the side of Egorov's head but Egorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Dookiebreath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dookiebreath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dookiebreath scores with a shoulder strike.
Dookiebreath is trying to break the clinch but Egorov has him pressed against the cage.
Egorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dookiebreath's efforts to push away.
Dookiebreath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egorov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Egorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dookiebreath as he avoids it easily.
Dookiebreath throws out a loose jab but Egorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dookiebreath drops Egorov with a beautiful combination! Egorov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dookiebreath is looking for the KO!
It looks like Alexey Egorov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egorov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dookiebreath defends well and Egorov ends up having to push Dookiebreath into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Egorov is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Dookiebreath. Those never looked like landing.
Egorov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dookiebreath looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dookiebreath explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dookiebreath but Dookiebreath pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Egorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dookiebreath throws out the jab.
Dookiebreath connects with a superb combination that knocks Egorov out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Dookiebreath before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Egorov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Dookiebreath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 4018 p4p, 466 weight class) and Darren Dahok (ranked 5508 p4p, 573 weight class). Dahok is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holy Moses. 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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183 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Dahok!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup throws a right hand that Dahok ducks under and follows up with a left that Dahok also avoids with ease.
Dahok lands a jab to Cup's midsection.
Cup takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dahok throws a jab but it's blocked by Cup.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dahok.
Cup tries to clinch up.
Cup looks to land a combination but Dahok avoids it well.
Cup throws a lazy uppercut
and Dahok counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Cup's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cup misses with a right hand
and Dahok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cup looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cup.
Cup throws a hook to the side of Dahok's head but Dahok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dahok feints a counter leg kick.
Dahok lands with a nice combination. Cup backs away looking to recover.
Cup misses with a hook.
Dahok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahok with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cup. Dahok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Darren Dahok has been cut.
We've been informed that Dahok has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cup throws out a powerful jab.
Dahok lands a lovely overhand right.
Cup instigates a clinch.
Cup is trying to break the clinch but Dahok has him pressed against the cage.
Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cup takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup misses with a right hand
and Dahok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahok takes a swing at Cup's ribcage but misses.
Cup tries to clinch there but Dahok circles away.
Dahok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cup misses the shot to the body.
Dahok throws out a loose jab but Cup uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Cup does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dahok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dahok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Dahok.
A shot to the body from Cup misses
and Dahok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darren Dahok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cup misses with a straight left.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dahok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dahok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dahok swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Dahok.
Cup lands an overhand right.
Dahok is rocked!
Cup gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dahok is still on wobbly legs! Can Cup finish him?
Cup lands a nice shot to the body.
Cup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dahok leaves his chin hanging out and Cup seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dahok crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Cup!
Red Cup seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John McCoy (ranked 2983 p4p, 264 weight class) and Irshaad Sayed (ranked 3492 p4p, 297 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McCoy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irshaad Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes one to the chin there.
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy has closed the distance and engaged Sayed in a clinch.
Sayed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped McCoy 's head back.
McCoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCoy somewhat.
Sayed throws out a counter right but McCoy avoids it with no problem.
Sayed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sayed.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
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!
McCoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sayed 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.
Sayed scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Sayed coming out on top.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Sayed lands.
Sayed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sayed as McCoy shoots in.
Sayed throws a right and a left that McCoy avoids nicely.
Sayed scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed scores with a head kick.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayed circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayed stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy 's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a right hand that Sayed ducks under and follows up with a left that Sayed also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Sayed.
McCoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but McCoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sayed throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayed, as that shot connected.
Sayed tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayed lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
Sayed misses with the combination.
It looked like McCoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sayed.
Sayed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sayed - just one landing.
Sayed lands a right hook to the body.
Sayed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sayed jabs McCoy right on the nose. McCoy blinks but takes it well.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sayed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCoy 's head.
Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayed.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCoy thuds his right hand into Sayed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayed lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy 's hand.
McCoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCoy connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
McCoy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sayed.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCoy is defended easily by Sayed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCoy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick from Sayed lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
Sayed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayed lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sayed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCoy dives in for a single leg takedown but Sayed sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sayed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Sayed looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sayed lands with a nice combination. McCoy backs away looking to recover.
McCoy fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sayed is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sayed 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.
Sayed throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
Sayed scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed connects with a crisp jab.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
Sayed feints a jab promting McCoy to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sayed.
Sayed stuffs the takedown attempt from McCoy . McCoy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy dives in and grabs Sayed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayed pushes down on McCoy 's head and hops out.
McCoy moves forwards but Sayed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Sayed ducks down to avoid it.
Sayed lands a head shot.
Sayed tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCoy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick from Sayed lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
Sayed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sayed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy .
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McCoy . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McCoy with a poor takedown
and Sayed counters with a left and a right that stings McCoy .
Sayed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayed.
McCoy throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Sayed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
Sayed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCoy throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
McCoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayed's waist but Sayed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCoy off to one side.
McCoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCoy showed some decent athleticism there.
Sayed has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McCoy is on him like a limpet, forcing Sayed back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sayed breaks the clinch.
Sayed looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sayed scores with a sloppy right hand. McCoy should have avoided that one.
Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses McCoy 's front leg but catches the back leg as McCoy tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy 's head.
Sayed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sayed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sayed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sayed scores with a nice right hand.
McCoy dives in and scores a takedown into Sayed's guard.
Sayed is looking to stand back up but McCoy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sayed.
McCoy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sayed kicks off McCoy and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayed throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayed.
Sayed throws a jab when McCoy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy .
Sayed looks to score with a jab to the body but McCoy is just out of range.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayed.
Sayed unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Sayed.
Sayed digs a good hook to McCoy 's body.
Sayed misses with a two punch combination.
Sayed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sayed misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Sayed.
Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCoy walks into a left hand.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Sayed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sayed is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Sayed circles away easily
and Sayed counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sayed cracks McCoy with a good jab.
McCoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sayed tries to avoid it but McCoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sayed to the ground. Sayed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McCoy . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sayed but Sayed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sayed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sayed sprawls well. He's pushed McCoy 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sayed throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed scores with a head kick. McCoy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed moves away from the strike by McCoy .
Sayed feints a counter leg kick.
Sayed lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayed.
McCoy darts in looking for a takedown but Sayed gets double underhooks and turns McCoy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sayed!
Sayed cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayed.
Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayed throws a nice head kick!
Sayed misses with a double jab
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed keeps McCoy at a distance using the push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Jin Ipa (ranked 1708 p4p, 184 weight class) and Bogdan Yanovich (ranked 3211 p4p, 327 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bogdan Yanovich enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Jin Ipa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bogdan Yanovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ipa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ipa cracks Yanovich with a solid left hand.
Yanovich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ipa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yanovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ipa distracts Yanovich with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ipa throws a big elbow that misses.
Yanovich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ipa throwing strikes from guard but Yanovich blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yanovich's head.
Yanovich controlling the position.
Ipa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanovich pulls Ipa in close to his closed guard and prevents Ipa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yanovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ipa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ipa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ipa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yanovich holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ipa shoots in and gets a takedown into Yanovich's guard.
Ipa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ipa being controlled here momentarily.
Ipa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yanovich's guard.
Ipa trying to control the action but Yanovich is working from the bottom.
Ipa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yanovich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ipa is working away from the top position though.
Ipa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich controlling the position for now.
Ipa lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanovich is concentrating on defense, preventing Ipa from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ipa connects with a nice short shot to Yanovich's temple.
Ipa seems to be working for a kimura but Yanovich defends the submission attempt.
Yanovich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ipa is working away from the top position though.
Ipa is looking for a kimura but Yanovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ipa to get the leverage.
Ipa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yanovich is staying active underneath Ipa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yanovich trying to control here.
Ipa wants to pass the guard but Yanovich is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Jin Ipa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yanovich moves into the clinch.
Yanovich lands a shoulder strike.
Ipa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanovich can do to turn this around?
Ipa looking for a takedown.
Yanovich missing with knees to the body.
Yanovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yanovich missing with knees to the body.
Yanovich lands with a right to the head.
Ipa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yanovich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ipa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Jin Ipa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanovich stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yanovich.
Ipa tries to score a body lock takedown but Yanovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ipa backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Yanovich.
Yanovich prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich has Ipa pushed against the cage.
Yanovich is pressed up against the cage. Ipa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yanovich down to the mat. Yanovich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yanovich has managed to clinch.
Ipa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yanovich prevents it.
Yanovich'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.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yanovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yanovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yanovich effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bogdan Yanovich.
Ipa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ipa sets himself, and Yanovich steps forward looking for the clinch! Ipa avoids it this time.
Ipa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yanovich but Yanovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yanovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ipa. Ipa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ipa misses with a takedown attempt - Yanovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yanovich wants to counter the offense by Ipa and move into the clinch position.
Yanovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ipa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yanovich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ipa somewhat.
Ipa goes for a double leg but Yanovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yanovich continues to drive forward.
Ipa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yanovich sprawls well. Yanovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ipa gets slowly back to his feet.
Yanovich stuffs the takedown.
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!
Yanovich clinches up with Ipa and pushes him back against the cage.
Yanovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yanovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Yanovich.
Bogdan Yanovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ipa backwards.
Ipa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ipa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yanovich prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Yanovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yanovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ipa backwards.
Yanovich lands a right hand.
Yanovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yanovich lands with a right to the head.
Ipa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yanovich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yanovich lands a right hand.
Ipa is rocked!
Yanovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oh Ipa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ipa up against the cage.
Yanovich stalling.
Ipa seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Ipa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yanovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yanovich lands with a right to the head.
Yanovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Ipa backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yanovich.
Stalling in the clinch from Yanovich.
Yanovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Ipa wants a takedown.
Yanovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ipa backwards.
Yanovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yanovich creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ipa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ipa drops to his knees and Yanovich pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Yanovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Madruga (ranked 1464 p4p, 199 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 2297 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otavio Madruga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madruga.
Madruga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cup misses with an uppercut. Madruga saw that one coming.
Cup scores with a hook.
It looks like Otavio Madruga has been cut.
Madruga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cup misses with a few strikes there.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Madruga moved out of range.
Madruga wants to clinch.
Cup swings for the body but Madruga moves out of range.
We've been told by Madruga's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Tr�ningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cup misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madruga lands a nice looking body shot.
Cup misses with a jab to the body
enabling Madruga to counter with a crisp jab.
Blue Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madruga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madruga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cup is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Cup shuts the power down on Madruga. Lights out, game over! Cup is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blue Cup!
A very excited looking Blue Cup 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hoodoo (ranked 1591 p4p, 220 weight class) and Douche Canoe (ranked 1468 p4p, 203 weight class). Hoodoo comes to the cage accompanied by I Put A Spell On You. Douche Canoe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hoodoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douche Canoe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoodoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoodoo gets caught napping as Canoe dives in and scores a takedown. Hoodoo manages to retain guard.
Canoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canoe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoodoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canoe.
Canoe throws a strike but Hoodoo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Canoe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Canoe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hoodoo has passed into side control.
Canoe tries to buck Hoodoo off but Hoodoo is having none of it.
Hoodoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Canoe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodoo trying to control the action but Canoe is working from the bottom.
Hoodoo controls the position from side control.
Canoe manages to get back to half guard.
Hoodoo is thwarting Canoe's attempts to control the position.
Canoe is looking for a sweep. Hoodoo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoodoo throwing shots but Canoe is blocking nicely.
Hoodoo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Canoe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Canoe.
Hoodoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Canoe is trying to control the position but Hoodoo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Canoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Canoe has a closed guard, preventing Hoodoo from standing up.
Canoe keeping moving, preventing Hoodoo from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Canoe controlling Hoodoo's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Canoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Hoodoo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Canoe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canoe slips a jab and a cross from Hoodoo.
Canoe feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Canoe with that takedown attempt.
Canoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoodoo throws out the jab.
Canoe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry Hoodoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Hoodoo throws a hook but Canoe blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Canoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canoe looks for a takedown but Hoodoo sprawls well.
Hoodoo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Hoodoo leaves Canoe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoodoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Canoe slips under a jab.
Canoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoodoo sprawls well. Hoodoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Canoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoodoo leaves Canoe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Hoodoo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hoodoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douche Canoe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Canoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoodoo throws out the jab.
Canoe with a poor takedown
and Hoodoo counters by moving into the clinch.
Canoe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoodoo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoodoo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoodoo controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canoe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canoe avoids it.
Canoe misses with a body punch.
Hoodoo misses with a knee strike.
Canoe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Canoe manages to end up in side control.
Canoe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Canoe lands some shots froms side control.
Hoodoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canoe can do to turn this around?
Hoodoo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoodoo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoodoo is trying to stand up here but Canoe is controlling him well.
Hoodoo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoodoo keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoodoo defending well though.
Canoe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoodoo is trying to control but can't.
Hoodoo moves into full guard.
Canoe throws a big elbow that misses.
Douche Canoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoodoo seems keen to control Canoe's posture.
Canoe wants to control from the top but Hoodoo keeps moving.
Canoe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Canoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoodoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoodoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoodoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canoe postures up and lands a big shot to Hoodoo's brow.
Canoe chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Canoe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoodoo keeping moving, preventing Canoe from controlling successfully.
Canoe distracts Hoodoo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoodoo is rocked!
Canoe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hoodoo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Douche Canoe!
After the fight, Douche Canoe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bland (ranked 1240 p4p, 41 weight class) and Mr Joshua (ranked 1053 p4p, 25 weight class). Joshua has chosen Problem Child as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Joshua enters the cage!
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33
290 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Bland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua instigates a clinch.
Bland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Bland as he checks the leg kick.
Bland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bland throws a hook to the side of Joshua's head but Joshua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bland looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshua is just out of range.
Joshua connects with an inside leg kick.
Bland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Mr Joshua has been cut.
Bland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshua.
Joshua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joshua lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jerome Bland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bland misses the jab.
Joshua defending well as Bland loads up on a big left hand.
Bland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Joshua misses with a body kick.
Bland throws a looping overhand right but Joshua ducks down to avoid it.
Joshua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bland tries to counter by clinching up but Joshua breaks away and moves out of range.
Bland misses with a straight right.
Joshua throws a low kick but Bland moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch but Bland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joshua lands a body shot.
Joshua slips a straight right by Bland.
Bland misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Joshua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joshua works Bland's body with a nice hook.
Joshua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joshua tests Bland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Joshua.
Bland scores with a jab to the head.
Bland misses with an uppercut. Joshua saw that one coming.
Bland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshua.
Bland looks to land a combination but Joshua avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bland missing with a left hand there. Joshua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshua moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Joshua misses.
Joshua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bland connects with a looping right hand.
Joshua tries a low kick but Bland avoids it.
Joshua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bland takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joshua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bland misses with a wild combination.
Joshua moves out of range as Bland strikes.
Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Joshua staying out of range there.
Bland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
Bland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bland scores with a hook to the body.
Bland misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bland.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Bland.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Bland.
Bland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bland lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Joshua.
Joshua stalling in the clinch.
Bland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joshua.
Bland tries to throw a body punch but Joshua avoids it by throwing Bland back against the cage.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua wants to stall.
Joshua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bland breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bland circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bland. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bland throws out the jab.
Joshua tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bland checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Joshua blocks the leg kick.
Bland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joshua digs a good hook to Bland's body.
Bland misses the jab.
Joshua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bland misses with an uppercut. Joshua saw that one coming.
Bland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bland throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bland.
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 Jerome Bland will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joshua tries a low kick but Bland avoids it.
Bland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bland throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshua looks to land a right hand but Bland moved out of range.
Bland misses with a looping left.
Joshua connects with the punch.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Bland moved away.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Bland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joshua circles away quickly and effectively.
Joshua tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joshua scores with a jab to the head.
Joshua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Bland.
Nice shot by Joshua.
Joshua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bland is able to avoid easily.
Joshua is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bland. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries to clinch up.
Jerome Bland is winning the standup battle so far.
Bland misses the shot to the body.
Bland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joshua feints and then cracks Bland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bland down.
Joshua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joshua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bland.
Joshua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bland appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jerome Bland's cut is getting worse.
Joshua drops Bland with a straight right hand, right on the button! Joshua follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joshua!
Mr Joshua is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mr Joshua gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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