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DUEL#143 Parker vs Ashton PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 1007 p4p, 134 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 1809 p4p, 234 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vadim Nazarov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
38 - 19 - 4 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potter has Nazarov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Potter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nazarov tumbling to the mat - Potter dives into Nazarov's guard.
Potter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potter stands up over Nazarov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nazarov working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing that Potter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nazarov wants to sweep here but Potter controlling him for the moment.
Nazarov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Nazarov is retaining full guard.
Potter trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Potter preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter postures up.
Potter pushes down on Nazarov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nazarov is looking to control Potter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nazarov avoid being mounted?
Potter working over Nazarov with some ground and pound. Nazarov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nazarov wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
Potter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to roll over but Potter keeps him under control.
Potter trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Potter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Potter trying to control from half guard but Nazarov is working away.
Potter trying to pass the guard but Nazarov defending well.
Potter seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nazarov has recovered full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter passes Nazarov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Potter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nazarov defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Nazarov trying to control from the bottom.
Potter wants to take a breather but Nazarov is having none of it.
Potter stalling away here and it's allowed Nazarov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Potter postures up in Nazarov's guard and throws a big left but Nazarov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
Nazarov looking for subs off his back but Potter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Potter is pressing down on Nazarov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nazarov is holding on for now.
Potter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nazarov looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nazarov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Potter scores with a three punch combo!
Potter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Potter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Potter lands a nice forearm strike.
Potter swings around for an armbar but Nazarov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Potter's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarov can do to turn this around?
Potter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potter slips a nice elbow through Nazarov's hands, connecting with Nazarov's forehead.
Potter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazarov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter wants to take a breather but Nazarov is having none of it.
Potter stalling.
Nazarov is refusing to be controlled, as Potter sits in half guard.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura but Nazarov is defending well.
Nazarov is holding on to half guard well.
Nazarov trying to hold on to Potter's head to control him but Potter postures up.
Potter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Potter can't control as he wanted to and Nazarov manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Nazarov tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Nazarov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nazarov.
Nazarov keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Nazarov has control of Potter's left arm, preventing Potter from doing any damage.
Potter postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is pulling down on Potter's head. It's preventing any offense from Potter, at least for the moment.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Potter postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nazarov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Potter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter tries to land a body kick
and Nazarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Potter misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Nazarov.
Potter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nazarov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Potter at a distance.
Potter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Nazarov had a free shot at his head there.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazarov looks to land a right hand but Potter moved out of range.
Nazarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazarov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Potter somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nazarov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Potter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazarov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Potter somewhat.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.
Nazarov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nazarov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alexander Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Nazarov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Potter. Those never looked like landing.
Potter lands a right hook to the body.
Potter doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazarov circles away.
Potter looks for a takedown but Nazarov sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter shoots and misses
and Nazarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Potter shoots for a takedown but Nazarov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nazarov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nazarov loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter drives through with a takedown into Nazarov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nazarov wants to control but Potter passes easily into half guard.
Potter 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.
Potter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Potter prevents Nazarov from improving his position.
Potter wants to control but Nazarov is keeping him busy.
Vadim Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to roll over but Potter keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nazarov tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Potter controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is bucking up trying to escape but Potter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nazarov is trying desperately to improve position.
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nazarov can't escape the position.
Potter controlling the position easily from mount.
Potter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nazarov is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Potter controlling from the full mount.
Nazarov wants to control but Potter is having none of it.
Potter content just to control the position here.
Potter looking to control but Nazarov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Potter!
Alexander Potter decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 778 p4p, 102 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 882 p4p, 125 weight class). Bundles's entrance music is It's Tricky by Run DMC. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bundles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bundles.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bundles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
Bundles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bundles misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bundles.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bundles throws an elbow but misses.
Bundles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundles controls his hands.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
Turner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bundles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
Bundles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Bundles, against the cage.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Bundles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Bundles gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Bundles's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
Bundles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Bundles's head.
Bundles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bundles misses.
Turner wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Bundles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner rushes Bundles and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocks a body shot from Bundles.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bundles throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bundles.
Bundles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner'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.
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Bundles avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Bundles blocks an uppercut.
Bundles landing knees to the head.
Bundles leaning against his opponent.
Bundles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Bundles, against the cage.
Turner tries a body shot but Bundles blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundles's elbow.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bundles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bundles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bundles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Bundles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bundles throws an elbow that misses.
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bundles throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Ray Bundles will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner closes the distance and pushes Bundles back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Bundles.
Bundles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
Turner is pushing Bundles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Bundles.
Bundles lands a shot to the body.
Turner pushes Bundles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bundles.
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bundles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Bundles.
Turner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bundles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Bundles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles has Turner pressed against the cage.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bundles gets through Turner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bundles has Turner pushed against the cage.
Bundles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turner avoiding damage as Bundles throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Bundles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Bundles.
Turner wants to clinch up but Bundles keeps it at a distance.
Bundles is looking to counter punch.
Bundles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bundles gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundles's elbow.
Bundles pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bundles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bundles breaks from the clinch.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
Turner wants to clinch but Bundles slips to the side
and Bundles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner avoids the body shot from Bundles.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Bundles.
Bundles lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.
Bundles breaks the clinch.
Bundles looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bundles. That's going to slow Turner down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Bundles lands a right hook to the body.
Bundles lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bundles. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundles misses the jab.
Turner is looking for the big counter here.
Bundles tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Bundles misses.
Bundles throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner is working Bundles over against the cage.
Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Bundles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Bundles takes a shot to the head.
Bundles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turner is keeping busy.
Bundles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner gets a clinch.
Ben Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Bundles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Bundles misses its intended target.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles is having none of it.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner closes the distance but Bundles moves to the side
and Bundles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Bundles catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner moves out of range of the leg kick from Bundles.
A jab from Bundles misses.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bundles misses the target.
Bundles scores with a jab to the body.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
Bundles cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bundles's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Turner slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bundles throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Bundles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bundles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bundles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Bundles.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
Bundles blocking some punches.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Bundles counters with a straight right hand.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bundles misses the jab.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bundles.
Bundles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ray Bundles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundles looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Bundles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner is looking to clinch but Bundles is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Bundles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
Turner blocks the elbow strike.
Bundles wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Bundles avoiding damage.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Ben Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundles throws an elbow but it misses.
Bundles stalling.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
Bundles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Bundles is looking to counter punch.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bundles tries to circle away but Turner has him pinned against the cage.
Bundles stalling the fight.
Bundles tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Bundles, against the cage.
Ray Bundles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundles blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bundles, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
Ray Bundles 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Persecutioned (ranked 1546 p4p, 197 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 731 p4p, 93 weight class). Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Persecutioned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin throws a hook but Persecutioned avoids it easily.
Persecutioned swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sin lands a glancing blow to the side of Persecutioned's head.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and Persecutioned counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin throws a lazy body kick
and Persecutioned counters with a nice uppercut.
Persecutioned wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin dips to his left and cracks Persecutioned with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a hook. Persecutioned ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Persecutioned wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Persecutioned takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sin keeps the fight on the outside.
Persecutioned looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Sin moves out of range.
We've been informed that Sin 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.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Persecutioned moves away and avoids it.
Persecutioned swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Persecutioned.
Sin delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Persecutioned wants to clinch
and Sin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sin cracks Persecutioned with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Persecutioned to stand back up!
Persecutioned is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persecutioned moves out of range as Sin strikes.
Oh Persecutioned is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sin throws a hook but Persecutioned blocks it.
Persecutioned on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Persecutioned seems to have got his legs back now.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
Persecutioned looks to land a combination but Sin avoids it well.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Persecutioned feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Persecutioned lands with a nice combination. Sin backs away looking to recover.
Jab, jab by Sin - just one landing.
Sin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Persecutioned tries to clinch but Sin is having none of it.
Sin catches Persecutioned with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Persecutioned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Sin moves into the clinch.
Persecutioned has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Persecutioned lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Persecutioned fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Persecutioned's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Persecutioned throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sin blocks it with crossed arms.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Persecutioned.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Persecutioned creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Persecutioned's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Persecutioned lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Persecutioned misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Sin lands a hook that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Persecutioned fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
That's time! Persecutioned's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up but Sin circles away and keeps his distance.
Sin scores with a shot to the body.
Sin thuds a left hand into Persecutioned's body.
Sin lands a head shot.
Sin throws a hook but Persecutioned avoids it easily.
Persecutioned has closed the distance and engaged Sin in a clinch.
Persecutioned tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persecutioned taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sin.
Persecutioned has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Nice body punch from Sin.
Persecutioned throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Persecutioned just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sin's brow.
Persecutioned softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Sin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin with a knee to the head.
Sin blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Sin.
Persecutioned comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Sin.
Sin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Persecutioned or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sin.
Sin struggles to land a body shot inside as Persecutioned controls his hands.
Sin pushes Persecutioned against the cage. Sin is working some dirty boxing. Sin pushes off with a quick right hook! Persecutioned goes down! Persecutioned tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
An out of breath Lee Sin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Johny Persecutioned was interviewed post fight and said 'Wait where am I?!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 470 p4p, 58 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 895 p4p, 118 weight class). Ton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snap - Rythm is a Dancing. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lip Ton enters the cage!
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31
192 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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33
201 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal connects with a leg kick. Ton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal keeping full guard, as Ton tries to pass.
Ton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ton is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
Ton looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ton stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal keeping moving, preventing Ton from controlling successfully.
Staal wants to sweep here but Ton controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staal is keeping the position for now.
Ton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ton wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Ton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Staal is trying to keep Ton in close.
Ton stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Staal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ton keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ton has his foot on Staal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Staal works his way back into a safe position though.
Staal trying to control but Ton is working from the bottom.
Staal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
Staal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staal has managed to get both his arms back between Ton's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal stopping the sweep attempt from Ton.
Staal with a nice head shot there.
Ton looking for subs off his back but Staal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ton wants to improve his position but Staal is controlling well.
Ton trying to control here.
Staal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton is looking for a sweep. Staal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Staal lands strikes from half guard.
Staal working the head and body with strikes.
Ton is looking to improve his position.
Ton looking for a kimura from the bottom but Staal passes into side control!
Ton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Staal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ton looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Eric Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal scores with a push kick.
Ton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Staal throws a push kick but Ton slaps the foot to one side.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ton throws out the jab.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Ton off balance momentarily.
Ton misses the jab.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ton.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ton missing with a left hand there. Staal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal throws a leg kick but Ton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
Ton scores with a nice head shot.
Ton throws a lazy uppercut
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lip Ton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ton shoots in and drives through. Staal sprawls well.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Ton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ton looks to land a left hand but Staal moved out of range nicely.
Ton avoids a kick to the body.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Ton moved out of range.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Ton misses.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal misses with a low kick.
Ton defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal moves away from the strike by Ton.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal throws a hook but Ton blocks it.
Ton throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Ton misses with a straight left.
Ton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ton was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Ton scores with a nice head shot.
Ton misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Staal throwing a counter right hand but Ton manages to avoid it.
Staal catches Ton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Ton misses.
A jab from Ton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton lands a jab.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Ton's shoulder, as Ton tries to avoid the shot.
Ton misses with a takedown
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Eric Staal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lip Ton.
Staal shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal throws a leg kick but Ton moved away.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Staal as he avoids it easily.
Staal throws a low kick but Ton avoids it.
Ton throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Ton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Staal.
Ton lands the left hand.
Staal slips a jab from Ton.
Ton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ton throws out a loose jab but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Staal motions for Ton to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ton takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal leaves Ton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Staal scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Ton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal tried to counter with a leg kick but Ton avoided it.
Staal misses with a low kick as Ton jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Staal lands with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Staal. No joy for Ton on that attempt.
Ton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Staal was covering up waiting for the punch and Ton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Staal is pulling down on Ton's head to control his posture.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ton.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ton is looking to work some ground and pound but Staal has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ton manages to get himself to full guard.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Staal is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton wants to sweep but no luck.
Staal working some strikes from top position.
Ton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Staal passes into side control.
Ton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Staal scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal landing strikes.
Ton wants to control but Staal postures up.
Staal wants to control but Ton is keeping him busy.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Staal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ton is trying to escape the mount.
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lip Ton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ton is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands a nice shot to the head.
Staal looking to finish Ton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ton!
Ton is rocked!
Staal postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ton is out cold - huge knockout for Staal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Staal!
Lip Ton was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I have to give credit, where credits due. I will go back to training and will come back stronger than ever. Thanks for the promotion for the opportunity and the fans for coming out tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 1702 p4p, 68 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 1156 p4p, 45 weight class). Diddlybottom comes to the cage accompanied by Milquetoast. Trew comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck You - Lily Allen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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30
293 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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30
300 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trew throws a right hand that misses
and Diddlybottom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Diddlybottom.
We've been hearing reports that Diddlybottom has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diddlybottom is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diddlybottom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diddlybottom throws a punch but it's blocked by Trew.
Diddlybottom lands with a right to the head.
Trew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diddlybottom blocks it with crossed arms.
Trew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diddlybottom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trew lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diddlybottom.
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!
Diddlybottom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diddlybottom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trew pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom scores with a head kick. Trew tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Diddlybottom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diddlybottom tests Trew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trew tries to clinch but Diddlybottom is having none of it.
Trew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diddlybottom on the side of the head.
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut.
Trew scores with a nice right hand.
Trew tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diddlybottom shoots in but no luck this time.
Trew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milktoast Diddlybottom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom cracks Trew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Trew gets tackled into the cage by Diddlybottom. Diddlybottom maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trew pushes Diddlybottom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diddlybottom avoids it.
Trew looking to throw knees to the head but Diddlybottom is blocking nicely.
Diddlybottom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Diddlybottom.
Trew lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diddlybottom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trew blocks an uppercut.
Diddlybottom has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Trew is trying to keep an underhook but Diddlybottom manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diddlybottom trying to control from half guard but Trew is working away.
Trew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diddlybottom is working away from the top position though.
Trew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is trying to control. Trew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diddlybottom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diddlybottom is trying to control. Trew wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trew is trying to maintain the position but Diddlybottom is very close to passing his half guard.
Diddlybottom is trying to work for a kimura but Trew is defending well.
Diddlybottom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Diddlybottom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diddlybottom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diddlybottom trying to control the action but Trew is working from the bottom.
Diddlybottom sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diddlybottom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diddlybottom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diddlybottom dives in and grabs Trew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trew pushes down on Diddlybottom's head and hops out.
Diddlybottom takes the fight into the clinch.
Trew being controlled against the cage.
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 Milktoast Diddlybottom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diddlybottom throws a head kick but Trew moves out of range.
Trew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diddlybottom on the side of the head.
Trew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diddlybottom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diddlybottom has Trew up against the cage in a clinch.
Diddlybottom is trying to maintain a safe position but Trew gets an underhook and turns Diddlybottom into the cage.
Trew blocking some punches.
Trew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diddlybottom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trew pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diddlybottom avoiding damage.
Trew missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trew trying to land knees to the body.
Diddlybottom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trew is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom trying to stall but Trew improves his position.
Trew is working Diddlybottom over against the cage.
Good body shot from Trew.
Diddlybottom misses with the head strike.
Trew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diddlybottom backwards.
Trew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trew lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trew has Diddlybottom pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Diddlybottom is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Trew - that's hurt Diddlybottom badly! Oh, another knee lands and Diddlybottom is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Diddlybottom doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Archie Trew!
Archie Trew made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Milktoast Diddlybottom stepped up to the mic, saying 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Witcher (ranked 321 p4p, 42 weight class) and Peyton Manning (ranked 1929 p4p, 246 weight class). Manning has chosen Jiu-Jitsu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
192 lbs
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32
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Witcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peyton Manning!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witcher keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Witcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Manning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witcher wants to get back to full guard.
Witcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manning on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Manning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Witcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Manning.
Manning is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Witcher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manning maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Witcher could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Manning has cracked it and Witcher is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Manning!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peyton Manning!
A relieved looking Peyton Manning thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 613 p4p, 28 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 704 p4p, 34 weight class). Von Ketler comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Penn has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. 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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28
139 lbs
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22
140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Ketler throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Von Ketler. Beautiful body shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Von Ketler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Von Ketler is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn wants to get back to full guard but Von Ketler has mounted him!
Von Ketler cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ketler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Von Ketler content just to control the position here.
Von Ketler working Penn over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn regains half guard.
Penn is looking to control Von Ketler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn tries to get to full guard but Von Ketler has control of the leg.
Von Ketler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Ketler 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.
Penn controlling the position well.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Ketler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Von Ketler.
Penn tries to roll over but Von Ketler keeps him under control.
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.
Von Ketler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Ketler.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Ketler throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Ketler is working away from the top position though.
Von Ketler trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Von Ketler thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Ketler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Ketler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Von Ketler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Ketler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Von Ketler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Von Ketler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Ketler.
Penn trying to hold on to Von Ketler's head to control him but Von Ketler postures up.
Penn gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penn holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ketler passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Von Ketler's back. He's all about the action.
Von Ketler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eksem Von Ketler 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.
Penn lands a body shot.
Von Ketler lands a body shot.
Von Ketler connects with a body shot.
Von Ketler shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Von Ketler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Von Ketler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Ketler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking to control.
Von Ketler trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Von Ketler looking to pass the guard.
Von Ketler wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Von Ketler chips away with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn seems keen to control Von Ketler's posture.
Von Ketler throwing strikes but missing.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Ketler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Ketler trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler throws a big elbow that misses.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Von Ketler wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Ketler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn has his hands on Von Ketler's head, controlling the position.
Von Ketler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control.
Penn is controlling Von Ketler's posture.
Von Ketler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Ketler with a nice head shot there.
Von Ketler passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Ketler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Von Ketler there.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Von Ketler's back. He's all about the action.
Von Ketler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Von Ketler from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Ketler working the head and body with strikes.
Von Ketler working Penn over with strikes.
Von Ketler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Ketler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Ketler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eksem Von Ketler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Von Ketler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Von Ketler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn controls Von Ketler momentarily but Von Ketler frees himself.
Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Von Ketler pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn won't allow Von Ketler to pass to mount.
Von Ketler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to control Von Ketler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Von Ketler lands strikes from half guard.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Von Ketler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Von Ketler advances position into side control!
Von Ketler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn defending against the ground and pound.
Von Ketler working the head with strikes.
Von Ketler working the ground and pound.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Von Ketler tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Eksem Von Ketler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Von Ketler is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler lands a nice forearm strike.
Penn tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position.
Von Ketler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Ketler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Von Ketler scoring with strikes.
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Von Ketler lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Ketler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Von Ketler grinds an elbow into Penn's temple.
Penn is rocked!
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Von Ketler connects with a decent elbow.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Von Ketler finish him?
Penn is letting Von Ketler control him for a moment.
Penn tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position.
Eksem Von Ketler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Von Ketler working the ground and pound.
Von Ketler scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Penn is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Von Ketler can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
Eksem Von Ketler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 449 p4p, 55 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 616 p4p, 79 weight class). Shankoli comes to the cage accompanied by Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Deez Nutzzzz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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35
191 lbs
43 - 14 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz misses with an uppercut.
Nutzzzz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Nutzzzz slips a jab from Shankoli.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
Nutzzzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli drops his hands momentarily and Nutzzzz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nutzzzz cracks Shankoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shankoli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Nutzzzz misses
and Shankoli counters with a two punch combo.
Nutzzzz throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Shankoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nutzzzz. Nutzzzz obviously looking to wear him down.
Nutzzzz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Shankoli swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz 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.
A good leg kick by Nutzzzz.
Shankoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Shankoli throws out a loose jab but Nutzzzz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nutzzzz misses with a left hand
and Shankoli counters with a right hand to the body.
Shankoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Nutzzzz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nutzzzz! But no joy.
Shankoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shankoli misses with a looping right.
Nutzzzz misses with a left hand
and Shankoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shankoli slips a straight right by Nutzzzz.
Shankoli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nutzzzz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shankoli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutzzzz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shankoli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz jabs Shankoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shankoli throws a right hand that misses
and Nutzzzz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
Nutzzzz misses with an uppercut. Shankoli saw that one coming.
Shankoli takes one to the side of the head.
Nutzzzz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shankoli lands a left and a right that send Nutzzzz crashing to the mat, dazed. Shankoli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shankoli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nutzzzz, pushing him back against the cage.
Nutzzzz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli cracks Nutzzzz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nutzzzz is rocked!
Nutzzzz throws a poor cross that misses
and Shankoli counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Nutzzzz badly! Shankoli follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Nutzzzz out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Shankoli finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ravi Shankoli!
An intense looking Ravi Shankoli took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 183 p4p, 7 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 626 p4p, 31 weight class). Barack Obama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
143 lbs
24 - 24 - 1 |
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138 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obama takes the fight into the clinch.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Obama.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
We've been hearing reports that Obama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obama prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obama seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Obama wants a takedown but no success here.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is leaning against Obama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Obama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obama as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Obama blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama prevents a body shot from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Obama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Obama.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
A short left from Obama.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Obama is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson works on Obama's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barack Obama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obama moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Obama misses.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.
Obama moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson gets underhooks to prevent Obama's takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama works on Pearson's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pearson.
Obama blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Obama 's eye.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Obama tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head.
Obama is rocked!
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson lands a big right hand that drops Obama! The killer instinct kicks in and Pearson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pearson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
Johnny Pearson is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 56 p4p, 11 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 907 p4p, 120 weight class). Ashton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zombie Nation. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on Ashton's head and hops out.
Ashton lands a jab to the nose.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good shot there by Ashton.
Parker takes one on the button.
Ashton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
A jab from Ashton does it's job there.
Parker is looking to slow Ashton down with leg kicks.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton stalks Parker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parker's face. Parker staggers backwards, shaken.
Ashton's coach down at FIERCE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ashton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashton moves away.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Ashton.
Ashton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton misses with a leg kick.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Parker.
Ashton unleashes a big counter combination but Parker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker slips a straight right by Ashton.
Ashton misses with an uppercut.
Parker throws a combination. Ashton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ashton.
Parker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parker wants it to stay on the feet.
Parker lands with a good body shot.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Parker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ashton.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ashton.
Peter Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Ashton.
Ashton misses with a straight left.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Parker avoids the head kick by Ashton.
Parker is looking to wear down Ashton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Ashton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Ashton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ashton scores with a punch to the head.
Ashton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Ashton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parker throws Ashton to one side and escapes!
Parker throws a leg kick but Ashton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Ashton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ashton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ashton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parker walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parker checks a leg kick.
Ashton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parker finds it's way round the side to connect with Ashton's head.
Parker rushes Ashton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ashton can't break the clinch.
Ashton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Parker wants to clinch up but Ashton keeps it at a distance.
Ashton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker misses the jab.
Ashton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ashton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a leg kick that misses.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashton moves away from the strike by Parker.
Ashton throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Ashton lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ashton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
Parker swings for the body but Ashton moves out of range.
Parker lands with a cross.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ashton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Ashton lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Parker throws a front kick aimed at Ashton's knee but Ashton avoids it well.
Ashton throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ashton with a nice cross.
Jab from Ashton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ashton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
Parker wants to clinch.
Ashton counters with a body kick.
Ashton cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ashton throws a solid leg kick but Parker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ashton.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashton manages to avoid it.
Ashton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashton takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Ashton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Ashton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ashton scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ashton.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Ashton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ashton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
letting Ashton counter with a right hand.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ashton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Parker.
Nice jab there from Ashton.
Parker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashton digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Ashton with a jab.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Ashton seems unphased.
Parker walks straight into a right hand from Ashton - that's dropped him! Ashton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Parker from any more punishment! Parker complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Ashton!
Eric Ashton is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Eric Ashton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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