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RFL - 46 The New Generation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Amadeo (ranked 24268 p4p, 510 weight class) and Tony Huge (ranked 23343 p4p, 521 weight class). Tony Huge will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Amadeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Huge!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huge defending well as Amadeo loads up on a big left hand.
Huge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huge looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Huge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amadeo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Amadeo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Amadeo keeping full guard, as Huge tries to pass.
Amadeo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadeo wants to sweep but no luck.
Amadeo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amadeo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeo has Huge pulled in close to control his posture.
Huge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amadeo is pulling down on Huge's head. It's preventing any offense from Huge, at least for the moment.
Amadeo has his foot on Huge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huge works his way back into a safe position though.
Amadeo being controlled here, momentarily.
Huge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amadeo wants to hit a switch here but Huge passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Amadeo there!
Huge trying to control but Amadeo is having none of it.
Huge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Amadeo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amadeo is desperately trying to improve his position but Huge has a good base and remains in mount.
Huge looking to finish with strikes here!
Huge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Amadeo tries to lock up and control but Huge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amadeo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Amadeo tries to hold on but Huge postures up.
Amadeo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Amadeo throws a big right hand that misses.
Huge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amadeo defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amadeo throws an elbow that misses. Huge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amadeo's guard. Nice move by Huge!
Huge chips away with some ground and pound.
Huge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amadeo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huge's guard.
Amadeo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huge is looking to sweep but instead, Amadeo has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Huge dominated that 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.
Huge shoots in looking for a takedown but Amadeo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huge's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amadeo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Huge is defending against the submission attempts here by Amadeo.
Huge trying to control from the bottom.
Amadeo lands strikes from half guard.
Huge trying to control but Amadeo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadeo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amadeo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Huge misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeo prevents Huge from improving his position.
Huge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Amadeo.
Tony Huge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amadeo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amadeo.
Amadeo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huge!
Huge tries to reverse the position but Amadeo maintains control.
Amadeo landing shots from mount.
Amadeo working for a guillotine from mount but Huge is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Amadeo wants to control but Huge is keeping him busy.
Huge wants to get back to full guard.
Huge wants to control but Amadeo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amadeo working over Huge with some ground and pound. Huge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Amadeo prevents Huge from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Amadeo connects with a nice short shot to Huge's temple.
Amadeo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Amadeo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeo is trying to control the action in half guard but Huge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amadeo is thwarting Huge's attempts to control the position.
Amadeo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Huge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amadeo.
Huge is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amadeo wants to control but Huge is keeping him busy.
Amadeo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Amadeo lands strikes from half guard.
Amadeo is thwarting Huge's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge punching from the bottom.
Amadeo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amadeo lands with a punch from half guard.
Amadeo is trying for a kimura here. Huge looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Amadeo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mason Amadeo!
The defeated Tony Huge had this to say: 'Hey maaann'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslaw Pawlowski (ranked 6649 p4p, 605 weight class) and Gvo Gvo (ranked 24342 p4p, 654 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslaw Pawlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gvo Gvo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gvo fails with the takedown.
Pawlowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gvo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Gvo is defending well.
Pawlowski stands up and beckons Gvo to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gvo is fending him off so far but Pawlowski persists. Nope, Gvo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gvo Gvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gvo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gvo wants it to stay on the feet.
Gvo shoots in looking for a takedown but Pawlowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gvo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gvo fails with a takedown attempt.
Miroslaw Pawlowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gvo Gvo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gvo stuffs the takedown.
Gvo throws a body kick that misses.
Gvo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gvo managing to block the knees to the body from Pawlowski.
Pawlowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gvo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gvo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pawlowski is breathing heavily.
Pawlowski closes the distance but Gvo moves to the side
and Gvo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gvo.
Gvo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pawlowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pawlowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gvo stands up over Pawlowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gvo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gvo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gvo tries to stand but Pawlowski is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pawlowski wants to clinch
and Gvo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pawlowski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gvo manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gvo tries to control but Pawlowski wriggling away.
Pawlowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gvo controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Pawlowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pawlowski working to try and regain half guard.
Gvo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gvo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pawlowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pawlowski wants to stand back up but Gvo manages to pass into side control.
Gvo trying to control the position but Pawlowski is working away.
Pawlowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gvo connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gvo Gvo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pawlowski closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Pawlowski to work.
Pawlowski jumps guard and drags Gvo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gvo gets to his feet. Pawlowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gvo forces Pawlowski back against the cage and clinches.
Gvo pushes off an throws an elbow but Pawlowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pawlowski fails to pull guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gvo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gvo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawlowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gvo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gvo breaks the clinch.
Gvo has his takedown stuffed
and Pawlowski counters with a series of strikes. Gvo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pawlowski rushes Gvo and presses him up against the cage.
Pawlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gvo has him pressed against the cage.
Pawlowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Gvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pawlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Gvo is trying to pull guard but Pawlowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gvo is struggling to control the position.
Gvo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gvo moves into range and clinches up with Pawlowski.
Gvo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miroslaw Pawlowski has been cut.
Pawlowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gvo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pawlowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pawlowski tries to clinch up but Gvo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gvo lands a big head kick that sends Pawlowski tumbling to the mat! Gvo takes a step backwards and waves Pawlowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pawlowski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pawlowski gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gvo Gvo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Cailloux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Yu (ranked 6274 p4p, 601 weight class). Zhao Yu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blaise Cailloux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhao Yu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu gets caught napping as Cailloux dives in and scores a takedown. Yu manages to retain guard.
Cailloux stays in close to Yu's body and controls the position.
Cailloux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu's head.
Yu working for a triangle but Cailloux defends it easily.
Yu is trying to control the position but Cailloux postures up.
Cailloux scoring with some ground and pound.
Cailloux is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailloux with a nice head shot there.
Cailloux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cailloux chips away with some ground and pound.
Yu looking to control.
Cailloux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cailloux lands a couple of elbows.
Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cailloux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cailloux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cailloux stands up over Yu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cailloux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cailloux cracks Yu with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu trying to control the position.
Yu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cailloux is one step ahead there.
Cailloux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cailloux working some strikes from top position.
Cailloux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cailloux wants to pass the guard but Yu is keeping the position.
Yu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cailloux gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu is trying to keep Cailloux in close.
Cailloux controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cailloux's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yu tries to clinch up but Cailloux circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Cailloux circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cailloux throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cailloux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yu.
Yu shoots in for a double leg but Cailloux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaise Cailloux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cailloux shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cailloux 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.
Yu tries to roll over but Cailloux keeps him under control.
Cailloux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yu looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cailloux working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cailloux drops an elbow to the side of Yu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaise Cailloux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cailloux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Yu tries to counter it with a takedown but Cailloux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cailloux looking to score a takedown here. Yu is defending well but Cailloux drives through and ends up in Yu's guard.
Yu is wriggling around but Cailloux manages to pass to half guard.
Cailloux not doing much here.
Cailloux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yu trying to control from the bottom.
Yu is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cailloux is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cailloux lands strikes from half guard.
Yu tries to roll over but Cailloux keeps him under control.
Yu manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cailloux keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Yu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cailloux throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cailloux misses the target.
The fighters circling - Cailloux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cailloux throws the left hand but Yu avoids the punch easily.
Cailloux shoots in and bounces Yu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cailloux engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to stand and escape but Cailloux is having none of it.
Cailloux with a nice head shot there.
Cailloux connects with a couple of short punches.
Yu is trying to keep Cailloux in close.
Cailloux is stalling in the full guard.
Yu is looking for a triangle but Cailloux pushes his legs off easily.
Cailloux advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Cailloux stalls from top position.
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.
Cailloux cracks Yu with a big right hand but Yu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yu wants to control but Cailloux postures up.
Check out the look on Cailloux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cailloux cracks Yu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cailloux is working Yu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cailloux landing a few strikes.
Yu taking a bit of punishment here - Cailloux scoring with strikes.
Yu can't do much from the bottom here.
Cailloux is chipping away with strikes.
Cailloux works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yu is letting Cailloux control him for a moment.
Cailloux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yu to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yu is trying to escape the position but Cailloux is controlling the position.
Yu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yu is being controlled here.
Cailloux landing a few strikes.
Yu is rocked!
Cailloux is working Yu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yu is still in real trouble! Can Cailloux finish him?
Cailloux crunches a massive hammerfist down on Yu - he's out! Cailloux Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blaise Cailloux!
After the big win, Blaise Cailloux made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bizzle (ranked 5024 p4p, 338 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 8433 p4p, 410 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Bizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzle shoots in and bounces Howlett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howlett wants to stand and escape but Bizzle is having none of it.
Bizzle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Howlett has a closed guard, preventing Bizzle from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett wants to stand up but Bizzle is controlling him.
Bizzle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bizzle passes Howlett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bizzle with the ground and pound but Howlett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bizzle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bizzle advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bizzle seems to be looking for submissions.
Howlett is trying to stand up here but Bizzle is controlling him well.
Howlett kicks Bizzle off and gets back to his feet.
Howlett looks to throw the jab but Bizzle is out of range.
Howlett throws a right and a left that Bizzle avoids nicely.
Bizzle thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bizzle leaves Howlett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizzle is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle clinches with his opponent.
Howlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howlett misses with a two punch combination.
Bizzle leaves Howlett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bizzle throws a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
Bizzle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Bizzle rushes Howlett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howlett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bizzle after a bit of a struggle.
Bubba Bizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Howlett.
Howlett wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Bizzle as the two fighters clinch.
Howlett looks winded!
Bizzle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bizzle has control of Howlett's left arm, preventing Howlett from doing any damage.
Howlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bizzle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle has control of Howlett's left arm, preventing Howlett from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howlett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howlett drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bizzle dives on top into guard.
Bizzle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizzle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Howlett's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Bizzle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bizzle has Howlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Bizzle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howlett can do to turn this around?
Bizzle manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Bizzle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizzle looking to score a takedown here. Howlett is defending well but Bizzle drives through and ends up in Howlett's guard.
Bizzle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Howlett dives on top into guard.
Howlett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bizzle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Howlett defends well.
Howlett throws an elbow that misses. Bizzle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howlett's guard. Nice move by Bizzle!
Bizzle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizzle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bizzle throwing strikes from guard but Howlett blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzle advances to half guard.
Bizzle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Howlett has one foot on Bizzle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Howlett throws a right and a left that Bizzle avoids nicely.
Howlett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizzle.
Howlett throws a series of strikes that have Bizzle backpedaling.
It looks like Bubba Bizzle has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Howlett misses.
Bizzle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
We've been told by Bizzle's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howlett throws a right and a left that Bizzle avoids nicely.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizzle manages to avoid it.
Bizzle darts in and clinches Howlett up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett is trying to drag Bizzle to the mat but Bizzle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howlett is breathing heavily.
Bizzle pulls Howlett into guard.
Bizzle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howlett's guard.
Bizzle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bizzle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Howlett for as long as he can get away with.
Howlett wants to stand and escape but Bizzle is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bizzle advances position into side control!
Bizzle misses with the ground and pound.
Howlett is looking to get back to his feet here but Bizzle is keeping cool and he's managed to take Howlett's back.
Bizzle has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Howlett's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Howlett! Can he survive? No! He's out! Bizzle gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba Bizzle!
A victorious Bubba Bizzle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Chojnowski (ranked 4610 p4p, 447 weight class) and Jim Sterntz (ranked 4246 p4p, 425 weight class). Chojnowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nothing More - Do You Really Want It ?. This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Chojnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Sterntz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chojnowski has Sterntz up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Chojnowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sterntz.
Sterntz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sterntz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chojnowski backwards.
Chojnowski is trying to pull guard but Sterntz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chojnowski tries a body shot but Sterntz blocks it.
Chojnowski wants a takedown.
Sterntz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sterntz is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chojnowski.
Chojnowski is trying to stall.
Chojnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sterntz'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.
Chojnowski looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to work over Chojnowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chojnowski is trying to break the clinch but Sterntz has him pressed against the cage.
Chojnowski has been working on his balance at Cheese Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sterntz.
Sterntz digs a right hand into Chojnowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chojnowski's gas tank.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Chojnowski is blocking nicely.
Chojnowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sterntz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chojnowski trying to stall but Sterntz improves his position.
Chojnowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterntzs head.
Still in the clinch, Sterntz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chojnowski avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sterntz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Chojnowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Sterntz.
Sterntz has Chojnowski pushed against the cage.
Sterntz pushes off an throws an elbow but Chojnowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sterntz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Chojnowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterntz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Sterntz.
Sterntz blocks an uppercut.
Sterntz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sterntz can't find room to land a body shot as Chojnowski controls the action.
Sterntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sterntz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chojnowski blocks the elbow strike.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
Chojnowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sterntz misses with an elbow strike.
Sterntz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chojnowski managing to block the knees to the body from Sterntz.
Sterntz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sterntz trying to control the position but instead, Chojnowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sterntz into the cage.
Sterntz working aggressively here.
Sterntz lands a right hand.
Chojnowski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sterntz throws Chojnowski to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chojnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jim Sterntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterntz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chojnowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chojnowski tries to keep at a distance but Sterntz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sterntz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sterntz stalling.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chojnowski tries to throw a body punch but Sterntz avoids it by throwing Chojnowski back against the cage.
Sterntz trying to stall but Chojnowski improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Sterntz dominated that 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.
Sterntz avoids the head kick by Chojnowski.
Sterntz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sterntz doesn't manage to clinch there - Chojnowski circles away.
Chojnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sterntz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sterntz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chojnowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sterntz stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Chojnowski. No joy for Sterntz on that attempt.
Chojnowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sterntz's waist but Sterntz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chojnowski off to one side.
Sterntz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterntz forces Chojnowski back against the cage and clinches.
Chojnowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sterntz won't allow it.
Chojnowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sterntz controlling the action here for a moment.
Sterntz tries to throw a body punch but Chojnowski avoids it by throwing Sterntz back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz prevents Chojnowski from breaking the clinch.
Sterntz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Chojnowski being controlled against the cage.
Sterntz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sterntz is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to close the distance and clinch but Chojnowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sterntz avoids the body shot from Chojnowski.
Sterntz pushes Chojnowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Sterntz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chojnowski up against the cage.
Jim Sterntz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chojnowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chojnowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sterntz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterntz blocks an uppercut.
Sterntz wants to stall.
Sterntz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sterntz taking a breather.
Sterntz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chojnowski.
Sterntz stalls.
Sterntz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Sterntz to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz has Chojnowski pressed against the cage.
Sterntz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sterntz.
Sterntz is looking to control Chojnowski's arms but Chojnowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sterntz has his back to the cage.
Sterntz stalling in the clinch.
Chojnowski misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sterntz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sterntz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz is looking to clinch but Chojnowski is avoiding it.
Sterntz blocks the body kick.
Sterntz forces Chojnowski back against the cage and clinches.
Sterntz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sterntz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chojnowski is keeping busy.
Sterntz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sterntz walks away with a smile on his face. Chojnowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Chojnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sterntz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chojnowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Sterntz won't allow it.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Sterntz misses with a knee to the head.
Chojnowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sterntz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chojnowski tries to pull guard but Sterntz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sterntz throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Chojnowski.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the head but Chojnowski blocks with his arms.
Sterntz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chojnowski's efforts to push away.
Chojnowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterntz misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterntz scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Sterntz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sterntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Sterntz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chojnowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sterntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chojnowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sterntz looking to throw knees to the head but Chojnowski is blocking nicely.
Chojnowski wants to stall.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Chojnowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chojnowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piotr Chojnowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chojnowski tries to keep at a distance but Sterntz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sterntz stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chojnowski tries to pull guard but Sterntz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sterntz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sterntz avoiding damage.
Sterntz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterntz stalling.
Sterntz can't find room to land a body shot as Chojnowski controls the action.
Sterntz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sterntz is struggling to control the position.
Sterntz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sterntz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Sterntz.
Sterntz shoots in for a takedown but Chojnowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chojnowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sterntz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chojnowski avoids the damage to the body.
Chojnowski is trying to break free.
Chojnowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sterntz tries to work over Chojnowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chojnowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Chojnowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chojnowski prevents a body shot from Sterntz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sterntz slowing the pace effectively.
Chojnowski is struggling to control the position.
Chojnowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sterntz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chojnowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chojnowski looking to stall.
Sterntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sterntz lands a shoulder strike.
Chojnowski being controlled against the cage.
Chojnowski tries for a takedown but Sterntz manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz blocking some punches.
Sterntz missing with knees to the body.
Sterntz is stalling here.
Chojnowski is looking to control Sterntz's arms but Sterntz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chojnowski has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sterntz.
Sterntz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chojnowski avoids it.
Sterntz blocks an elbow strike from Chojnowski.
Chojnowski letting Sterntz take a breather here.
Chojnowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sterntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chojnowski is trying to break free.
Chojnowski can't break the clinch.
Chojnowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sterntz is keeping busy.
Sterntz trying to stall but Chojnowski improves his position.
Sterntz throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterntz stalling in the clinch.
Sterntz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chojnowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sterntz scores with a shot to the side of Chojnowski's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chojnowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Chojnowski fails to land.
Piotr Chojnowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chojnowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterntz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chojnowski.
Sterntz trying to control the position but instead, Chojnowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sterntz into the cage.
Chojnowski tries to break the clinch but Sterntz is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterntz is trying to maintain a safe position but Chojnowski gets an underhook and turns Sterntz into the cage.
Sterntz wants to stall.
Sterntz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Sterntz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sterntz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Sterntz!
Jim Sterntz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Piotr Chojnowski had this to say: 'I will be back !'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sildosoves Bagueirau (ranked 3432 p4p, 270 weight class) and Oscar Gutierrez (ranked 23092 p4p, 424 weight class). Bagueirau comes to the cage accompanied by The Way. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sildosoves Bagueirau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Gutierrez !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez .
Bagueirau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gutierrez sprawls and moves away.
Bagueirau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Gutierrez coming out on top.
Gutierrez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gutierrez tries to clinch there but Bagueirau circles away.
Bagueirau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bagueirau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bagueirau uses his free foot to push down on Gutierrez 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gutierrez .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez is trying to stand but he's just given Bagueirau his back.
Gutierrez trying to get back to his feet but Bagueirau is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagueirau biding his time, controlling Gutierrez .
Gutierrez trying to get back to his feet but Bagueirau is in full control for now.
Gutierrez is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Bagueirau manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Gutierrez is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sildosoves Bagueirau!
Sildosoves Bagueirau was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eta Knox (ranked 2718 p4p, 130 weight class) and Richard Weed (ranked 4692 p4p, 199 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by David Dallas | Runnin'. 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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148 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Weed!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Weed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weed manages to circle out of the way.
Weed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Weed's ribs.
Richard Weed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weed misses with a few strikes there.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Weed.
Weed tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Weed controls his hands.
Weed told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Weed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
A short left from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weed.
Knox is working Weed over against the cage.
Weed looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Weed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knox is leaning against Weed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weed is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Weed backwards.
Weed is rocked!
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weed is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Weed blocking some punches.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weed blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Weed blocking some punches.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Weed blocking some punches.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with some punches.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Weed blocking some punches.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Weed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Weed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weed throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Weed blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Weed.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Weed can't break the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Weed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Weed coming out on top.
Weed falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weed slips a straight right by Knox.
A big left from Weed misses.
Weed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weed.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox with a hook.
Weed throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weed throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox scores with a counter punch that sends Weed to the canvas! Knox smells blood - he's punishing Weed with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Weed has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eta Knox!
A relieved looking Eta Knox 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 7831 p4p, 481 weight class) and Benny Alison (ranked 1419 p4p, 142 weight class). Alison has chosen The Greatest (I am) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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273 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Alison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi misses with a shot to the body
and Alison counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Keone Kapisi has been cut.
Alison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapisi.
Alison connects with a body shot.
Alison misses with a right hand
and Alison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alison moves out of range of the body kick from Kapisi.
Alison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kapisi.
Kapisi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kapisi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alison scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Kapisi misses
and Alison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Alison! Kapisi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Alison!
An out of breath and clearly excited Benny Alison thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Alligator (ranked 2867 p4p, 327 weight class) and Nick Morris (ranked 938 p4p, 118 weight class). Alligator comes to the cage accompanied by Golden Features - Always. Nick Morris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Alligator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris keeps Alligator at a distance using the push kick.
Morris lands a jab to the head.
Morris throws a right hand that misses
and Alligator counters with a nice uppercut.
Alligator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
Morris misses with a jab to the body
and Alligator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morris thinking.
Morris throws a head kick that misses
and Alligator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morris. That's going to slow Alligator down.
Morris misses with an uppercut.
Alligator half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws the left hand but Alligator avoids the punch easily.
Alligator throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Alligator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Morris lands with an uppercut that bounces Alligator off the cage and back into range.
Alligator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alligator has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Morris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alligator really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alligator.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morris.
Alligator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morris. Morris obviously looking to wear him down.
Alligator ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Alligator throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a looping right.
Morris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alligator's sensitive parts.
Morris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alligator's hands.
Morris swings for the body but Alligator moves out of range.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alligator manages to avoid it.
Alligator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morris throws a body punch but Alligator moves out of range.
Alligator thinks about countering with a body kick.
Morris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morris duly obliges.
Alligator moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alligator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morris is looking to slow Alligator down with leg kicks.
Morris works the jab nicely.
Morris thows a body kick. Alligator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alligator is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morris lands a leg kick that knocks Alligator off balance momentarily.
Alligator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morris feints and then cracks Alligator's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alligator down.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Alligator counters with a quick kick to the body but Morris blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris misses with a straight right.
Alligator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alligator on the side of the head.
Morris scores with a leg kick.
Alligator on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morris scores with a push kick.
Alligator takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alligator shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Morris.
Morris lands a really nice looking cross but Alligator seems unphased.
Morris misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Alligator misses the target.
Alligator slips under a jab.
Morris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alligator defending well as Morris loads up on a big left hand.
Alligator throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris scores with a kick to the body.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Morris.
Alligator takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alligator manages to avoid it.
Morris misses with an uppercut. Alligator saw that one coming.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Alligator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alligator went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morris scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Morris finds it's target.
Morris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morris motions for Alligator to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alligator.
Morris thows a body kick. Alligator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Alligator's head but Alligator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Morris backs away, Alligator returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morris.
Alligator moves out of range as Morris strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Alligator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Alligator.
Alligator is looking for a counter combo.
Morris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Alligator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Morris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alligator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
A left lands for Morris.
Morris scores with a body shot.
Morris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alligator on the side of the head.
Morris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alligator's sensitive parts.
Alligator checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Alligator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alligator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
As Morris looks to move away, Alligator throws a big counter combo but Morris just gets out of the way.
Morris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alligator doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with a body shot
and Alligator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alligator checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alligator walks into a straight right hand from Morris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Morris.
A good leg kick by Morris.
Morris lands a head shot.
Nick Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
Morris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a leg kick which misses Alligator's front leg but catches the back leg as Alligator tries to avoid it.
Morris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Morris.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alligator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morris lands with an overhand left.
Alligator closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alligator will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morris.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morris.
Alligator looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morris throws a low kick, looking for Alligator's leg but Alligator calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Black Alligator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alligator walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alligator doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alligator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alligator on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alligator tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris cracks Alligator with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alligator is rocked!
Morris tries to land a body kick
and Alligator counters with a left and a right that stings Morris.
Morris takes a swing at Alligator's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alligator misses the target.
Morris scores with the left hand. Alligator knows he should have avoided that one.
Alligator blocks a jab.
Alligator is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alligator's sensitive parts.
Black Alligator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alligator throws a big counter combination but Morris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Alligator as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Alligator was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morris.
Alligator takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Alligator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alligator ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Alligator feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alligator seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morris, as that shot connected.
Morris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alligator throws a big counter combination but Morris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alligator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alligator takes one on the button.
Alligator slips a jab from Morris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Morris!
Nick Morris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Black Alligator was interviewed post fight and said 'Aarrrghhhhhhhh.......
You got the best of me this time, Ill mash you up next time....
I know you'll feel it in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Wagenknecht (ranked 1533 p4p, 192 weight class) and Eric Van Der Woodsen (ranked 2236 p4p, 258 weight class). 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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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Wagenknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Van Der Woodsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wagenknecht keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Der Woodsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wagenknecht tries to avoid it but Van Der Woodsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wagenknecht to the ground. Wagenknecht escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Der Woodsen slips a straight right by Wagenknecht.
Wagenknecht throws a jab when Van Der Woodsen was well out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Der Woodsen enables Wagenknecht to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Der Woodsen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Der Woodsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wagenknecht forces his way into half guard.
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!
Van Der Woodsen looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Woodsen looking for submissions off his back.
Wagenknecht passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Der Woodsen!
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.
Van Der Woodsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wagenknecht sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wagenknecht working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wagenknecht is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Van Der Woodsen is surviving well by controlling Wagenknecht's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Woodsen is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Der Woodsen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wagenknecht is pulling down on Van Der Woodsen's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Woodsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Woodsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wagenknecht wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wagenknecht keeping moving, preventing Van Der Woodsen from controlling successfully.
Wagenknecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wagenknecht seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wagenknecht controlling Van Der Woodsen's posture.
Wagenknecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Woodsen is fighting to break Wagenknecht's control of his arms but Wagenknecht is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Der Woodsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagenknecht is keeping the position for now.
Wagenknecht keeping moving, preventing Van Der Woodsen from controlling successfully.
Wagenknecht is pulling down on Van Der Woodsen's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Der Woodsen, at least for the moment.
Van Der Woodsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagenknecht is retaining full guard.
Van Der Woodsen looking to sit in guard and control but Wagenknecht gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Der Woodsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagenknecht drops back looking for a leg! Van Der Woodsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Der Woodsen manages to kick Wagenknecht off! Wagenknecht jumps back into Van Der Woodsen's guard.
Van Der Woodsen working for a triangle but Wagenknecht defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagenknecht thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wagenknecht stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Woodsen.
Wagenknecht pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Woodsen is keeping the position for now.
Wagenknecht trying to control but Van Der Woodsen is working from the bottom.
Wagenknecht drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wagenknecht jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagenknecht passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Van Der Woodsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wagenknecht's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Wagenknecht! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Van Der Woodsen has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronald Wagenknecht!
After winning the bout, Ronald Wagenknecht thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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