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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 2432 p4p, 205 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 2356 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
27 - 27 - 2 |
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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
33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoji Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcastle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Newcastle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Horiguchi misses its target.
Newcastle's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Newcastle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Newcastle misses with a right hand
and Newcastle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newcastle misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Newcastle missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi throws a big counter combination but Newcastle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Newcastle blocks it.
Newcastle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Newcastle throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a left to the body.
Newcastle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Horiguchi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horiguchi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Newcastle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Horiguchi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Horiguchi's back!
Horiguchi trying to control the position but Newcastle manages to sink in the hooks.
Newcastle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
We've been hearing good reports from Horiguchi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Horiguchi is in real trouble here. Newcastle gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Horiguchi is tapping out! Newcastle wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alton Newcastle!
Alton Newcastle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Nile (ranked 1735 p4p, 182 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 2477 p4p, 250 weight class). 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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270 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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285 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, King Nile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
OConnell looks to land a combination but Nile avoids it well.
Nile swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OConnell misses with a straight right.
OConnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OConnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nile walks into a straight right hand from OConnell.
Nile throws a jab but it's blocked by OConnell.
Nile ducks right into an uppercut from OConnell.
Nile throws a low kick, looking for OConnell's leg but OConnell calmly moves out of range.
Nile misses with a looping left.
OConnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OConnell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nile is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nile keeps the fight on the outside.
OConnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nile throws out the jab.
OConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OConnell.
OConnell misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nile throws a low kick but OConnell avoids it.
Nile has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like King Nile has been cut.
OConnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nile.
OConnell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nile throws a hook but OConnell avoids it easily.
Nile throws a right hand that OConnell ducks under and follows up with a left that OConnell also avoids with ease.
OConnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
OConnell misses with a left hand
and Nile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell catches Nile with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paul OConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Nile.
Nile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nile circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nile counters with a body kick that stops OConnell in his tracks momentarily.
Nile throws an off balance right hand
letting OConnell counter with a right hand.
OConnell connects with a body shot that sends Nile's belly button to the back.
Nile lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nile.
Nile tries a head kick but it misses.
Nile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OConnell.
OConnell looks to land a right hand but Nile moved out of range.
Nile throws the left hand but OConnell avoids the punch easily.
OConnell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell missing with a left hand there. Nile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nile misses the shot to the body.
OConnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nile.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nile. OConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
OConnell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
OConnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nile throws a hook but OConnell avoids it easily.
Nile shoots and misses
and OConnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Nile misses.
Nice shot lands for OConnell.
OConnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Nile appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from OConnell finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by OConnell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OConnell.
OConnell lands with a right hand.
OConnell tries a head kick but it misses.
OConnell moves into the clinch.
Nile throws a head punch that misses.
Nile lands a shot to the body.
Nile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OConnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nile has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by OConnell.
A short right from OConnell.
OConnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OConnell managing to block the knees to the body from Nile.
Nile throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OConnell blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from OConnell.
OConnell throws a head punch that misses.
OConnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
OConnell lands with a light punch inside.
OConnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul OConnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Nile'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.
OConnell throws a head kick that Nile semi-blocks.
Nile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - OConnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OConnell takes the fight into the clinch.
OConnell throws a head punch that misses.
OConnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnell blocks an uppercut.
Nile misses with the head strike.
Nile lands a nice shot to the body.
Nile takes a shot to the head.
Nile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OConnell tries a body shot but Nile blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nile misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConnell.
A knee to the head by Nile.
OConnell misses with the head strike.
Nile looking to throw knees to the head but OConnell is blocking nicely.
Nile is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OConnell is defending well for now.
A short right from OConnell on the inside.
Nile throws a punch but it's blocked by OConnell.
Nile blocks a body shot from OConnell.
OConnell misses with a body punch.
Paul OConnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OConnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nile using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OConnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
OConnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nile backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nile misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OConnell.
OConnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OConnell lands with a short shot to the head.
OConnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OConnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OConnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OConnell pushes Nile back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OConnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nile is rocked!
OConnell pushes Nile against the cage. OConnell is working some dirty boxing. OConnell pushes off with a quick right hook! Nile goes down! Nile tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! OConnell moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul OConnell!
A victorious Paul OConnell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Parnevik (ranked 816 p4p, 103 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 1154 p4p, 132 weight class). Parnevik comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Here Now. Thornton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. 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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177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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178 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnevik throws a low kick, looking for Thornton's leg but Thornton calmly moves out of range.
Parnevik is looking to chop away at Thornton's legs.
Thornton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parnevik is looking to score with low kicks.
Parnevik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornton throws out the jab.
Thornton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Parnevik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thornton to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parnevik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thornton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thornton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thornton checks a low kick from Parnevik.
Thornton throws a one two combo.
Thornton lands with a shot to the body.
Parnevik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parnevik scores with a hook.
It looks like Terrence Thornton has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parnevik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thornton tries a low kick but Parnevik avoids it.
It looked like Parnevik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thornton.
Thornton cracks Parnevik with a good jab.
Thornton lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik throws a body kick that misses.
Jesper Parnevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parnevik throws a lazy uppercut
and Thornton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Thornton finds it's way through Parnevik's defenses.
Thornton lands the left hand.
Parnevik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thornton will feel that in the morning.
Thornton tests Parnevik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parnevik scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Parnevik lands.
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parnevik.
Parnevik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton needs to keep his hands up - Parnevik had a free shot at his head there.
Thornton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton lands a head shot.
Parnevik dodges the punch combination from Thornton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton digs a good body shot into Parnevik's ribs.
Parnevik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parnevik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
Parnevik needs to keep his hands up - Thornton had a free shot at his head there.
Thornton digs a good body shot into Parnevik's ribs.
Thornton misses with a series of wild punches.
Thornton scores with a hook to the body. Parnevik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thornton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parnevik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parnevik loads up on a big right hand but Thornton slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parnevik.
Parnevik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thornton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parnevik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parnevik is looking to score with low kicks.
Parnevik throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parnevik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parnevik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thornton throws out a counter right but Parnevik avoids it with no problem.
Thornton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parnevik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parnevik takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton throws a push kick but Parnevik slaps the foot to one side.
Thornton slips a jab from Parnevik.
Thornton thuds his right hand into Parnevik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thornton.
Parnevik tries to clinch but Thornton moves out of range.
Parnevik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thornton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parnevik moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Thornton throws a body shot but no joy.
Parnevik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thornton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parnevik takes one to the chin there.
Thornton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parnevik.
Thornton checks a low kick from Parnevik.
Parnevik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thornton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thornton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Parnevik. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parnevik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thornton at a distance.
Jab, jab by Parnevik - just one landing.
That has opened up Terrence Thornton's cut even more.
Parnevik drops Thornton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thornton looks back up at him and smiles so Parnevik waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Thornton is still on wobbly legs! Can Parnevik finish him?
Thornton throws a sloppy head kick and Parnevik moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thornton throws a lazy uppercut
and Parnevik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thornton's knee momentarily.
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parnevik.
Parnevik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thornton seems to have recovered his senses.
Parnevik needs to keep his hands up - Thornton had a free shot at his head there.
Parnevik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thornton throws an overhand right that lands on Parnevik's shoulder, as Parnevik tries to avoid the shot.
Parnevik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parnevik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thornton to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Parnevik is predictable there
and Thornton counters with a straight right hand.
Parnevik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thornton. That did some damage!
Thornton's corner calls for a 1-2. Thornton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parnevik looks for the body kick but Thornton saw that one coming.
Thornton is looking to slow Parnevik down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton throws a hook to the side of Parnevik's head but Parnevik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thornton slips under a jab from Parnevik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton blocks a leg kick.
Thornton lands with a nice combination. Parnevik backs away looking to recover.
Thornton slips a jab and a cross from Parnevik.
Terrence Thornton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thornton scores with a nice strike.
Parnevik misses with a looping right.
Parnevik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parnevik was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parnevik.
Parnevik is rocked!
Thornton drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Parnevik right on the button. Parnevik goes down! Thornton follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thornton gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 903 p4p, 137 weight class) and Kevin Whitfield (ranked 1498 p4p, 234 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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215 lbs
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203 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitfield.
Whitfield throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.
Whitfield throws a shot to the body.
Whitfield lunges at Bixby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bixby's hand.
Whitfield scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Whitfield misses.
Bixby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bixby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bixby blocks a jab.
Bixby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitfield counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Bixby misses.
Whitfield lands with a shot to the body.
Whitfield swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
Bixby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bixby blocks a jab.
Whitfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bixby. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bixby moves away.
Bixby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bixby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bixby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitfield on the side of the head.
Bixby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bixby tries to counter with a takedown but Whitfield is quick to defend against it.
Whitfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Kevin Whitfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitfield misses with a looping left.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitfield.
Whitfield throws a leg kick
and Bixby counters with a single leg into guard. Whitfield didn't expect that.
Whitfield keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
Whitfield is trying to keep Bixby in close.
Whitfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bixby defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whitfield looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bixby passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitfield wants to improve his position but Bixby is controlling well.
Bixby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bixby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bixby is nestled in close to Whitfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bixby throws a strike but Whitfield avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bixby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bixby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitfield is looking for a triangle but Bixby pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitfield manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bixby manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitfield makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitfield lands a couple of elbows.
Bixby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitfield.
Whitfield is fighting to break Bixby's control of his arms but Bixby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitfield makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bixby keeping moving, preventing Whitfield from controlling successfully.
Whitfield throwing strikes from guard but Bixby blocks nicely.
Bixby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Bixby trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitfield throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bixby escapes and throws Whitfield's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Whitfield dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bixby.
Whitfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bixby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whitfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitfield working a defensive guard but Bixby manages to pass into side control anyway.
Whitfield is trying to improve his position.
Bixby lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Kevin Whitfield has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bixby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whitfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Check out the look on Bixby's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That has opened up Kevin Whitfield's cut even more.
Bixby working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby looks up at the clock and then as Whitfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bixby smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kevin Whitfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Whitfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buzz Bixby!
A victorious Buzz Bixby thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kevin Whitfield spoke after the fight, saying 'Losses early on mean nothing. Character builders that remind me of how hard this business is. Time to hit the gym once again. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 229 p4p, 27 weight class) and Chris Millennium (ranked 369 p4p, 43 weight class). Cosades's entrance music is Reign of the Septims. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
10 - 11 - 2 |
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Millennium!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Millennium throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cosades throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Millennium on the side of the head.
Millennium throws a shot to the body.
Cosades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cosades takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Millennium.
Millennium shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millennium passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cosades!
Millennium controlling from the full mount.
Cosades keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades tries to hold on but Millennium pushes him away.
Millennium can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cosades is looking to escape.
Cosades tries to hold on but Millennium postures up.
Cosades tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millennium is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cosades is surviving well by controlling Millennium's body position as best he can.
Millennium can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cosades is looking to escape.
Cosades is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is squirming around, avoiding Millennium's attempts to control the action.
Cosades is in all sorts of trouble here.
Millennium tries to control but Cosades wriggling away.
Cosades keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Millennium moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cosades has worked his arm free - good work by Cosades!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Millennium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cosades is not content to let Millennium control the position.
Millennium laying and praying for a moment but Cosades takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cosades wants to improve his position but Millennium is controlling well.
Millennium is looking to stall in half guard but Cosades is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! Millennium taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caius Cosades!
A very excited looking Caius Cosades made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 922 p4p, 103 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 1045 p4p, 115 weight class). Drama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Vicious White Kids No Lip. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drama scores with a punch to the head.
Drama throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drama throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Gray 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.
Gray blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drama tries to land a body kick
and Gray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gray backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Gray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drama drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drama lands a big head kick that sends Gray tumbling to the mat! Drama takes a step backwards and waves Gray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gray is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
Drama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Drama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Drama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drama dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Drama throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Drama lands with a right hand.
Drama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Drama. That snapped Gray's head back.
A low kick from Gray is predictable there
and Drama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drama clinches.
Drama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray misses with some punches.
Drama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drama.
Drama misses with the head strike.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray connects with a body shot.
Drama is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Gray.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray cracks Drama with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Drama looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gray finish him?
Drama is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Drama misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a crisp right that sends Drama to the canvas! Gray follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gray!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Gray 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 113 p4p, 11 weight class) and Silas Monk (ranked 395 p4p, 43 weight class). Silas Monk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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33
243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily.
Monk throws a counter combo.
Monk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcon avoids the head kick by Monk.
Garcon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Monk.
Monk jabs at Garcon's body.
Decent striking displayed by Garcon there.
Garcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Monk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcon scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Garcon is looking to counter the offense by Monk and move into the clinch.
Monk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monk slips a straight right by Garcon.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monk throws a counter combo.
Monk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Garcon is looking to counter the offense by Monk and move into the clinch.
Monk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garcon counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk throws an off balance right hand
and Garcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcon lands a leg kick that knocks Monk off balance momentarily.
Monk just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcon rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monk is able to avoid easily.
Monk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Garcon ducks under a wild hook from Monk.
Monk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monk misses with a body shot
and Garcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcon circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monk is out of range.
Garcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Garcon slips a jab from Monk.
Garcon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monk lands with a right hand.
Garcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Garcon scores with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Monk blocks the low kick.
Monk throws a head kick but Garcon moves out of range.
Garcon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monk.
Garcon scores with a shot to the body.
Monk misses with a left hand
and Garcon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcon rushes Monk and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a shot to the body.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Garcon on the inside.
Garcon being controlled against the cage.
Monk misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage.
Monk prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Garcon keeps control of Monk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monk prevents a body shot from Garcon.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcon digs a right hand underneath Monk's ribcage. Monk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monk looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcon lands a nice uppercut.
Monk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Garcon misses with a body punch.
Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Monk connects with a single shot there.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monk misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
That's time! Garcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcon tries to clinch there but Monk circles away.
Monk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monk throws a looping overhand right but Garcon ducks down to avoid it.
Garcon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcon thuds a left hand into Monk's body.
Garcon connects with a body shot that sends Monk's belly button to the back.
Monk takes one to the side of the head.
Jean Paul Garcon is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Garcon finds it's way through Monk's defenses.
Garcon feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down.
Monk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcon, as that shot connected.
Garcon scores with a leg kick.
Garcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Monk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monk swings for the body but Garcon moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcon misses its target.
A big right from Garcon misses.
Garcon lands a jab to the nose.
Garcon misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcon.
Monk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcon.
Monk throws out a counter right but Garcon avoids it with no problem.
Garcon tries to clinch but Monk moves out of range.
Garcon moves out of range as Monk throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Garcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcon misses with a straight left.
A jab from Monk finds it's way through Garcon's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Monk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Monk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcon scores with a shot to the body.
Garcon misses with a leg kick
and Monk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcon wants to slow Monk down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Monk counters with a two punch combo.
Garcon throws a body punch but Monk moves out of range.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Monk sprawling to the canvas! Monk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcon finish him?!
Monk is rocked!
Garcon fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Monk out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 84 p4p, 14 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 144 p4p, 21 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Obliteratii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walkürenritt. 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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36
177 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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37
188 lbs
37 - 15 - 0 |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obliteratii managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obliteratii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obliteratii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Obliteratii.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Obliteratii is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Obliteratii.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Obliteratii.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Obliteratii.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obliteratii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obliteratii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Obliteratii avoids the damage to the body.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obliteratii.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Obliteratii scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obliteratii.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obliteratii or not.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
Obliteratii lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obliteratii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obliteratii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obliteratii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obliteratii takes a shot to the head.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Obliteratii lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Johnson has Obliteratii pressed against the cage.
Obliteratii misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obliteratii.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Obliteratii.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obliteratii won't allow it.
Johnson cracks Obliteratii with a nice body shot.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is trying to push Obliteratii away but Obliteratii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Obliteratii on the inside.
Obliteratii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii 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.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson is rocked!
Obliteratii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Obliteratii moves away and avoids it.
Obliteratii ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Johnson's jaw. Johnson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Obliteratii does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeus Obliteratii!
Zeus Obliteratii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 51 p4p, 3 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 83 p4p, 8 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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30
242 lbs
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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
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen scores with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen delivers a nice body kick.
Kuklinsky takes one on the button.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Kuklinsky.
Pulkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuklinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulkkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuklinsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinsky. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuklinsky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulkkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen breaks from the clinch.
Pulkkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pulkkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuklinsky throws a combination that misses
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuklinsky throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuklinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulkkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pulkkinen!
Pulkkinen thuds his shin into the meat of Kuklinsky's side.
Kuklinsky looks winded!
A punch lands to the side of Kuklinsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pulkkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuklinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuklinsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pulkkinen - that will leave a mark!
Pulkkinen sends Kuklinsky crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pulkkinen is motioning to the referee to let Kuklinsky up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pulkkinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuklinsky will feel that in the morning.
Pulkkinen drops Kuklinsky with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kuklinsky looks back up at him and smiles so Pulkkinen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kuklinsky is rocked!
Pulkkinen drops Kuklinsky with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kuklinsky looks back up at him and smiles so Pulkkinen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kuklinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Kuklinsky leaves his chin hanging out and Pulkkinen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kuklinsky crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
A victorious Pena Pulkkinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Richard Kuklinsky spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 23 p4p, 5 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Already Over. Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall lands a big head kick that sends Nikolaev tumbling to the mat! Dall takes a step backwards and waves Nikolaev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nikolaev is rocked!
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikolaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Dall finish him?
Nikolaev cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Dall fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nikolaev to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nikolaev looks to clinch but Dall throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nikolaev taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Galen Dall!
Galen Dall retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Galen Dall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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