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Trash Fights 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 7898 p4p, 593 weight class) and Willie Salazar (ranked 17648 p4p, 649 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. 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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 30 - 2, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Alvarez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Alvarez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Salazar can't fight it off and eventually Alvarez manages to take the fight to the floor. Salazar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez working some strikes from top position.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Alvarez pushes his legs off easily.
Salazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
Alvarez with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez works over Salazar with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salazar is keeping the position for now.
Salazar looking to control.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Salazar is keeping the position.
Salazar has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salazar's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez working some strikes from top position.
Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salazar's head.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Salazar wants to sweep but no luck.
Salazar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvarez defends it easily.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salazar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Salazar's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Salazar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salazar manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Salazar's guard.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salazar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salazar is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvarez lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar missing with punches from the bottom.
Salazar is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salazar avoid being mounted?
Alvarez works his way into full mount!
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salazar is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salazar is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alvarez loads up with a big shot that hurts Salazar! He's pulled Alvarez in close but Alvarez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Salazar survive? More strikes from Alvarez and Salazar is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Avila Alvarez!
Avila Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Schultz (ranked 8114 p4p, 639 weight class) and Carter Mann (ranked 7324 p4p, 630 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mann's choice of entrance music: "Fingerbang". Dave Schultz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Mann!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Mann misses with the combination.
As Mann looks to move away, Schultz throws a big counter combo but Mann just gets out of the way.
Schultz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Schultz dives in for a single leg takedown but Mann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mann scores with a jab to the body.
Mann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Mann finds it's way through Schultz's defenses.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schultz throws a big counter combination but Mann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schultz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schultz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a left and a right that send Mann crashing to the mat, dazed. Schultz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mann is rocked!
It looks like Carter Mann has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann throws a combination that misses
and Schultz counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mann to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Schultz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Schultz!
Carter Mann was interviewed post fight and said 'Wow, just...wow.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 2671 p4p, 357 weight class) and Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 12449 p4p, 690 weight class). Karamyenyan comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
24 - 24 - 0 |
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198 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlatko Zahovic!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamyenyan lands a brutal head kick. Zahovic looks out on his feet and Karamyenyan throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Vahan Karamyenyan!
A very excited looking Vahan Karamyenyan 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cider (ranked 2907 p4p, 320 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 2974 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Cider !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Cider tenderised Bruise's leg. Bruise is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruise bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cider defending well as Bruise loads up on a big left hand.
Bruise is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cider lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Cider is predictable there
and Bruise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cider throws a body punch but Bruise moves out of range.
Bruise appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Bruise's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruise tries to avoid it.
Bruise moves out of range of the body kick.
Cider throws a lazy right hand but Bruise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruise.
Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruise checks a low kick from Cider .
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider tried to score with a low kick but Bruise checks it.
Cider throws a leg kick but Bruise sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider . Bruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Cider .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cider does it's job there.
Cider throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cider takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cider lands with a straight right. Bruise didn't see that one coming.
Cider throws a leg kick that misses.
Bruise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bruise takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justin Cider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruise drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cider throws a looping overhand right but Bruise ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Bruise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cider throws a leg kick but Bruise sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cider defending well as Bruise loads up on a big left hand.
Cider lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Cider .
A chopping leg kick lands by Cider .
A head kick misses from Cider .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a solid leg kick but Bruise takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cider .
Cider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruise.
Cider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bruise 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.
Cider throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Bruise tries to counter it with a takedown but Cider pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bruise throws a jab when Cider was well out of range.
Cider lands a nice shot that snaps Bruise's head back.
Bruise misses with a straight left.
Cider finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cider .
Cider fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruise looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bruise is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruise won't allow Cider to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cider wants to stand but Bruise is controlling the position.
Bruise working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bruise won't allow Cider to get back to his feet.
Cider being controlled here, momentarily.
Bruise loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruise slips nicely into half guard.
Cider looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four 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.
Bruise looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cider is trying to stand back up but Bruise is controlling him
Bruise drops an elbow to the side of Cider 's head.
Bruise 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.
Cider is looking to get back to is feet but Bruise passes into side control.
Bruise prevents Cider from escaping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruise creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cider taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cider trying to remain calm as Bruise controls from the top position.
Bruise looks up at the clock and then as Cider takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruise smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cider wants to get back to his feet but Bruise drags him back down.
Bruise landing a few strikes.
Cider is pushing Bruise's head away, looking to escape. Bruise manages to hold on to the position though.
Bruise is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cider will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bruise working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Justin Cider will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruise misses with a low kick.
Cider swings widly with a right hand
and Bruise counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider .
Cider will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruise cracks Cider with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cider thows a leg kick but Bruise checks it
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruise moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruise might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cider tries to score with a low kick but Bruise moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Cider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cider on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cider explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cider scores with a nice strike.
Cider throws a looping overhand right but Bruise ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruise looks to throw the jab but Cider is out of range.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider throws a head kick that misses
and Bruise counters with a straight right hand.
Bruise blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruise walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruise blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruise! But no joy.
Bruise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cider misses with a hook to the body
and Bruise counters with a left and a right that stings Cider .
Bruise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cider . Cider obviously looking to wear him down.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruise counters with a straight right hand.
Bruise's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruise throws a jab but it's blocked by Cider .
Cider looks to land a left hand but Bruise moved out of range nicely.
Bruise throws out a counter right but Cider avoids it with no problem.
Cider wants to slow Bruise down by chopping away at his legs.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruise misses with a hook.
Justin Cider is winning the standup battle so far.
Cider cracks Bruise with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cider misses with a looping left.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
Cider throws a head kick but Bruise moves out of range.
Bruise avoids the body shot from Cider .
Bruise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cider .
Bruise misses the jab.
Cider looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bruise with a hook.
Cider will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruise feints a counter leg kick.
Cider thuds a left hand into Bruise's body.
Cider ducks under a wild hook from Bruise.
Bruise missing with a left hand there. Cider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cider throws a jab when Bruise was well out of range.
A big right from Bruise misses.
Cider throws a low kick but Bruise avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruise.
Cider throws a leg kick but Bruise sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruise throws a right hand that Cider ducks under and follows up with a left that Cider also avoids with ease.
Cider takes a swing at Bruise's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruise! But no joy.
Bruise throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Cider throws a front kick aimed at Bruise's knee but Bruise avoids it well.
Bruise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cider .
Cider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cider lands a jab to Bruise's midsection.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruise! But no joy.
Cider cracks the inside of Bruise's front leg.
Bruise misses with a body shot.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider with a nice cross.
Bruise gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Cider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruise swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cider on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Cider just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider lands a jab.
Cider misses with a looping left.
Cider throws a low kick but Bruise moves out of range easily.
Bruise takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruise scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruise misses with a looping left.
Bruise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider .
Bruise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cider .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cider looks to throw the jab but Bruise is out of range.
Bruise now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cider .
Bruise lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Cider misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cider misses the target.
Cider wants to land a leg kick but Bruise is out of range.
Cider scores with a nice body kick.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cider staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cider !
A jab from Cider misses.
Bruise is looking for the big counter here.
Cider throws the left hand but Bruise avoids the punch easily.
Cider throws a right hand that misses
and Cider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cider .
Cider swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a right hand
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Cider misses with a two punch combination.
Cider loads up on a big right hand but Bruise slips the punch.
Cider attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cider lands a slapping body shot.
Bruise on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruise avoids the body shot from Cider .
Cider fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruise checks it well.
Cider takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruise throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Cider throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bruise.
A jab from Cider misses.
Bruise lands a really nice looking cross but Cider seems unphased.
Bruise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Bruise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bruise catches Cider right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Cider finds it's target.
Cider looks to land a right hand but Bruise moved out of range.
Cider throws a hook but Bruise avoids it easily.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider slips a jab from Bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Cider misses the target.
Bruise looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cider is looking to slow Bruise down with leg kicks.
Bruise shoots in and drives through. Cider sprawls well.
Bruise misses with a straight right.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Cider misses.
Bruise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cider keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruise.
Cider tries a head kick but it misses.
Cider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Bruise's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruise.
Cider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruise. That snapped Cider 's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cider 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 Bruise has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruise and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruise slips a straight right by Cider .
Bruise checks a low kick from Cider .
Bruise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left and a right from Bruise both land. Nice combination.
Cider tries to score with a low kick but Bruise moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bruise catches Cider right on the button with a cross.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cider .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider misses with a looping left.
Cider looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruise throws a leg kick but Cider moved away.
Bruise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominick Bruise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cider misses with an uppercut.
Cider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruise.
A swing and a miss from Cider .
Bruise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider .
Cider throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruise counters with a stiff right hand.
Cider checks a low kick from Bruise.
A shot to the body from Cider misses
and Bruise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cider , as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justin Cider .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cider , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider !
After the fight, Justin Cider was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 3419 p4p, 431 weight class) and Dario Calchesi (ranked 3337 p4p, 423 weight class). Butcher's entrance music is Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Dario Calchesi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dario Calchesi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calchesi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Calchesi fails with the takedown
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Calchesi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Butcher dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Butcher!
An out of breath and clearly excited Billy Butcher thanked KnockOut for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3247 p4p, 374 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 5879 p4p, 536 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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180 lbs
15 - 16 - 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto walks into a jab.
Porto wants to clinch.
Sledgehammer darts in looking for a takedown but Porto gets double underhooks and turns Sledgehammer into the cage.
Porto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sledgehammer tries to bum rush Porto with a series of wild strikes but Porto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sledgehammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Porto darts in trying to clinch
and Sledgehammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Porto instigates a clinch.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sledgehammer looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sledgehammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sledgehammer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Porto is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanny Sledgehammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sledgehammer tries to land a knee to the head but Porto blocks with his arms.
Porto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porto has Sledgehammer pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Porto.
Porto tries to work over Sledgehammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Sledgehammer controls his hands.
Porto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sledgehammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sledgehammer blocks a body shot from Porto.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sledgehammer is trying to push Porto away but Porto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sledgehammer tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Sledgehammer back against the cage.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown.
Porto gets through Sledgehammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer blocking some punches.
Sledgehammer tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Sledgehammer back against the cage.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Nice body punch from Porto.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sledgehammer misses with some punches.
Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Porto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sledgehammer takes one to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Porto misses with a wild combination.
Sledgehammer misses with a double jab
and Porto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sledgehammer.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Sledgehammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sledgehammer tries to work over Porto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto lands with a light punch inside.
Porto tries a body shot but Sledgehammer blocks it.
Sledgehammer taking a breather.
Sledgehammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer dodges an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto pushes Sledgehammer against the cage. Porto is working some dirty boxing. Porto pushes off with a quick right hook! Sledgehammer goes down! Sledgehammer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Porto moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Porto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Scouser (ranked 2258 p4p, 53 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 7147 p4p, 207 weight class). Vitalli has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. Vincenzo Vitalli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micky Scouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scouser swings for the body but Vitalli moves out of range.
Vitalli misses with a head kick.
Scouser will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vitalli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vitalli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scouser eats them both and turns towards Vitalli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Micky Scouser has been cut.
Scouser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scouser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vitalli lands a big right hand that sends Scouser crashing to the mat! Vitalli stays standing though and waves Scouser back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitalli ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Scouser's jaw. Scouser's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Vitalli does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincenzo Vitalli!
Vincenzo Vitalli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eon Yaj (ranked 2306 p4p, 265 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1629 p4p, 194 weight class). Brown has chosen Shook Ones Pt II as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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38
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37
166 lbs
26 - 32 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Yaj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Yaj moves out of range of the body kick.
Yaj tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj walks into a jab.
Yaj blocks a low kick nicely.
Yaj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Yaj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
Yaj attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws out a counter right but Yaj avoids it with no problem.
Yaj scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Yaj's ribs.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Yaj counters with a left to the body.
Yaj moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's front leg with a kick but Yaj checks it.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yaj.
Yaj throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yaj stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Yaj seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yaj defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yaj throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Yaj avoids a kick to the body.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj moved away.
Jab by Brown.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yaj had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yaj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown 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.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
Yaj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a low kick but Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Brown.
Jab by Yaj.
Yaj connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Yaj checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yaj drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Yaj.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yaj avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Yaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yaj obliges.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Yaj keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Yaj lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
That has opened up John Brown's cut even more.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eon Yaj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Yaj jabs at Brown's body.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Yaj on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yaj.
Brown thumps Yaj with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
John Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
Yaj throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yaj blocks it well.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yaj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yaj crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Yaj gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Yaj manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a low kick as Yaj jumps back.
Yaj clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Yaj.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Yaj blocks it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown works on Yaj's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Yaj works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Yaj.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yaj.
Yaj lands with a good body shot.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Yaj's side.
Brown wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Yaj throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eon Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yaj has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Knochmal (ranked 2445 p4p, 91 weight class) and Phat Boi (ranked 3488 p4p, 116 weight class). Harald Knochmal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harald Knochmal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Boi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boi throws a hook but Knochmal avoids it easily.
We've been told by Knochmal's head coaches at Stark Combat Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Phat Boi has been cut.
Knochmal catches Boi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knochmal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boi at a distance.
Knochmal moves away from the strike by Boi.
Knochmal drops Boi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Boi! Knochmal dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Knochmal!
Harald Knochmal 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 789 p4p, 103 weight class) and Sandayu Winger (ranked 1933 p4p, 242 weight class). Scaletta's entrance music is i kill cause im hungry. A fine choice. 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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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta takes one to the chin there.
Scaletta slips under a jab.
Scaletta lands a lovely overhand right.
Scaletta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scaletta lands with a good body shot.
Winger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scaletta did well to prevent Winger getting side control.
Scaletta wants to get back to full guard.
Winger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scaletta is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scaletta is looking to get to half guard.
Scaletta tries to lock up and control but Winger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scaletta is working to get back to half guard.
Scaletta sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Scaletta!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Scaletta is trying to maintain the position but Winger is very close to passing his half guard.
Scaletta actively working from the bottom here.
Scaletta is staying active underneath Winger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scaletta is trying to control but can't.
Winger slips a nice elbow through Scaletta's hands, connecting with Scaletta's forehead.
Nice strikes from Winger there.
Scaletta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scaletta moves into full guard.
Winger wants to control from the top but Scaletta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Winger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scaletta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scaletta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scaletta wants to sweep but no luck.
Scaletta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scaletta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger wants to control from the top but Scaletta keeps moving.
Scaletta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scaletta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scaletta's head.
Winger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scaletta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winger wants to control from the top but Scaletta keeps moving.
Winger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Winger trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
Winger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winger working the head with strikes.
Scaletta manages to get back to half guard.
Winger slips a nice elbow through Scaletta's hands, connecting with Scaletta's forehead.
Winger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scaletta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winger.
Winger wants to pass the guard but Scaletta is defending well.
Winger seems to be working for a kimura but Scaletta defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Winger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scaletta lands a lovely overhand right.
Winger dives in for a single leg takedown but Scaletta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Scaletta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Winger misses with a takedown attempt - Scaletta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scaletta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Scaletta stuffs the takedown.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Winger.
Winger 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winger.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winger shoots for a double leg takedown but Scaletta sprawls well. He's pushed Winger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scaletta throws a hook but Winger blocks it.
Winger fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Scaletta.
Scaletta thuds a left hand into Winger's body.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Winger saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winger or perhaps it was just good defense by Scaletta, which made it look bad.
Winger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scaletta with a nice cross.
Scaletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger.
Winger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta is looking to counter punch.
Winger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Scaletta.
Nice uppercut lands for Scaletta. That snapped Winger's head back.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scaletta thumps Winger with a low kick.
Scaletta looks to land a right hand but Winger moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winger slips a jab from Scaletta.
Scaletta scores with a hook.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but Scaletta slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Scaletta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winger.
Scaletta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Winger lands the left hand.
Winger walks into a stiff left hand from Scaletta.
Winger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scaletta defends it nicely.
Scaletta feints and then cracks Winger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winger down.
Scaletta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winger tries to bum rush Scaletta with a series of wild strikes but Scaletta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vito Scaletta is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Winger.
Winger lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Scaletta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger throws out a loose jab but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scaletta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winger.
Winger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winger moves out of range of the strikes.
Winger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scaletta.
Winger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winger is defended easily by Scaletta.
Winger misses with a hook. Scaletta ducked under it nicely.
Scaletta is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Scaletta misses its intended target.
Winger throws a hook but Scaletta blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scaletta - that will leave a mark!
Scaletta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winger looks for a takedown but Scaletta sprawls well.
Winger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a body shot.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Winger ducked under it nicely.
Winger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scaletta.
Winger misses with an uppercut.
Winger dives in and grabs Scaletta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scaletta pushes down on Winger's head and hops out.
Winger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winger ducks under a wild hook from Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Winger blocks the low kick.
A jab from Winger does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Scaletta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Scaletta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scaletta counters with a nice leg kick.
Scaletta throws a chopping leg kick but Winger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scaletta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winger pulls his head out easily.
Winger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scaletta sees it coming and defends easily.
Scaletta tries to roll over but Winger keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Winger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scaletta defends it well.
Winger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winger's back!
Winger is covering up but some of the strikes from Scaletta are getting through and doing damage.
Scaletta doesn't have the hooks in and Winger manages to turn into his guard.
Scaletta is looking for a triangle but Winger pushes his legs off easily.
Scaletta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scaletta is working hard here to advance position.
Winger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winger looking to sit in guard and control but Scaletta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scaletta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scaletta trying to control but Winger is working from the bottom.
Scaletta working some strikes from top position.
Winger looking for a sweep. Not yet Winger, not yet.
Winger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scaletta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scaletta is sitting in close to Winger's body. Winger has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Scaletta is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Scaletta is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Winger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sandayu Winger!
Sandayu Winger managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
Vito Scaletta spoke after the fight, saying 'You know when we first started out, I thought I was gonna be the biggest, baddest wiseguy in the world'.
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