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UnderGround FC 95 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TIny T Rex (ranked 3762 p4p, 415 weight class) and Marin Ivanov (ranked 4073 p4p, 437 weight class). Marin Ivanov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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174 lbs
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173 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TIny T Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marin Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rex swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ivanov preventing the sweep.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov postures up and lands a big shot to Rex's brow.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanov stands and throws Rex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ivanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ivanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rex on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rex tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex is looking to regain half guard here but Ivanov keeps moving and retains side control.
Rex takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex is working hard here to advance position.
Ivanov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rex tries to improve position but can't.
Ivanov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ivanov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rex is trying to improve his position.
Ivanov cracks Rex with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ivanov tries for a kimura but Rex is defending well.
Rex tries to improve position but can't.
Rex is trying to control Ivanov's posture but Ivanov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex tries to bench press Ivanov off him but Ivanov keeps the position.
Ivanov scores with punches from side control.
Rex gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rex wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanov is pressing down on Rex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rex is holding on for now.
Ivanov slips a nice elbow through Rex's hands, connecting with Rex's forehead.
Rex misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rex moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ivanov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rex is looking for a triangle but Ivanov pushes his legs off easily.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Ivanov landing some decent shots from guard.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
Ivanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanov working Rex over with strikes.
Ivanov seems to be working for a kimura but Rex defends the submission attempt.
Ivanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rex is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Rex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rex is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ivanov uses his free foot to push down on Rex's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rex.
Rex wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like TIny T Rex has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov prevents Rex from getting the reversal.
Ivanov lands a heavy elbow.
Rex can't escape the position.
Ivanov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rex can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marin Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TIny T Rex's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Rex connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanov's hands.
Rex displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.
Rex shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Rex throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rex's half guard.
Rex actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Rex defends it.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ivanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
Rex won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
Ivanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ivanov working Rex over with strikes.
Rex wants to control but Ivanov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rex has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ivanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ivanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanov drops back looking for a leg! Rex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rex manages to kick Ivanov off! Ivanov jumps back into Rex's guard.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marin Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rex has momentary wrist control but Ivanov slips an elbow through the middle.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but Rex is keeping the position.
Ivanov pushing down on Rex's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ivanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rex is just riding it out for now. Ivanov eventually gives up the hold.
Rex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
Rex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
Rex tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Ivanov working over Rex with some ground and pound. Rex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rex makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rex.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ivanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ivanov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ivanov grinds an elbow into Rex's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marin Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TIny T Rex's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rex misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rex.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches up with Rex, looking for a takedown. Ivanov pushes Rex against the cage but Rex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Rex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
TIny T Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marin Ivanov.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Rex tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rex half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
TIny T Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rex misses.
Rex loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rex.
Ivanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rex avoids it really well and circles away.
Rex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ivanov as he avoids it easily.
Rex changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ivanov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ivanov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rex scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ivanov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rex has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ivanov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rex connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rex loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ivanov hold on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov is trying to get back to his feet but Rex has full control of the position and if anything, Ivanov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rex connects with a big shot to the side of Ivanov's head.
Ivanov is trying to shake Rex off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Rex won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Rex. Rex gets slowly back to his feet.
TIny T Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rex throws out the jab.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Rex darts in looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets double underhooks and turns Rex into the cage.
Marin Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Rex sprawls well.
Rex has Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Rex jumps guard but Ivanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rex tries to pull guard but Ivanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rex. Those never looked like landing.
Rex works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ivanov is fending him off so far but Rex persists. Nope, Ivanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Rex throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
Ivanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
Ivanov cracks Rex with a solid left hand.
Ivanov distracts Rex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ivanov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rex!
Rex defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ivanov.
Marin Ivanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivanov raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
TIny T Rex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marin Ivanov!
Marin Ivanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 2875 p4p, 264 weight class) and Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 2336 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Galeos should have avoided that one.
Galeos misses with a jab to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Galeos moves out of range.
A big right from Nurmagomedov misses.
Galeos throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Galeos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Galeos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurmagomedov. That snapped Galeos's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Galeos. Those never looked like landing.
Galeos tests Nurmagomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galeos.
Galeos lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Nurmagomedov out cold! Nurmagomedov is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Kristian Galeos!
Kyle Kristian Galeos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 1457 p4p, 88 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 2292 p4p, 140 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bobby Shmurda - Hot N*gga. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
One takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swings for the body but One moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but One moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
One attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
One moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A little feinted left hand from One on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
One is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
One has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Jackson wants to stand up but One is controlling him.
One distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
One slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
One looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
One wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
One is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One scores with a couple of short elbows.
One 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.
One is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
One is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with One. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
One lands some shots froms side control.
One trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
One tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pushing One's head away, looking to escape. One manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
One is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
One tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no One has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
One prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
One tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
One in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jackson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). New Breed One!
After winning the bout, New Breed One 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 1468 p4p, 186 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 573 p4p, 81 weight class). Simone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Simone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Simone does it's job there.
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Simone counters with a nice leg kick.
Simone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
letting Simone counter with a right hand.
Thompson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Simone.
Simone misses with a body punch
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Simone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Simone moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Simone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Simone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Simone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simone manages to avoid it.
Simone throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Simone scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Simone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Simone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Simone counters with a nice body kick.
Simone has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Simone.
I was talking to Thompson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thompson tries to work over Simone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Simone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stalls.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simone blocks a jab.
Simone blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Simone slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Simone down.
Thompson throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Simone counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
Simone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson tests Simone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson tries to bum rush Simone with a series of wild strikes but Simone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
Simone scores with a kick to the body.
Simone slips under a jab from Thompson.
Simone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Simone tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Simone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Simone moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Simone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Simone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Simone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simone. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Simone.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Simone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simone lands with a good body shot.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Simone saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simone counters with a nice body kick.
Simone drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick from Simone.
Simone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Simone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Simone's head but Simone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Simone slips the punch.
Simone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Simone.
Simone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Simone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simone counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Simone.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simone digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Joey Simone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Simone counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Simone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Simone connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
enabling Simone to counter with a crisp jab.
Simone scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Simone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Simone counters with a crisp right that sends Thompson to the canvas! Simone follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Simone!
A relieved looking Joey Simone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 1547 p4p, 195 weight class) and Cross A Zoo (ranked 599 p4p, 85 weight class). Cross A Zoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from A Zoo.
A Zoo digs a good hook to Terrorelli's body.
Terrorelli misses with an uppercut.
A Zoo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terrorelli, pushing him back against the cage.
Terrorelli manages to break the clinch.
A Zoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terrorelli.
A Zoo slips a straight right by Terrorelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Zoo. That one must have hurt.
A Zoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Terrorelli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Terrorelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Terrorelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Terrorelli misses with a hook. A Zoo ducked under it nicely.
Terrorelli lands a jab to the head.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A Zoo scores with a nice body kick.
A Zoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrorelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from A Zoo.
Terrorelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A Zoo clinches up with Terrorelli and pushes him back against the cage.
A Zoo lands an elbow that stopped Terrorelli in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tobi Terrorelli has been cut.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli takes a shot to the head.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
Terrorelli takes an elbow to the forehead.
A Zoo lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, A Zoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Terrorelli blocks the elbow strike.
Terrorelli is trying to break the clinch but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
Terrorelli stalling.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
A Zoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
A Zoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo misses with the head strike.
Terrorelli dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tobi Terrorelli's cut is getting worse.
Terrorelli looking to slow down the pace here.
A Zoo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Terrorelli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, A Zoo throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terrorelli's brow.
Terrorelli wants to get back to striking at distance but A Zoo won't allow it.
Terrorelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Terrorelli takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terrorelli blocks an elbow strike.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrorelli just leaning against A Zoo, taking a breather.
A Zoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terrorelli looking to stall.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
Terrorelli avoids a wild elbow strike from A Zoo.
Terrorelli manages to break the clinch.
Terrorelli swings for the body but A Zoo moves out of range.
A Zoo takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrorelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cross A Zoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobi Terrorelli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terrorelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A Zoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrorelli. A Zoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrorelli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A Zoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrorelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Zoo moves away.
Cross A Zoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Zoo, right into the meat.
A Zoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terrorelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A Zoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrorelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross A Zoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo staying out of range there.
A Zoo lands with a nice combination. Terrorelli backs away looking to recover.
Terrorelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A Zoo connects with a leg kick. Terrorelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A Zoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A Zoo lands with a light punch inside.
A Zoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A Zoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Terrorelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A Zoo scores with a shoulder strike.
A Zoo misses with some punches.
A Zoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cross A Zoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A Zoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terrorelli backwards.
A Zoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terrorelli backwards.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrorelli lands a hook that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrorelli stalls.
A Zoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A Zoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terrorelli's defenses.
A Zoo misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A Zoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrorelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A Zoo clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a damaging elbow.
A Zoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from A Zoo fails to land.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Terrorelli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terrorelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A Zoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terrorelli can't break the clinch.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrorelli can't break the clinch.
Terrorelli slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terrorelli's brow.
Terrorelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli just leaning against A Zoo, taking a breather.
Terrorelli stalling in the clinch but A Zoo improves position.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
A Zoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terrorelli blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
Terrorelli is looking to control A Zoo's arms but A Zoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Terrorelli has his back to the cage.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside that Terrorelli shrugs off.
A Zoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrorelli is rocked!
Terrorelli takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Terrorelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from A Zoo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A Zoo lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by A Zoo.
A Zoo scores with a shot to the side of Terrorelli's head.
Terrorelli is pressed against the cage. A Zoo pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Terrorelli! Two more big strikes from A Zoo and Terrorelli crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cross A Zoo!
A victorious Cross A Zoo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 2182 p4p, 252 weight class) and Harvey Stallion (ranked 325 p4p, 45 weight class). Stallion has chosen Riding on the horses by Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralphie Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Maldonado.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut
letting Stallion counter with a right hand.
Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stallion wants to counter the offense by Maldonado and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Maldonado throws a hook but Stallion avoids it easily.
Stallion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maldonado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallion just misses with a punch to the body.
Stallion is looking to clinch but Maldonado is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stallion at a distance.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Stallion dives in and scores a takedown into Maldonado's guard.
Maldonado looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallion looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stallion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maldonado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maldonado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stallion is one step ahead there.
Stallion slips nicely into half guard.
Maldonado has hold of Stallion's hands but Stallion slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stallion is trying to control. Maldonado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stallion is pressing down on Maldonado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maldonado is holding on for now.
Stallion is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maldonado!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado is working to get back to half guard.
Stallion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maldonado?
Maldonado is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stallion lands a heavy elbow.
Stallion dominating with strikes here.
Maldonado is rocked!
Stallion lands a big elbow - Maldonado is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Maldonado is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
During a confident post fight interview, Harvey Stallion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 749 p4p, 102 weight class) and Walter Jackson (ranked 933 p4p, 126 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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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a swing at Jackson 's ribcage but misses.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walter Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson 's elbow.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson .
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jackson .
A nice left hand lands by Jackson .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Jackson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson .
Jackson is rocked!
Luther Jackson's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson .
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jackson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Walter Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Jackson .
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson laying and praying for a moment but Jackson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jackson defend it? Jackson steps over the head and cranks it - Jackson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luther Jackson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luther Jackson thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 135 p4p, 17 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 227 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande forces Coleman back against the cage and clinches.
Akinwande is stalling here.
Akinwande is pushing Coleman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coleman is looking to control Akinwande's arms but Akinwande gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coleman has his back to the cage.
Akinwande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Akinwande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman just leaning against Akinwande, taking a breather.
Akinwande digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande tries to throw a body punch but Coleman avoids it by throwing Akinwande back against the cage.
Akinwande stalling against the cage.
Akinwande lands with a light punch inside.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Akinwande won't allow it.
Coleman fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looking to slow down the pace here.
Coleman's coach down at Xtramarital Floating Shingles was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coleman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akinwande as Coleman tries to tie him up.
Coleman trying to control the position but instead, Akinwande has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coleman into the cage.
Coleman is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Akinwande swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinwande manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Akinwande blocks a body shot from Coleman.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akinwande takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akinwande misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akinwande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coleman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akinwande just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henry Akinwande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Coleman.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Akinwande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akinwande tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Akinwande - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akinwande is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akinwande as Coleman tries to tie him up.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akinwande struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Akinwande lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akinwande lands a nice shot to the body.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande stalling in the clinch.
Akinwande leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman.
Akinwande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinwande cracks Coleman with a nice body shot.
Akinwande is pushing Coleman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Akinwande's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Akinwande for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande lands with a right to the head.
Coleman successfully pulls guard.
Akinwande wanted to stand there but Coleman had control of the position.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande 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.
Coleman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Akinwande clobbers Coleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akinwande tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akinwande defends it well.
Coleman defending well as Akinwande loads up on a big left hand.
Coleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Akinwande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akinwande connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Coleman tumbling to the canvas! Akinwande pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Coleman was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Henry Akinwande thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 291 p4p, 11 weight class) and Turd McPherson (ranked 379 p4p, 15 weight class). The key to victory for Colin Kaepernick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McPherson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaepernick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaepernick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McPherson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaepernick cracks McPherson with a nice body shot.
Kaepernick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McPherson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaepernick is keeping busy.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McPherson is keeping busy.
Kaepernick lands a right hand that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Kaepernick is stalling here.
Kaepernick stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick presses McPherson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McPherson is looking for a takedown.
Colin Kaepernick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turd McPherson.
Kaepernick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaepernick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McPherson.
McPherson has Kaepernick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaepernick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaepernick obliges.
McPherson looks winded!
Kaepernick lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaepernick prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaepernick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPherson up against the cage.
Kaepernick digs a right hand into McPherson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McPherson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPherson looking for a takedown.
Kaepernick has McPherson pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaepernick obliges.
McPherson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaepernick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaepernick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaepernick avoiding damage.
McPherson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaepernick works on McPherson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaepernick pushes McPherson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McPherson tries to pull guard but Kaepernick won't allow it.
Kaepernick is struggling to control the position.
Kaepernick lands a right hand.
Kaepernick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McPherson blocks it with crossed arms.
McPherson is working for takedown but Kaepernick is calmly controlling the position for now.
McPherson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaepernick is defending well.
McPherson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaepernick avoids the damage to the body.
Kaepernick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPherson up against the cage.
McPherson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaepernick is pressed up against the cage. McPherson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaepernick down to the mat. Kaepernick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McPherson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaepernick but Kaepernick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaepernick throws a shot to the body.
McPherson misses with a shot to the body
and McPherson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaepernick is looking to clinch.
McPherson fails with the takedown
and Kaepernick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaepernick lands a body shot.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaepernick drops McPherson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McPherson looks back up at him and smiles so Kaepernick waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McPherson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaepernick ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with McPherson's jaw. McPherson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kaepernick does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Kaepernick!
Colin Kaepernick retains his super heavyweight title!
Colin Kaepernick tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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