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RRFC 42: The Kings PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stefano (ranked 1766 p4p, 3931 weight class) and Reece Daniels (ranked 218 p4p, 420 weight class). Daniels has chosen Eminem - Kings never die as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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158
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Stefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reece Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stefano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stefano throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Daniels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Stefano throws a shot to the body.
Stefano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels throws a fast counter high kick but Stefano manages to duck under it in time.
Stefano lands a really nice looking cross but Daniels seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Stefano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stefano throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels defending well as Stefano loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stefano on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stefano lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stefano misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefano misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Stefano misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Stefano throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axel Stefano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels slips a straight right by Stefano.
Stefano has Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Stefano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Stefano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Stefano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stefano swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefano swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels blocking some punches.
Stefano swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stefano struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Stefano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stefano lands a shoulder strike.
Stefano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefano prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Daniels moves out of range as Stefano strikes.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.
Stefano loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Stefano missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniels falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stefano counter with a right hand.
Daniels throws a hook but Stefano avoids it easily.
Stefano misses with a hook
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Stefano does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Stefano jumps back.
Daniels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stefano moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Stefano wants to clinch but Daniels slips to the side
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Stefano's shoulder, as Stefano tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefano.
Daniels slips a jab from Stefano.
Daniels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Stefano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Stefano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stefano throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stefano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stefano misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Axel Stefano will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stefano throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stefano misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels throws a hook but Stefano blocks it.
Stefano swings widly with a right hand
and Stefano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stefano is looking to clinch.
Daniels flicks out a counter leg kick but Stefano steps away.
Stefano looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stefano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Stefano.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefano.
Stefano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Daniels.
Stefano loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Stefano misses with a left hand
and Daniels counters with a good low kick that Stefano was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Stefano avoids them all with ease.
Stefano with a hook.
Daniels throws a jab when Stefano was well out of range.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reece Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stefano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Stefano. Those never looked like landing.
Stefano misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stefano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniels on the side of the head.
Stefano misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Stefano avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Stefano misses.
Stefano misses with a hook.
Daniels throws a counter combo.
Stefano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefano tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
A punch combination from Stefano misses.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Stefano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stefano throws a poor cross that misses
and Stefano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Stefano is out of range.
Stefano misses with a right hand
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Stefano blocks a jab.
Stefano moves into the clinch.
Stefano swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stefano misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Stefano.
Stefano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
Stefano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefano throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefano lands with a right hand.
Stefano scores with a jab.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stefano looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefano looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefano misses with a straight right.
Daniels lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stefano counters with a nice uppercut.
Stefano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels slips a jab from Stefano.
Stefano moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDaniels.
Stefano throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Daniels.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefano misses the target.
Stefano cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Stefano moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Stefano throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Stefano slips a jab from Daniels.
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 Axel Stefano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefano.
Stefano misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reece Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefano swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefano.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefano.
Stefano misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Daniels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stefano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniels! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stefano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefano misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stefano missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stefano throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Stefano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Stefano moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefano misses the target.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stefano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefano misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a left and a right that stings Stefano.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniels slips a straight right by Stefano.
Stefano throws an off balance right hand
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to bum rush Stefano with a series of wild strikes but Stefano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Stefano.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefano blocks a jab.
Daniels tries a low kick but Stefano avoids it.
Stefano throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Stefano.
Stefano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefano throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Stefano moves away and avoids it.
Stefano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stefano misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daniels.
Stefano lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefano looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stefano misses with a body punch
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stefano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Stefano misses
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Stefano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Stefano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stefano lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Stefano throws a sloppy body shot
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Stefano connects with a body shot.
Stefano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stefano takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reece Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefano throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefano misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefano 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Axel Stefano!
Axel Stefano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Rockatansky (ranked 2876 p4p, 4001 weight class) and John Willis (ranked 379 p4p, 503 weight class). Rockatansky's entrance music is Victory. A fine choice. John Willis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximilian Rockatansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Willis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockatansky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rockatansky throws a series of strikes that have Willis backpedaling.
 It looks like John Willis has been cut.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Rockatansky.
Rockatansky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
Rockatansky throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockatansky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Willis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Rockatansky lands a jab-cross combination.
Rockatansky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Willis moves into the clinch.
Rockatansky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willis tries to score a body lock takedown but Rockatansky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maximilian Rockatansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis has hold of one of Rockatansky's legs. Rockatansky is fighting the takedown attempt but Willis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but Rockatansky keeps moving.
Rockatansky managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockatansky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockatansky looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockatansky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Willis is controlling him.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockatansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rockatansky scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Rockatansky.
Rockatansky is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rockatansky defends it nicely.
Willis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Willis throws a right hand that Rockatansky ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockatansky also avoids with ease.
Rockatansky misses with an uppercut. Willis saw that one coming.
Rockatansky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up John Willis's cut even more.
Maximilian Rockatansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Rockatansky there.
 Willis is rocked!
Rockatansky ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Willis's jaw. Willis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rockatansky does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Rockatansky!
A very excited looking Maximilian Rockatansky rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hax Molloway (ranked 1521 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Ken Barlow (ranked 216 p4p, 368 weight class). Ken Barlow looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hax Molloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Barlow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molloway closes the distance and pushes Barlow back into the cage.
Barlow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Molloway landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Molloway scores a nice knee to the body.
Molloway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barlows head.
Molloway lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ken Barlow has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molloway.
Molloway lands a good knee to the midsection. Barlow won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Molloway.
Molloway lands a good knee to the midsection. Barlow won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molloway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barlow or not.
Molloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barlow backwards.
Molloway scores with a knee to the head.
Barlow is rocked!
Molloway is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barlow is still on wobbly legs! Can Molloway finish him?
The two fighters are battling for control here. Barlow trying to break out of Molloway's Thai clinch. Molloway unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Barlow to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Molloway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hax Molloway!
Hax Molloway was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 560 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 74 p4p, 251 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomcic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Tomcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomcic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomcic takes one on the button.
 It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
Tomcic takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcic manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Tomcic moves out of range.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomcic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tomcic misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Tomcic misses.
Tomcic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Tomcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Tomcic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Tomcic misses.
Tomcic doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Tomcic loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomcic clinches.
Sanchez gets through Tomcic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tomcic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
I was talking to Tomcic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomcic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Tomcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomcic fails to land.
Tomcic pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Tomcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tomcic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomcic working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomcic is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Tomcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Tomcic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomcic blocking some punches.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Tomcic lands a right hand.
Tomcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomcic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tomcic.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomcic lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Tomcic.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomcic's elbow.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Tomcic tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Tomcic back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez presses Tomcic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Tomcic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Tomcic is blocking nicely.
Tomcic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Tomcic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomcic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Tomcic throws a right hand that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Tomcic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Tomcic settles back down.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez defending well as Tomcic loads up on a big left hand.
Tomcic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomcic looks to clinch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Tomcic connects with a leg kick.
A low kick from Tomcic misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Tomcic throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Tomcic is rocked!
Tomcic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Tomcic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomcic walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Sanchez swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Sanchez!
Tim Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Murphy (ranked 1330 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Willem Korsemann (ranked 177 p4p, 335 weight class). Willem Korsemann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great elbows
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willem Korsemann!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsemann moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Korsemann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korsemann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Korsemann tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Korsemann.
Korsemann misses with a punch to the body.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Korsemann.
Korsemann prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korsemann has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korsemann obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Korsemann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korsemann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsemann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Korsemann works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Korsemann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Korsemann trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Korsemann misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korsemann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Korsemann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korsemann throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Korsemann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
We've been informed that Korsemann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Korsemann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Korsemann's head.
Korsemann has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy gets through Korsemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Korsemann lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Korsemann.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets through Korsemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Korsemann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korsemann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korsemann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korsemann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Korsemann missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Korsemann tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Korsemann.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Korsemann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korsemann blocks an elbow strike.
Korsemann swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korsemann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy slows down the pace here.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Korsemann misses with a looping right.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy avoiding damage as Korsemann throws knees to the body.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Korsemann'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.
Dale Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Korsemann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Korsemann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Korsemann.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Willem Korsemann has been cut.
Korsemann blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Korsemann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korsemann misses with an elbow over the top.
Korsemann working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Korsemann lands an elbow just above Murphy 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Korsemann.
Korsemann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Korsemann throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Korsemann throws an elbow but misses.
Korsemann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Korsemann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Korsemann.
Korsemann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Korsemann pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Korsemann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korsemann struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy tries a body shot but Korsemann blocks it.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Korsemann controls the action.
Knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Korsemann working aggressively here.
Korsemann takes a shot to the head.
Murphy is leaning against Korsemann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Murphy lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Korsemann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Korsemann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korsemann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korsemann tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Korsemann misses with some punches.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korsemann can do to turn this around?
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Korsemann misses with a punch on the inside.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Korsemann misses with some punches.
Murphy'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.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Korsemann shrugs off.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Korsemann swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Korsemann is rocked!
Korsemann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korsemann is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Korsemann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korsemann seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Korsemann lands with a light punch inside.
Korsemann working aggressively here.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Korsemann.
Korsemann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Korsemann tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Korsemann is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Korsemann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Korsemann shrugs off.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy digs a right hand into Korsemann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korsemann's gas tank.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korsemann backwards.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Korsemann tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Korsemann back against the cage.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korsemann misses with a knee strike.
Murphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Korsemann up against the cage.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy works on Korsemann's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willem Korsemann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Korsemann gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Murphy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Korsemann is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Murphy!
Dale Murphy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Webb (ranked 1711 p4p, 1365 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 203 p4p, 172 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall connects with a jab.
Webb throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Webb shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Webb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall throws a series of punches but Webb avoids them all with ease.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Webb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Webb.
Webb shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Webb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Hall.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall with a jab.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Webb shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Webb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Webb is rocked!
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Webb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Hall!
A very excited looking Charlie Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rutten (ranked 1014 p4p, 1022 weight class) and John Amery (ranked 128 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Amery shoots in.
Amery wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
John Amery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten digs a good body shot into Amery's ribs.
Rutten tests Amery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amery forces Rutten back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutten.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Amery controls the action.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Amery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Amery's head.
Amery is rocked!
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amery looks to clinch
and Rutten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
A hook to the body from Rutten.
Amery blocking some punches.
Amery drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten works on Amery's body with a couple of short punches.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amery tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten cracks Amery with a good jab.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutten tests Amery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amery is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amery in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rutten. Beautiful body shot.
Rutten moves in close and cracks Amery with a massive right hand! Amery, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rutten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastian Rutten!
During a confident post fight interview, Sebastian Rutten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 722 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Matt Camel (ranked 87 p4p, 160 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Camel!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camel shoots in but no luck this time.
Pandens throwing a counter right hand but Camel manages to avoid it.
Camel shoots and misses
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Camel has his takedown stuffed
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Camel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camel is defended easily by Pandens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camel looks for a takedown but Pandens sprawls well.
Pandens fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camel just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camel.
Pandens throwing a counter right hand but Camel manages to avoid it.
Camel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Matt Camel has been cut.
Pandens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Camel.
Pandens is looking to counter punch.
Matt Camel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandens gets tackled into the cage by Camel. Camel maintains the clinch.
Pandens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camel has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel goes for a takedown attempt but Pandens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pandens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camel.
Camel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pandens sprawls well. Pandens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camel gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pandens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camel misses with a takedown
and Camel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camel shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pandens throws a counter high kick but Camel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Camel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camel tries to clinch but Pandens moves away
and Pandens counters with a huge left! Camel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pandens isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Camel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pandens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
After the fight, Azriel Pandens 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 262 p4p, 615 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 39 p4p, 89 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell misses with a straight left.
Rockwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Rockwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett with a hook.
Rockwell throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockwell loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Rockwell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rockwell throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rockwell throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Rockwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rockwell.
Rockwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockwell misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Rockwell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rockwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett avoids a kick to the body.
Rockwell goes for a double leg but Bennett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bennett continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rockwell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justin Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Rockwell.
Rockwell looks winded!
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockwell throws out the jab.
Rockwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rockwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockwell tries to get into range but Bennett steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Rockwell! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bennett scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Justin Bennett thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 446 p4p, 575 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 61 p4p, 79 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 5 rounds, for the light 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 Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries for a takedown but Shabazz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones shoots in but Shabazz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shabazz throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones blocks a head kick by Shabazz.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Shabazz misses.
Jones scores with a hook.
Shabazz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Shabazz's shoulder, as Shabazz tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Shabazz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
The fighters circle, before Shabazz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jones's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Shabazz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Rahim Shabazz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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