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NYCL 17 - Hittah vs Wellstone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Goncalves (ranked 4262 p4p, 4424 weight class) and Ali Berzina (ranked 507 p4p, 522 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erico Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Berzina!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzina lands a jab to the head.
Berzina lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berzina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goncalves tries to counter with a takedown but Berzina is quick to defend against it.
Berzina walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Goncalves drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Berzina swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Goncalves's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Berzina!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Sam (ranked 4035 p4p, 3649 weight class) and Thijs De Koning (ranked 525 p4p, 492 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thijs De Koning!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam takes the fight into the clinch.
Sam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sam breaks from the clinch.
De Koning tries to keep at a distance but Sam has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Koning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sam pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sam forces De Koning back against the cage and clinches.
De Koning tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam working hard to break the clinch.
Sam breaks from the clinch.
De Koning has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Koning shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sam is looking to stand back up but De Koning counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Koning wants to stand up but Sam is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is not content to let De Koning control the position.
De Koning is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sam has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Koning is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sam wants to control but De Koning is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Koning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Koning tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
De Koning is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sam sees it coming and defends easily.
Sam is looking for a sweep. De Koning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Koning slows the pace down in half guard.
De Koning wants to get back to his feet.
De Koning is pressing down on Sam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sam is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Koning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sam's head.
Sam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Koning.
Sam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Koning on the ground.
Sam is staying active underneath De Koning, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Koning has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sam defend it? De Koning steps over the head and cranks it - Sam is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Koning!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thijs De Koning!
After winning the bout, Thijs De Koning thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 3521 p4p, 3617 weight class) and Truman Roosevelt (ranked 446 p4p, 452 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Truman Roosevelt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosevelt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Roosevelt. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Roosevelt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Roosevelt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roosevelt throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Roosevelt is defending well.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roosevelt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith prevents Roosevelt from improving his position.
Roosevelt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roosevelt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Roosevelt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Roosevelt from controlling successfully.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roosevelt on the ground.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Roosevelt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roosevelt advances position into side control!
Roosevelt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Roosevelt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Roosevelt works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Roosevelt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Roosevelt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roosevelt looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roosevelt landing strikes, looking to finish!
 Smith is rocked!
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roosevelt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roosevelt postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Smith badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Roosevelt around the waist but Roosevelt pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Roosevelt is the winner by TKO! Roosevelt jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Truman Roosevelt!
A very excited looking Truman Roosevelt 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 George Gordon (ranked 3043 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Patrick Knight (ranked 361 p4p, 412 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Knight!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon stuffs the takedown.
Knight lands a two punch combo.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Gordon throws a counter high kick but Knight was just alert enough to avoid it.
Knight tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gordon under the eye.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gordon as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Gordon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gordon or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Knight is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knight tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
George Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Knight.
Gordon walks into a jab.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gordon back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knight misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gordon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gordon.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gordon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Gordon has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Gordon.
Gordon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gordon avoids a kick to the body.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gordon has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon throws a big counter combination but Knight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is looking for the big counter here.
Patrick Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon has managed to clinch.
Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gordon shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon checks a low kick from Knight.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gordon momentarily.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gordon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danga de danga de dang - Knight scores with a four punch combination!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Gordon persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Gordon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Gordon persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knight throws a one two combo.
Knight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Gordon's head.
Knight shoots in and bounces Gordon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Knight is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gordon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gordon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gordon!
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
Gordon tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gordon wants to stand but Knight has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to bench press Gordon off him but Gordon keeps the position.
Gordon stands up and beckons Knight to his feet.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at Puncher's Chance Collective that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gordon blocks a low kick nicely.
Patrick Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gordon back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No luck for Gordon with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a one two combo.
Knight throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Gordon instigates a clinch.
Gordon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gordon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight stands up from Gordon's guard - Knight perhaps looking for a knockout.
Knight swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Gordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight thuds a left hand into Gordon's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gordon with a poor takedown
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gordon defends well and Knight ends up having to push Gordon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gordon wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gordon or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Knight.
Knight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Knight feints a jab promting Gordon to slip. Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gordon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrick Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knight as he jumps to the side.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gordon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Gordon on that attempt.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight lands a jab-cross combination.
Knight is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knight.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Some bone on bone action there as Gordon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight cracks Gordon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Gordon shoots in.
Gordon tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
Gordon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knight is trying to stand up here but Gordon is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Knight lands a head shot.
Knight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
George Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Knight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Knight!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Savage Goon (ranked 3454 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Jushin Liger (ranked 412 p4p, 407 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Savage Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Liger!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liger has his takedown stuffed
enabling Goon to counter with a crisp jab.
Goon leaves Liger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liger fails with a takedown attempt.
Savage Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jushin Liger.
Goon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liger momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liger wants to clinch
and Goon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goon connects with a looping right hand.
Goon lands a left and a right that send Liger crashing to the mat, dazed. Goon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goon sizes up Liger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goon stuns Liger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goon counters with a nice uppercut.
Liger misses with a takedown attempt
and Goon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liger looks winded!
Goon lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liger with a poor takedown
and Goon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liger fails with a takedown attempt.
Goon jabs Liger right on the nose. Liger blinks but takes it well.
Liger misses with a takedown
letting Goon counter with a right hand.
Goon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liger moves to clinch but Goon breaks away
and Goon counters with a straight right hand.
Goon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liger eats them both and turns towards Goon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Goon feints with a jab and clips Liger right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Liger is sent crashing into the canvas and Goon leaps in for the kill! Liger tries to get to his feet but Goon is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Liger is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savage Goon!
Savage Goon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinzade Murakami (ranked 3732 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Xavier Jenning (ranked 438 p4p, 415 weight class). Jenning has chosen Can you dig it, Sucka as his entrance music. The key to victory for Shinzade Murakami has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Jenning!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami lands a head shot.
Jenning throws a body kick that misses
enabling Murakami to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Murakami.
Murakami connects with a body shot that sends Jenning's belly button to the back.
Murakami misses with a hook. Jenning ducked under it nicely.
Murakami swings widly with a right hand
and Jenning counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murakami!
Jenning tries to score with some ground and pound. Murakami controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenning is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Murakami looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jenning gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Murakami is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jenning lets go of the hold and Murakami can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xavier Jenning!
Xavier Jenning decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Doodes (ranked 3074 p4p, 3114 weight class) and LeRoy Rider (ranked 379 p4p, 385 weight class). LeRoy Rider has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Doodes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Doodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeRoy Rider!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doodes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rider on his heels. He'll look to pass Rider's guard now, I'm sure.
Doodes works over Rider with some ground and pound from guard.
Rider really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doodes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doodes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doodes won't allow Rider to sweep him here.
Doodes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doodes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doodes advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doodes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doodes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doodes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Doodes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rider tries to hold on but Doodes postures up.
Doodes 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.
Rider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodes with a couple of short strikes.
Rider is in a horrible position here. Doodes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doodes working the ground and pound effectively.
Doodes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 It looks like LeRoy Rider has been cut.
Rider keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doodes lands a nice shot to the head.
Doodes is landing with some decent strikes but Rider is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doodes raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider taking shots to the head.
 Rider is rocked!
Doodes landing strikes from the mount.
Rider is still in real trouble! Can Doodes finish him?
Doodes wants to control the pace but Rider is squirming around nicely.
Doodes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Doodes lands a big shot to the head and Rider winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jim Doodes!
Jim Doodes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Goon (ranked 2349 p4p, 2818 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 236 p4p, 274 weight class). Bateman has chosen Hip to be Square as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jerry Goon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Goon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt
and Goon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bateman shoots and misses
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman misses with a takedown
and Goon counters with a straight right hand.
Jerry Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Bateman.
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Goon to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bateman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goon tries to improve position but can't.
Bateman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goon tries to escape but Bateman is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bateman.
Goon pushes Bateman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bateman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bateman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bateman cracks Goon with a big right hand but Goon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bateman takes a little break here. Goon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bateman tries to score with some ground and pound. Goon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goon is pushing Bateman's head away, looking to escape. Bateman manages to hold on to the position though.
Bateman tries to score with some ground and pound. Goon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bateman on the ground.
Bateman cracks Goon with a big elbow.
Bateman grinds an elbow into Goon's temple.
Goon is trying to improve his position.
Bateman happy to just control the position for now.
Bateman scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Bateman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Goon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bateman.
Goon is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Goon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bateman in side control, throwing shots but Goon defends.
Bateman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bateman working the ground and pound from side control.
Goon is not content to let Bateman control the position.
Bateman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bateman is chipping away with strikes.
Bateman working the ground and pound.
Bateman working the head with strikes.
Bateman landing a few strikes.
Bateman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bateman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bateman landing a few strikes.
Bateman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goon down.
Bateman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goon some visible discomfort.
Bateman controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman working the ground and pound.
Bateman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bateman trying to control the position but Goon is working away.
Bateman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bateman scores with punches from side control.
Bateman lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Bateman crashes against the mat.
Goon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goon tries to sprawl but Bateman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bateman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bateman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goon defending well though.
Bateman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goon defending well though.
Goon has hold of Bateman's hands but Bateman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bateman stops Goon from getting back to his feet.
Goon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bateman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goon defending well though.
Goon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Patrick Bateman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bateman lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goon wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Bateman trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bateman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon has hold of Bateman's hands but Bateman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bateman slips a nice elbow through Goon's hands, connecting with Goon's forehead.
Bateman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bateman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bateman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bateman landing punches.
Bateman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Goon is rocked!
Bateman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Goon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bateman is landing with some decent strikes but Goon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bateman lands a big shot to the head and Goon winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Patrick Bateman 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 2303 p4p, 3485 weight class) and Toko Kiriko (ranked 327 p4p, 472 weight class). Toko Kiriko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toko Kiriko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiriko tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiriko is looking to clinch.
Howard takes a swing at Kiriko's ribcage but misses.
Kiriko gets caught napping as Howard dives in and scores a takedown. Kiriko manages to retain guard.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howard prevents Kiriko from getting back to his feet.
Kiriko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Howard stays in close to Kiriko's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing that Howard has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Howard passes Kiriko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiriko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard is looking to advance position but Kiriko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands with a punch from half guard.
Howard controlling the pace.
Howard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kiriko defend it? Howard steps over the head and cranks it - Kiriko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Howard!
Dean Howard is the new middleweight champion!
Dean Howard made sure to mention his sponsor, Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hittah (ranked 1332 p4p, 1783 weight class) and Ike Wellstone (ranked 191 p4p, 242 weight class). Hittah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pierce The Veil. Ike Wellstone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205
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209
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Big right hand |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hittah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ike Wellstone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hittah gets tackled into the cage by Wellstone. Wellstone maintains the clinch.
Wellstone lands a left hand.
Hittah takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Big Hittah has been cut.
Hittah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellstone gets through Hittah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hittah avoiding damage as Wellstone throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hittah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hittah misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wellstone.
Wellstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellstone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wellstone lands a knee to the body.
Hittah is breathing heavily.
Wellstone lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellstone lands a knee to the head.
Wellstone lands a shoulder strike.
Wellstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellstone connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellstone.
Wellstone lands a good knee to the midsection. Hittah won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Wellstone.
Wellstone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hittah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellstone scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellstone lands a good knee to the midsection. Hittah won't want to take too many of those.
Wellstone lands a right hand.
Wellstone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellstone with a knee to the head.
Wellstone lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wellstone.
Wellstone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wellstone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellstone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellstone obliges.
Wellstone scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellstone connects with a knee to the head.
Hittah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hittah is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellstone obliges.
Oh Hittah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wellstone scores with a shot to the side of Hittah's head.
Wellstone jerks Hittah's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hittah drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Wellstone goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Wellstone because Hittah was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ike Wellstone!
Ike Wellstone is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ike Wellstone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Big Hittah was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. I promise that'.
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