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NYF Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Messier (ranked 4875 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Pete Warner (ranked 573 p4p, 507 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Messier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Warner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messier lands with a nice combination. Warner backs away looking to recover.
We've been hearing reports that Messier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Messier throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Messier did well to prevent Warner getting side control.
Warner slips a nice elbow through Messier's hands, connecting with Messier's forehead.
Warner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Messier is pressing down on Warner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Warner works over Messier with some ground and pound from guard.
Warner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warner is sitting in close to Messier's body. Messier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Warner is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Warner is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Messier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Messier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ignacio Loyola (ranked 5444 p4p, 5502 weight class) and Edgardo Camejo (ranked 559 p4p, 560 weight class). Edgardo Camejo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ignacio Loyola's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ignacio Loyola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgardo Camejo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loyola lands a slapping body shot.
Loyola throws a sloppy body shot
and Camejo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loyola can't find room to land a body shot as Camejo controls the action.
Loyola lands with a right to the head.
Loyola digs a right hand into Camejo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camejo's gas tank.
Loyola blocks an elbow strike.
Camejo misses with an elbow strike.
Camejo misses with an elbow strike.
Camejo lands an elbow just above Loyola 's eye.
Loyola pushes Camejo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loyola tries to break the clinch but Camejo is controlling the position.
Camejo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loyola breaks the clinch.
Loyola throws a series of strikes that have Camejo backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Camejo finds it's target.
Loyola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loyola connects with a combination that backs up Camejo into the cage. Loyola lands a flurry of punches that gets past Camejo's guard. Camejo is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Loyola bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignacio Loyola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Robson (ranked 3211 p4p, 4588 weight class) and AJ Menendez (ranked 430 p4p, 553 weight class). Menendez has chosen Kurt Angle Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Neal Robson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 London, Neal Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Menendez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Menendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menendez throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Robson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Menendez throws a leg kick
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like AJ Menendez has been cut.
Robson digs a good body shot into Menendez's ribs.
A head kick misses from Robson.
Menendez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Menendez scrambles back to his feet.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menendez looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson digs a good hook to Menendez's body.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Menendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooh!!! Robson has knocked Menendez down with a huge combo! Robson steps away and waves a wobbly Menendez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Menendez is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Robson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robson.
Menendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Robson finish him?
Robson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Robson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Menendez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Menendez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neal Robson!
A very excited looking Neal Robson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Smashotti (ranked 3768 p4p, 4852 weight class) and Henry Zimmerman (ranked 395 p4p, 459 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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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Smashotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman throws a low kick but Smashotti moves out of range easily.
Zimmerman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smashotti on the side of the head.
Zimmerman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sloppy strikes from Zimmerman. Those never looked like landing.
Smashotti moves into the clinch.
Zimmerman is trying to break free.
Smashotti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zimmerman backwards.
Zimmerman has had enough of the clinch but Smashotti keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Zimmerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smashotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Zimmerman swats away the attempt to clinch by Smashotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Smashotti. Those never looked like landing.
Smashotti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smashotti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzo Smashotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smashotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Henry Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman misses with a straight left.
Zimmerman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smashotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smashotti.
Smashotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zimmerman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zimmerman misses the jab.
Zimmerman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zimmerman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Smashotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Smashotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zimmerman takes one on the button.
Zimmerman lands a jab to the nose.
Smashotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smashotti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smashotti duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smashotti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smashotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zimmerman misses with a looping right.
Smashotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Zimmerman misses.
Smashotti defending well as Zimmerman loads up on a big left hand.
Smashotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Smashotti does no damage.
Zimmerman throws an overhand right that lands on Smashotti's shoulder, as Smashotti tries to avoid the shot.
Smashotti tries to clinch there but Zimmerman circles away.
Smashotti throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimmerman misses the target.
Smashotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zimmerman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zimmerman drops his hands momentarily and Smashotti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smashotti has managed to clinch.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smashotti wants to clinch up but Zimmerman keeps it at a distance.
Smashotti is looking to clinch.
Zimmerman scores with a three punch combo!
Smashotti tries to clinch but Zimmerman is having none of it.
Smashotti tries to clinch there but Zimmerman circles away.
Zimmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smashotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimmerman.
Smashotti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smashotti drives through and clinches with Zimmerman against the cage.
Smashotti breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Henry Zimmerman's cut even more.
Zimmerman looks to land a left hand but Smashotti moved out of range nicely.
Smashotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimmerman throws a looping overhand right but Smashotti ducks down to avoid it.
Zimmerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Smashotti.
Smashotti is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smashotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smashotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smashotti lands a glancing blow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Zimmerman misses with a looping left.
Smashotti misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smashotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smashotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zimmerman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smashotti ducks under a wild hook from Zimmerman.
A combination from Smashotti does no damage.
Zimmerman misses with a looping left.
Smashotti is looking to counter punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Smashotti scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smashotti clinches up against the cage.
Smashotti manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Zimmerman misses.
Smashotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Smashotti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Zimmerman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smashotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmerman throws out the jab.
Smashotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zimmerman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zimmerman lands a nice looking body shot.
Zimmerman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smashotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smashotti slips under a jab from Zimmerman.
Smashotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Zimmerman circles away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Smashotti and sends Zimmerman crashing to the mat! Smashotti follows him down to the mat - Zimmerman regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Zimmerman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smashotti postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zimmerman to stand up.
Smashotti clinches with his opponent.
Smashotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smashotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zimmerman.
Smashotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zimmerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smashotti counters with a left to the body.
Smashotti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zimmerman on the side of the head.
The cut above Henry Zimmerman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smashotti looks to land a combination but Zimmerman avoids it well.
Smashotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zimmerman.
Jab, jab by Smashotti - just one landing.
A slow jab from Zimmerman misses its intended target.
Smashotti moves away from the strike by Zimmerman.
Smashotti is looking to clinch.
A jab from Zimmerman finds it's way through Smashotti's defenses.
Zimmerman throws a shot from downtown. Smashotti moves away and avoids it.
Smashotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Smashotti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smashotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zimmerman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smashotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zimmerman's efforts to push away.
Zimmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smashotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman is trying to push Smashotti away but Smashotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman can't break the clinch.
Zimmerman has had enough of the clinch but Smashotti keeps him there for the moment.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smashotti closes the distance and clinches.
Smashotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smashotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zimmerman can do to turn this around?
Smashotti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman is trying to push Smashotti away but Smashotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smashotti keeps control of Zimmerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zimmerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zimmerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smashotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zimmerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Smashotti.
Smashotti pulls guard.
Smashotti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smashotti looking for a guillotine here but Zimmerman defends easily.
Smashotti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zimmerman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smashotti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smashotti trying to keep a closed guard but Zimmerman is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman won't allow Smashotti to get back to his feet.
Zimmerman stands up from Smashotti's guard - Zimmerman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zimmerman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smashotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smashotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman swats away the attempt to clinch by Smashotti.
Smashotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Smashotti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Zimmerman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Zimmerman misses the target.
Smashotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zimmerman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zimmerman throws an overhand right that lands on Smashotti's shoulder, as Smashotti tries to avoid the shot.
Zimmerman loads up on a big right hand but Smashotti slips the punch.
Smashotti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman throws a hook but Smashotti blocks it.
A jab from Zimmerman misses.
Smashotti thuds a left hand into Zimmerman's body.
Smashotti tries to clinch up but Zimmerman circles away and keeps his distance.
Zimmerman looks to land a combination but Smashotti avoids it well.
Zimmerman throws a hook but Smashotti blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman misses with a hook. Smashotti ducked under it nicely.
Smashotti tries to bum rush Zimmerman with a series of wild strikes but Zimmerman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zimmerman throws a jab when Smashotti was well out of range.
Smashotti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smashotti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smashotti breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman cracks Smashotti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smashotti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zimmerman eats them both and turns towards Smashotti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zimmerman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smashotti circles away quickly and effectively.
As Zimmerman looks to move away, Smashotti throws a big counter combo but Zimmerman just gets out of the way.
Smashotti throws a combination. Zimmerman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smashotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Smashotti clinches up against the cage.
Smashotti lands a shoulder strike.
Zimmerman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimmerman is trying to break free.
Smashotti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smashotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Smashotti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zimmerman throws a looping overhand right but Smashotti ducks down to avoid it.
Smashotti throwing a counter right hand but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman misses with a looping right.
Zimmerman throws a shot to the body.
Smashotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimmerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Smashotti looks to land a combination but Zimmerman avoids it well.
Smashotti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zimmerman finds it's way round the side to connect with Smashotti's head.
Zimmerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smashotti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zimmerman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smashotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smashotti stalks Zimmerman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zimmerman's face. Zimmerman staggers backwards, shaken.
Henry Zimmerman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zimmerman misses with a low kick.
Zimmerman misses the shot to the body.
Smashotti tries to clinch up.
Smashotti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zimmerman momentarily.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smashotti moves away.
Smashotti throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Smashotti.
Smashotti clinches.
Smashotti manages to break the clinch.
Zimmerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smashotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smashotti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smashotti lands with a nice combination. Zimmerman backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smashotti slips a straight right by Zimmerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smashotti scores with a jab to the head.
Lorenzo Smashotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smashotti misses with a few strikes there.
Zimmerman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zimmerman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smashotti.
Smashotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smashotti moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is trying to break the clinch but Smashotti has him pressed against the cage.
Zimmerman is trying to push Smashotti away but Smashotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smashotti jumps guard and drags Zimmerman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zimmerman stands up from Smashotti's guard - Zimmerman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smashotti tries to clinch there but Zimmerman circles away.
Zimmerman gets tackled into the cage by Smashotti. Smashotti maintains the clinch.
Smashotti breaks the clinch.
Zimmerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smashotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smashotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smashotti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zimmerman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smashotti eats them both and turns towards Zimmerman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smashotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimmerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Smashotti.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Smashotti.
Lorenzo Smashotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Zimmerman misses.
A little feinted left hand from Smashotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Smashotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smashotti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Smashotti!
Lorenzo Smashotti 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.
Henry Zimmerman was interviewed post fight and said 'I...lost?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Dean (ranked 2642 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Bruce Wagner (ranked 370 p4p, 378 weight class). Randall Dean is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
Dean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Wagner throws an off balance right hand
and Dean counters with a right hand to the body.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dean digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Wagner blocks a jab.
Wagner feints a counter leg kick.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
A good leg kick by Wagner.
A low kick lands for Dean.
Dean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Dean digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Dean lands a body shot.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Wagner looks winded!
Dean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wagners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Dean moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean cracks Wagner with an open hand slap.
Dean lands a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dean.
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Dean.
Dean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dean lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dean scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
Wagner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Dean.
Dean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dean lands a body shot.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wagner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wagner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean connects with a jab.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean scores with a head kick. Wagner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dean lands a jab.
Wagner is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dean - that will leave a mark!
Dean connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
Dean connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dean lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Dean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wagner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dean. Wagner shrugs it off though.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Dean cracks a nice hook into Wagner's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean jabs at Wagner's body.
Dean lands a right hook to the body.
Dean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dean lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dean lands a body shot.
Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dean.
Dean scores with a leg kick.
Dean jabs at Wagner's body.
Dean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dean scores with a jab to the body.
Dean cracks Wagner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Dean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wagner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.
Wagner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dean counters with a body kick.
Wagner walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Jab from Dean.
Dean lands a big uppercut and Wagner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wagner looks OK. Dean waves Wagner back to his feet!
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wagner right on the button. Wagner goes down! Dean follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dean gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Dean!
Our winner, Randall Dean, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dawson (ranked 2125 p4p, 5510 weight class) and Terry Ryan (ranked 268 p4p, 485 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165
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158
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawson.
Ryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawson connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dawson scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Dawson. Beautiful body shot.
Dawson lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Dawson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson scores with a shot to the body.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dawson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, jab by Dawson - just one landing.
Dawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawson finish him?
Dawson throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Ryan's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Dawson dives in looking to finish as Ryan flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Dawson's strikes! Dawson is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Ryan's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Ryan was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Dawson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Peterson (ranked 1921 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Chomp Bizzy (ranked 170 p4p, 258 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145
3 - 0 - 0 |
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147
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chomp Bizzy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzy connects with a right hand. Peterson shakes it off.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chomp Bizzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bizzy.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Bizzy keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzy misses with a body shot.
Peterson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Bizzy pushes him off.
Bizzy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bizzy tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzy throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bizzy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bizzy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Bizzy.
Bizzy misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson fails to pull guard.
Come on Bizzy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bizzy gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizzy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bizzy to keep the fight standing.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Bizzy.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bizzy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bizzy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizzy.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bizzy to keep the fight standing.
Bizzy lands a right hand.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Bizzy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Bizzy.
Bizzy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Bizzy won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bizzy scores with a hook to the body.
Peterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bizzy just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bizzy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson jumps guard but Bizzy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bizzy lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Bizzy holds him up against the cage and eventually Peterson drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizzy.
Bizzy gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bizzy blocks an elbow strike.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bizzy walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bizzy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bizzy misses with a body shot.
Peterson tries to clinch but Bizzy moves out of range.
Bizzy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Peterson.
Bizzy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peterson rushes Bizzy and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson jumps guard but Bizzy stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bizzy cracks Peterson with a nice body shot.
Bizzy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Bizzy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizzy scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Bizzy lands with a right to the head.
Peterson jumps guard but Bizzy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Bizzy.
Bizzy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bizzy.
Bizzy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bizzy pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bizzy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bizzy avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bizzy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Bizzy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bizzy scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Peterson is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chomp Bizzy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizzy drops Peterson with a big left hand! Peterson is injured, injured bad! Bizzy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chomp Bizzy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Kingston (ranked 2937 p4p, 2743 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 340 p4p, 321 weight class). Justen has chosen Super Chargers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
255
4 - 2 - 0 |
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236
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitch Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingston takes one to the chin there.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Justen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Kingston's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Herbert Justen has been cut.
Kingston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justen, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Justen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justen wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justen wants a takedown.
Kingston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Justen.
Kingston tries to work over Justen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justen pulls guard successfully.
Kingston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Justen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingston has managed to get both his arms back between Justen's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to stand up but Justen won't let him.
Justen has an active guard here but Kingston has managed to pass into half guard.
Kingston slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Justen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kingston controlling the action here.
Justen trying to control but Kingston postures up.
Kingston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Justen gets back to full guard.
Kingston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Justen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen has an active guard here but Kingston has managed to pass into half guard.
Kingston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kingston prevents Justen from improving his position.
Justen keeps trying to improve his position.
Kingston performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four 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.
Justen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Justen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Justen.
Justen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kingston defends it easily.
Justen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kingston is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justen wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
Kingston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitch Kingston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herbert Justen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kingston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justen clinches up with Kingston and pushes him back against the cage.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Justen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston presses Justen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Justen's head.
Kingston presses Justen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Justen trying to land knees to the body.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Justen controls the action.
Justen is trying to break the clinch but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston prevents Justen from breaking the clinch.
Kingston pushes Justen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Justen is trying to pull guard but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a hook to the body.
Justen is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justen or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Justen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kingston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kingston rushes Justen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston digs a right hand underneath Justen's ribcage. Justen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike.
Justen is rocked!
Kingston throws a big uppercut that drops Justen! More strikes from Kingston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Justen lies dazed against the cage as Kingston celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Kingston!
An out of breath Mitch Kingston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Herbert Justen spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm done... will now only focus on training my BJJ skills and support my teammates'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varban Botev (ranked 2317 p4p, 2500 weight class) and Simon Slytherin (ranked 278 p4p, 295 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
194
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Varban Botev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Slytherin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slytherin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slytherin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botev misses with an uppercut
and Botev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botev misses the body punch
and Slytherin counters with a nice uppercut.
Botev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Slytherin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slytherin lands a right hook to the body.
Slytherin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Botev eats them both and turns towards Slytherin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slytherin cracks Botev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been hearing reports that Botev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Botev shoots and misses
enabling Slytherin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slytherin scores with a nice head shot.
Slytherin lands a big head kick that sends Botev tumbling to the mat! Slytherin takes a step backwards and waves Botev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Botev is rocked!
Slytherin with a jab.
Oh Botev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Botev seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botev misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slytherin! But no joy.
Slytherin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Botev takes one to the chin there.
Botev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slytherin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slytherin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slytherin connects with a right hand. Botev shakes it off.
Botev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slytherin counters with a nice uppercut.
Simon Slytherin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botev misses with a straight right.
Botev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Botev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Botev misses with a hook
and Slytherin counters with a nice uppercut.
Botev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slytherin counters with a straight right hand.
Slytherin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Botev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botev swings widly with a right hand
and Slytherin counters with a stiff right hand.
Slytherin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Botev throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Slytherin to counter with a crisp jab.
Botev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slytherin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Botev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slytherin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slytherin cracks Botev with a good jab.
Botev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Slytherin to counter with a crisp jab.
Slytherin lands with an overhand left.
Botev loses concentration momentarily and Slytherin pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Botev crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Slytherin finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Slytherin!
Simon Slytherin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Walsh (ranked 2153 p4p, 2038 weight class) and Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 287 p4p, 279 weight class). Jeffrey Tucker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Tucker off the cage and back into range.
Walsh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Walsh. Those never looked like landing.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tucker lands a big uppercut and Walsh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Walsh looks OK. Tucker waves Walsh back to his feet!
Walsh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Oh Walsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker misses with the combination.
Walsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Walsh is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Walsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Walsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Tucker is rocked!
A big left from Walsh misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a decent looking hook.
Walsh looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker slips a jab from Walsh.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walsh lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
A big left from Walsh misses.
Walsh throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walsh.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walsh.
Tucker is looking for the big counter here.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
and Tucker counters with a nice right hand that sends Walsh toppling to the canvas! Walsh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tucker finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Walsh.
Walsh cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walsh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Walsh finish him?
Walsh measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tucker! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kaiden Walsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaiden Walsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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