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BANZAI COMBAT 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russell Garcia (ranked 25774 p4p, 5922 weight class) and Bo Brown (ranked 374 p4p, 355 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garcia up against the cage.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Knees to the body from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
 Garcia is rocked!
 It looks like Russell Garcia has been cut.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Brown cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown drops Garcia with a big left hand! Garcia is injured, injured bad! Brown jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Estrada (ranked 5717 p4p, 25644 weight class) and Kid Fireball (ranked 481 p4p, 508 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaleb Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Fireball!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fireball keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estrada plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Kid Fireball has been cut.
A head kick by Estrada misses
and Estrada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Estrada avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Estrada was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Estrada!
Estrada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fireball counters with a left and a right that stings Estrada.
Estrada closes the distance but Fireball moves to the side
and Fireball counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estrada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fireball.
Estrada throws a hook but Fireball avoids it easily.
Fireball scores with a hook to the body. Estrada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fireball thuds a left hand into Estrada's body.
Some wild striking there from Fireball.
Nice straight punches there by Fireball. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fireball.
Estrada is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada closes the distance but Fireball moves to the side
and Fireball counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Estrada badly! Fireball follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Estrada out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Fireball finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kid Fireball!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Walsh (ranked 3870 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 388 p4p, 380 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darcy Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walsh scores with a head kick.
Walsh takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carlos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
Walsh stops a takedown attempt from Carlos.
Carlos decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos wants to stand and escape but Walsh is having none of it.
Walsh wants to stand but Carlos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlos has control of Walsh's left arm, preventing Walsh from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh is stalling in the full guard.
Carlos is controlling Walsh's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlos kicks Walsh off and gets to his feet.
Walsh stuffs the takedown.
Walsh throws a big counter combination but Carlos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walsh lands a high kick!
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walsh as he jumps to the side.
Darcy Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Walsh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walsh misses with a double jab.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh wants to get back to full guard but Carlos has passed into side control.
Carlos controlling from side mount.
Let's hope that Carlos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Walsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Walsh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carlos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Carlos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Walsh throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walsh counters with a two punch combo.
Walsh lands a big head kick that sends Carlos to the canvas! Walsh follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darcy Walsh!
Darcy Walsh looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'We out here adlay cmon now. Representing the fingle adlay someone sign me up.'.
Juan Carlos spoke after the fight, saying 'No soy legal.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Chen (ranked 3054 p4p, 3582 weight class) and Hagler Hearns (ranked 235 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hagler Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen throws a leg kick which misses Hearns's front leg but catches the back leg as Hearns tries to avoid it.
Chen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Hearns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chen throws a leg kick but Hearns moved away.
Hearns lands an overhand right.
Hearns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chen to score with a decent uppercut.
Chen misses with a body shot
letting Hearns counter with a right hand.
Chen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hearns on his heels. He'll look to pass Hearns's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearns is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Hearns is pulling down on Chen's head. It's preventing any offense from Chen, at least for the moment.
Hearns looking for a guillotine here but Chen defends easily.
Chen pushing down on Hearns's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chen's back!
Hearns has the hooks in. Chen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen is working hard here to advance position.
Hearns is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Chen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Chen tries to break free.
Hearns working for a choke but Chen is defending well.
Chen tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chen for a finish.
Hearns working for the choke.
Hearns working for a choke but Chen is defending well.
I really don't envy Chen right now.
Hearns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen staying busy and making it hard for Hearns to control.
Chen is holding onto Hearns's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Chen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hearns patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hearns controlling well, preventing Chen from escaping the position.
Hearns working for the choke.
Chen is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns looking for the RNC.
Hearns controlling well, preventing Chen from escaping the position.
Hearns doesn't have the hooks in and Chen manages to turn into his guard.
Chen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chen 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.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hagler Hearns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearns manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Hearns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hearns's guard.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chen is now in half guard.
Chen is working for a kimura but Hearns is defending it quite comfortably.
Hearns manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen trying to control but Hearns is working from the bottom.
Hearns looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen looking to sit in guard and control but Hearns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chen is looking for a triangle but Hearns pushes his legs off easily.
Hearns looking to pass the guard.
Chen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Hearns from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearns is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hearns is looking to defend but Chen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hearns! Chen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hearns taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kai Chen!
A less than humble Kai Chen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Blanchard (ranked 2665 p4p, 3558 weight class) and Kiyoshi Kasai (ranked 280 p4p, 353 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyoshi Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blanchard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blanchard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blanchard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Kasai.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Kasai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blanchard scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Kiyoshi Kasai has been cut.
Blanchard throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
Kasai feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Kasai scores with a head kick. Blanchard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Andrew Blanchard has been cut.
Kasai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai slips under a jab.
Blanchard throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai counters with a nice body kick.
Blanchard clobbers Kasai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blanchard tries to move into range but Kasai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai throws a lazy uppercut
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Blanchard. Those never looked like landing.
Kasai looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Kasai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blanchard counters with a nice body shot.
Kasai throws a push kick but Blanchard slaps the foot to one side.
Blanchard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blanchard drops Kasai with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kasai! Blanchard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Blanchard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lunchbag Rodriguez (ranked 2621 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Valto Joki (ranked 300 p4p, 316 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lunchbag Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valto Joki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joki with a hook.
Joki thuds his shin into the meat of Rodriguez's side.
Joki throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Joki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joki pinned against the cage. Joki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lunchbag Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joki connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Joki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joki slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joki thuds a left hand into Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joki tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Joki scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joki.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Joki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Joki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joki can pounce on him.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Joki moves out of range easily.
Joki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodriguez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Joki misses with a head kick.
Joki throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
enabling Joki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Joki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez tries to move into range but Joki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Valto Joki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Joki throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joki throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez defending well as Joki loads up on a big left hand.
Joki lands a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Joki counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valto Joki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Valto Joki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joki works the jab nicely.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Joki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joki stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rodriguez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Joki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joki swinging wildly here.
Joki cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Joki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joki loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez thows a leg kick but Joki checks it
and Joki counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Joki gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lunchbag Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Joki has the dominant position.
Joki lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Joki breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Joki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joki just misses with a punch to the body.
Joki throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Joki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joki throws out the jab.
Valto Joki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joki misses the jab.
Rodriguez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Joki sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joki counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Joki misses its intended target.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Joki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joki digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Joki throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joki.
Joki scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joki.
Rodriguez tries to counter with a takedown but Joki is quick to defend against it.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Joki.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joki lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Joki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Joki. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valto Joki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joki.
Rodriguez attempts a counter takedown but Joki avoids it well and moves away.
Joki just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Jab from Joki.
Joki staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Joki.
Joki pushes Rodriguez away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joki jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Joki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Joki counters with a nice right hand that sends Rodriguez toppling to the canvas! Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Joki finish him?!
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joki lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Joki throws an overhand right that drops Rodriguez like a sack of potatoes! Joki dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valto Joki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Xu (ranked 2562 p4p, 3329 weight class) and Raiju Trovao (ranked 260 p4p, 335 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Xu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiju Trovao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu thuds a left hand into Trovao's body.
Xu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trovao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Xu finds it's target.
That kick from Trovao tenderised Xu's leg. Xu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trovao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xu takes one on the button.
Xu swings for the body but Trovao moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Trovao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trovao.
Xu scores with the left hand. Trovao knows he should have avoided that one.
Trovao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trovao misses with a kick to the body.
Trovao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trovao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xu. Xu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trovao misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Trovao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xu tries to move into range but Trovao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xu. Trovao does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Trovao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xu misses with a jab to the body
and Trovao counters by clinching up.
Trovao breaks from the clinch.
Xu misses the shot to the body.
Trovao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xu misses with a right hand
letting Trovao counter with a right hand.
Trovao misses with a straight left.
It looked like Xu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trovao ducks right into an uppercut from Xu.
Xu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trovao moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Trovao.
Xu pulls Trovao into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trovao defends it easily.
Xu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Trovao rolls with it to try and escape but Xu cranks on the arm and Trovao is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Xu!
James Xu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Doherty (ranked 2663 p4p, 3758 weight class) and Ronan Harvey (ranked 304 p4p, 413 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Doherty shows good takedown defense.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harvey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doherty is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Doherty takes the fight into the clinch.
Doherty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Harvey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doherty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richard Doherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Harvey.
Harvey has Doherty pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Doherty has the dominant position.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Doherty holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Harvey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harvey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doherty smiles and moves away.
Doherty is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doherty is fending him off so far but Harvey persists. Nope, Doherty circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey shoots in but Doherty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doherty darts in and clinches Harvey up against the cage.
Harvey looking for a takedown.
Harvey is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doherty - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doherty has Harvey pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Doherty for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Doherty leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harvey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doherty walks away with a smile on his face. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doherty moves to clinch but Harvey breaks away
and Harvey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Doherty seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Harvey pushing down on Doherty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Doherty wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doherty!
Harvey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harvey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Harvey but it's paid off an Doherty is forced to tap! Nice work by Harvey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronan Harvey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Lynch (ranked 1375 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Clayton Price (ranked 171 p4p, 309 weight class). Clayton Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colt Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Price!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Price not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Price is looking to pass into half guard but Lynch pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lynch is in guard.
Price looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Price has his foot on Lynch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lynch works his way back into a safe position though.
Lynch wants to get up but he can't break Price's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Price is looking for a triangle but Lynch pushes his legs off easily.
Price is looking for a triangle but Lynch pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price controls Lynch momentarily but Lynch frees himself.
Price is controlling Lynch's posture.
Price has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch gets to his feet. Price looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Price shoots in looking for a takedown but Lynch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Price's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Lynch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Price shoots and misses
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Colt Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Price.
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Lynch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Price shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Price showed some decent athleticism there.
Lynch pushes Price off and gets back to his feet.
Price drops his hands momentarily. Lynch doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Price staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Price doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colt Lynch!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Hung Wang (ranked 1185 p4p, 2478 weight class) and Bentley Santos (ranked 147 p4p, 290 weight class). Bentley Santos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Hung Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
And Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Wang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Young Hung Wang has been cut.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
A clash of legs there as Wang blocks the low kick.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santos.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang cracks Santos with a hook to the temple - Santos is on wobbly legs here! Wang swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Santos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wang wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Young Hung Wang!
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