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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings comes to the cage accompanied by The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . This should be fireworks!
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World class 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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tj Cummings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal tries to clinch but Cummings moves away
and Cummings makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cummings connects with a solid leg kick.
Cummings moves into range and connects with a jab.
Staal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Cummings.
Cummings closes the distance and clinches.
Staal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Cummings lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cummings misses with a punch to the body.
Staal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cummings is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cummings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cummings tries to land knees in the clinch but Staal avoids the damage to the body.
Cummings trying to land knees to the body.
Staal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Staal tries a knee to the head but Cummings blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Cummings lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cummings lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cummings dodges an elbow strike from Staal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cummings.
Cummings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Staal misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cummings fails to land.
Cummings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cummings seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Staal can turn it around.
Cummings takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cummings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Staal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Staal throws a nice head kick!
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!
Staal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cummings there.
Cummings works Staal's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cummings.
Cummings closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Cummings managing to block the knees to the body from Staal.
Cummings lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cummings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cummings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staal blocking some punches.
Cummings misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cummings lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staal tries to land a knee to the head but Cummings blocks with his arms.
Staal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Cummings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staal wants a takedown but no success here.
Cummings struggles to land a body shot inside as Staal controls his hands.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cummings.
Cummings scores with a knee to the head.
Cummings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cummings lands a shot to the body.
Cummings trying to stall but Staal improves his position.
Staal has Cummings pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cummings manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tj Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Staal.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cummings creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cummings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cummings blocks it with crossed arms.
Staal missing with knees to the body.
Cummings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Staal is trying to break free.
Cummings avoiding damage as Staal throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cummings takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Staal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cummings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Staal lands a knee to the body.
Cummings is breathing heavily.
Staal manages to break the clinch.
Staal scores with a nice head shot.
Staal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Cummings's head coaches at Da Training Centa that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Staal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal swings for the body but Cummings moves out of range.
Cummings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cummings tries to clinch but Staal is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Staal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Staal catches Cummings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Cummings dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Cummings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Cummings moves out of range easily.
Cummings throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal doesn't manage to clinch there - Cummings circles away.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick from Cummings.
Donk. Staal catches Cummings right on the button with a cross.
Staal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cummings.
Staal feints and then cracks Cummings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cummings down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Cummings attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cummings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
A bone on bone clash there as Staal blocks the leg kick.
Staal moves in looking to clinch but Cummings pushes him off.
Staal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cummings stuns Staal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cummings misses with a few strikes there.
Tj Cummings is winning the standup battle so far.
Cummings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings throws a leg kick which misses Staal's front leg but catches the back leg as Staal tries to avoid it.
Staal tries to clinch but Cummings is having none of it.
Staal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Staal moves into range and clinches up with Cummings.
Cummings lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal looking to throw knees to the head but Cummings is blocking nicely.
Cummings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cummings misses with a punch to the body.
Cummings lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cummings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Cummings tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cummings avoids it.
Tj Cummings has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cummings landing knees to the body.
Staal is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummings lands a hook that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Cummings has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cummings misses with a punch on the inside.
Cummings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cummings lands with a light punch inside.
Staal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal trying to land knees to the body.
Cummings breaks from the clinch.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Cummings.
Cummings lands with a nice body punch.
Cummings looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Cummings lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cummings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings tries to clinch but Staal is having none of it.
Staal 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Cummings's shoulder, as Cummings tries to avoid the shot.
Cummings chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cummings lands with a nice body kick.
Cummings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Staal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cummings rather than just go for the knockout.
Cummings staying out of range there.
Cummings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staal circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cummings moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Cummings takes the fight into the clinch.
Cummings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Cummings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tj Cummings's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cummings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Staal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cummings.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cummings.
Cummings throws a head kick that misses
and Cummings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cummings.
Cummings throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cummings avoids the head kick by Staal.
Cummings moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cummings chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cummings throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cummings cracks Staal with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Staal looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cummings finish him?
Staal is rocked!
Cummings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cummings finish him?
Staal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cummings misses.
Cummings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cummings instigates a clinch.
Staal seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cummings.
Cummings misses with a punch on the inside.
Cummings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cummings misses with a knee strike.
Cummings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cummings lands a shoulder strike.
Staal looking to throw knees to the head but Cummings is blocking nicely.
Cummings lands a nice uppercut.
Cummings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Cummings swings wildly with an uppercut but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal working Cummings over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummings misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cummings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Cummings.
Cummings lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cummings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Staal blocks it with crossed arms.
Staal missing with knees to the body.
Cummings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Cummings.
Cummings drops Staal with a big knee straight up the middle! Staal is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
An inside leg kick lands from Cummings.
Cummings is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cummings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cummings drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Staal right on the button. Staal goes down! Cummings follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cummings gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Cummings!
Tj Cummings 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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