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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson's entrance music is SkaP - Romero el madero. A fine choice. Daniel Karlsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karlsson is looking to improve his position.
Turner seems to be looking for submissions.
Turner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karlsson is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karlsson punching from the bottom.
Karlsson trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Karlsson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Turner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karlsson scores with a takedown into Turner's guard.
Turner keeping full guard, as Karlsson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Turner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Karlsson is trying to get back to his feet.
Turner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turner looks gassed!
Karlsson wants to control but Turner postures up.
Turner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karlsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Turner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karlsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is not content to let Turner control the position.
Turner has an Americana. Karlsson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Turner is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Turner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brick Turner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Scar Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Al Scar Face has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Scar Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scar Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diggler.
Scar Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diggler fails with a takedown attempt.
Scar Face feints and as Diggler raises his hands in defense, Scar Face changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diggler has his feet on Scar Face's thighs here. He's pushed Scar Face off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Scar Face screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dirk Diggler!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dammahom Malsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shipping up To Boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Chris Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dammahom Malsi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malsi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malsi misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Dammahom Malsi has been cut.
Malsi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hero counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Malsi! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Hero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gina Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Leroy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos checks a low kick from Leroy.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Leroy avoids nicely.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos tries to clinch there but Leroy circles away.
Gina Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leroy's head.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy is having none of it.
Santos throws a head kick but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Leroy misses with a straight right.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos throws a right hand that Leroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leroy also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Leroy moved away.
Leroy misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leroy shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leroy misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Leroy misses.
Leroy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santos!
Leroy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Santos is on top in guard.
Leroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leroy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leroy looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leroy is proving hard to escape from.
Santos gets to his feet - Leroy follows without any prompting.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Leroy takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leroy.
Santos cracks Leroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
A head kick from Santos lands but Leroy takes it in his stride.
Santos instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Leroy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leroy working Santos over with strikes.
Leroy is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Santos won't allow Leroy to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gina Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Leroy.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leroy blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Leroy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leroy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leroy controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leroy trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leroy on the ground.
Leroy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Leroy thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Leroy moves out of range easily.
Leroy throws a body kick the misses
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gina Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leroy looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a head kick but Leroy moves out of range.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Leroy does no damage.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Santos.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Leroy.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leroy has him pressed against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Leroy circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos lands a head kick!
Leroy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos tries to clinch but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Leroy misses.
Leroy avoids the head kick by Santos.
Leroy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leroy stands up and beckons Santos to join him on the feet.
Santos looks for the body kick but Leroy saw that one coming.
Leroy throws a left that rocks Santos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Leroy dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santos regain composure!
Santos is rocked!
Leroy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santos is trying to escape and Leroy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santos is forced to tap! Nice work there by Leroy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Leroy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smokin Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Adamek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Smokin Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Adamek. No joy for Smokin Joe on that attempt.
Smokin Joe shoots in and drives through. Adamek sprawls well.
Smokin Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smokin Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokin Joe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smokin Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smokin Joe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokin Joe is trying to hold Adamek in close to prevent damage but Adamek has managed to pass into half guard.
Adamek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Adamek there.
Smokin Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adamek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adamek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smokin Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adamek on the ground.
Smokin Joe wants to control but Adamek is keeping busy.
Adamek drops an elbow to the side of Smokin Joe's head.
Adamek decides to stand up.
Smokin Joe shoots and misses
and Adamek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smokin Joe won't be happy with that.
Adamek is working Smokin Joe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Adamek working the ground and pound from side control.
Smokin Joe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Adamek's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smokin Joe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Adamek decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smokin Joe is breathing heavily.
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!
Adamek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Smokin Joe.
Smokin Joe lands a right hook to the body.
Smokin Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Adamek counters with a single leg into guard. Smokin Joe didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek is pushing down on Smokin Joe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smokin Joe is fighting to maintain full guard but Adamek has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adamek winds up and cracks Smokin Joe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adamek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smokin Joe defending well though.
Smokin Joe tries to roll over but Adamek keeps him under control.
Adamek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adamek moves into full mount! Smokin Joe won't be happy about that!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adamek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Adamek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adamek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adamek looking to finish Smokin Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smokin Joe!
Smokin Joe is rocked!
Adamek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smokin Joe's face.
Oh Smokin Joe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adamek is landing with some decent strikes but Smokin Joe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smokin Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Adamek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek landing strikes from the mount.
Smokin Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Adamek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smokin Joe taking shots to the head.
Smokin Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Adamek lands a big elbow.
Smokin Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adamek scoring with strikes but Smokin Joe is staying in there.
Smokin Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adamek landing punches.
Smokin Joe can't escape the position.
Smokin Joe taking shots to the head.
Smokin Joe tries to lock up and control but Adamek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adamek is landing with some decent strikes but Smokin Joe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokin Joe tries to reverse the position but Adamek maintains control.
Adamek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smokin Joe looks a forlorn figure.
Smokin Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Adamek has a good base and remains in mount.
Adamek avoids the attempt from Smokin Joe to control.
Smokin Joe is looking to improve his position but Adamek isn't that keen on the idea.
Adamek working the ground and pound effectively.
Adamek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adamek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smokin Joe?
Adamek misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smokin Joe hang on?
Adamek cracks Smokin Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adamek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adamek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Adamek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smokin Joe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adamek decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adamek passes to side control.
Adamek scores with a couple of short elbows.
Adamek lands a few punches from side control.
Adamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smokin Joe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Adamek working the head and body with strikes.
Smokin Joe taking a bit of punishment here - Adamek scoring with strikes.
Adamek is working Smokin Joe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Adamek scores with a couple of short elbows.
Adamek decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Adamek throws a right and a left that Smokin Joe avoids nicely.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smokin Joe as he jumps to the side.
Smokin Joe fails with the takedown
so Adamek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek is working Smokin Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is in close to Smokin Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adamek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adamek passes Smokin Joe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adamek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smokin Joe is looking to escape.
Adamek lands with a punch from half guard.
Adamek decides to return to a standing position.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adamek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smokin Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smokin Joe is working hard here to advance position.
Smokin Joe gets back to half guard.
Adamek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smokin Joe to stand up.
Smokin Joe misses with a takedown attempt
so Adamek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Smokin Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tomasz Adamek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adamek gets to his feet - Smokin Joe follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek scores with a nice head shot.
Adamek misses with the combination.
Adamek drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adamek landing some decent shots from guard.
Adamek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smokin Joe's guard.
Smokin Joe wants to improve his position but Adamek is controlling well.
Adamek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Adamek.
Smokin Joe looking for submissions off his back.
Smokin Joe wants to control but Adamek is keeping busy.
Smokin Joe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek prevents Smokin Joe from improving his position.
Smokin Joe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adamek.
Adamek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smokin Joe wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Adamek does no damage.
Smokin Joe tries to clinch there but Adamek circles away.
Smokin Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adamek counters with a shoot takedown. Smokin Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smokin Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adamek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adamek with a nice head shot there.
Adamek works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adamek working over Smokin Joe with some ground and pound. Smokin Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smokin Joe wants to control but Adamek is keeping busy.
Smokin Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adamek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adamek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adamek working the head and body with strikes.
Smokin Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smokin Joe taking some punishment here, with Adamek in his half guard.
Adamek lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Adamek there.
Smokin Joe wants to stand back up but Adamek manages to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adamek in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smokin Joe is trying to improve his position.
Adamek lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Adamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smokin Joe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adamek is out of range and Smokin Joe settles back down.
Adamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adamek misses with a body shot.
Adamek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smokin Joe fails with the takedown
and Adamek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smokin Joe's guard now.
Adamek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smokin Joe looking to control.
Adamek passes into half guard.
Adamek stands up and beckons Smokin Joe to join him on the feet.
Adamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smokin Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smokin Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smokin Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adamek at a distance.
Adamek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adamek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adamek wants to clinch up but Smokin Joe keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokin Joe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adamek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adamek is trying to break the clinch but Smokin Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Adamek tries to break the clinch but Smokin Joe is controlling the position.
Smokin Joe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adamek tries to break the clinch but Smokin Joe is controlling the position.
Adamek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adamek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adamek can't break the clinch.
Smokin Joe throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamek.
Smokin Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Smokin Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokin Joe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adamek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smokin Joe throws an elbow but it misses.
Adamek is trying to break free.
Adamek has had enough of the clinch but Smokin Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Smokin Joe breaks from the clinch.
Smokin Joe wants to clinch up but Adamek keeps it at a distance.
Adamek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smokin Joe circles away.
Smokin Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Adamek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokin Joe controls Adamek momentarily but Adamek frees himself.
Adamek won't allow Smokin Joe to sweep him here.
Adamek stands up from Smokin Joe's guard - Adamek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Smokin Joe. That snapped Adamek's head back.
Adamek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smokin Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adamek moves into the clinch.
Adamek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smokin Joe can't get the takedown.
Adamek has had enough of the clinch but Smokin Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Smokin Joe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smokin Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Adamek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adamek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamek working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek advances nicely into full mount.
Adamek unloading with bombs!
Smokin Joe tries to lock up and control but Adamek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adamek scoring with strikes but Smokin Joe is staying in there.
Adamek lands a big shot there that rocks Smokin Joe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Adamek raining down shots from the mount!
Smokin Joe tries to hold on but Adamek postures up.
Adamek working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Adamek.
Adamek cracks Smokin Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adamek with shots to the head and body - Smokin Joe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adamek lands a heavy elbow.
Smokin Joe is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokin Joe tries to hold on but Adamek postures up.
Smokin Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Smokin Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smokin Joe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Adamek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smokin Joe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adamek connects with a bit shot that sees Smokin Joe covering up! More strikes from Smokin Joe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Adamek is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Adamek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Smash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash comes to the cage accompanied by Donkey Kong Country Music - Main Theme. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mongo Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Smash.
Smash tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Smash moves out of range.
Smash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Smash.
Smash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Smash won't allow it.
Smash gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smash looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smash is controlling him.
Smash lands a couple of digs.
Smash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smash scoring with some ground and pound.
Smash wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Smash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Smash pushes him off.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Smash is rocked!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Smash against the cage.
Oh Smash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smash takes a shot to the head.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Smash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Smash is avoiding it.
Smash keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smash seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Smash lands a nice shot to the body.
Smash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Smash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smash lands a shoulder strike.
Smash has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smash looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Smash jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Smash is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smash is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Smash is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Smash trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson tries to roll over but Smash keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smash.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smash winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smash is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Smash drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Smash off! Smash jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smash drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Smash off! Smash jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Smash tries to pass.
Smash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smash advances position into side control!
Smash is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smash is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smash grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Smash working the ground and pound.
Smash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson is not content to let Smash control the position.
Smash lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smash wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Smash working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mongo Smash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smash working aggressively here.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Smash keeps him there for the moment.
Smash lands a shoulder strike.
Smash scores with a knee to the head.
Smash gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smash lands a right hand.
Smash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smash lands a right hand.
The is referee keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Smash stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Smash comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson avoiding damage as Smash throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Smash.
Smash lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson pushes Smash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smash lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Smash fails to land.
Smash lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson pulls Smash into guard.
Smash decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Smash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smash manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smash regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smash lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Smash.
Smash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smash trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson pushes Smash off and gets back to his feet.
Smash darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Smash misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Smash.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Smash, against the cage.
Smash lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smash looking to slow down the pace here.
Smash with a knee to the head.
Smash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smash lands an uppercut.
Smash lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smash working aggressively here.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Smash clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Mongo Smash has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Smash tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smash!
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smash sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smash gets back to full guard.
Smash scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Smash is keeping the position.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smash has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Smash controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Smash.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Smash kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smash tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Smash sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mongo Smash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Johnson.
Smash rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Smash lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smash lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mongo Smash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mongo Smash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smash moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smash tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bruce Johnson has been cut.
Smash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smash has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Smash dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smash seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson kicks off Smash and gets to his feet.
Smash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smash has managed to clinch.
Smash lands a body punch.
Smash misses with a punch to the body.
Smash leaning against his opponent.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Smash improves position.
Smash tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Smash drops back down to his feet.
Smash throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Smash throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Smash.
Smash wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Smash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Smash fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Smash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Smash moved out of range.
Smash doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Smash rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smash has him pressed against the cage.
Smash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Smash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smash, pushing him back against the cage.
Smash has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongo Smash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smash wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smash drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Smash holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson clinches but Smash breaks the clinch
and Smash counters by moving into the clinch.
Smash working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Smash keeps him there for the moment.
Smash lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mongo Smash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smash stalling against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Smash misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Smash.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Smash won't allow it.
Smash lands a nice shot to the body.
Smash misses with a knee strike.
Smash pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Smash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smash prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smash scores with a knee to the head.
Smash lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A choreographed right hand from Smash misses the target.
Smash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Smash.
Smash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smash tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Smash clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Smash gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
A short left from Smash.
Smash misses with an elbow over the top.
Smash scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Smash keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smash regains guard immediately.
Smash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smash looking for a sweep. Not yet Smash, not yet.
Smash keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Mongo Smash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Smash had control of the position.
Smash manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smash working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Smash lands a heavy elbow.
Smash working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Johnson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smash! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mongo Smash!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiett Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiett Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Nathan Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiett Li!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
Felix throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felix off to one side.
Felix connects with a solid leg kick.
Felix fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li tries for a takedown but Felix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Felix connects with a solid leg kick.
Felix is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Felix tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Felix misses with the combination.
Li gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Felix is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is looking to stand up but Felix isn't so interested in that idea.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felix. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Felix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Felix throws a big right hand that misses.
Felix 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Felix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Li decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Felix's guard.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Felix is breathing heavily.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Felix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Felix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Li wants to get up but he can't break Felix's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to pass the guard but Felix is keeping the position.
Li is looking to stand up but Felix won't let him.
Felix looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Felix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Felix is controlling Li's posture.
Li stands up and waves to Felix to follow him.
Felix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Felix shoots and misses
and Li counters with a nice double leg into side control. Felix won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li trying to control the position but Felix is working away.
Felix is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Li has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is trying to improve his position.
Felix explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Felix tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Felix's guard.
Felix looking for a sweep. Not yet Felix, not yet.
Felix controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Felix throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Felix has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Felix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Felix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Felix trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.
Felix works his way into full mount!
Felix won't let Li get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Felix controlling his opponent.
Felix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Li?
Li is looking to get to half guard.
Felix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felix unloading with bombs!
Felix controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiett Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Felix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Li.
Felix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Felix keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Felix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Felix trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
Felix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
Felix working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Felix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li 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.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Felix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Felix working a defensive guard here.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Felix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li won't allow Felix to sweep him here.
Li postures up.
Felix has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felix misses with a takedown
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li is thwarting Felix's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents Felix from improving his position.
Felix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Felix is pulling down on Li's head to control his posture.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Felix is retaining full guard.
Felix wants to control but Li passes easily into half guard.
Felix wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Felix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Li's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Li's back!
Felix struggling to keep hold of the position.
Felix scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Li is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix lands a shot to the body.
Felix lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Felix.
Kiett Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li staying busy and making it hard for Felix to control.
Felix is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Li has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Felix misses with a punch to the head.
Felix controlling well, preventing Li from escaping the position.
Li is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Felix lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Felix.
Felix has the hooks in. Li is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Li covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Felix's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Felix controlling well, preventing Li from escaping the position.
Felix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
I would not like to be Li right now.
Felix punches the canvas rather than the man.
Li trying to control the hands but Felix breaks the grip.
Li is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Felix.
Felix misses with punches from the back.
Li trying to control the action but Felix just sinks the hooks in.
Felix throwing damaging strikes from the back! Li could be in trouble here!
Felix has good solid back control here.
Felix's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Felix is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Li. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Felix. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiett Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Felix fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Li postures up.
Felix looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Felix is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Felix just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Felix misses with a two punch combination.
Felix has his takedown stuffed
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Felix sprawls well initially but Li persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Li seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Felix is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Felix avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li wants to control but Felix is keeping him busy.
Felix wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Felix shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Felix keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Felix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Felix landing some decent shots from guard.
Felix is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Felix has managed to sneak the leg through.
Felix content to control rather than advance.
Felix postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Li to stand up.
Felix misses with a takedown
and Li counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Felix looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
Nathan Felix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Li to the mat! Li manages to get full guard.
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!
Li keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Felix wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felix.
Felix advances to half guard.
Felix works his way into side control.
Li takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is not content to let Felix control the position.
Li taking a bit of punishment here - Felix scoring with strikes.
Felix takes a little break here. Li wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Felix moves into full mount!
Li taking shots to the head.
Li is squirming around, avoiding Felix's attempts to control the action.
Felix scoring with strikes but Li is staying in there.
Felix can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
Li tries to reverse the position but Felix maintains control.
Felix tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix unloading with bombs!
Felix controlling the pace for now.
Felix avoids the attempt from Li to control.
Felix wants to control the pace but Li is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Felix just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horrible takedown by Felix or perhaps it was just good defense by Li which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li fakes the leg kick and cracks Felix in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kiett Li.
Well Li has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiett Li!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between canof whoopazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Papilion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). whoopazz comes to the cage accompanied by champion. 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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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, canof whoopazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Papilion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papilion tries for a takedown but whoopazz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
whoopazz misses with the combination.
whoopazz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
whoopazz misses with a two punch combination.
Papilion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has whoopazz pinned against the cage. whoopazz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Papilion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with whoopazz but whoopazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
canof whoopazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Papilion.
whoopazz misses with a double jab.
Papilion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but whoopazz swivels and escapes.
whoopazz throws a right and a left that Papilion avoids nicely.
Papilion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from whoopazz.
whoopazz tries to bum rush Papilion with a series of wild strikes but Papilion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
whoopazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
whoopazz throws a series of punches but Papilion avoids them all with ease.
Papilion stuffs the takedown attempt from whoopazz. whoopazz gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Papilion shoots for a double leg takedown but whoopazz sprawls well. He's pushed Papilion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
whoopazz is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whoopazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
whoopazz tries to bum rush Papilion with a series of wild strikes but Papilion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Papilion 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.
Papilion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with whoopazz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
whoopazz is looking for a triangle but Papilion pushes his legs off easily.
Papilion lands a couple of elbows.
whoopazz looking for a sweep. Not yet whoopazz, not yet.
whoopazz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
whoopazz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whoopazz is looking for a triangle but Papilion pushes his legs off easily.
whoopazz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
whoopazz pushes a forearm under Papilion's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Papilion is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). canof whoopazz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trond Carlos Bryne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Credible comes into the arena with Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings blaring out of the sound system. Trond Carlos Bryne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Credible!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trond Carlos Bryne!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible scores with a takedown into Bryne's guard.
Bryne working for a triangle but Credible defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Credible accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Credible controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Credible drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bryne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bryne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bryne!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Credible sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Credible is positioning himself well to prevent Bryne advancing to mount.
Bryne wants to pass to mount but Credible is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible wants to get back to full guard.
Bryne passes to full mount!
Credible is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bryne has taken his back.
Bryne keeps control of the position as Credible tries to break free.
Credible trying to control the hands but Bryne breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bryne's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bryne is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Credible has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Credible turns into Bryne and is now in his guard.
Bryne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Credible's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Credible throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Credible is breathing heavily.
Bryne tries to stand but Credible is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryne wants to pass the guard but Credible is keeping the position.
Credible wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryne advances position into side control!
Bryne goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Credible has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bryne but great work by Credible.
Bryne gets back to half guard.
Bryne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Credible is working away from the top position though.
Bryne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Credible is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bryne is trying to stand back up but Credible is controlling him
Bryne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryne working for a triangle but Credible defends it easily.
Bryne is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Credible frees his head nicely. Oh but Bryne has switched to an armbar! Credible is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Trond Carlos Bryne!
Trond Carlos Bryne is the new middleweight champion!
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