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INSPIRE 4 - Onslaught PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Saint!
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, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky wants to clinch.
Bonjasky tries to keep at a distance but Saint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bonjasky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bonjasky is trying to control the position but Saint postures up.
Saint trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bonjasky's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Saint blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky wants to clinch.
Bonjasky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Bonjasky wants to clinch
and Bonjasky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonjasky tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonjasky rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Bonjasky controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonjasky connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonjasky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint stuns Bonjasky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint throws a hook but Bonjasky avoids it easily.
Bonjasky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint tries a low kick but Bonjasky avoids it.
Saint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonjasky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonjasky closes the distance but Saint moves to the side
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonjasky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonjasky somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonjasky in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saint misses with a hook. Bonjasky ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjasky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonjasky has his takedown stuffed
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonjasky dives in and grabs Saint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes down on Bonjasky's head and hops out.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjasky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Saint.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonjasky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint scores with a nice head shot.
Bonjasky darts in trying to clinch
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonjasky circles away quickly and effectively.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up
and Saint moves into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Saint tries to break free but Bonjasky pushes him back against the cage.
Bonjasky has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint wants to break free but Bonjasky has control.
Bonjasky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Saint tries to break free but Bonjasky pushes him back against the cage.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonjasky has double underhooks.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch.
Bonjasky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saint counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Jab from Saint.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Bonjasky is out of range.
Saint cracks Bonjasky with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonjasky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the temple. Saint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saint scores with a nice strike.
Saint lands a jab.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Bonjasky moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with a body shot.
Saint misses the jab.
Bonjasky clinches but Saint breaks the clinch
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonjasky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky walks into a jab.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonjasky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Remy Bonjasky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonjasky is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Saint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terumo Perfusion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Theriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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, Terumo Perfusion!
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, Franklin Theriot!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Theriot.
Perfusion throws out a loose jab but Theriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perfusion throws a one two combo.
Perfusion stuffs the takedown attempt from Theriot. Theriot gets slowly back to his feet.
Perfusion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perfusion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Theriot fails to land the takedown.
Perfusion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfusion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perfusion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Theriot. Theriot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Franklin Theriot has been cut.
Terumo Perfusion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perfusion connects with the punch.
Theriot looks gassed!
Theriot checks a low kick from Perfusion.
Perfusion tries to bum rush Theriot with a series of wild strikes but Theriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perfusion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perfusion bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Theriot! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Theriot is rocked!
Perfusion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theriot is still in real trouble! Can Perfusion finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion throws a big right hand that misses.
Theriot seems to have recovered his senses.
Perfusion scoring with some ground and pound.
Theriot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perfusion throwing strikes but missing.
Perfusion throwing strikes from guard but Theriot blocks nicely.
Perfusion landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Theriot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perfusion.
Perfusion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perfusion tries to free his leg and advance position but Theriot is retaining full guard.
Perfusion with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theriot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perfusion.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Theriot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perfusionis looking to pass into half guard but Theriot pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Theriot is in guard.
Theriot scoring with some ground and pound.
Theriot working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriot prevents Perfusion from getting back to his feet.
Theriot landing with the ground and pound.
Perfusion wants to get back to his feet but Theriot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Theriot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Theriot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perfusion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Theriot is one step ahead there.
Perfusion has Theriot pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Theriot stops Perfusion from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theriot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Theriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four 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.
Perfusion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perfusion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perfusion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Theriot breaks from the clinch.
Perfusion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perfusion misses with a wild combination.
Theriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perfusion.
Perfusion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perfusion throws a hook but Theriot avoids it easily.
No luck for Theriot with that takedown attempt.
Terumo Perfusion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Theriot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perfusion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perfusion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perfusion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Theriot's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terumo Perfusion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Theriot's cut.
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.
Theriot walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Perfusion finds it's target.
Perfusion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theriot dodges the punch combination from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perfusion throws a one two combo.
Perfusion throws a right hand that Theriot ducks under and follows up with a left that Theriot also avoids with ease.
Theriot staying out of range there.
Perfusion looks to land a combination but Theriot avoids it well.
Donk. Perfusion catches Theriot right on the button with a cross.
Theriot shoots for a double leg takedown but Perfusion sprawls well. He's pushed Theriot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perfusion thuds his right hand into Theriot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Theriot is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perfusion takes a swing at Theriot's ribcage but misses.
Perfusion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perfusion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Theriot momentarily.
Perfusion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theriot circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Perfusion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Perfusion tests Theriot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theriot shoots for a takedown but Perfusion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perfusion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Theriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perfusion throws a series of punches but Theriot moves out of range.
Theriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perfusion.
Theriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perfusion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Theriot backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriot shoots in for a double leg but Perfusion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terumo Perfusion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Theriot.
Perfusion doesn't manage to clinch there - Theriot circles away.
Theriot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perfusion's waist but Perfusion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Theriot off to one side.
Perfusion misses with a hook.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Theriot is trying desperately to land a takedown but Perfusion is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Theriot.
Perfusion misses with a wild combination.
Perfusion lands a jab to Theriot's midsection.
Theriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perfusion.
Terumo Perfusion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perfusion misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Perfusion misses.
Theriot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perfusion cracks the inside of Theriot's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion lands a nice looking body shot.
Perfusion doesn't manage to clinch there - Theriot circles away.
Perfusion lands a glancing blow to the side of Theriot's head.
Terumo Perfusion is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perfusion.
Theriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perfusion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perfusion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theriot.
Perfusion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theriot.
A jab from Perfusion does it's job there.
Theriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perfusion.
Perfusion misses with a two punch combination.
Perfusion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theriot can do to turn this around?
Perfusion lands a with a good body shot.
Perfusion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theriot avoids the body shot from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws a right and a left that Theriot avoids nicely.
Theriot fails with the takedown.
Theriot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Perfusion misses its intended target.
Theriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Theriot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Perfusion does no damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Theriot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Theriot lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perfusion is trying to buck Theriot off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terumo Perfusion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Theriot's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theriot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perfusion but Perfusion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perfusion tries to bum rush Theriot with a series of wild strikes but Theriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perfusion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Theriot is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Perfusion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Theriot doesn't seem phased though.
Perfusion swinging wilding here.
Perfusion misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perfusion!
Theriot slips a jab and a cross from Perfusion.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Perfusion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perfusion 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.
Perfusion throws a nice looking combination but Theriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion lands with an overhand left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Theriot.
Theriot lands some shots froms side control.
Perfusion is not content to let Theriot control the position.
Perfusion avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Theriot.
Perfusion is trying to get back to half guard.
Theriot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Theriot asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Theriot looking to control but instead Perfusion has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Perfusion is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perfusion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theriot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Theriot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion is trying to stand up here but Theriot is controlling him well.
Theriot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Theriot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perfusion is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Theriot with shots to the head and body - Perfusion looks very uncomfortable down there.
Terumo Perfusion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Theriot.
Perfusion wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Theriot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Theriot lands a big elbow.
Theriot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Theriot looking to ground and pound but Perfusion is blocking nicely.
Franklin Theriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theriot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perfusion hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franklin Theriot.
I think Perfusion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terumo Perfusion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jean!
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, Charlie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jean ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jean has a takedown stuffed.
Jean defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean slips under a jab from Johnson.
Jean throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook. Jean ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a hook but Jean avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jean doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Charlie Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jean.
Nice cross by Johnson.
That's four 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.
Johnson tests Jean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Johnson 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.
Jean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Jean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Jean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook but Jean blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson checks a low kick from Jean.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Jean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jean. Jean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jean misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jean misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jean fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jean throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jean's head backwards.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Johnson catches Jean right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Jean. Jean gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Jean tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billy Jean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jean shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law has chosen Halo as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Law!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Law throwing strikes here but Mac is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law unloads with some shots from mount but Mac bucks and avoids them well.
Law landing punches.
Law looking to finish with strikes here!
Law thowing shots but they're missing.
Law unloads with some shots from mount but Mac bucks and avoids them well.
Mac is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Law cracks Mac with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Law throws some wild stikes that Mac manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Law there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law working for a submission but Mac is keeping him at bay.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Law cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Law lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mac hang on?
Law with good strikes from the mount here!
Mac is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mac is trying to stand.
Law thowing shots but they're missing.
Law thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law punching from mount but Mac doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Law working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Mac slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Law sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
Law stops Mac from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mac avoids a kick to the body.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mac.
Eugene Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Law throwing shots but Mac is blocking nicely.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Law is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mac as he works his way to full guard.
Mac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Mac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Law.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to free his leg and advance position but Mac is retaining full guard.
Law drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mac dives on top into guard.
Law looks gassed!
Law is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mac rolls with it to try and escape but Law cranks on the arm and Mac is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Law!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georges Rua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots for a double leg takedown but Rain sprawls well. He's pushed Rua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rain instigates a clinch.
Rua is working for takedown but Rain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rain tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Andy Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Rua.
Rain gets underhooks to prevent Rua's takedown attempt.
Rua is working for takedown but Rain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rain with a knee to the head.
Rua has Rain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua looks gassed!
Rain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua is rocked!
Rain working the clinch nicely. Rua is working for position but Rain cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rua crumples up against the cage and Rain lands two more shots before the ref can save Rua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Andy Rain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javon Kevon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevon comes into the arena with Swag Surfin blaring out of the sound system. Diego St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javon Kevon!
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, Diego St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kevon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kevon gets a clinch.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Kevon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kevon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Pierre has Kevon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kevon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Javon Kevon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
Kevon stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Nice body punch from Kevon - that landed with a thud.
Kevon gets control of St Pierre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kevon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Kevon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kevon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kevon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevon is looking to escape.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Kevon defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kevon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kevon is positioning himself well to prevent St Pierre advancing to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kevon moves into the clinch.
St Pierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kevon tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Kevon prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Kevon wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
Kevon stalling against the cage.
St Pierre has Kevon pressed against the cage, preventing Kevon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kevon is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre working Kevon over with knees to the body.
Kevon jumps guard.
Kevon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kevon has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.
Kevon has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kevon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Kevon manages to get underhooks.
St Pierre gets underhooks to prevent Kevon's takedown attempt.
Kevon is breathing heavily.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Kevon is controlling the position.
St Pierre fails to pull guard.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kevon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kevon tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Kevon darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Kevon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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.
Kevon gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
Kevon looking for a takedown.
St Pierre has Kevon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kevon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Kevon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kevon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kevon tries to clinch up
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kevon drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javon Kevon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kevon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Pierre swivels and escapes.
Javon Kevon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kevon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kevon stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kevon tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kevon to the ground. Kevon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Javon Kevon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
Kevon darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
Kevon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kevon's waist but Kevon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Kevon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kevon closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kevon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kevon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St Pierre manages to pull guard.
Kevon connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kevon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kevon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre landing a few short strikes.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Kevon is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
Kevon decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre feints and as Kevon raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kevon kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
Kevon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kevon off to one side.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kevon moves into the clinch.
Kevon stops a takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Kevon leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevon tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kevon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kevon!
Kevon working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre tries to control but Kevon wriggling away.
Kevon tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevon is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Pierre trying to control but Kevon is having none of it.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kevon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kevon!
Kevon is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre with shots to the head and body - Kevon looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kevon tries to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevon wants to try and get back to his feet.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine from mount but Kevon is having none of it.
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
St Pierre breaks from Kevon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kevon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
St Pierre is trying to keep Kevon in close.
Kevon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kevon stands up and waves to St Pierre to follow him.
Kevon swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Kevon keeps the fight on the outside.
Javon Kevon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kevon misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevon moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Kevon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kevon won't be happy with that.
St Pierre advances nicely into full mount.
Kevon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kevon tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre wants to control the pace but Kevon is squirming around nicely.
Kevon tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kevon is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley's entrance music is Get Up. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Simon Kolling!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolling circles away.
Kolling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Kolling takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Kolling misses the shot to the body.
Riley cracks Kolling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kolling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Kolling seems unphased.
Riley gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolling takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kolling tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolling keeps working.
Riley 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.
Riley misses with the ground and pound.
Riley working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Riley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kolling is looking to regain half guard here but Riley keeps moving and retains side control.
Riley scoring with punches and elbows.
Riley trying to control the action but Kolling is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley lands some shots froms side control.
Riley scoring with punches and elbows.
Riley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kolling some visible discomfort.
Riley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kolling is looking for a sweep.
Riley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kolling to see if he's OK.
Kolling tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Riley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riley trying to control the action but Kolling is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kolling has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kolling wants to get back to his feet but Riley drags him back down.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kolling tries to buck Riley off but Riley is having none of it.
Riley lands an elbow.
Kolling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolling takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Riley landing strikes.
Kolling looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley advances to full mount.
Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kolling is working to get back to half guard.
Riley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kolling is looking to get to half guard.
Riley with the ground and pound from mount.
Riley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riley trying to control but Kolling is having none of it.
Riley controlling his opponent.
Riley landing shots from mount.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley cracks Kolling with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kolling is in a horrible position here. Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riley controlling the pace for now.
Riley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kolling manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Riley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Riley working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kolling on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riley misses with a combination
and Kolling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kolling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kolling's head.
Riley tests Kolling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kolling misses with a hook to the body
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kolling won't be happy with that.
Kolling gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Riley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolling is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kolling on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Riley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kolling hang on?
Kolling is breathing heavily.
Riley controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kolling taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kolling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kolling looks a forlorn figure.
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kolling looks a forlorn figure.
Riley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Riley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kolling is rocked!
Riley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kolling is still in real trouble! Can Riley finish him?
Riley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kolling! More shots from Riley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Riley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goran Matic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands fails to land with a series of punches.
Matic doesn't manage to clinch there - Hands circles away.
Hands leaves Matic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matic cracks the inside of Hands's front leg.
Matic moves into the clinch.
Hands is trying to force a seperation but Matic has the dominant position.
Hands really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matic pulls guard successfully.
Hands drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hands has Matic in his guard.
Hands knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matic on the ground.
Matic wants to control from the top but Hands keeps moving.
Matic landing with the ground and pound.
Hands will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hands preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hands on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hands tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands wants to sweep here but Matic controlling him for the moment.
Matic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hands is looking to stand back up but Matic counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hands.
Hands is looking to improve his position.
Matic controlling the action here.
Hands wants to get back to full guard but Matic has passed into side control.
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.
Matic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matic wants to control the pace but Hands is squirming around nicely.
Matic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hands?
Hands takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matic 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. Hands looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Matic! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Goran Matic!
Goran Matic is the new welterweight champion!
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