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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmen Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Villamora's choice of entrance music: Fugees - Ready Or Not. Carmen Villamora is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmen Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora misses with a head kick.
Villamora stuffs the takedown.
Hendricks throws a low kick but Villamora avoids it.
Villamora tries to sprawl but Hendricks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hendricks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hendricks wants to free his trapped foot but Villamora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hendricks is thwarting Villamora's attempts to control the position.
Villamora wants to control the action here but instead Hendricks manages to pass to full mount!
Hendricks controlling the position easily from mount.
Villamora is in a horrible position here. Hendricks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Villamora tries to hold on but Hendricks postures up.
Villamora might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hendricks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Villamora sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hendricks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johny Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villamora but Villamora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Villamora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villamora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villamora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has managed to clinch.
Villamora lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendricks won't want to take too many of those.
Villamora breaks from the clinch.
Villamora connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hendricks swats away the attempt to clinch by Villamora.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villamora.
Villamora changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villamora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villamora lands a nice looking body kick.
Carmen Villamora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Hendricks is predictable there
and Villamora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Villamora clinches with his opponent.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villamora.
Villamora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendricks.
Hendricks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villamora's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Villamora duly obliges.
It looks like Johny Hendricks has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villamora connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hendricks shoots in for a double leg but Villamora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendricks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villamora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmen Villamora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Hendricks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Villamora lands a leg kick that knocks Hendricks off balance momentarily.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Villamora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendricks.
Villamora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hendricks's head.
Villamora lands a big head kick that sends Hendricks to the canvas! Villamora follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carmen Villamora!
Carmen Villamora very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McMichaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Spudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMichaels comes to the cage accompanied by When Irish Eyes are Smiling - John McCormack. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey McMichaels!
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, Horse Spudd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
letting Spudd counter with a right hand.
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Spudd moves into the clinch.
McMichaels wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey McMichaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spudd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spudd has had enough of the clinch but McMichaels keeps him there for the moment.
Spudd scores with a shoulder strike.
McMichaels tries to break free but Spudd pushes him back against the cage.
Spudd is pressed up against the cage. McMichaels has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spudd down to the mat. Spudd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spudd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McMichaels, pushing him back against the cage.
Spudd gets underhooks to prevent McMichaels's takedown attempt.
McMichaels working aggressively here.
Spudd wants to get back to striking at distance but McMichaels won't allow it.
Spudd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McMichaels looking to stall.
McMichaels is trying to drag Spudd to the mat but Spudd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spudd stops a takedown attempt from McMichaels.
Spudd lands a nice uppercut.
Spudd manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by McMichaels as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Horse Spudd has been cut.
McMichaels shoots and misses
and Spudd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McMichaels shoots and misses
and Spudd counters with a three punch combo that has McMichaels backing up. McMichaels nods at Spudd to acknowledge the strikes.
McMichaels is breathing heavily.
Spudd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse Spudd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spudd lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
letting Spudd counter with a right hand.
McMichaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Spudd circles away easily
and Spudd counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Spudd.
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
and McMichaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMichaels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spudd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMichaels on the side of the head.
Spudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMichaels.
A left and a right from Spudd both land. Nice combination.
Spudd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spudd throws a series of punches but McMichaels avoids them all with ease.
Spudd looks to land a combination. McMichaels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spudd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spudd throws a series of punches but McMichaels moves out of range.
McMichaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spudd counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spudd connects with a body shot.
McMichaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spudd.
McMichaels looks to land a right hand but Spudd moved out of range.
Spudd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McMichaels has his takedown stuffed
and Spudd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spudd fails to land with a series of punches.
McMichaels misses with a takedown
and Spudd counters with a stiff right hand.
Spudd scores with a shot to the body.
Spudd is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spudd scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spudd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spudd.
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
letting Spudd counter with a right hand.
Spudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMichaels circles away quickly and effectively.
Spudd scores with a one two! McMichaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spudd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
McMichaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spudd counters with a three punch combo that has McMichaels backing up. McMichaels nods at Spudd to acknowledge the strikes.
McMichaels has his takedown stuffed
and Spudd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spudd connects with a good right hand that stumbles McMichaels. McMichaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McMichaels lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Spudd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Spudd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMichaels avoids the body shot from Spudd.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Spudd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McMichaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spudd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spudd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McMichaels rather than just go for the knockout.
McMichaels ducks under a wild hook from Spudd.
McMichaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spudd counters with a two punch combo.
Spudd swinging wildly here.
Spudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMichaels.
McMichaels fails with the takedown
and McMichaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey McMichaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Spudd circles away easily
and Spudd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spudd misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spudd looks to throw the jab but McMichaels is out of range.
Horse Spudd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Spudd misses.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Spudd circles away easily
and Spudd counters with a series of strikes. McMichaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spudd defending well as McMichaels loads up on a big left hand.
Spudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMichaels circles away quickly and effectively.
McMichaels misses with a hook.
Spudd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spudd.
Spudd misses with a double jab.
McMichaels has his takedown stuffed
and Spudd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels throws a hook but Spudd blocks it.
Spudd looks to land a combination but McMichaels avoids it well.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Spudd circles away easily
and Spudd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spudd throws a series of strikes that have McMichaels backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichaels slips under a jab from Spudd.
McMichaels throws an overhand right that lands on Spudd's shoulder, as Spudd tries to avoid the shot.
McMichaels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spudd throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichaels.
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Spudd counters with a straight right hand.
Spudd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McMichaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Spudd to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Spudd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spudd throws a series of punches but McMichaels avoids them all with ease.
McMichaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spudd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spudd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichaels moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spudd.
Spudd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spudd tries to score with a low kick but McMichaels moves his leg out of the way.
McMichaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spudd's waist but Spudd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McMichaels off to one side.
McMichaels with a poor takedown
and Spudd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels avoids the body shot from Spudd.
Spudd lands a slapping body shot.
McMichaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMichaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spudd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMichaels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spudd lands with a nice combination. McMichaels backs away looking to recover.
Spudd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McMichaels fails with the takedown
and Spudd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMichaels throws a hook to the side of Spudd's head but Spudd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Spudd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horse Spudd's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spudd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McMichaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spudd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMichaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Spudd.
McMichaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spudd tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from McMichaels misses.
McMichaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spudd counters by moving into the clinch.
McMichaels is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Spudd's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Spudd manages to break the clinch.
Spudd stuns McMichaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McMichaels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spudd lands with a shot to the body.
Spudd misses with a wild body shot.
Spudd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichaels with a poor takedown
and Spudd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey McMichaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spudd scores with a jab to the body.
Spudd throws a series of punches but McMichaels moves out of range.
McMichaels with a poor takedown
and Spudd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spudd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spudd swinging wildly here.
Spudd throws a right hand that McMichaels ducks under and follows up with a left that McMichaels also avoids with ease.
McMichaels misses with a takedown
and Spudd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McMichaels dodges the punch combination from Spudd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spudd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spudd ducks under a wild hook from McMichaels.
McMichaels misses with a takedown
enabling Spudd to counter with a crisp jab.
Spudd misses with a series of wild punches.
McMichaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McMichaels. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McMichaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Spudd counters with a left to the body.
McMichaels lands a nice looking body shot.
McMichaels misses with an uppercut
and Spudd moves into the clinch.
McMichaels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McMichaels tries for a takedown but Spudd manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Spudd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichaels wants to break free but Spudd has control.
Spudd works on McMichaels's body with a couple of short punches.
McMichaels is trying to pull guard but Spudd has him pressed against the cage.
Spudd gets underhooks to prevent McMichaels's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spudd.
Spudd breaks from the clinch.
McMichaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spudd.
Spudd misses with a hook.
Spudd misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichaels blocks a head kick by Spudd.
McMichaels throws the left hand but Spudd avoids the punch easily.
Spudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMichaels circles away quickly and effectively.
McMichaels lands a jab.
McMichaels fails with the takedown
and Spudd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mickey McMichaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McMichaels shoots in but no luck this time.
McMichaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spudd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spudd forces McMichaels back against the cage and clinches.
Horse Spudd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spudd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Spudd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spudd 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Spudd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Manningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manningham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe . Johnson has chosen The Expendables - "Bridges Burned" as his entrance music. Kurt Manningham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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219 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Manningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manningham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manningham showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Manningham trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Manningham drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Manningham is keeping the position.
Manningham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manningham controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Manningham wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurt Manningham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manningham has his takedown stuffed
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Manningham on that attempt.
Manningham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Manningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manningham is breathing heavily.
Manningham misses the shot to the body.
Manningham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manningham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Manningham's defenses.
Donk. Johnson catches Manningham right on the button with a cross.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manningham circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Manningham with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manningham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurt Manningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Manningham's defenses.
Manningham is rocked!
Johnson cracks Manningham's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Manningham slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Johnson can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balrog Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russell's choice of entrance music: Dysfunctional-Tech N9ne. Kent Russell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Russell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russell counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a low kick but Russell avoids it.
Russell feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Russell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Russell.
Russell breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russell circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Russell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Russell tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Russell tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Russell swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Russell throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Russell.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson'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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Russell.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Russell misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Russell.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Jack Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Russell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Russell rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Russell is trying to stall.
Russell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Russell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.
Russell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Russell moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Russell wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Russell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russell rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Russell is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Russell into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to slow down the pace here.
Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Kent Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell swinging wildly here.
Russell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Russell counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russell clinches up against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Russell takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Russell clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russell.
Johnson is trying to push Russell away but Russell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Russell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell blocks a low kick nicely.
Russell blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Russell blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson jabs at Russell's body.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Russell misses with a body shot.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Russell.
Jack Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russell swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.
Russell connects with a body shot.
Kent Russell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson punishes Russell's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Russell to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Russell jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Russell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kent Russell made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Leloup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Leloup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Leloup to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nick Quick has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick slips a jab from Leloup.
Leloup looks to land a right hand but Quick moved out of range.
Quick moves out of range as Leloup strikes.
Quick misses with a body shot.
Leloup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quick at a distance.
Leloup drops Quick with a beautiful combination! Quick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leloup is looking for the KO!
Quick is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leloup misses with a few strikes there.
Leloup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leloup throws a lazy uppercut
and Quick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leloup misses with a body shot
and Quick counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Quick. Those never looked like landing.
Quick misses with a body shot.
Quick throws out a loose jab but Leloup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quick dives in and grabs Leloup's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leloup pushes down on Quick's head and hops out.
Jon Leloup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Quick.
Leloup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Leloup.
Quick moves out of range as Leloup strikes.
Quick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Leloup as he connects with a hook.
Quick slips under a jab.
Jon Leloup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quick shoots in looking for a takedown. Leloup tries to sprawl out of it but Quick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leloup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leloup stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leloup wants it to stay on the feet.
Quick looks to throw the jab but Leloup is out of range.
Nice body punch from Leloup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leloup counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Quick to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Leloup!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Leloup!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Neidhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman lands with a nice body punch.
Grossman tries to clinch there but Neidhart circles away.
Neidhart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neidhart misses the jab.
Neidhart misses the shot to the body.
Neidhart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neidhart wants to clinch up but Grossman keeps it at a distance.
Neidhart blocks a low kick nicely.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neidhart thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart misses with a hook.
Neidhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Neidhart clinches with his opponent.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman tries to score a body lock takedown but Neidhart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jim Neidhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Grossman.
Neidhart has Grossman pressed against the cage.
Neidhart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Neidhart controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neidhart - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neidhart lands a body punch.
Neidhart stalling.
Grossman wants a takedown.
Neidhart has clasped his hands together around Grossman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neidhart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grossman some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Neidhart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Neidhart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart cracks Grossman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grossman is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neidhart is working Grossman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grossman wants to control but Neidhart postures up.
Neidhart landing strikes.
Neidhart creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grossman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grossman trying to remain calm as Neidhart controls from the top position.
Neidhart postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neidhart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neidhart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grossman on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grossman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Neidhart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grossman won't allow Neidhart to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Neidhart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neidhart scores with a punch to the head.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Neidhart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grossman doesn't seem phased though.
Neidhart darts in and clinches Grossman up against the cage.
Grossman takes a shot to the head.
Neidhart stalling the fight.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grossman avoiding damage.
Neidhart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grossman up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neidhart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grossman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jim Neidhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Grossman.
Neidhart stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Neidhart.
Nice defenses there by Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Neidhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neidhart lands with a straight right. Grossman didn't see that one coming.
Grossman takes a swing at Neidhart's ribcage but misses.
Neidhart has closed the distance and engaged Grossman in a clinch.
Grossman wants a takedown but no success here.
Neidhart has picked Grossman up - he's going for a ride! Neidhart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Neidhart in particular looking to stall.
Neidhart is trying to control the action in half guard but Grossman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is pressing down on Neidhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Neidhart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grossman wants to sweep here but Neidhart controlling him for the moment.
Grossman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neidhart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neidhart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neidhart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grossman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neidhart throws a strike but Grossman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grossman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Neidhart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grossman, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Neidhart dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Neidhart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grossman is working for takedown but Neidhart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neidhart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grossman.
Neidhart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neidhart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grossman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Neidhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Neidhart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grossman to see if he's OK.
Neidhart lands a nice forearm strike.
Grossman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grossman dodges the ground and pound from Neidhart.
Neidhart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grossman can do to turn this around?
Neidhart just content to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neidhart working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart just content to control the position.
Neidhart landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neidhart landing strikes.
Neidhart in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grossman tries to bench press Neidhart off him but Neidhart keeps the position.
Neidhart working the head and body with strikes.
Neidhart controls the position.
Neidhart is looking to take a break and control but Grossman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart wants to take a breather but Grossman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Neidhart.
Neidhart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jim Neidhart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neidhart stopping the sweep attempt from Grossman.
Grossman has an active guard here but Neidhart has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neidhart is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grossman!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neidhart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robert Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neidhart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grossman hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Neidhart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neidhart 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Neidhart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barny Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
181 lbs
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25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Ewing!
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, Barny Bucket!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bucket cracks Ewing with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ewing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ewing dodges the punch combination from Bucket.
Ewing fails with the takedown.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bucket but Bucket pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bucket looks to score with a jab to the body but Ewing is just out of range.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bucket.
Bucket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ewing misses the jab.
Ewing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bucket counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ewing throws a lazy body kick
and Bucket counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket has managed to clinch.
Bucket missing with knees to the body.
Ewing tries to pull guard but Bucket forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bucket pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ewing looks to score with a jab to the body but Bucket is just out of range.
Bucket looks to land a combination. Ewing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ewing scores with a body shot.
Bucket defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
Ewing dodges the punch combination from Bucket.
Bucket misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bucket does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket throws a right hand that Ewing ducks under and follows up with a left that Ewing also avoids with ease.
Bucket tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bucket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bucket misses with the combination.
Bucket uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ewing has time to react.
Bucket rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ewing counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bucket sprawls well. Bucket wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ewing gets slowly back to his feet.
Ewing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bucket checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ewing connects with a body shot.
Bucket looks to land a left hand but Ewing moved out of range nicely.
Ewing misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bucket lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ewing has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ewing and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bucket displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ewing.
Bucket looks to land a combination. Ewing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Bucket shows good takedown defense.
Ewing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bucket checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ewing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bucket pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket misses with a head kick.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bucket.
Bucket blocks the body kick.
Ewing lands a right hook to the body.
Bucket looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewing dodges the punch combination from Bucket.
Ewing fails to land the takedown.
Ewing thuds a left hand into Bucket's body.
Ewing misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing misses with a body kick.
Bucket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ewing.
Buck Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ewing does it's job there.
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 Buck Ewing will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ewing fails with a takedown attempt.
Buck Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bucket sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ewing somewhat.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Bucket shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Bucket. No joy for Ewing on that attempt.
Bucket swings for the body but Ewing moves out of range.
Bucket leaves Ewing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bucket takes a swing at Ewing's ribcage but misses.
Ewing is looking to wear down Bucket with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ewing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bucket jabs Ewing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barny Bucket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket clinches.
Bucket manages to break the clinch.
Ewing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bucket's hands.
Bucket clobbers Ewing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bucket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Ewing.
Bucket moves out of range of the body kick from Ewing.
A jab from Bucket does it's job there.
No joy there for Bucket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ewing dives in and grabs Bucket's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bucket pushes down on Ewing's head and hops out.
Ewing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bucket avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing throws a low kick, looking for Bucket's leg but Bucket calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket misses with a double jab
and Ewing counters with a nice uppercut.
Ewing misses with a two punch combination.
Bucket pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ewing back to the cage. Bucket follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bucket clobbers Ewing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ewing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bucket circles away.
Bucket throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bucket shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ewing eats them both and turns towards Bucket to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ewing fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Bucket shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ewing thows a body shot but no joy.
Bucket scores with a three punch combo!
Buck Ewing is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bucket moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ewing slips a jab and a cross from Bucket.
Ewing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bucket tries to avoid it but Ewing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bucket to the ground. Bucket escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown but Bucket shows good takedown defense.
Bucket pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ewing back to the cage. Bucket follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice sprawl there from Bucket as Ewing shoots in.
Bucket swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket moves out of range of the body kick.
Bucket motions for Ewing to come forward. Bucket throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ewing looks for a takedown but Bucket sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Bucket.
Ewing avoids the head kick by Bucket.
Bucket misses the shot to the body.
Bucket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ewing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing throws a leg kick but Bucket checks it.
Bucket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewing moves away.
Ewing misses with a double jab.
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 Buck Ewing 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. This is the final round!
Bucket lands a nice shot to the body.
Ewing looks to land a combination. Bucket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Barny Bucket has been cut.
Bucket throws a right and a left that Ewing avoids nicely.
Ewing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bucket pinned against the cage. Bucket gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bucket checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ewing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Ewing.
Bucket misses with a hook to the body
and Bucket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucket misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bucket but Bucket pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Ewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bucket.
Ewing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bucket misses with a hook.
Ewing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bucket is fending him off so far but Ewing persists. Nope, Bucket circles away and we're back to standing.
Bucket lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ewing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bucket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ewing.
Ewing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bucket moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bucket as he jumps to the side.
Bucket feints a jab promting Ewing to slip. Bucket then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ewing slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing shoots for a takedown but Bucket saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bucket looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bucket throws a right and a left that Ewing avoids nicely.
Ewing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bucket moves away.
Bucket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ewing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bucket sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bucket tries to bum rush Ewing with a series of wild strikes but Ewing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ewing lands a jab to Bucket's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing works Bucket's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ewing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bucket looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ewing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Buck Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ewing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bucket moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ewing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bucket moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bucket slips a straight right by Ewing.
Bucket connects with a right hand. Ewing shakes it off.
Ewing slips a straight right by Bucket.
Bucket throws a right and a left that Ewing avoids nicely.
Bucket looks to score with a jab to the body but Ewing is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bucket throws a head kick but Ewing moves out of range.
A jab from Bucket misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bucket as Ewing shoots in.
Bucket misses with a body shot.
Bucket takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ewing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bucket is fending him off so far but Ewing persists. Nope, Bucket circles away and we're back to standing.
Ewing misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Bucket misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Ewing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ewing, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Buck Ewing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Wojciechowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wojciechowski's choice of entrance music: Carl Orff - Carmina Burana. Anthony Pratt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krzysztof Wojciechowski's chin.
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24
262 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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262 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krzysztof Wojciechowski!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojciechowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pratt as he jumps to the side.
Pratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojciechowski has his takedown stuffed
and Pratt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wojciechowski looks for a takedown but Pratt sprawls well.
Anthony Pratt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Wojciechowski.
Pratt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wojciechowski ducks under a wild hook from Pratt.
Wojciechowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wojciechowski tries to move into range but Pratt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Wojciechowski moves away from the strike by Pratt.
Pratt lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Pratt misses.
Wojciechowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pratt tries to avoid it but Wojciechowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pratt to the ground. Pratt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Wojciechowski ducks down to avoid it.
Wojciechowski shoots in but Pratt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pratt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojciechowski's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wojciechowski.
Pratt throws a right and a left that Wojciechowski avoids nicely.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Wojciechowski ducks down to avoid it.
Wojciechowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wojciechowski shoots for a takedown but Pratt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pratt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wojciechowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wojciechowski looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pratt fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pratt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojciechowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pratt misses the body punch
and Wojciechowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pratt!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pratt is trying to stand.
Pratt bucks up and throws Wojciechowski to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wojciechowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wojciechowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojciechowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wojciechowski ducks under a wild hook from Pratt.
Wojciechowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wojciechowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pratt missing with a left hand there. Wojciechowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pratt sends Wojciechowski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pratt is motioning to the referee to let Wojciechowski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wojciechowski is rocked!
Pratt fakes the body blow, causing Wojciechowski to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wojciechowski goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Pratt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lawry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen YLHCSD - Softer Cell as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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199 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lawry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sakuraba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Lawry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lawry is trying to stand up.
Lawry is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
Lawry is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Lawry is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba unloading with bombs!
Sakuraba with a couple of short strikes.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Sakuraba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawry is trying to escape the mount.
Lawry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sakuraba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakuraba content just to control the position here.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound effectively.
Lawry can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to finish Lawry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lawry!
Sakuraba unloads with some shots from mount but Lawry bucks and avoids them well.
Sakuraba is landing with some decent strikes but Lawry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lawry is desperately trying to improve his position but Sakuraba has a good base and remains in mount.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lawry is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Lawry is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Lawry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Lawry is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Sakuraba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Sakuraba 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.
Lawry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakuraba.
Lawry throws a combination. Sakuraba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawry tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawry throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Lawry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lawry is holding on for now.
Lawry is trying to stand back up but Sakuraba is controlling him
Lawry landing small, sideways elbows.
Lawry pushes Sakuraba off looking to stand but Sakuraba dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound but Lawry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sakuraba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakuraba trying to control but Lawry is working from the bottom.
Lawry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakuraba is controlling him.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Lawry is keeping the position.
Sakuraba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Lawry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawry tries to escape but Sakuraba is in control.
Sakuraba landing strikes.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Lawry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawry is pushing Sakuraba's head away, looking to escape. Sakuraba manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Lawry is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba working the head with strikes.
Lawry is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Lawry is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lawry's face as Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but Lawry is working away.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound.
Lawry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sakuraba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawry throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba wants to land a leg kick but Lawry is out of range.
Lawry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawry duly obliges.
Lawry misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakuraba somewhat.
Sakuraba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lawry sprawls well initially but Sakuraba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lawry wants to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuraba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lawry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sakuraba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sakuraba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lawry's face.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakuraba cracks Lawry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lawry taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Lawry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lawry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Lawry is squirming around nicely.
Lawry is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sakuraba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sakuraba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba dominating with strikes here.
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lawry looks a forlorn figure.
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawry is looking to escape.
Sakuraba with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling from the full mount.
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!
Mike Lawry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lawry looks a forlorn figure.
Lawry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawry is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sakuraba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Sakuraba!
A less than humble Takeshi Sakuraba misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gunrak Ironshield was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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264 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ironshield throws out a loose jab but Knoxville uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knoxville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Johnny Knoxville has been cut.
Ironshield tries for a takedown but Knoxville circles away easily
and Knoxville counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ironshield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ironshield cracks Knoxville with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ironshield has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knoxville to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironshield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knoxville moves away.
Knoxville moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Ironshield does no damage.
Knoxville takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Ironshield misses.
Ironshield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ironshield has a takedown stuffed.
Knoxville throws a head kick but Ironshield moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville closes the distance and clinches up with Ironshield, looking for a takedown. Knoxville pushes Ironshield against the cage but Ironshield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ironshield throws a lazy head kick
and Knoxville counters with a big head kick but Ironshield shrugs it off.
Knoxville moves out of range of the strikes.
Ironshield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironshield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knoxville.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironshield decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knoxville looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ironshield tries to stand and escape but Knoxville is controlling the position.
Ironshield is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Knoxville manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ironshield is aware though and is defending well.
Ironshield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knoxville trying to control the position.
Ironshield wanted to stand there but Knoxville had control of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gunrak Ironshield hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice takedown defense from Ironshield. No joy for Knoxville on that attempt.
Ironshield lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knoxville uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironshield.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ironshield sprawls well. Ironshield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knoxville gets slowly back to his feet.
Ironshield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knoxville sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from Knoxville misses
and Ironshield counters with a stiff right hand.
Ironshield misses with a few strikes there.
Knoxville shoots in for a double leg but Ironshield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ironshield cracks Knoxville with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Knoxville looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ironshield finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironshield throws a head kick but Knoxville moves out of range.
Ironshield misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield looks to score with a jab to the body but Knoxville is just out of range.
Knoxville shoots in looking for a takedown. Ironshield tries to sprawl out of it but Knoxville keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ironshield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ironshield sends Knoxville crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ironshield is motioning to the referee to let Knoxville up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Knoxville is rocked!
Knoxville is breathing heavily.
Ironshield steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Knoxville is out on his feet! Ironshield sets himself and nearly takes Knoxville's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunrak Ironshield!
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