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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philco Hitachi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Ruiz!
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, Philco Hitachi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ruiz.
Hitachi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruiz to the ground. Hitachi is now in Ruiz's guard.
Hitachi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Hitachi from controlling successfully.
Hitachi throwing strikes but missing.
Hitachi working some strikes from top position.
Ruiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hitachi on the ground.
Hitachi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hitachi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruiz is looking to stand up but Hitachi isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitachi postures up in Ruiz's guard and throws a big left but Ruiz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hitachi postures up and lands a big shot to Ruiz's brow.
Hitachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hitachi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitachi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hitachi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitachi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruiz keeping full guard, as Hitachi tries to pass.
Hitachi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hitachi distracts Ruiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitachi postures up.
Hitachi wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is working Ruiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hitachi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hitachi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hitachi misses with the ground and pound.
Ruiz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruiz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hitachi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hitachi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ruiz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hitachi.
Hitachi lands some shots froms side control.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Ruiz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hitachi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruiz some visible discomfort.
A big shot lands for Hitachi! That's hurt Ruiz! Will he recover? Hitachi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philco Hitachi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Devaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Devaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Summers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devaney.
Devaney misses with the combination.
Devaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Summers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Summers scores with a four punch combination!
Summers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Summers with a hook.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers throws a jab but it's blocked by Devaney.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
Devaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Devaney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Devaney clinches up with Summers and pushes him back against the cage.
Devaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Devaney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devaney misses with the combination.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Summers throws a series of strikes that have Devaney backpedaling.
A punch combination from Devaney misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Devaney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Devaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Summers avoids the body shot from Devaney.
Devaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
A jab from Devaney misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Devaney digs a good body shot into Summers's ribs.
Summers looks gassed!
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devaney throws out the jab.
Devaney misses the jab.
Devaney throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Devaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a three punch combo that has Devaney backing up. Devaney nods at Summers to acknowledge the strikes.
Summers lands a jab.
Summers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers dodges the punch combination from Devaney.
Devaney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Summers connects with a crisp jab.
Summers dips to his left and cracks Devaney with an uppercut!
Summers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Devaney misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers defending well as Devaney loads up on a big left hand.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Summers dominated that round.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Summers!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Summers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Devaney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devaney.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers throws a right hand that Devaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Devaney also avoids with ease.
Devaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Devaney misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney misses the shot to the body.
Rory Devaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers with a nice cross.
Devaney lands the left hand.
Devaney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Devaney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Devaney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Devaney breaks the clinch.
Devaney throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devaney misses the body punch
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devaney, as that shot connected.
Summers is rocked!
No joy there for Devaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Devaney finish him?
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devaney manages to avoid it.
Devaney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Summers.
Devaney misses with an uppercut
and Devaney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devaney swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Devaney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Devaney forces Summers back against the cage and clinches.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Devaney. Those never looked like landing.
Devaney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devaney throws a combination that misses
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Devaney gets a clinch.
Devaney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devaney throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Summers. Beautiful body shot.
Devaney has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devaney throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Summers moves away from the strike by Devaney.
Summers misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Devaney dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
Devaney wants to clinch.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devaney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Devaney misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Devaney misses.
Devaney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Devaney missing with a left hand there. Summers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devaney.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Devaney.
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devaney.
Devaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Devaney throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Devaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Devaney misses with a body shot.
Devaney gets a clinch.
Summers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devaney breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Devaney misses its intended target.
Devaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Summers circles away.
Devaney misses with a hook to the body
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Summers looks to land a combination but Devaney avoids it well.
Summers throws a hook to the side of Devaney's head but Devaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Devaney lands a left and a right that send Summers crashing to the mat, dazed. Devaney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Devaney throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Devaney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Devaney lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devaney circles away quickly and effectively.
Devaney jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Devaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Devaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Devaney 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Devaney!
Rory Devaney managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Zeenie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Zeenie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeenie tries to sprawl but Rose drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zeenie has a hand on Rose's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rose takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rose lands a nice shot to the head.
Zeenie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zeenie is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Rose throwing strikes here but Zeenie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zeenie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rose lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose working for a submission but Zeenie is keeping him at bay.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zeenie is looking to escape.
Zeenie tries to improve his position but instead Rose has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Zeenie won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Rose off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarred Rose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Glitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto's entrance music is Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Glitch!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glitch misses with a head kick.
Souto tries to clinch up but Glitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Souto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glitch.
Glitch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Souto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Glitch off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glitch covering up well under a series of strikes from Souto.
Glitch rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Souto throwing shots but Glitch is blocking nicely.
Glitch is looking for a sweep. Souto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Souto connects with a nice short shot to Glitch's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Glitch trying to hold on to Souto's head to control him but Souto postures up.
Glitch tries to roll over but Souto keeps him under control.
Glitch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Souto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto won't allow Glitch to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glitch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souto.
Souto stopping the sweep attempt from Glitch.
Glitch working a defensive guard here.
Glitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souto is one step ahead there.
Glitch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souto throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souto stopping the sweep attempt from Glitch.
Glitch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Glitch punching from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Glitch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souto prevents Glitch from improving his position.
Glitch taking some punishment here, with Souto in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glitch is looking for a sweep. Souto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glitch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souto.
Souto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Glitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glitch wants to improve his position but Souto is controlling well.
Glitch trying to hold on to Souto's head to control him but Souto postures up.
Glitch is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Glitch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolando Souto!
Rolando Souto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Foster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dean Campana's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campana throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campana lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster feints and then cracks Campana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campana down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campana takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Campana swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster connects with an inside leg kick.
Foster clinches.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana trying to control the position but instead, Foster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campana into the cage.
Campana leaning against his opponent.
Campana wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster slows down the pace here.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster tries to clinch there but Campana circles away.
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campana, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Campana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Foster stalls.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster wants to clinch up but Campana keeps it at a distance.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campana counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Campana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Campana throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Jab by Campana.
Campana keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campana.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Campana throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Campana shoots in looking for a takedown but Foster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Foster throws a series of punches but Campana avoids them all with ease.
Foster checks a low kick from Campana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
Campana throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Campana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster works over Campana's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster has managed to clinch.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Campana is blocking nicely.
Foster is trying to break free.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Foster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foster moves out of range as Campana throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
Foster moves into the clinch.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Campana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foster delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Campana finds it's target.
Campana thows a leg kick but Foster checks it
and Foster counters with a nice body kick.
Foster cracks Campana with a good jab.
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!
Campana swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Foster finds it's way through Campana's defenses.
Campana is rocked!
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Campana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Campana seems to have got his legs back now.
Foster avoids the elbow strike from Campana, against the cage.
Foster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campana if he has to take too many more of those.
Foster wants to clinch up but Campana keeps it at a distance.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooh!!! Foster has knocked Campana down with a huge combo! Foster steps away and waves a wobbly Campana back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campana throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Foster misses with the combination.
Foster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster wants to break free but Campana has control.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Campana tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Foster clinches up with Campana and pushes him back against the cage.
Campana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Foster rushes Campana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster tries to clinch but Campana moves out of range.
Foster lands a big head kick that sends Campana tumbling to the mat! Foster takes a step backwards and waves Campana back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dean Campana has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Campana misses
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foster.
Foster is pushing Campana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Foster tries to clinch up.
Foster throws a front kick that sends Campana stumbling back into the cage.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Campana connects with a leg kick. Foster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
A head kick by Foster misses
and Campana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tony Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster tries to bum rush Campana with a series of wild strikes but Campana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster throws a head kick that misses.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Campana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Campana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Foster struggling a bit here.
Foster looks to move to half guard but instead Campana has passed into mount! Damn!
Campana looking to finish with strikes here!
Campana controlling the pace for now.
Campana looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Campana stalling.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campana.
Foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster is looking to control Campana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foster avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campana.
Campana working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campana has gone for a leg lock! Foster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Campana's guard.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campana pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
Tony Foster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana wants to sweep but no luck.
Campana looking to control.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campana is keeping the position for now.
Campana throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Foster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster wants to clinch but Campana slips to the side
and Campana counters with a head kick. That will keep Foster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Campana circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campana has time to react.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Campana with that takedown attempt.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campana.
Campana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foster lands a glancing blow to the side of Campana's head.
A head kick misses from Foster.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster tries to clinch up but Campana circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dean Campana.
I think Foster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Foster!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tony Foster thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLeod has chosen Flower of Scotland as his entrance music. Bernie McLeod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 New York, John Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie McLeod!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black tries to bum rush McLeod with a series of wild strikes but McLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black tries for a takedown but McLeod sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McLeod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Bernie McLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for McLeod.
McLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
McLeod slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black avoids the body shot from McLeod.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and McLeod makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. McLeod darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black tries to clinch up.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McLeod connects with a body shot.
McLeod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McLeod is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLeod checks it well.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLeod counters with a right hand to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black wants to clinch up but McLeod keeps it at a distance.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with McLeod, looking for a takedown. Black pushes McLeod against the cage but McLeod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McLeod scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from McLeod.
McLeod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
McLeod throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
McLeod with a jab.
McLeod scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLeod lands with a shot to the body.
McLeod lands a body shot.
McLeod darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLeod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McLeod.
McLeod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black is rocked!
McLeod lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Black falls backwards - clearly groggy! McLeod dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernie McLeod!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernie McLeod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Renka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Templeton Peck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Renka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Templeton Peck!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Renka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Renka is predictable there
and Peck counters with a good low kick that Renka was not able to check.
Renka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peck misses with a low kick as Renka jumps back.
Peck looks to land a left hand but Renka moved out of range nicely.
Peck throws a series of punches but Renka avoids them all with ease.
Renka closes the distance and pushes Peck back into the cage.
Peck just leaning against Renka, taking a breather.
Renka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Renka has him pressed against the cage.
Peck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peck is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Renka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renka slips under a jab from Peck.
Renka misses the shot to the body.
Peck misses with a two punch combination.
Renka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peck misses with a hook
and Renka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Renka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Renka walks into a jab.
Peck throws a hook but Renka avoids it easily.
Renka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peck throws a lazy right hand but Renka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peck. Renka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renka scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Renka misses with a head kick.
Peck throws a hook but Renka avoids it easily.
Peck throws a hook but Renka avoids it easily.
Peck throws a poor cross that misses
and Renka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Renka misses.
Renka throws a lazy head kick
and Peck counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Renka.
A swing and a miss from Peck.
Peck takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good shot there by Renka.
Renka connects with a body shot.
Renka misses with a head kick.
Renka lands a jab.
Renka lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peck looks to land a right hand but Renka moved out of range.
Renka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Renka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renka digs a good body shot into Peck's ribs.
The fighters circling - Peck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peck misses with a hook. Renka ducked under it nicely.
Renka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peck.
Renka cracks Peck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Renka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renka slips a jab from Peck.
Renka moves out of range as Peck strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peck connects with a leg kick. Renka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renka throws a leg kick but Peck moved away.
Renka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Peck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renka catches Peck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peck on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Renka throws a leg kick
and Peck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Renka thinking.
Peck blocks a head kick by Renka.
Renka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Renka with a nice cross.
Renka looks to score with a jab to the body but Peck is just out of range.
Renka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peck.
Renka moves away from the strike by Peck.
Peck throws an off balance right hand
and Renka counters with a straight right hand.
Peck throws a solid leg kick but Renka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renka's corner calls for a 1-2. Renka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Renka takes one to the side of the head.
Peck scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Renka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peck thows a leg kick but Renka checks it
and Renka counters with a solid body kick.
Renka moves in looking to clinch but Peck pushes him off.
Renka throws a nice head kick!
Peck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Renka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peck avoids a kick to the body.
Renka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peck throws a shot from downtown. Renka moves away and avoids it.
Peck throws a looping overhand right but Renka ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renka. Peck does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Peck misses.
Renka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peck.
Renka misses with a straight left.
Renka misses with a body shot.
Renka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peck blocks a head kick by Renka.
Renka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peck misses with a right hand
and Renka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Peck throws a looping overhand right but Renka ducks down to avoid it.
Renka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peck was well out of range. Poor timing from Renka.
Peck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Renka. That one must have hurt.
A big left from Peck misses.
Renka wants to slow Peck down by chopping away at his legs.
Jin Renka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peck throws a jab when Renka was well out of range.
Peck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peck checks a leg kick.
Renka keeps Peck at a distance using the push kick.
Peck moves out of range of the body kick.
Peck lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renka misses with the body kick
and Peck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Renka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Renka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Renka tries to clinch up but Peck circles away and keeps his distance.
Renka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peck throws a shot from downtown. Renka moves away and avoids it.
Renka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peck.
Renka throws a leg kick but Peck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peck is breathing heavily.
Renka tries to clinch but Peck moves out of range.
Peck misses with a body kick.
Renka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Renka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peck lands with a cross.
Renka lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Renka.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peck, as that shot connected.
Renka lands a lovely overhand right.
Peck swings away with a body shot that misses
and Renka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Renka wants to land a leg kick but Peck is out of range.
Peck throws a hook to the side of Renka's head but Renka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Peck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Renka.
Renka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renka with a hook.
Renka throws a sloppy head kick and Peck moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renka pushes Peck away with a front kick.
Renka thows a body shot but no joy.
Jin Renka is winning the standup battle so far.
Renka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peck moves away.
Renka scoring well with a low kick there.
Renka dips to his left and cracks Peck with an uppercut!
Renka looks to land a body kick but Peck moved away.
A head kick from Renka lands but Peck takes it in his stride.
Renka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peck throws a big shot that misses.
Renka tests Peck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renka lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Renka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Renka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Renka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peck. That did some damage!
Renka misses with a body shot.
Peck throws a hook but Renka blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Renka. Beautiful body shot.
Renka lands a nice looking body kick.
Peck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peck throws a jab when Renka was well out of range.
Renka scores with a jab to the head.
Peck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Renka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renka lands a nice shot to the body.
Renka thuds a left hand into Peck's body.
Renka connects with a leg kick. Peck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renka connects with an inside leg kick.
Renka misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Renka - just one landing.
Peck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renka throws a front kick that sends Peck stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Renka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Renka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renka throws a series of punches but Peck moves out of range.
Renka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Renka lands a slapping body shot.
Renka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peck avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Peck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Renka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peck is out of range and Renka settles back down.
Renka throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Renka. That's going to slow Peck down.
Templeton Peck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peck.
Renka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peck if he has to take too many more of those.
Renka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Renka misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Renka lands but Peck takes it in his stride.
Renka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renka misses with a low kick.
Peck scores with a nice head shot.
Peck tries to keep at a distance but Renka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Renka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peck.
Renka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Peck misses with a punch to the body.
Renka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peck tries a body shot but Renka blocks it.
Peck trying to stall but Renka improves his position.
Peck prevents a body shot from Renka.
Peck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Renka tries a body shot but Peck blocks it.
Peck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Renka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peck avoiding damage as Renka throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Renka.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Renka obliges.
Peck avoiding damage as Renka throws knees to the body.
Peck wants to stall.
Renka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peck backwards.
Renka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peck working aggressively here.
Peck trying to control the position but instead, Renka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peck into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peck breaks the clinch.
Renka lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Renka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Renka 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Renka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikos Schortsanitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schortsanitis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ipoxthonios - Kane Ntou. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Schortsanitis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schortsanitis has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schortsanitis throws an elbow but misses.
Kasparaitis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schortsanitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from Schortsanitis.
Kasparaitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis stalling.
Schortsanitis takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasparaitis.
Schortsanitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Schortsanitis is stalling here.
Schortsanitis tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Schortsanitis throws a head punch that misses.
Schortsanitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kasparaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schortsanitis backwards.
Kasparaitis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasparaitis wants the takedown. Schortsanitis is fighting it off but Kasparaitis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schortsanitis's guard against the cage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kasparaitis wanted to stand there but Schortsanitis had control of the position.
Schortsanitis keeping full guard, as Kasparaitis tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis wants to control from the top but Schortsanitis keeps moving.
Schortsanitis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasparaitis.
Schortsanitis keeping moving, preventing Kasparaitis from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darius Kasparaitis.
Schortsanitis closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schortsanitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasparaitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schortsanitis blocks an elbow strike from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schortsanitis throws an elbow but misses.
Kasparaitis just leaning against Schortsanitis, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Schortsanitis fails to land.
Come on Kasparaitis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schortsanitis trying to control the position but instead, Kasparaitis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schortsanitis into the cage.
Nice elbow from Schortsanitis.
It looks like Darius Kasparaitis has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis pushes off an throws an elbow but Schortsanitis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darius Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kasparaitis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schortsanitis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasparaitis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schortsanitis defending well though.
Kasparaitis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schortsanitis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darius Kasparaitis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Schortsanitis clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasparaitis is struggling to control the position.
Schortsanitis taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis'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.
Schortsanitis forces Kasparaitis back against the cage and clinches.
Kasparaitis is stalling here.
A short right from Schortsanitis.
Schortsanitis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kasparaitis is keeping busy.
Kasparaitis breaks from the clinch.
Schortsanitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasparaitis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikos Schortsanitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schortsanitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Schortsanitis throws a right and a left that Kasparaitis avoids nicely.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schortsanitis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasparaitis dives in and grabs Schortsanitis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schortsanitis pushes down on Kasparaitis's head and hops out.
Schortsanitis clinches up with Kasparaitis and pushes him back against the cage.
Schortsanitis has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis digs a right hand underneath Schortsanitis's ribcage. Schortsanitis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schortsanitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasparaitis stalls.
Kasparaitis dodges an elbow strike from Schortsanitis.
Kasparaitis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasparaitis letting Schortsanitis take a breather here.
Kasparaitis breaks from the clinch.
Kasparaitis clinches.
Darius Kasparaitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schortsanitis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schortsanitis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kasparaitis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Schortsanitis backwards.
Schortsanitis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kasparaitis tries to land knees in the clinch but Schortsanitis avoids the damage to the body.
Kasparaitis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kasparaitis wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis has Schortsanitis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schortsanitis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Kasparaitis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasparaitis controlling the action here for a moment.
Schortsanitis scores with a shoulder strike.
Schortsanitis tries to stall but Kasparaitis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kasparaitis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schortsanitis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schortsanitis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schortsanitis duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis gets a clinch.
Schortsanitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Kasparaitis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kasparaitis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schortsanitis tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schortsanitis throws the kick towards the body but Kasparaitis avoids it.
Schortsanitis throws a lazy head kick
and Kasparaitis counters by clinching up.
Kasparaitis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schortsanitis can't fight it off and eventually Kasparaitis manages to take the fight to the floor. Schortsanitis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis passes Schortsanitis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schortsanitis is in trouble now - Kasparaitis has advanced to mount!
Schortsanitis is squirming around, avoiding Kasparaitis's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasparaitis controlling from the full mount.
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 Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kasparaitis gets tackled into the cage by Schortsanitis. Schortsanitis maintains the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries for a takedown but Schortsanitis manages to get underhooks.
Kasparaitis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schortsanitis regains guard.
Kasparaitis advances position into side control!
Schortsanitis trying to control but Kasparaitis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Schortsanitis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schortsanitis is looking to improve his position.
Kasparaitis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kasparaitis wants to work for an arm triangle but Schortsanitis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darius Kasparaitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kasparaitis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Schortsanitis is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darius Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
Nikos Schortsanitis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kasparaitis stalls.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kasparaitis blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schortsanitis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schortsanitis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kasparaitis's brow.
Kasparaitis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schortsanitis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Kasparaitis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schortsanitis misses with the head strike.
Schortsanitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Schortsanitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schortsanitis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasparaitis blocks an elbow strike.
Kasparaitis has Schortsanitis pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Kasparaitis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasparaitis, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kasparaitis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Mad Sin / Rusty Nails. Kevin Raybould has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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273 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grand Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Raybould takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Speed is rocked!
It looks like Grand Speed has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Speed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Raybould!
After the big win, Kevin Raybould made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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