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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jesus's entrance music is El Legado-Crack Family. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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136 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago De Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jesus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
De Jesus throws a powerful right kick. Velasquez tried to block low but the kick was high! Velasquez was taken right off of his feet! De Jesus jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santiago De Jesus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cardosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lick Myballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Montreal, Felix Cardosa!
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, Lick Myballs!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myballs throws a looping overhand right but Cardosa ducks down to avoid it.
Cardosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Cardosa gets tackled into the cage by Myballs. Myballs maintains the clinch.
Cardosa taking a breather.
Myballs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myballs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cardosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Myballs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myballs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cardosa connects with the punch.
Myballs takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cardosa misses with the head strike.
Cardosa blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cardosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cardosa tries to throw a body punch but Myballs avoids it by throwing Cardosa back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cardosa.
Cardosa misses with a body punch.
Cardosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cardosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Myballs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cardosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cardosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Myballs tries to throw a body punch but Cardosa avoids it by throwing Myballs back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardosa is trying to break the clinch but Myballs has him pressed against the cage.
Myballs misses with a punch to the body.
Myballs breaks the clinch.
Myballs moves into the clinch.
Cardosa lands a left hand.
Cardosa is trying to break the clinch but Myballs has him pressed against the cage.
Myballs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cardosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Cardosa would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A shot in the inside from Cardosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myballs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cardosa is pushing Myballs 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myballs slips a jab and a cross from Cardosa.
Felix Cardosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myballs looks to land a left hand but Cardosa moved out of range nicely.
Myballs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cardosa moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cardosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardosa.
Cardosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cardosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Myballs has him pressed against the cage.
Cardosa wants to stall.
Cardosa misses with the head strike.
Myballs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cardosa tries to break the clinch but Myballs is controlling the position.
Cardosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cardosa tries a knee to the head but Myballs blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cardosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Myballs has double underhooks.
Cardosa is trying to break the clinch but Myballs has him pressed against the cage.
Myballs avoids a wild elbow strike from Cardosa.
Myballs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cardosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardosa has a couple of punches blocked by Myballs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Myballs as Cardosa tries to tie him up.
Cardosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Cardosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cardosa ducks under a wild hook from Myballs.
Cardosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myballs.
Myballs looks to land a combination but Cardosa avoids it well.
Cardosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myballs throws out the jab.
Cardosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myballs, pushing him back against the cage.
Cardosa is trying to force a seperation but Myballs has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Cardosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Felix Cardosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Cardosa.
Cardosa tries to work over Myballs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myballs blocks an uppercut.
Cardosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myballs backwards.
Cardosa is trying to stall.
Cardosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardosa pushes Myballs up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myballs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cardosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Myballs controls his hands.
Cardosa blocks a body shot from Myballs.
Myballs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cardosa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Myballs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardosa misses with some punches.
Cardosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myballs's elbow.
Cardosa can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myballs.
Cardosa is trying to break free.
Cardosa manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myballs moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myballs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Myballs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardosa jabs at Myballs's body.
Myballs throws a series of punches but Cardosa avoids them all with ease.
Cardosa staying out of range there.
Myballs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardosa lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Myballs misses its intended target.
Cardosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Myballs misses with a hook.
Myballs moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardosa lands an overhand right.
Cardosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cardosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Felix Cardosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myballs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cardosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myballs gets a double leg takedown into Cardosa's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Myballs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cardosa is keeping the position for now.
Myballs 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.
Myballs stands and throws Cardosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Myballs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Myballs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four 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!
Myballs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardosa keeps working.
Myballs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardosa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cardosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Myballs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lick Myballs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cardosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Felix Cardosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Myballs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Myballs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardosa tries to keep at a distance but Myballs has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cardosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardosa wants to stall.
Cardosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Myballs just leaning against Cardosa, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardosa.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cardosa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Myballs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardosa prevents a body shot from Myballs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Myballs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardosa ducks under a wild hook from Myballs.
Myballs misses with a hook.
Cardosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cardosa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cardosa.
Cardosa misses with a looping left.
Myballs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cardosa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myballs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myballs lands a big elbow.
Cardosa is rocked!
Myballs cracks Cardosa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lick Myballs!
In his post fight interview, Lick Myballs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Chapin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapin comes to the cage accompanied by Eminence Front-The Who. 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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190 lbs
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150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 Los Angeles, Bernard Chapin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Hubert!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubert tries to work over Chapin's front leg with a kick but Chapin checks it.
Chapin throws a right hand that Hubert ducks under and follows up with a left that Hubert also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Hubert or perhaps it was just good defense by Chapin which made him look bad.
Hubert avoids the body shot from Chapin.
Chapin shoots in and drives through. Hubert sprawls well.
Hubert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chapin wants to clinch up but Hubert keeps it at a distance.
Hubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chapin circles away.
Hubert shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapin tries to sprawl out of it but Hubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernard Chapin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hubert.
Chapin looks for a takedown but Hubert sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hubert is defended easily by Chapin.
Hubert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chapin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chapin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hubert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chapin is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hubert enables Chapin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hubert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chapin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hubert keeping moving, preventing Chapin from controlling successfully.
Hubert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chapin stopping the sweep attempt from Hubert.
Chapin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hubert tries to clinch up.
Hubert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chapin misses the shot to the body.
Chapin gets tackled into the cage by Hubert. Hubert maintains the clinch.
Hubert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chapin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapin wants to clinch
and Hubert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Chapin. No joy for Hubert on that attempt.
Chapin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chapin is breathing heavily.
Hubert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hubert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chapin or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert manages to break the clinch.
Hubert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chapin swivels and escapes.
Chapin stuffs the takedown.
Chapin thuds a left hand into Hubert's body.
Chapin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hubert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chapin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hubert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chapin wants to pass the guard but Hubert is keeping the position.
Chapin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chapin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chapin is looking to stand up but Hubert won't let him.
Hubert pushes Chapin off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chapin but Chapin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Hubert or perhaps it was just good defense by Chapin which made him look bad.
Hubert tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapin rushes Hubert and presses him up against the cage.
Chapin is working for takedown but Hubert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hubert prevents the takedown attempt.
Hubert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hubert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hubert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chapin swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Chapin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hubert moves away from the strike by Chapin.
Hubert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chapin but Chapin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hubert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chapin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hubert shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapin tries to sprawl out of it but Hubert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chapin misses with an uppercut.
Bernard Chapin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chapin showed some decent athleticism there.
Chapin is stalling here. Hubert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chapin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hubert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubert working away.
Chapin regains half guard.
Hubert is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hubert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chapin works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chapin keeping moving, preventing Hubert from controlling successfully.
Chapin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chapin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hubert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hubert is staying active underneath Chapin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chapin stops Hubert from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubert misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hubert is trying to stand up here but Chapin is controlling him well.
Hubert is breathing heavily.
Chapin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hubert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bernard Chapin.
Hubert shoots in looking for a takedown but Chapin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hubert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bernard Chapin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hubert.
Hubert shoots in looking for a takedown but Chapin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hubert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hubert cracks Chapin with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Chapin. Those never looked like landing.
Chapin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hubert is just out of range.
Chapin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hubert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chapin tries to clinch but Hubert moves away
and Hubert counters with a leg kick.
Hubert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hubert moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chapin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hubert pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hubert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chapin circles away.
Hubert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chapin as he avoids it easily.
Chapin wants to clinch up but Hubert keeps it at a distance.
Chapin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hubert circles away.
Hubert shoots in for a double leg but Chapin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bernard Chapin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapin throws a body punch but Hubert moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hubert on the side of the head.
Chapin drives through and clinches with Hubert against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chapin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Chapin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chapin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chapin has Hubert up against the cage in a clinch.
Chapin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hubert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chapin goes for a takedown attempt but Hubert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hubert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hubert connects with a body shot that sends Chapin's belly button to the back.
Chapin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hubert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chapin swinging wildly here.
Hubert gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hubert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubert manages to pull guard.
Chapin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chapin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hubert dives on top into guard.
Hubert passes into half guard.
Hubert perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chapin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapin tries to roll over but Hubert keeps him under control.
Hubert wants to take a breather but Chapin is having none of it.
Chapin trying to control but Hubert postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hubert controlling the pace.
Hubert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chapin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Hubert.
Chapin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hubert doesn't seem bothered though.
Chapin clinches up with Hubert and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chapin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapin tries to work over Hubert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hubert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hubert wants a takedown.
Bernard Chapin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hubert.
Chapin is working for takedown but Hubert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hubert tries to pull guard but Chapin won't allow it.
Hubert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chapin uses from the top position.
Chapin won't allow Hubert to sweep him here.
Hubert has momentary wrist control but Chapin slips an elbow through the middle.
Chapin is pushing down on Hubert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hubert is fighting to maintain full guard but Chapin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapin is trying to control. Hubert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chapin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chapin wants to pass to mount but Hubert is defending the position.
Chapin is thwarting Hubert's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chapin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hubert's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hubert regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chapin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapin is looking to advance position but Hubert has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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 Bernard Chapin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chapin, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Chapin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurini God Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying God Emperor's choice of entrance music: The Tragically Hip - Locked In The Trunk Of A Car . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Whentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aurini God Emperor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as God Emperor checks a leg kick.
Whentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but God Emperor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
God Emperor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whentworth. Whentworth obviously looking to wear him down.
God Emperor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whentworth manages to avoid it.
God Emperor tries for a takedown but Whentworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from God Emperor.
God Emperor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whentworth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whentworth defending against the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Whentworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but God Emperor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
God Emperor working the head with strikes.
Whentworth is trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
God Emperor throws an elbow but Whentworth slips to the side and avoids it well.
God Emperor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God Emperor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
God Emperor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Whentworth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
God Emperor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Whentworth works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
God Emperor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
God Emperor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whentworth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whentworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from God Emperor.
God Emperor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whentworth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whentworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of God Emperor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take God Emperor's back!
God Emperor just looking to survive in the bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth avoiding God Emperor 's attempts to control his hands.
Whentworth controls the action.
God Emperor tries to escape but Whentworth has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God Emperor trying to control the hands but Whentworth breaks the grip.
I really don't envy God Emperor right now.
God Emperor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth is looking to control God Emperor but God Emperor is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I would not like to be God Emperor right now.
Whentworth trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
God Emperor breaks Whentworth's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whentworth controls God Emperor momentarily but God Emperor frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aurini God Emperor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whentworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by God Emperor or perhaps it was just good defense by Whentworth which made him look bad.
Whentworth moves in looking to clinch but God Emperor pushes him off.
God Emperor shoots in but no luck this time.
God Emperor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charles Whentworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurini God Emperor.
Whentworth slaps away a takedown attempt from God Emperor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whentworth tries to score with a low kick but God Emperor moves his leg out of the way.
Whentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but God Emperor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whentworth misses with an uppercut. God Emperor saw that one coming.
God Emperor checks a leg kick nicely.
Whentworth stuffs the takedown.
Whentworth blocks a head kick by God Emperor.
God Emperor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whentworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whentworth throws a push kick but God Emperor slaps the foot to one side.
Whentworth is looking to clinch.
Whentworth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whentworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whentworth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
God Emperor wants a takedown but no success here.
God Emperor takes an elbow to the temple.
God Emperor leaning his opponent against the cage.
God Emperor takes an elbow to the forehead.
God Emperor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth controlling the position for now.
Whentworth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from God Emperor.
Whentworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but God Emperor is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God Emperor landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as God Emperor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
God Emperor trying to control the position from guard on top but Whentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whentworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
God Emperor is looking to work some ground and pound but Whentworth has wrist control.
Whentworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
God Emperor postures up in Whentworth's guard and throws a big left but Whentworth blocks it.
Whentworth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst God Emperor is controlling him.
God Emperor cracks Whentworth with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
God Emperor trying to control but Whentworth is working from the bottom.
God Emperor looking to sit in guard and control but Whentworth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whentworth controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whentworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whentworth wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whentworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Charles Whentworth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from God Emperor.
God Emperor swats away the attempt to clinch by Whentworth.
God Emperor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whentworth defends it nicely.
God Emperor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whentworth sprawls well. Whentworth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. God Emperor gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles Whentworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurini God Emperor.
A clash of legs there as God Emperor blocks the low kick.
Whentworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whentworth looks for the body kick but God Emperor saw that one coming.
Whentworth tries to clinch but God Emperor is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Whentworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God Emperor throws a head kick but Whentworth moves out of range.
Whentworth tries to clinch but God Emperor moves away
so God Emperor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
God Emperor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
God Emperor with a flurry of punches that miss.
God Emperor trying to control the position from guard on top but Whentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
God Emperor throwing strikes but missing.
Whentworth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whentworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but God Emperor is one step ahead there.
God Emperor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God Emperor is looking to work some ground and pound but Whentworth has wrist control.
God Emperor is looking to work some ground and pound but Whentworth has wrist control.
God Emperor throws a big elbow that misses.
God Emperor trying to control the position from guard on top but Whentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whentworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God Emperor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whentworth avoids it really well and circles away.
Whentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but God Emperor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whentworth.
God Emperor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whentworth swivels and escapes.
Whentworth wants to clinch.
Whentworth throws a hook but God Emperor avoids it easily.
Whentworth lands a nice leg kick that just misses God Emperor's sensitive parts.
Whentworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurini God Emperor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whentworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from God Emperor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from God Emperor.
Whentworth misses with a body kick.
Charles Whentworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whentworth moves into range and clinches up with God Emperor.
Whentworth keeps control of God Emperor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Whentworth.
Whentworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whentworth lands a nice knee 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!
Whentworth connects with a knee to the head.
Whentworth scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
God Emperor tries to break free but Whentworth pushes him back against the cage.
Whentworth lands a knee to the head.
Whentworth landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Whentworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whentworth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Sisphar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci tries to keep at a distance but Sisphar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sisphar lands a good knee to the midsection. Ricci won't want to take too many of those.
Ricci takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sisphar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sisphar crunches a lovely knee into Ricci's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Sisphar.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricci has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sisphar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricci is breathing heavily.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sisphar.
Sisphar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricci's face.
It looks like Frankie Ricci has been cut.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricci's face.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricci's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisphar landing knees to the head.
Sisphar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar landing knees to the head.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ricci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sisphar just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Ricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sisphar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sisphar obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Ricci takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar landing knees to the head.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar with a knee to the head.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Ricci is blocking nicely.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but Ricci blocks with his arms.
Ricci tries to score a body lock takedown but Sisphar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricci has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sisphar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ricci patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ricci is persistently looking for the submission but Sisphar is defending it well.
Sisphar trying to get back to his feet but Ricci is in full control for now.
Sisphar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ricci.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci has managed to slip his arm under Sisphar's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sisphar is tapping out! Submission win for Ricci.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frankie Ricci!
Frankie Ricci bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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200 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Ellis drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne drops Ellis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ellis looks back up at him and smiles so Wayne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Mark Ellis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Ellis is rocked!
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Ellis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ellis is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne works Ellis's body with a nice hook.
Ellis looks gassed!
Wayne lands a nice hook to Ellis's body. Ellis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne works Ellis's body with a nice hook.
Wayne cracks Ellis with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ellis out cold! Ellis is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Wayne!
A very excited looking Bruce Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. O Hare has chosen Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Frederic Laurent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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166 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie O Hare!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent loads up on a big right hand but O Hare slips the punch.
Laurent lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Eddie O Hare has been cut.
O Hare steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laurent. That one must have hurt.
Laurent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laurent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurent loads up on a big right hand but O Hare slips the punch.
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!
O Hare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Hare somewhat.
O Hare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laurent.
O Hare defending well as Laurent loads up on a big left hand.
Laurent fakes the leg kick and cracks O Hare in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Hare.
O Hare stuns Laurent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Hare takes one to the side of the head.
O Hare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laurent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laurent moves out of range of the strikes.
O Hare takes one to the chin there.
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!
Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
O Hare looks gassed!
Laurent lands a big right hand that sends O Hare crashing to the mat! Laurent stays standing though and waves O Hare back to his feet!
O Hare is rocked!
That has opened up Eddie O Hare's cut even more.
Laurent cracks the inside of O Hare's front leg.
O Hare is still on wobbly legs! Can Laurent finish him?
O Hare glances at the clock... BAM! Laurent nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends O Hare crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, O Hare is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frederic Laurent!
During a confident post fight interview, Frederic Laurent 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen The American Dream Song as his entrance music. Miyake Morimasa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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168 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a front kick that sends Morimasa stumbling back into the cage.
Cross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
Morimasa throws a head kick that misses.
Cross fails with the takedown.
A combination from Morimasa does no damage.
Cross chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morimasa can pounce on him.
Morimasa lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross throws the left hand but Morimasa avoids the punch easily.
Cross misses with a low kick as Morimasa jumps back.
Morimasa throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Morimasa stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morimasa takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross cracks Morimasa with a nice body shot.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Morimasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morimasa backwards.
Morimasa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimasa blocks an uppercut.
Morimasa leaning against his opponent.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cross throws an elbow but misses.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morimasa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morimasa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross is working for takedown but Morimasa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miyake Morimasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Cross.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but Cross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cross misses with some punches.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
A short right from Cross.
Morimasa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Morimasa controls his hands.
Morimasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cross's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross blocks the elbow strike.
Cross blocks an elbow strike from Morimasa.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Morimasa.
Morimasa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morimasa tries to stall but Cross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morimasa blocks a body shot from Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross dodges an elbow strike from Morimasa.
Morimasa blocks a body shot from Cross.
Cross lands an elbow just above Morimasa 's eye.
It looks like Miyake Morimasa has been cut.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morimasa.
Cross tries to work over Morimasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Cross.
Morimasa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morimasas head.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimasa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morimasa prevents a body shot from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cross throws an elbow but misses.
Morimasa trying to land knees to the body.
Morimasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morimasa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
Morimasa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morimasa stalling in the clinch but Cross improves position.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morimasa taking a breather.
Cross tries to break the clinch but Morimasa is controlling the position.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morimasa backwards.
Morimasa is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morimasa.
Oh Morimasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morimasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross lands a big knee to the head and Morimasa goes down! Cross pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Cross!
David Cross gave a mention to West Coast Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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