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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Donigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Donigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donigan ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
Donigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love cracks Donigan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Love keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Donigan misses.
Good shot there by Love.
A head kick misses from Donigan.
Love lunges at Donigan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donigan's hand.
Donigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donigan.
Donigan throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Donigan walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Donigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donigan ducks right into an uppercut from Love.
Donigan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Donigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Donigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donigan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donigan tries to move into range but Love moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Love.
Love displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donigan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donigan misses with a head kick.
Donigan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love avoids the head kick by Donigan.
Donigan is breathing heavily.
Love tests Donigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donigan misses with a head kick.
Donigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Love lands with a straight right. Donigan didn't see that one coming.
Love avoids the head kick by Donigan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Love lands with a nice combination. Donigan backs away looking to recover.
Love scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donigan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a jab to Donigan's midsection.
Oh Donigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Donigan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Love swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Donigan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Love!
After winning the bout, Kevin Love thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Paranoia blaring out of the sound system. Chael Sonnen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Gonzalez!
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, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a head kick.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Sonnen moved away.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Sonnen ducked under it nicely.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Sonnen keeps Gonzalez at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sonnen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sonnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sonnen tries to clinch
and Gonzalez comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Sonnen stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Gonzalez is on him like rabid pit bull! Sonnen slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Gonzalez!
Damian Gonzalez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Borovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilia Kosarev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Borovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilia Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borovsky dives in and scores a takedown into Kosarev's guard.
Kosarev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borovsky drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kosarev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borovsky has Kosarev in his guard.
Borovsky pulls Kosarev in to control the position.
Borovsky kicks Kosarev off and gets to his feet.
Borovsky scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Borovsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borovsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borovsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kosarev looks a forlorn figure.
Kosarev is rocked!
Kosarev takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Borovsky's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Borovsky!
A very excited looking Ivan Borovsky 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Attoumani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attoumani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wale - Ambition (feat Meek Mill and Rick Ross). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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256 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Attoumani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micheal Moon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon loses concentration momentarily and Attoumani pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Moon crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Attoumani finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mohamed Attoumani!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spirit in the Sky. Vachon has chosen Gros jambon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amazing Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Game to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Game.
Game scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Game wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vachon keeps working.
Game will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Game working the head and body with strikes.
Vachon tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Game trying to control the position but Vachon is working away.
You can see the frustration on Vachon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vachon is looking to regain half guard here but Game keeps moving and retains side control.
Game knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vachon on the ground.
Vachon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Game misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vachon sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Game scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon actively working from the bottom here.
Vachon wants to control but Game is keeping busy.
Game slows the pace down in half guard.
Game seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vachon for as long as he can get away with.
Amazing Game has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Game shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon keeping moving, preventing Game from controlling successfully.
Game is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Game with a flurry of punches that miss.
Game trying to control but Vachon is working from the bottom.
Game postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Game trying to control the position from guard on top but Vachon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Amazing Game.
Game lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Game dips to his left and cracks Vachon with an uppercut!
Vachon shoots and misses
and Game counters with a series of strikes. Vachon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vachon fails with the takedown.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Vachon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Game counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Game content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vachon, up you get!
Game lands a jab to the head.
Vachon with a poor takedown
and Game counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vachon is defended easily by Game.
Nice jab there from Game.
Vachon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vachon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Game throws a quick inside leg kick.
Game defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vachon.
Jab, jab by Game - just one landing.
Vachon misses with a takedown attempt
and Game counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Game thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vachon's head.
Game is taking a breather. Vachon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Game wants to take a breather but Vachon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Game takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Game missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Game is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Amazing Game.
Game defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vachon.
Game shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vachon is trying to defend but Game finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Game is trying to control. Vachon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vachon wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Game looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vachon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Game lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amazing Game dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Game thows a body shot but no joy.
Vachon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Game changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vachon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Game controls the position from side control.
Vachon is trying to improve his position.
Vachon sneaks back into half guard.
Vachon is refusing to be controlled, as Game sits in half guard.
Vachon is pressing down on Game's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vachon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Game has passed into half guard!
Game looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vachon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Game throws a strike but Vachon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Game is aware though and is defending well.
Game not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Game throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vachon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Game throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vachon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Game showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vachon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Game defends it easily.
Game throws a big elbow that misses.
Vachon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vachon looking for a guillotine here but Game defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Game lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
Vachon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Game doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Game manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Game sitting in guard here, content to control.
Game is looking to work some ground and pound but Vachon has wrist control.
Game content to stall in guard here.
Vachon keeping moving, preventing Game from controlling successfully.
Amazing Game has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Game pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vachon is out of range and Game settles back down.
Vachon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Game counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Game keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vachon's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Game is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Game is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Game has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Game's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Amazing Game wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Game connects with a nice looking jab.
Game thows a body shot but no joy.
Game lands a nice hook to Vachon's body. Vachon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vachon with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt.
Game throws a chopping leg kick but Vachon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vachon misses with a takedown attempt - Game sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Game shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Game is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Game looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vachon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Game is looking to take a break and control but Vachon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Game throwing shots but Vachon is blocking nicely.
Game is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vachon can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Game is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Vachon reverses the position - he's now on top in Game's guard.
Vachon drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Vachon as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Game screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Vachon! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mad Dog Vachon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mad Dog Vachon waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How could I just kill a man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dew Rain!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain shoots in and drives through. Doe sprawls well.
Doe is looking to clinch but Rain is avoiding it.
Rain shoots for a double leg takedown but Doe sprawls well. He's pushed Rain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rain is in Doe's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rain postures up.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doe is pulling down on Rain's head. It's preventing any offense from Rain, at least for the moment.
Rain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rain wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a big elbow that misses.
Doe is trying to keep Rain in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Doe just wasn't active enough.
Rain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Doe trying to hold on to Rain's head to control him but Rain postures up.
Rain with the ground and pound but Doe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rain wants to control from the top but Doe keeps moving.
Rain is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Doe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rain!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rain regains half guard.
Rain is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Doe jumps into side control!
Rain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doe's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doe looking to sit in guard and control but Rain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain forces his way into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain is trying to work for a kimura but Doe is defending well.
Doe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rain is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dew Rain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doe stuffs the takedown.
Rain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doe counters with a three punch combo that has Rain backing up. Rain nods at Doe to acknowledge the strikes.
Doe jabs at Rain's body.
Doe tries to keep at a distance but Rain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rain wants a takedown but no success here.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dew Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe is trying to keep Rain in close.
Rain with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rain throws a big right hand that misses.
Rain landing some decent shots from guard.
Doe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rain manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
Rain working a defensive guard but Doe manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rain is trying to control Doe's posture but Doe avoids it.
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rain is looking for a sweep.
Rain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doe's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain wants to improve his position but Doe is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rain keeps working.
Rain wants to get back to full guard.
Rain is pressing down on Doe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rain has his feet on Doe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Doe which made him look bad.
Rain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rain tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Rain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doe circles away.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Doe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dew Rain has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rain somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 John Doe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dew Rain'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. This is the final round!
Rain shoots in for a double leg but Doe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doe scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Doe scores with a jab.
Rain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doe avoids it really well and circles away.
Rain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doe's waist but Doe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rain off to one side.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doe looks to land a combination but Rain avoids it well.
Rain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rain tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe taking a breather.
Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe cracks the inside of Rain's front leg.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rain fails to land the takedown.
Doe stuffs the takedown attempt from Rain. Rain gets slowly back to his feet.
John Doe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rain back to the cage. Doe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe clinches.
Doe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe stalling against the cage.
Doe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Doe is controlling him.
Rain wants a takedown but no success here.
Rain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doe is pressed up against the cage. Rain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doe down to the mat. Doe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Rain shoots in.
Doe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doe.
Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Doe jabs at Rain's body.
Doe drops Rain with a beautiful combination! Rain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Doe is looking for the KO!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain gets tackled into the cage by Doe. Doe maintains the clinch.
Doe trying to stall but Rain improves his position.
Rain looking for a takedown.
Doe prevents the takedown attempt.
Doe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Doe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Doe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain fails with the takedown.
Doe stuffs the takedown attempt from Rain. Rain gets slowly back to his feet.
Rain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Doe. Those never looked like landing.
Doe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe throws a shot to the body.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
John Doe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scrooge McDuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane comes to the cage accompanied by Ego Draconis. The crowd seem to be enjoying McDuck's choice of entrance music: Scrooge McDuck. This should be a great matchup!
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23
152 lbs
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140 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scrooge McDuck!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDuck fails with the takedown.
Bane sizes up McDuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDuck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bane closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McDuck's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McDuck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bane defends it easily.
Bane cracks McDuck with a solid left hand.
Bane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDuck's head.
McDuck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDuck working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bane has passed into half guard!
Bane wants to free his trapped foot but McDuck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDuck trying to control here.
McDuck gets back to full guard.
Bane preventing the sweep.
Bane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bane wants to control from the top but McDuck keeps moving.
Bane slips nicely into half guard.
McDuck taking some punishment here, with Bane in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDuck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McDuck wants to improve his position but Bane is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Bane seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDuck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bane preventing the sweep.
Bane stays in close to McDuck's body and controls the position.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but McDuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bane stays in close to McDuck's body and controls the position.
McDuck working a defensive guard but Bane manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bane scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane wants to control but McDuck is keeping him busy.
Bane is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McDuck's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bane wants to control but McDuck is keeping him busy.
Bane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bane scoring with punches from side control.
Bane misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Bane are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McDuck is looking for a sweep.
Bane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks Bane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bane prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bane scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bane wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDuck keeps working.
McDuck manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bane's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McDuck wants to control but Bane is keeping busy.
Bane is taking a breather. McDuck says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bane is trying to control the action in half guard but McDuck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bane is keen to just control but McDuck is a slippery customer.
Bane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Bane there.
McDuck actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bane looks to land a strike but McDuck avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bane trying to control but McDuck is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDuck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDuck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDuck's guard.
Bane trying to control but McDuck is working from the bottom.
McDuck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDuck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bane defends it easily.
McDuck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bane wants to control from the top but McDuck keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but McDuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDuck has momentary wrist control but Bane slips an elbow through the middle.
Bane passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
McDuck is in trouble now - Bane has advanced to mount!
McDuck wants to control but Bane is having none of it.
McDuck is working to get back to half guard.
McDuck tries to lock up and control but Bane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns McDuck that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McDuck really wants to buck Bane off and get back to his feet.
McDuck sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDuck trying to control from the bottom.
Bane working the head and body with strikes.
Bane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McDuck has hold of Bane's hands but Bane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDuck's head.
Bane wants to pass to mount but McDuck is defending the position.
McDuck tries to get to full guard but Bane has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries to pass to full mount but McDuck defends it.
Bane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McDuck is trying to control but can't.
McDuck wants to get back to his feet.
McDuck is not content to let Bane control the position.
McDuck moves into full guard.
Bane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bane is working McDuck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Xavier Bane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDuck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bane looking to pass the guard.
Bane wants to control from the top but McDuck keeps moving.
Bane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDuck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDuck is looking for a triangle but Bane pushes his legs off easily.
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!
McDuck keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDuck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McDuck shoots in looking for a takedown but Bane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDuck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scrooge McDuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Bane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDuck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bane throws a jab but it's blocked by McDuck.
Bane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bane connects with a body shot.
McDuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. McDuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bane swings for the body but McDuck moves out of range.
McDuck closes the distance and clinches up with Bane, looking for a takedown. McDuck pushes Bane against the cage but Bane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDuck shoots for a takedown but Bane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xavier Bane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scrooge McDuck.
Bane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bane lands a front kick.
Bane ducks under a wild hook from McDuck.
Bane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDuck.
McDuck fails with a takedown attempt.
Bane stuns McDuck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bane cracks McDuck with a big right hand but McDuck just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bane is working McDuck over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDuck prevents Bane from improving position.
McDuck taking punishment in the form of punches.
McDuck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bane connects with a decent elbow.
McDuck is looking to reverse the position.
McDuck gets back to half guard.
McDuck is refusing to be controlled, as Bane sits in half guard.
Bane lands strikes from half guard.
McDuck is looking for a sweep. Bane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDuck defending well though.
Bane working over McDuck with some ground and pound. McDuck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McDuck is looking to improve his position.
McDuck is pressing down on Bane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bane advances position into side control!
Bane trying to control the action but McDuck is working from the bottom.
McDuck tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Xavier Bane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McDuck!
Bane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bane prevents McDuck from getting the reversal.
Bane controlling the position easily from mount.
Bane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McDuck for as long as he can get away with.
Scrooge McDuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xavier Bane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bane!
Xavier Bane took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by Renegades of Funk. Rico Dominguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Corey Jr's chin.
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146 lbs
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137 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corey Jr.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Corey Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Corey Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez is controlling Corey Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Corey Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Corey Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dominguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dominguez controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr is trying to control. Dominguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Corey Jr looks to land a strike but Dominguez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominguez is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corey Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Corey Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corey Jr trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corey Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominguez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dominguez controls Corey Jr momentarily but Corey Jr frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Corey Jr tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Corey Jr prevents Dominguez from getting back to his feet.
Corey Jr advances position into side control!
Corey Jr landing a few strikes.
Corey Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Dominguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominguez is not content to let Corey Jr control the position.
Dominguez struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corey Jr working away.
Corey Jr tries to advance to mount but Dominguez denies him.
Dominguez is trying to control Corey Jr's posture but Corey Jr avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corey Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dominguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corey Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Corey Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corey Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Corey Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez cracks Corey Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corey Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dominguez pinned against the cage. Dominguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Corey Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dominguez throws a leg kick but Corey Jr moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corey Jr scores with a head kick. Dominguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Corey Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Corey Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Corey Jr.
A lazy left from Dominguez finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Dominguez.
Corey Jr tries to clinch up
and Dominguez counters with a low kick, right behind Corey Jr 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Corey Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Dominguez which made him look bad.
Corey Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Mike Corey Jr has been cut.
Dominguez tests Corey Jr's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Corey Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corey Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corey Jr wants to clinch but Dominguez slips to the side
and Dominguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corey Jr.
Mike Corey Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez tries a low kick but Corey Jr avoids it.
Dominguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Corey Jr is rocked!
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corey Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corey Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corey Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corey Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Dominguez's brow.
Mike Corey Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corey Jr preventing the sweep.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Corey Jr from controlling successfully.
Corey Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Corey Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dominguez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dominguez has escaped and now he's on top!
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Corey Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominguez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corey Jr wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Corey Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Dominguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Corey Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dominguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dominguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dominguez wants it to stay on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominguez.
Corey Jr shoots for a takedown but Dominguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corey Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dominguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corey Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rico Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Corey Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Dominguez. That snapped Corey Jr's head back.
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corey Jr.
Corey Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corey Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corey Jr looks for a takedown but Dominguez sprawls well.
Corey Jr shoots in for a double leg but Dominguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Dominguez catches Corey Jr right on the button with a cross.
Dominguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dominguez.
Corey Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dominguez scores with a jab. Corey Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corey Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Dominguez scores with a hook to the body. Corey Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Corey Jr colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Dominguez as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Corey Jr is left battered and dazed whilst Dominguez and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva comes to the cage accompanied by Sultans of Swing. McClusky has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ilkka Kanerva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack McClusky's chin.
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClusky misses with a low kick.
McClusky tries to move into range but Kanerva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanerva moves away from the strike by McClusky.
McClusky throws a hook but Kanerva avoids it easily.
McClusky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for McClusky. That snapped Kanerva's head back.
McClusky checks a leg kick.
Kanerva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McClusky checks it well.
Kanerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McClusky checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - McClusky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanerva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McClusky throws out a loose jab but Kanerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanerva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McClusky's calf.
McClusky blocks a leg kick.
McClusky looks to land a body kick but Kanerva moved away.
Kanerva throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Kanerva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva scores with a head kick. McClusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McClusky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClusky throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClusky avoids the body shot from Kanerva.
McClusky misses with the combination.
A slow jab from McClusky misses its intended target.
Kanerva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McClusky throws a sloppy head kick and Kanerva moves out of range easily.
Kanerva cracks McClusky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kanerva throws a head kick but McClusky moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McClusky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanerva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanerva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanerva.
Kanerva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanerva throws a head kick but McClusky moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Kanerva.
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!
Kanerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McClusky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanerva is able to avoid easily.
McClusky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McClusky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kanerva counters with an outside leg kick.
Kanerva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McClusky. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McClusky checks it well.
McClusky scores with a hook.
That kick from Kanerva tenderised McClusky's leg. McClusky is trying to keep his angry face on.
McClusky misses with a body shot.
Kanerva avoids the head kick by McClusky.
Kanerva lands with a thumping leg kick.
McClusky connects with a single shot there.
Kanerva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McClusky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClusky looks gassed!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kanerva.
McClusky looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanerva is just out of range.
A lazy left from Kanerva finds it's target.
Kanerva throws an overhand right that drops McClusky like a sack of potatoes! Kanerva dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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