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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game comes into the arena with Spirit in the Sky blaring out of the sound system. Ashley has chosen Venture of the Guardian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 10 - 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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chaz Ashley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Ashley.
Game scores with a jab to the head.
Game lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Game darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ashley is controlling Game's trapped leg to prevent Game from advancing to side control.
Game is just content to waste time from the top position. Ashley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ashley looking to control.
Game trying to control the position from guard on top but Ashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Game looking to sit in guard and control but Ashley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Game working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Amazing Game.
Game lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Game lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ashley tries to clinch but Game is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Ashley as Game shoots in.
Ashley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Game's head backwards.
Ashley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Game throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashley tries to clinch but Game is having none of it.
Game throws a hook to the side of Ashley's head but Ashley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Game misses with a hook
and Ashley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Game dips to his left and cracks Ashley with an uppercut!
Game misses with a body shot
and Ashley counters by moving into the clinch.
Ashley lands an elbow just above Game 's eye.
Game looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ashley.
It looks like Amazing Game has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Ashley tries to clinch but Game is having none of it.
Game throws a lazy right hand but Ashley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Game throws a lazy right hand but Ashley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amazing Game seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Game takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ashley darts in trying to clinch
and Game counters with a thumping low kick.
Game scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Game trying to control the action but Ashley is working from the bottom.
Ashley kicks Game off and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Game misses
and Ashley counters with an outside leg kick.
Ashley rushes Game and presses him up against the cage.
Game looking to stall.
Ashley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Game stalling against the cage.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Game tries to stall but Ashley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Game tries to break free but Ashley pushes him back against the cage.
Game is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ashley can't fight it off and eventually Game manages to take the fight to the floor. Ashley looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ashley looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashley, not yet.
Ashley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Game will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Game pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Game swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashley.
Game scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amazing Game dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amazing Game's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Game misses.
Game throws an off balance right hand
and Ashley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Game throws a head kick that misses.
Ashley checks a low kick from Game.
Ashley avoids the body shot from Game.
Game circles away from the clinch attempt.
Game lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Game bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Game avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Game motions for Ashley to come forward. Game throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Game misses with a left hand
and Ashley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Game's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Game misses
and Ashley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ashley.
Game is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashley is keeping busy.
Ashley tries a body shot but Game blocks it.
Game taking a breather.
Ashley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Game is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashley is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Game has Ashley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Game pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ashley tumbling to the mat - Game dives into Ashley's guard.
Ashley keeping moving, preventing Game from controlling successfully.
Game has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ashley wants to stand but Game is controlling the position.
Ashley pushes Game off and gets back to his feet.
Ashley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Game manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game misses with a leg kick
and Ashley counters with a nice leg kick.
Game lands a nice looking body shot.
Game misses with a hook to the body
and Ashley counters with a nice body kick.
Game ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Game tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Ashley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaz Ashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Game has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Game there as he acknowledges the shot.
Game tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ashley swivels and escapes.
Game throws a body punch but Ashley moves out of range.
Ashley tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ashley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Game manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Game misses with a right hand
and Ashley counters with a nice body kick.
Game missing with a left hand there. Ashley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley wants to clinch.
Ashley throws a head kick but Game moves out of range.
Ashley wants to slow Game down by chopping away at his legs.
Game misses with a wild combination.
Ashley tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashley tries to clinch there but Game circles away.
Game throws a shot from downtown. Ashley moves away and avoids it.
Game looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Game fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amazing Game. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashley tries to clinch but Game is having none of it.
Game misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashley tries to clinch up but Game circles away and keeps his distance.
Game misses with a two punch combination.
Game throws out a loose jab but Ashley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Game jabs at Ashley's body.
Ashley moves in looking to clinch but Game pushes him off.
Game walks into a left hand.
Game moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ashley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Game shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ashley pinned against the cage. Ashley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Game shoots in for a takedown but Ashley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Game keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chaz Ashley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Amazing Game's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Game fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ashley blocks a head kick by Game.
Ashley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Game paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ashley is looking to clinch but Game is avoiding it.
Game shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ashley as he avoids it easily.
Game feints and then cracks Ashley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ashley down.
Game throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ashley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Game is in Ashley's guard.
Game slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Game trying to control but Ashley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ashley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Game tries to lock up and control but Ashley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ashley scores with a leg kick.
Ashley tries to score with a low kick but Game moves his leg out of the way.
Ashley closes the distance and clinches.
Ashley stalling in the clinch.
Game wants to break the clinch but can't.
Game has clasped his hands together around Ashley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ashley is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game wants to stand but Ashley is controlling his arm.
Ashley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Game wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ashley is not content to let Game control the position.
Game decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ashley to his feet.
Ashley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ashley tries to clinch but Game moves out of range.
Ashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ashley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Game connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ashley scrambles back to his feet.
Ashley wants to clinch up but Game keeps it at a distance.
Ashley slips under a jab from Game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Game swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashley.
Chaz Ashley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashley blocks a low kick nicely.
Ashley slips a jab from Game.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Game 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 Ashley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ashley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ashley tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashley rushes Game and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Game has a couple of punches blocked by Ashley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Game is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashley is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Amazing Game.
I think Game 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Amazing Game!
Amazing Game thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Cole's Entrance music. Ippo Makunouchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
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160 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole misses with a takedown attempt - Makunouchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunouchi swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Makunouchi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Makunouchi is putting a hurting on Cole here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cole avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Makunouchi.
Makunouchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Makunouchi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makunouchi 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.
Makunouchi is trying to ground and pound but Cole uses the momentary lack of control by Makunouchi to regain half guard.
Makunouchi is keen to just control but Cole is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Makunouchi. Oh but Cole has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Makunouchi goes limp - he's gone! Cole jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Cole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama has chosen Yatta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
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216 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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dew Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain shoots in and gets a takedown into Yama's guard.
Rain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yama is keeping the position for now.
Yama is trying to keep Rain in close.
Yama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rain!
Rain is trying desperately to improve position.
Yama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rain looks a forlorn figure.
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 keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama scoring with strikes but Rain is staying in there.
Yama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rain's face.
Yama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rain is looking to escape.
The referee warns Rain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yama can't control as he wanted to and Rain manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Rain is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yama jumps into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain is trying to control Yama's posture but Yama avoids it.
Yama working the ground and pound.
Rain is not content to let Yama control the position.
Rain struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yama sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is trying to get back to half guard.
Yama working the ground and pound from side control.
Yama working away.
Yama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yama controlling from side mount.
Rain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yama wants to pass to mount but Rain is defending the position.
Yama working Rain over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain wants to get back to full guard.
Rain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rain.
Yama postures up in Rain's guard and throws a big left but Rain blocks it.
Rain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yama has managed to get both his arms back between Rain's legs - danger averted.
Yama throwing strikes but missing.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yama is one step ahead there.
Yama wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Rain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain is looking for a triangle but Yama pushes his legs off easily.
Yama trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Yama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yama defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yama is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rain's waist but Rain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yama off to one side.
Rain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yama's guard.
Rain postures up in Yama's guard and throws a big left but Yama blocks it.
Rain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yama wants to sweep but no luck.
Yama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rain lands a couple of digs.
Rain wants to pass the guard but Yama is keeping the position.
Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Yama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama lands a decent punch to the body there.
Yama has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rain has passed into side control.
Yama is looking for a sweep.
Yama can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Yama tries to bench press Rain off him but Rain keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is trying to get an arm triangle but Yama is defending well.
Yama is looking to reverse the position.
Rain working the ground and pound.
Rain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yama tries to improve position but can't.
Yama can't do much from the bottom 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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama tries to bench press Rain off him but Rain keeps the position.
Rain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yama keeps working.
Yama is looking for a sweep.
Yama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yama is trying to control Rain's posture but Rain avoids it.
Rain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yama, who protects the arm well.
Yama is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Check out the look on Rain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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 wants to control but Yama is keeping him busy.
Yama takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain throws a strike aimed at the side of Yama's head but Yama avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dew Rain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rain gets a takedown into half guard.
Yama gets back to full guard.
Yama has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Yama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rain is looking to work some ground and pound but Yama has wrist control.
Rain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yama has his hands on Rain's head, controlling the position.
Rain 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.
Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Yama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama is trying to control the position but Rain postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yama fails to land the takedown.
Rain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rain wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rain as Yama shoots in.
Dew Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasahiro Yama.
Yama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rain circles away.
Yama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yama shoots in and drives through. Rain sprawls well.
Rain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yama is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rain working the head and body with strikes.
Rain is stalling here. Yama is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yama has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yama throws an elbow but Rain slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rain gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rain is refusing to be controlled, as Yama sits in half guard.
Rain regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yama won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
Yama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain has his foot on Yama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yama works his way back into a safe position though.
Rain is trying to control the position but Yama postures up.
Rain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Rain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rain has an active guard here but Yama has managed to pass into half guard.
Rain with the active half guard here but Yama passes nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain tries to buck Yama off but Yama is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dew Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dew Rain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Granite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Granite kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brokencyde - Get Crunk. Nixon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
215 lbs
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202 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Granite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dynamite Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Granite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granite throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nixon was covering up waiting for the punch and Granite finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Granite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Granite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Granite will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Granite from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon can't keep his opponent in guard - Granite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nixon wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granite seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Granite lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nixon is not content to let Granite control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is looking for a sweep. Granite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granite lands a nice short elbow.
Nixon wants to get back to full guard.
Granite wants to pass the guard but Nixon is defending well.
Granite is just content to waste time from the top position. Nixon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Granite wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
Granite is really struggling to control Nixon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Granite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Granite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocky Granite.
Granite bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nixon struggling a bit here.
Nixon is trying to buck Granite off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite wants to control for a moment but Nixon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nixon is looking for a sweep. Granite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Granite lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Granite is keen to just control but Nixon is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Granite dominated that round.
That's time! Granite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Granite wants to clinch.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon lands a body shot.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Granite is just out of range.
Nixon clinches with his opponent.
Granite has hold of one of Nixon's legs. Nixon is fighting the takedown attempt but Granite gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Granite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granite trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Granite content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nixon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Granite wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Granite trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Granite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nixon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nixon lands with a shot to the body.
Nixon jabs Granite right on the nose. Granite blinks but takes it well.
Granite shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Granite trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite postures up.
Nixon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granite looking to sit in guard and control but Nixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Granite 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granite is adopting a defensive guard.
Granite keeping full guard, as Nixon tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nixon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Granite is controlling Nixon's posture.
Nixon wants to control from the top but Granite keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Granite misses with a few strikes there.
Granite shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Granite throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
Nixon misses with a wild combination.
Nixon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Granite shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nixon but Nixon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Granite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granite shoots in for a takedown but Nixon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Nixon stops a takedown attempt from Granite.
Granite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon scores with the left hand. Granite knows he should have avoided that one.
Nixon scores with a sloppy right hand. Granite should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granite tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Granite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Granite shoots in for a takedown but Nixon shows good takedown defense.
Nixon is looking to clinch but Granite is avoiding it.
Granite misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Granite walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Granite slips under a jab.
Granite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nixon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Granite throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dynamite Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Nixon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nixon.
Granite tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Granite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granite drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Granite wants to take a breather but Nixon manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Granite.
Granite is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Granite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to keep Granite in close.
Rocky Granite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Granite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Granite trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Granite throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rocky Granite has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nixon tries to clinch but Granite moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Granite scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nixon is trying to get back to half guard.
Nixon is not content to let Granite control the position.
Granite controlling the position.
Granite has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite is trying to get an arm triangle but Nixon is defending well.
Nixon prevents Granite from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon defending against the ground and pound.
Granite is trying to get an arm triangle but Nixon is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Nixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Granite is staying tight to Nixon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Granite.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Granite showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Granite 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Granite!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni has chosen David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus as his entrance music. Sami Sykloni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
220 lbs
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207 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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Sykloni scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykloni tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sykloni lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Sykloni circles away.
Sykloni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sykloni counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sykloni counters with a flying knee that drops Rogers! Sykloni dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Sykloni!
A relieved looking Sami Sykloni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov comes to the cage accompanied by Hands of a Killer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
210 lbs
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215 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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nickolai Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhukov misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ciprut misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zhukov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhukov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zhukov up against the cage.
Zhukov wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhukov is defending well for now.
Zhukov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Zhukov. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhukov.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhukov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhukov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhukov takes a swing at Ciprut's ribcage but misses.
Zhukov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciprut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhukov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhukov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciprut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Zhukov is having none of it.
Zhukov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a leg kick but Zhukov moved away.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Zhukov moves out of range.
Zhukov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprut was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with a body shot.
Ciprut is looking to clinch.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhukov is looking to wear down Ciprut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Ciprut tries to clinch
and Ciprut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ciprut drives through and clinches with Zhukov against the cage.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nickolai Zhukov has been cut.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhukov blocks the elbow strike.
Zhukov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciprut moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
Ciprut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ciprut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhukov.
Zhukov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhukov's elbow.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zhukov up against the cage.
Ciprut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zhukov as Ciprut tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhukov is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zhukov's brow.
Zhukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Ciprut working Zhukov over with knees 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!
Zhukov tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhukov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ciprut up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov is trying to push Ciprut away but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolai Zhukov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ciprut moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ciprut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhukov.
Zhukov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Zhukov missing with a left hand there. Ciprut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhukov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Zhukov.
Nickolai Zhukov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciprut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Zhukov circles away.
Zhukov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ciprut takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprut stalling against the cage.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Zhukov's ribcage.
Zhukov has had enough of the clinch but Ciprut keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhukov is defending well for now.
Zhukov wants to break free but Ciprut has control.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ciprut in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zhukov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhukov.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciprut.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhukov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciprut working aggressively here.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhukov.
Zhukov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Nickolai Zhukov's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Ciprut stalls.
Zhukov working hard to break the clinch.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhukov's efforts to push away.
Zhukov is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
Ciprut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Ciprut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ciprut takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciprut missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ciprut.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhukov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciprut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhukov.
Zhukov is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nickolai Zhukov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Come on Ciprut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Ciprut working Zhukov over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut just leaning against Zhukov, taking a breather.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhukov won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ciprut as Zhukov tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nickolai Zhukov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Zhukov is avoiding it.
Zhukov throws a body punch but Ciprut moves out of range.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhukov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Zhukov is avoiding it.
Ciprut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ciprut scores with a head kick.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Zhukov is avoiding it.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickolai Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhukov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Zhukov moves out of range.
Ciprut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Zhukov tried to score with a low kick but Ciprut checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhukov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhukov looks to land a left hand but Ciprut moved out of range nicely.
Zhukov swings for the body but Ciprut moves out of range.
Ciprut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciprut connects with a knee to the head.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhukov's defenses.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhukov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zhukov prevents a body shot from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Zhukov blocks it.
Zhukov managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhukov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhukov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
Zhukov tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut landing knees to the head.
Jeez, Nickolai Zhukov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ciprut leaning against his opponent.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Ciprut has Zhukov pressed against the cage, preventing Zhukov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
Zhukov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhukov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but Zhukov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov is trying to force a seperation but Ciprut has the dominant position.
Ciprut swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhukov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciprut lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nickolai Zhukov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingsley Ciprut!
Kingsley Ciprut 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 Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casey Cullen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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289 lbs
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson wants to land a leg kick but Cullen is out of range.
Cullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Cullen working aggressively here.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cullen avoids it.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Cullen is blocking nicely.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Cullen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cullen's face.
It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cullen.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cullen.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen misses with some punches.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cullen avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Nelson taking a breather.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Cullen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Cullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullen.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Cullen blocks with his arms.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Cullen drops Nelson with a big knee straight up the middle! Nelson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Nelson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cullen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey Cullen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Casey Cullen thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon has chosen Gros jambon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lolo Delaroca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delaroca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vachon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delaroca pulls his head out easily.
Delaroca controlling the pace.
Vachon tries to get to full guard but Delaroca has control of the leg.
Delaroca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delaroca seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vachon wants to get back to full guard.
Delaroca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lolo Delaroca just wasn't active enough.
Delaroca has closed the distance and engaged Vachon in a clinch.
Vachon tries to pull guard but Delaroca holds him up against the cage and eventually Vachon drops back down to his feet.
Delaroca has Vachon pressed against the cage.
Delaroca works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Delaroca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaroca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vachon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delaroca has managed to get both his arms back between Vachon's legs - danger averted.
Delaroca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vachon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Delaroca throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaroca chips away with some ground and pound.
Delaroca stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Delaroca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Vachon or perhaps it was just good defense by Delaroca which made him look bad.
Vachon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delaroca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown but Delaroca shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lolo Delaroca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Delaroca.
Vachon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vachon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Delaroca scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Delaroca taking a breather here.
Delaroca lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Delaroca is chipping away with strikes.
Vachon sneaks back into half guard.
Vachon trying to hold on to Delaroca's head to control him but Delaroca postures up.
Delaroca slips a nice elbow through Vachon's hands, connecting with Vachon's forehead.
Vachon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Delaroca scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca controlling the action here.
Delaroca is nestled in close to Vachon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vachon actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delaroca'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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Delaroca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delaroca tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vachon.
Vachon is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolo Delaroca dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vachon is defended easily by Delaroca.
Vachon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Delaroca counters with a straight right hand.
Vachon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Delaroca napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Delaroca tries to buck Vachon off but Vachon is having none of it.
Delaroca avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vachon.
Delaroca sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delaroca wants to control but Vachon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Delaroca is doing well to control the position and prevent Vachon from advancing to side control.
Delaroca is looking to improve his position.
Delaroca is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delaroca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaroca is looking for a triangle but Vachon pushes his legs off easily.
Vachon trying to control the position from guard on top but Delaroca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delaroca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vachon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delaroca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vachon is controlling him.
Vachon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delaroca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delaroca wants to sweep but no luck.
Delaroca looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vachon preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
Delaroca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Delaroca keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vachon tries to clinch but Delaroca moves out of range.
Vachon fails with the takedown.
Lolo Delaroca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
A jab from Delaroca does it's job there.
Delaroca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Delaroca closes the distance and clinches.
Vachon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delaroca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vachon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delaroca to keep the fight standing.
Delaroca has clasped his hands together around Vachon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Delaroca scores with punches from side control.
Delaroca working the ground and pound from side control.
Delaroca lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is trying to get back to half guard.
Vachon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Delaroca decides to stand back up. Delaroca steps back and let's Vachon get back to his feet.
Mad Dog Vachon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delaroca thuds his right hand into Vachon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mad Dog Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delaroca clinches with his opponent.
Vachon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delaroca is trying to maintain a safe position but Vachon gets an underhook and turns Delaroca into the cage.
Delaroca can't get the takedown.
Delaroca is trying to break the clinch but Vachon is controlling him.
Vachon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Delaroca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Delaroca controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vachon.
Delaroca stalling in the clinch.
Vachon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Delaroca can't fight it off and eventually Vachon manages to take the fight to the floor. Delaroca looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaroca keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Delaroca controls Vachon momentarily but Vachon frees himself.
Delaroca keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Delaroca keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vachon preventing the sweep.
Delaroca is pulling down on Vachon's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolo Delaroca dominated that second round.
That's time! Delaroca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Delaroca sizes up Vachon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vachon throws a sloppy head kick and Delaroca moves out of range easily.
Vachon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Delaroca sneaks back into half guard.
Delaroca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vachon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vachon's back!
Vachon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Delaroca lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vachon hold on?!
Delaroca is punishing Vachon with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vachon can't escape the position.
Lolo Delaroca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delaroca is working the ground and pound. Can Vachon escape?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Delaroca's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Delaroca has Vachon flattened out and is raining down punches.
Delaroca scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Vachon is looking for a way out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Delaroca.
Vachon is rocked!
Delaroca not allowing Vachon to control his hands.
Delaroca just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Delaroca keeps control of the position as Vachon tries to break free.
Delaroca lands a shot to the body.
Delaroca is punishing Vachon with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vachon can't escape the position.
Delaroca tightening his grip on Vachon, looking for the choke.
Delaroca lands a shot to the head.
Lolo Delaroca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vachon is still in real trouble! Can Delaroca finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vachon seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaroca seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lolo Delaroca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Delaroca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Delaroca seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vachon actively working from the bottom here.
Mad Dog Vachon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delaroca controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lolo Delaroca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Delaroca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Delaroca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vachon!
Delaroca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vachon can do to turn this around?
Vachon is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaroca scoring with strikes but Vachon is staying in there.
Delaroca sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delaroca unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lolo Delaroca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delaroca 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolo Delaroca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Fuck Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boris Brejcha - Openminded. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chuck Fuck Tito!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuck Tito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a right hand that Fuck Tito ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuck Tito also avoids with ease.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuck Tito throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Fuck Tito misses the jab.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Fuck Tito misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Fuck Tito misses with a body punch.
Fuck Tito throws a head punch that misses.
Fuck Tito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Fuck Tito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Fuck Tito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuck Tito lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Fuck Tito forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fuck Tito lands with a light punch inside.
Fuck Tito misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie has Fuck Tito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuck Tito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fuck Tito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuck Tito is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Fuck Tito throws a head punch that misses.
Fuck Tito has clasped his hands together around Gracie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fuck Tito is chipping away with strikes.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Fuck Tito wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Fuck Tito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to buck Fuck Tito off but Fuck Tito is having none of it.
Fuck Tito is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie tries to bench press Fuck Tito off him but Fuck Tito keeps the position.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie tries to roll over but Fuck Tito keeps him under control.
Fuck Tito wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Fuck Tito throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fuck Tito connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Fuck Tito trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuck Tito is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Fuck Tito stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fuck Tito is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Fuck Tito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fuck Tito controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuck Tito won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Fuck Tito pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuck Tito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie looking to control.
Fuck Tito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fuck Tito postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Fuck Tito lands a couple of digs.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuck Tito lands a couple of elbows.
Fuck Tito is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fuck Tito is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fuck Tito from controlling successfully.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Fuck Tito dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie moves out of range as Fuck Tito strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuck Tito throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Fuck Tito misses its intended target.
Fuck Tito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fuck Tito's head.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuck Tito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie tries a low kick but Fuck Tito avoids it.
Fuck Tito throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Fuck Tito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuck Tito connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Fuck Tito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuck Tito stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuck Tito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Fuck Tito scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fuck Tito works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Fuck Tito looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Fuck Tito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Fuck Tito circles away.
Fuck Tito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Fuck Tito avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Fuck Tito. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Fuck Tito misses with a straight left.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fuck Tito counter with a right hand.
Fuck Tito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fuck Tito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Fuck Tito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuck Tito in his tracks.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chuck Fuck Tito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuck Tito lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Fuck Tito throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Ricardo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Fuck Tito missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuck Tito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuck Tito counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuck Tito misses with a straight left.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuck Tito scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A jab from Fuck Tito finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Fuck Tito shows good takedown defense.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Fuck Tito throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuck Tito jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Fuck Tito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fuck Tito throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Fuck Tito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuck Tito misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Fuck Tito lands with an overhand left.
Fuck Tito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie slips a jab from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Fuck Tito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Chuck Fuck Tito has been cut.
Fuck Tito throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuck Tito gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuck Tito is on top in guard.
Fuck Tito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Fuck Tito from controlling successfully.
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fuck Tito rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Fuck Tito is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gracie!
A very excited looking Ricardo Gracie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Voltage (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Voltage!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duarte is out of range and Voltage settles back down.
Voltage lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voltage. That's going to slow Duarte down.
Duarte drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duarte tries to move to mount but Voltage blocks the move with his legs.
Duarte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voltage, who protects the arm well.
Duarte in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Duarte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duarte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Duarte crashes against the mat.
Duarte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Voltage defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Duarte.
Duarte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voltage, who protects the arm well.
Duarte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voltage keeps working.
Voltage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Duarte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage is trying to control Duarte's posture but Duarte avoids it.
Voltage is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Duarte has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Duarte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duarte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duarte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duarte tries to score with some ground and pound. Voltage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries for a kimura but Voltage is defending well.
Voltage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Duarte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Voltage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte tries for a kimura but Voltage is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Duarte dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Voltage throws the kick towards the body but Duarte avoids it.
Voltage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voltage digs a good body shot into Duarte's ribs.
Voltage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Voltage looks to land a left hand but Duarte moved out of range nicely.
Duarte slips under a jab from Voltage.
Voltage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcos Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duarte connects with a looping right hand.
Voltage avoids the body shot from Duarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voltage as he avoids it easily.
Voltage looks to throw the jab but Duarte is out of range.
Voltage tries to land a front kick but Duarte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voltage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duarte takes a swing at Voltage's ribcage but misses.
Duarte throws a good cross that connects.
Duarte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voltage under the eye.
Voltage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duarte is out of range.
Voltage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Voltage looks to land a combination but Duarte avoids it well.
Duarte closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Voltage's guard.
Voltage keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Voltage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voltage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Voltage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte works over Voltage with some ground and pound from guard.
Duarte cracks Voltage with a solid left hand.
Duarte throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Voltage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Voltage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duarte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voltage keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Marcos Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duarte advances to half guard.
Duarte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Duarte is working for a kimura but Voltage is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte thows a huge punch but Voltage dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Duarte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Duarte throws a sloppy head kick and Voltage moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voltage.
Duarte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voltage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voltage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voltage tries to land a front kick but Duarte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duarte.
Voltage throws a low kick but Duarte moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Duarte or perhaps it was just good defense by Voltage which made him look bad.
Duarte misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage moves away from the strike by Duarte.
Voltage takes one to the chin there.
High Voltage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voltage looks to land a body kick but Duarte moved away.
Duarte throws a jab when Voltage was well out of range.
Voltage misses with a left hand
and Duarte counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Voltage misses.
Duarte connects with a nice looking jab.
Duarte punishes Voltage's body with a nice straight punch.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch but Duarte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High Voltage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Voltage is predictable there
and Duarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voltage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duarte's calf.
Duarte connects with a crisp jab.
High Voltage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte dives in and scores a takedown into Voltage's 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!
Voltage is looking for a triangle but Duarte pushes his legs off easily.
Duarte trying to control but Voltage is working from the bottom.
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duarte defends it easily.
Duarte stands and throws Voltage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Voltage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Voltage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Duarte stalls from top position.
Duarte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Duarte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voltage, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte is working to tighten is grip on Voltage's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Voltage has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Duarte is really squeezing tight and eventually Voltage passes out! Duarte breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcos Duarte!
A very excited looking Marcos Duarte 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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