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SOTF 5: The Shield PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Chiellini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Trutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiellini comes to the cage accompanied by Riders on the strorm. Trutka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Against Me! - Thrash Unreal. Robert Trutka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Chiellini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Trutka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiellini throws a chopping leg kick but Trutka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chiellini instigates a clinch.
Chiellini drags the fight down to the ground.
Trutka wants to stand and escape but instead Chiellini has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chiellini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chiellini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chiellini gets to his feet - Trutka follows without any prompting.
Chiellini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trutka moves into the clinch.
Chiellini has Trutka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chiellini pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trutka tumbling to the mat - Chiellini dives into Trutka's guard.
Chiellini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trutka wants to stand but Chiellini is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiellini slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Giorgio Chiellini has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chiellini shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trutka's guard.
Chiellini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chiellini stands and steps away. Trutka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Trutka moves to clinch but Chiellini breaks away
and Chiellini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Trutka's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiellini drops back looking for a leg! Trutka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trutka manages to kick Chiellini off! Chiellini jumps back into Trutka's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiellini is working Trutka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chiellini advances position into side control!
Chiellini is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chiellini scoring with punches and elbows.
Chiellini controls the position.
Trutka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chiellini asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chiellini remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chiellini scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trutka seems a little lost for a moment, as Chiellini dominates the positioning.
Trutka wants to get back to his feet but Chiellini is dominant here and he's now got Trutka's back!
Chiellini lands shots from the back.
Chiellini scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Trutka is trapped and Chiellini is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chiellini controlling from the back.
Chiellini is cranking Trutka's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Trutka! He's tightened the choke and Trutka is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Giorgio Chiellini!
A very excited looking Giorgio Chiellini 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 Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrel Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrel Owens!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Socha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Terrel Owens has been cut.
Terrel Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Socha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Owens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Socha thuds his shin into the meat of Owens's side.
Socha scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Socha lands a big right hand that sends Owens crashing to the mat! Socha stays standing though and waves Owens back to his feet!
Owens is rocked!
Socha fakes the body blow, causing Owens to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Owens goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Socha!
After winning the bout, Karl Socha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King has his takedown stuffed
and Freeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freeman throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Freeman's guard. Nice move by King!
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
King drops back looking for a leg! Freeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freeman manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Freeman's guard.
Freeman throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King has hold of Freeman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Freeman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - King cranks the arm and Freeman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Freeman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hannibal King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Lightning has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Balotelli's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Balotelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balotelli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lightning to the ground. Balotelli is now in Lightning's guard.
Lightning wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balotelli throwing strikes but missing.
Balotelli wanted to stand there but Lightning had control of the position.
Balotelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balotelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Balotelli working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balotelli controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli is looking to take a break and control but Lightning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lightning wants to control but Balotelli postures up.
Balotelli looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lightning is avoiding damage well.
Lightning regains half guard there - taking advantage of Balotelli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Balotelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Lightning is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli throwing shots but Lightning is blocking nicely.
Balotelli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Balotelli trying to control the pace.
Lightning is in trouble now - Balotelli has advanced to mount!
Lightning somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balotelli at a distance.
Billy Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Lightning with that takedown attempt.
Lightning instigates a clinch.
Balotelli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lightning avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lightning stalling in the clinch but Balotelli improves position.
Balotelli tries to pull guard but Lightning holds him up against the cage and eventually Balotelli drops back down to his feet.
Lightning lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lightning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balotelli's head.
Lightning wants to free his trapped foot but Balotelli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balotelli is looking to control Lightning's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balotelli avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to control. Balotelli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balotelli wants to improve his position but Lightning is controlling well.
Lightning is pressing down on Balotelli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balotelli is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Balotelli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lightning's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lightning's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightning is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Balotelli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lightning shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mario Balotelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balotelli keeping moving, preventing Lightning from controlling successfully.
Balotelli 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.
Balotelli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lightning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balotelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balotelli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lightning off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Balotelli throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning shoots and misses
and Balotelli moves into the clinch.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Balotelli gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lightning regains guard.
Lightning is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lightning is breathing heavily.
Balotelli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Balotelli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Balotelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Lightning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli landing with the ground and pound.
Balotelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lightning is keeping the position for now.
Balotelli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balotelli being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mario Balotelli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Balotelli shoots in looking for a takedown but Lightning manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balotelli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lightning doesn't manage to clinch there - Balotelli circles away.
Lightning closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lightning tries to move to mount but Balotelli blocks the move with his legs.
Balotelli struggling a bit here.
Balotelli regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli is looking to improve his position.
Balotelli is trying is best to control the position here.
Lightning trying to control the action but Balotelli is working from the bottom.
Lightning working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Balotelli's thigh. Balotelli counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lightning postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightning trying to control but Balotelli is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Balotelli will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Balotelli fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario Balotelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lightning drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Balotelli controls Lightning momentarily but Lightning frees himself.
Lightning won't allow Balotelli to sweep him here.
Lightning stands and steps away. Balotelli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lightning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lightning throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Balotelli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lightning is in Balotelli's guard.
Lightning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lightning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balotelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lightning controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning postures up.
Lightning slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lightning wants to pass the guard but Balotelli is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lightning tries for a takedown but Balotelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balotelli misses with a few strikes there.
Balotelli has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Balotelli as Lightning shoots in.
Lightning throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balotelli's waist but Balotelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lightning off to one side.
Mario Balotelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Lightning.
Balotelli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balotelli closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lightning's guard.
Balotelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Lightning has wrist control.
Balotelli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balotelli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lightning for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Balotelli wants to control from the top but Lightning keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Mario Balotelli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Balotelli shoots in but no luck this time.
Lightning tries to clinch but Balotelli is having none of it.
Balotelli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lightning looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balotelli wants to stand but Lightning has his arm trapped.
Lightning holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is trying to improve his position.
Lightning is not content to let Balotelli control the position.
Lightning is trying to control Balotelli's posture but Balotelli avoids it.
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 Mario Balotelli.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balotelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mario Balotelli!
A relieved looking Mario Balotelli 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 Trequan Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Circle Jerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Circle Jerk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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World class 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trequan Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Circle Jerk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jerk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Jerk can't break the clinch.
Adam has Jerk pressed against the cage, preventing Jerk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jerk prevents it.
Jerk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam wants to take the fight to the mat but Jerk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adam is trying to drag Jerk to the mat but Jerk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trequan Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jerk manages to break the clinch.
Jerk cracks Adam with a good jab.
It looks like Trequan Adam has been cut.
Adam takes one to the side of the head.
Adam could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jerk tries to kick Adam off but Adam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jerk is trying to stand up here but Adam is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerk kicks Adam off and gets back to his feet.
Jerk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jerk digs a good hook to Adam's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jerk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jerk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adam is breathing heavily.
Jerk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adam is rocked!
Jerk connects with a body shot.
Oh Adam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jerk pounces like a tiger and cracks Adam with a vicious hook! Adam is down but not out! Jerk follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Circle Jerk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by DOBERMAN. Angel Rivera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon throws a good cross that connects.
Gordon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left and a right from Gordon both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Angel Rivera has been cut.
Rivera tries to clinch up
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Gordon counters with a big right hand! Oh Rivera is in trouble here! Gordon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Gordon!
Derrick Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Rosberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Sorry For Party Rockin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Rosberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael David!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosberg forces David back against the cage and clinches.
Rosberg with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael David has been cut.
Rosberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rosberg smiles and moves away.
Rosberg takes the fight into the clinch.
David successfully pulls guard.
Rosberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosberg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rosberg wants to stand but David is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosberg trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan Rosberg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
David misses with a wild combination.
Rosberg moves into the clinch.
David tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
David jumps guard but Rosberg stands there with David around his waist. David gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stan Rosberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael David.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
David tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
David jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosberg walks away with a smile on his face. David gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rosberg closes the distance and pushes David back into the cage.
Rosberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rosberg with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg lands a damaging elbow.
David is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosberg working the clinch nicely. David is working for position but Rosberg cracks him with a big knee to the head! David crumples up against the cage and Rosberg lands two more shots before the ref can save David! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Stan Rosberg!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stan Rosberg waved his t-shirt featuring Canadian Fighter Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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28
155 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pena as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Javier Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Martinez.
Pena lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Pena swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Pena cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Pena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pena with a jab.
Pena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pena.
Pena scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena misses with the combination.
Pena punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pena scores with a shot to the body.
Pena slips a jab from Martinez.
Pena digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Pena lands.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pena punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez looks gassed!
Pena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Pena.
Martinez shoots in but Pena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Pena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pena wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
Pena is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pena lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Pena.
Pena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Pena.
Martinez is rocked!
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pena finish him?
Pena drops Martinez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Martinez! Pena dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
A very excited looking Javier Pena rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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23
175 lbs
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24
184 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flash looks to land a left hand but Popov moved out of range nicely.
Flash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Popov looks to clinch
and Flash counters with a nice body kick.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Popov throws a head kick that misses.
Popov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flash can pounce on him.
Flash cracks Popov with a good jab.
A jab from Flash misses.
Flash lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flash.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flash throws a hook but Popov avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Popov wants to clinch up but Flash keeps it at a distance.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popov has Flash up against the cage in a clinch.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
Flash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Popov is keeping busy.
Flash can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Flash.
Flash is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Flash.
Flash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Flash.
Flash thows a body shot but no joy.
Flash bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Flash misses with a kick to the body
and Popov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Popov moves into the clinch.
Flash misses with a punch to the body.
Popov has Flash pressed against the cage, preventing Flash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
Popov wants to stall.
Flash blocks an elbow strike from Popov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popov tries to land knees in the clinch but Flash avoids the damage to the body.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flash.
Popov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flash avoids it.
Flash tries to stall but Popov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Flash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flash manages to break the clinch.
Popov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flash.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popov throws a sloppy head kick and Flash moves out of range easily.
Flash's corner calls for a 1-2. Flash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Popov blocks the low kick.
Popov throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popov lands with a kick to the temple. Flash shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flash avoids the head kick by Popov.
Flash scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Popov's head backwards.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Flash just misses with a punch to the body.
Popov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov is looking to clinch.
Flash cracks Popov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flash misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Popov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Flash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Popov misses.
Popov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Flash.
Flash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Popov tries to clinch but Flash is having none of it.
Flash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
Flash lands a nice looking body kick.
Alexander Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flash looks for the body kick but Popov saw that one coming.
Popov walks into a left hand.
Flash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flash scores with the left hand. Popov knows he should have avoided that one.
Popov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flash counters with an outside leg kick.
Popov ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
Flash misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flash.
Flash blocks a head kick by Popov.
Flash avoids the head kick by Popov.
Popov wants to clinch
and Flash counters with a leg kick.
Popov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Flash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flash misses with a straight right.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popov's sensitive parts.
Popov is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Flash.
Flash looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flash.
Flash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flash scores with a shot to the body.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flash misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Flash circles away.
Alexander Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flash tries to keep at a distance but Popov has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Popov throws an elbow but misses.
Popov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flash manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Popov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flash misses with a wild body shot.
Popov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Popov tries to clinch up.
The Flash is winning the standup battle so far.
Flash swings for the body but Popov moves out of range.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Flash circles away.
Flash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flash scores with a leg kick.
Popov tries to land a front kick but Flash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flash keeps Popov at a distance using the push kick.
Popov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flash is fending him off so far but Popov persists. Nope, Flash circles away and we're back to standing.
Flash throws a solid leg kick but Popov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flash.
Popov moves forwards but Flash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov fails with the takedown.
Flash scoring well with a low kick there.
Flash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flash circles away.
The Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Popov.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Popov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Flash pushes him off.
Flash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Popov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flash jabs Popov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flash lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Popov or perhaps it was just good defense by Flash which made him look bad.
Popov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Flash dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flash throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circling - Popov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flash misses with a series of wild punches.
Popov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flash connects with a body shot that sends Popov's belly button to the back.
Flash lands a jab to the nose.
Popov ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
Popov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flash lands a jab to the nose.
Flash lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Flash.
Popov misses with a low kick.
Flash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Popov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov moves out of range of the strikes.
Flash lands a high kick!
Popov is looking to clinch.
Popov moves out of range of the leg kick from Flash.
Flash connects with a leg kick. Popov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Popov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flash.
Flash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Popov counters with a good low kick that Flash was not able to check.
Popov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flash counters with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Flash as he connects with a hook.
Popov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flash counters with a straight right hand.
Popov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Flash.
Popov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flash sprawls well. Flash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Popov gets slowly back to his feet.
The Flash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Popov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flash cracks Popov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Popov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flash finds it's way round the side to connect with Popov's head.
Flash throws a leg kick which misses Popov's front leg but catches the back leg as Popov tries to avoid it.
Flash lunges at Popov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popov's hand.
Popov rushes Flash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Popov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Popov blocks a body shot from Flash.
Flash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popov working hard to break the clinch.
Popov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Popov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flash after a bit of a struggle.
The Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Popov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants a takedown but no success here.
Flash pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flash avoids a wild elbow strike from Popov.
Popov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flash blocks an elbow strike.
Popov looking to throw knees to the head but Flash is blocking nicely.
Popov is struggling to control the position.
Flash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch but Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popov avoids the head kick by Flash.
Sloppy strikes from Flash. Those never looked like landing.
A solid body kick from Flash.
Flash throws a front kick aimed at Popov's knee but Popov avoids it well.
Flash scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flash swinging wildly here.
Flash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popov tries to clinch up but Flash circles away and keeps his distance.
Popov tries to clinch there but Flash circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Popov momentarily.
Flash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Popov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Flash there.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Flash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Flash!
After winning the bout, The Flash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fangyu's choice of entrance music: Demigod-Mindmasher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
214 lbs
39 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class 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
39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangyu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kane can pounce on him.
Fangyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fangyu.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Fangyu is out of range.
Kane throws a jab when Fangyu was well out of range.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fangyu avoids the head kick by Kane.
Fangyu misses with a few strikes there.
Kane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fangyu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fangyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane misses with a hook. Fangyu ducked under it nicely.
Fangyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Fangyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Fangyu slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Kane is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fangyu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kane misses with an uppercut
and Fangyu counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jigoro Kane has been cut.
Fangyu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fangyu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fangyu.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane throws a head kick but Fangyu moves out of range.
Kane throws a leg kick but Fangyu moved away.
Fangyu connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Fangyu moves away and avoids it.
Fangyu throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Fangyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Fangyu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kane cracks Fangyu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fangyu is rocked!
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane lands a nice hook to Fangyu's body. Fangyu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fangyu. That did some damage!
Fangyu is looking to chop away at Kane's legs.
Fangyu staying out of range there.
Fangyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kane throws a body punch but Fangyu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fangyu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kane swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
Kane thows a leg kick but Fangyu checks it
and Fangyu counters with a nice leg kick.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kane!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fangyu sprawling to the canvas! Fangyu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kane finish him?!
Fangyu is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Fangyu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kane doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fangyu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fangyu's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jigoro Kane!
Our winner, Jigoro Kane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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