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Ryze 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duck Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes to the cage accompanied by Turnt Down - Hodgy Beats. Duck Sweeney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duck Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker with a jab.
It looks like Duck Sweeney has been cut.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Walker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker lands an uppercut, right on the button! Sweeney tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Walker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cordell Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cordell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rokky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balboa tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Balboa back into the cage.
Williams pulls Balboa into guard.
Williams pulls Balboa in to control the position.
Williams throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Balboa preventing the sweep.
Williams has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Balboa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Williams.
Balboa tries to stand but Williams is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams 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.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Balboa's best efforts.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balboa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balboa's back!
Balboa is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Williams manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cordell Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Morrow (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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow has managed to clinch.
Ward has Morrow pressed against the cage.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up with Morrow, looking for a takedown. Ward pushes Morrow against the cage but Morrow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ward takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Morrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Ward circles away.
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ward shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morrow but Morrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Morrow takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow stalls.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ward tries to pull guard but Morrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Morrow is trying to break free.
Morrow presses Ward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ward tries to pull guard but Morrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Morrow.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow leaning against his opponent.
Morrow has Ward pressed against the cage, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrow can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Morrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Morrow gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Ward avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Morrow.
Morrow effectively controlling the action here.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Ward is trying to pull guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ward jumps guard but Morrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward is rocked!
Morrow dips a shoulder and cracks Ward with a mighty uppercut! Ward falls back against the cage and Morrow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ward is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Morrow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Morrow!
Clay Morrow 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Sphinx (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sphinx moves into the clinch successfully.
Sphinx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Sphinx - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Sphinx - that landed with a thud.
Sphinx blocks an uppercut.
Reid lands an elbow inside.
Reid lands an elbow that stopped Sphinx in his tracks for a moment.
Reid tries a knee to the head but Sphinx blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sphinx.
Sphinx tries to break free but Reid pushes him back against the cage.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sphinx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sphinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sphinx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Sphinx misses with some punches.
Reid is trying to maintain a safe position but Sphinx gets an underhook and turns Reid into the cage.
Sphinx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sphinx takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sphinx lands with a light punch inside.
Reid looking to stall.
Sphinx throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx dodges an elbow strike from Reid.
A short uppercut from Sphinx.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Sphinx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sphinx throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Sphinx scores with a shoulder strike.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sphinx.
A short right from Sphinx.
Reid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sphinx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Sphinx lands a shot to the body.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sphinx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Sphinx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sphinx lands an uppercut.
Reid lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sphinx's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sphinx lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid looking to throw knees to the head but Sphinx is blocking nicely.
Reid trying to stall but Sphinx improves his position.
Sphinx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Sphinx throws a head punch that misses.
Reid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sphinx blocks the elbow strike.
Sphinx tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Sphinx back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sphinx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sphinx misses with a punch to the body.
Sphinx managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Sphinx misses with a body punch.
Sphinx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mack Sphinx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Reid misses.
Reid swings for the body but Sphinx moves out of range.
Reid tries to keep at a distance but Sphinx has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sphinx lands a body punch.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sphinx's elbow.
Sphinx working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sphinx lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Sphinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sphinx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid swings wildly with an uppercut but Sphinx uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Sphinx.
Reid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sphinx avoids it.
Sphinx lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Sphinx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sphinx lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reid or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sphinx digs a right hand underneath Reid's ribcage. Reid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sphinx scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sphinx lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sphinx scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Sphinx on the inside.
Sphinx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Reid is rocked!
Sphinx creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Reid with a big uppercut! Reid tries to clinch up but Sphinx pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Reid to the mat! Reid covers up and Sphinx unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mack Sphinx!
Mack Sphinx thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thahan Nantakarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thahan Nantakarn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thahan Nantakarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman is looking to clinch but Nantakarn is avoiding it.
Nantakarn connects with an inside leg kick.
Tillman scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tillman. Those never looked like landing.
Tillman throws out a leg kick but Nantakarn moves out of range and Tillman only half commits.
Tillman checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Nantakarn is predictable there
and Tillman counters with a one-two to the body.
Nantakarn gets caught napping as Tillman dives in and scores a takedown. Nantakarn manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tillman postures up in Nantakarn's guard and throws a big left but Nantakarn blocks it.
Tillman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tillman tries to stand but Nantakarn is controlling from the bottom.
Nantakarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Nantakarn, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nantakarn has Tillman pulled in close to control his posture.
Nantakarn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nantakarn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nantakarn tries to get out of the position.
Tillman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tillman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nantakarn dives on top into guard.
Tillman looking for a guillotine here but Nantakarn defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tillman is keeping the position for now.
Nantakarn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nantakarn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nantakarn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thahan Nantakarn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tillman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nantakarn throws an elbow that misses.
Tillman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nantakarn's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillman tries to throw a body punch but Nantakarn avoids it by throwing Tillman back against the cage.
Tillman avoiding damage as Nantakarn throws knees to the body.
Nantakarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nantakarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tillman.
Tillman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nantakarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tillman.
Tillman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tillman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nantakarn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillman misses with a wild combination.
Nantakarn dodges the punch combination from Tillman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Tillman 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.
Tillman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nantakarn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nantakarn has had enough of the clinch but Tillman keeps him there for the moment.
Tillman has Nantakarn pressed against the cage, preventing Nantakarn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nantakarn taking a breather.
Nantakarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tillman avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tillman.
Nantakarn trying to land knees to the body.
Tillman struggles to land a body shot inside as Nantakarn controls his hands.
Tillman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nantakarn avoids it.
Tillman pulls Nantakarn into guard.
Nantakarn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nantakarn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tillman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nantakarn defends it easily.
Nantakarn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nantakarn stands up from Tillman's guard - Nantakarn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nantakarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn misses with a lunging right hand
and Tillman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nantakarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tillman looks to clinch
and Nantakarn counters with a thumping low kick.
Nantakarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tillman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nantakarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nantakarn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nantakarn misses with an uppercut.
Tillman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Tillman. Those never looked like landing.
Tillman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nantakarn tries to score with a low kick but Tillman moves his leg out of the way.
Tillman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tillman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nantakarn throws out a leg kick but Tillman moves out of range and Nantakarn only half commits.
Tillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nantakarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Tillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nantakarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Thahan Nantakarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tillman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tillman checks it well.
Tillman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nantakarn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nantakarn. Tillman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nantakarn scores with a head kick. Tillman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tillman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nantakarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nantakarn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcus Tillman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nantakarn looks to land a left hand but Tillman moved out of range nicely.
Nantakarn throws a front kick aimed at Tillman's knee but Tillman avoids it well.
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 Thahan Nantakarn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nantakarn tries to work over Tillman's front leg with a kick but Tillman checks it.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick but Tillman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tillman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tillman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tillman avoids the head kick by Nantakarn.
Tillman tries for a takedown but Nantakarn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tillman dives in and grabs Nantakarn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nantakarn pushes down on Tillman's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman misses with a wild combination.
Nantakarn tries to land a front kick but Tillman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tillman misses with a two punch combination.
Tillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nantakarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nantakarn.
Tillman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tillman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tillman throws a series of punches but Nantakarn moves out of range.
Tillman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nantakarn scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tillman looks to land a combination but Nantakarn avoids it well.
Tillman checks a leg kick nicely.
Nantakarn misses with an uppercut.
Tillman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nantakarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tillman slips a straight right by Nantakarn.
Marcus Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nantakarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tillman.
A head kick by Tillman misses
and Nantakarn counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nantakarn lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nantakarn.
Nantakarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nantakarn throws a nice head kick!
Nantakarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nantakarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tillman slips under a jab from Nantakarn.
Nantakarn lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tillman slips under a jab.
Nantakarn throws a solid leg kick but Tillman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nantakarn.
Nantakarn throws a jab when Tillman was well out of range.
Tillman looks to land a body kick but Nantakarn moved away.
Tillman looks for a takedown but Nantakarn sprawls well.
Thahan Nantakarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tillman.
A solid body kick from Nantakarn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nantakarn.
Tillman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thahan Nantakarn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nantakarn 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thahan Nantakarn!
A victorious Thahan Nantakarn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Styr Thenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Styr Thenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thenn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez scores with a jab.
Styr Thenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thenn dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Thenn's head and hops out.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thenn.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Thenn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Styr Thenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thenn shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Thenn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thenn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Thenn. Thenn gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Thenn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thenn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thenn throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez 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.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Thenn from controlling successfully.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thenn manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gomez tries to stand but Thenn is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thenn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Thenn won't let him.
Thenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Thenn, not yet.
Thenn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gomez has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gomez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thenn doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thenn momentarily.
Thenn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
Thenn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thenn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomez sprawls well initially but Thenn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thenn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thenn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thenn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Thenn is very close to passing his half guard.
Thenn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomez manages to get to full guard.
Gomez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thenn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomez on the ground.
Gomez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thenn is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Thenn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomez wants to stand but Thenn is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thenn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thenn is working Gomez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thenn manages to get himself to full guard.
Thenn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thenn wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thenn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gomez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Thenn has wrist control.
Thenn wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
Thenn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thenn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thenn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Thenn misses the shot to the body.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws out a powerful jab.
Thenn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thenn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thenn walks into a stiff left hand from Gomez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thenn misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thenn walks into a jab.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Thenn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomez scores with a jab.
Gomez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thenn sprawling to the canvas! Thenn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gomez finish him?!
Thenn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thenn shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Thenn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Styr Thenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Thenn flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Thenn is out cold! Gomez holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Gomez!
Mario Gomez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Locker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Locker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Locker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hightower fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Locker lands a glancing blow to the side of Hightower's head.
Locker moves out of range as Hightower strikes.
A punch combination from Hightower misses.
Locker stalks Hightower and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hightower's face. Hightower staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Thor Hightower has been cut.
Locker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hightower moves away.
Hightower swinging wildly here.
Hightower misses with a double jab.
Locker looks to land a combination but Hightower avoids it well.
Locker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hightower misses with a wild combination.
Locker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Locker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hightower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locker tries to bum rush Hightower with a series of wild strikes but Hightower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hightower misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Locker. Those never looked like landing.
Locker lands a body shot.
Hightower fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Locker avoids it really well and circles away.
Chris Locker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Hightower.
Locker dips to his left and cracks Hightower with an uppercut!
Hightower throws a right hand that Locker ducks under and follows up with a left that Locker also avoids with ease.
Locker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Locker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Locker lands with an uppercut that bounces Hightower off the cage and back into range.
Locker throws a right and a left that Hightower avoids nicely.
Locker throws a nice looking combination but Hightower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locker jabs Hightower right on the nose. Hightower blinks but takes it well.
Chris Locker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locker dodges the punch combination from Hightower.
Locker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hightower throws a right hand that Locker ducks under and follows up with a left that Locker also avoids with ease.
Hightower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Locker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Locker lands a jab to the head.
Hightower throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Locker's waist but Locker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hightower off to one side.
Hightower walks into a stiff left hand from Locker.
Hightower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hightower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hightower is trying desperately to land a takedown but Locker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hightower.
Hightower drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Locker wants to stand but Hightower is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower slips nicely into half guard.
Hightower is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Locker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thor Hightower!
After the fight, Thor Hightower was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Isonmycok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isonmycok comes to the cage accompanied by funky cold medina . Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. The key to victory for Johann Isonmycok has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johann Isonmycok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a series of punches but Isonmycok moves out of range.
Isonmycok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morris avoids the head kick by Isonmycok.
Morris misses with an uppercut
and Isonmycok counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Isonmycok lands with a nice combination. Morris backs away looking to recover.
Morris takes a swing at Isonmycok's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a left hand
and Isonmycok counters with a nice leg kick.
Isonmycok scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris avoids the head kick by Isonmycok.
Isonmycok connects with the punch.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Isonmycok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isonmycok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morris in his tracks.
A head kick by Isonmycok misses
letting Morris counter with a right hand.
It looks like Johann Isonmycok has been cut.
Isonmycok throws a head kick that misses.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morris thows a body shot but no joy.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isonmycok moves away.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris takes a swing at Isonmycok's ribcage but misses.
Isonmycok jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Isonmycok finds it's target.
Isonmycok lands the left hand.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isonmycok moves away.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Isonmycok as he avoids it easily.
Isonmycok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isonmycok throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Johann Isonmycok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Isonmycok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isonmycok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isonmycok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morris swings for the body but Isonmycok moves out of range.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Isonmycok is looking for a sweep.
Morris 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.
Isonmycok is looking to regain half guard here but Morris keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isonmycok takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morris trying to control the position but Isonmycok is working away.
Isonmycok wants to control but Morris postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isonmycok tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morris working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris cracks Isonmycok with a big elbow.
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 Johann Isonmycok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Isonmycok's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Isonmycok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isonmycok is trying to control Morris's posture but Morris avoids it.
Isonmycok tries to buck Morris off but Morris is having none of it.
Isonmycok sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Morris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Isonmycok gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Isonmycok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isonmycok is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Morris frees his head nicely. Oh but Isonmycok has switched to an armbar! Morris is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johann Isonmycok!
Johann Isonmycok retains his light heavyweight title!
Johann Isonmycok tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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