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EMP 9: Terminal Violence PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier comes to the cage accompanied by Esaka '96. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panzer Grenadier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uncomfortably Numb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenadier scores with a nice right hand.
Numb throws a right and a left that Grenadier avoids nicely.
Grenadier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Numb shoots for a takedown but Grenadier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grenadier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grenadier thows a body shot but no joy.
Grenadier throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Numb colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Grenadier as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Numb is left battered and dazed whilst Grenadier and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panzer Grenadier!
A relieved looking Panzer Grenadier 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Graves 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Anello wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Anello.
Anello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Anello misses.
Anello throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a leg kick.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
Anello tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Anello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves closes the distance but Anello moves to the side
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick
and Anello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves tries to bum rush Anello with a series of wild strikes but Anello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anello tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Anello pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Anello.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anello.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anello slips a jab from Graves.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Graves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anello throws a push kick but Graves slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello thows a body kick. Graves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Graves throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Anello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.
Anello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses with a looping right.
Anello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anello's corner calls for a 1-2. Anello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Anello blocks a jab.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anello sprawls well. Anello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Graves blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Anello moves away and avoids it.
Anello blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Anello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Graves is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anello. That did some damage!
Anello throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anello tries to land a body kick
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Gustav Graves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graves digs a good body shot into Anello's ribs.
Graves scores with the left hand. Anello knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Anello back into the cage.
Graves has Anello pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Graves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anello tumbling to the mat - Graves dives into Anello's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Anello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Graves 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.
Graves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anello manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Graves has Anello in his guard.
Anello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graves motions for Anello to come forward. Graves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Gustav Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Anello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Graves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Graves tries to clinch there but Anello circles away.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Graves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown. Anello tries to sprawl out of it but Graves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anello throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anello manages to avoid it.
Anello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves slips under a jab.
Anello misses with a hook.
Graves scores with a takedown into Anello's guard.
Graves chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anello tries to stand and escape but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves keeping hold of Anello's head, controlling as best he can.
Graves is in trouble now - Anello has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves wants to hold on but Anello pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as Anello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves throws a jab when Anello was well out of range.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Graves drives through and clinches with Anello against the cage.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anello throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anello misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Graves thuds his right hand into Anello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello checks a leg kick nicely.
Anello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves takes a swing at Anello's ribcage but misses.
Anello throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Anello blocks a leg kick.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
Graves tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Anello finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Graves throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anello.
A good leg kick by Graves.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Anello.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Anello counters with a stiff right hand.
Anello throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
Anello takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anello. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anello throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
Anello looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Graves takes a little break here. Anello wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Anello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves in side control, just content to control the action for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustav Graves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Graves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive. Tommy Morrison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Badger takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - The Badger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Badger avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison lands a head kick!
Morrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Badger cracks Morrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Badger wants to clinch but Morrison slips to the side
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Badger is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Badger throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Badger.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
The Badger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by The Badger there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Morrison tenderised The Badger's leg. The Badger is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Badger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morrison motions for The Badger to come forward. Morrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Badger to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison tries to move into range but The Badger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
The Badger throws a shot to the body.
Morrison thuds a left hand into The Badger's body.
The Badger closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Badger is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger blocks an elbow strike.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Badger taking a breather.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Badger misses with a body punch.
The Badger tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Badger takes a shot to the head.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Badger has Morrison pressed against the cage, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Badger prevents a body shot from Morrison.
The Badger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Badger tries to stall but Morrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Morrison.
The Badger misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Badger pushes Morrison against the cage. The Badger is working some dirty boxing. The Badger pushes off with a quick right hook! Morrison goes down! Morrison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Badger moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky The Badger!
During a confident post fight interview, Bucky The Badger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brealey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex Brealey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Brealey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fletcher misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Fletcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brealey swings for the body but Fletcher moves out of range.
Fletcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Brealey.
Brealey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Fletcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fletcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brealey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fletcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fletcher throws a leg kick which misses Brealey's front leg but catches the back leg as Brealey tries to avoid it.
Fletcher lands with an overhand left.
Brealey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Brealey.
Brealey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fletcher.
Brealey scores with a jab to the head.
Fletcher scores with a jab.
Alex Brealey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brealey misses with a low kick.
Brealey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fletcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brealey throws a front kick aimed at Fletcher's knee but Fletcher avoids it well.
Fletcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brealey scores with a sloppy right hand. Fletcher should have avoided that one.
Fletcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brealey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brealey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brealey doesn't seem bothered though.
Fletcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
Fletcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brealey. Brealey obviously looking to wear him down.
Fletcher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brealey on his heels. He'll look to pass Brealey's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brealey wants to get back to his feet but Fletcher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brealey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fletcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brealey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Fletcher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brealey doesn't seem phased though.
Brealey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fletcher.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Fletcher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fletcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, jab by Fletcher - just one landing.
Fletcher misses with a hook. Brealey ducked under it nicely.
Fletcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brealey.
Fletcher loads up on a big right hand but Brealey slips the punch.
Brealey misses with a low kick.
Brealey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brealey just misses with a punch to the body.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Brealey.
Fletcher scores with a hook.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but Brealey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fletcher slips a jab from Brealey.
Fletcher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brealey on his heels. He'll look to pass Brealey's guard now, I'm sure.
Brealey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brealey misses with a two punch combination.
Brealey moves away from the strike by Fletcher.
Brealey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alex Brealey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brealey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brealey lands a nice shot to the body.
Brealey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brealey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brealey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fletcher misses the shot to the body.
Fletcher throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brealey.
Brealey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brealey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fletcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fletcher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brealey closes the distance and pushes Fletcher back into the cage.
Brealey has Fletcher pushed against the cage.
Brealey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fletcher.
Brealey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brealey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fletcher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brealey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Brealey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brealey slips a straight right by Fletcher.
Fletcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fletcher blocks a leg kick.
Fletcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fletcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brealey did well to prevent Fletcher getting side control.
Fletcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fletcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brealey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brealey pushes Fletcher off looking to stand but Fletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Fletcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brealey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fletcher is keen to just control but Brealey is a slippery customer.
Brealey tries to roll over but Fletcher keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brealey is trying to stand up here but Fletcher is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher stalling away here and it's allowed Brealey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brealey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fletcher is controlling him.
Fletcher won't allow Brealey to sweep him here.
Brealey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brealey misses with a wild body shot.
Brealey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fletcher scores with a nice strike.
Fletcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Brealey.
Fletcher swings for the body but Brealey moves out of range.
Brealey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brealey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fletcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brealey misses with a hook to the body
and Fletcher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fletcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brealey looking for a guillotine here but Fletcher defends easily.
Rmarkas Fletcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brealey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brealey keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Fletcher is in close to Brealey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brealey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fletcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Fletcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fletcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fletcher, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey throwing strikes from guard but Fletcher blocks nicely.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brealey is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brealey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brealey is looking to work some ground and pound but Fletcher has wrist control.
Fletcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fletcher, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brealey wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
Fletcher is looking for a triangle but Brealey pushes his legs off easily.
Fletcher keeping full guard, as Brealey tries to pass.
Brealey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brealey wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brealey defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Fletcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fletcher lands a really nice looking cross but Brealey seems unphased.
Brealey walks into a jab.
Rmarkas Fletcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Brealey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fletcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fletcher.
Fletcher throws a shot to the body.
Brealey takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
Brealey misses with a body shot.
Fletcher misses with an uppercut.
Brealey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fletcher lands a jab to Brealey's midsection.
Brealey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fletcher.
Brealey throws an off balance right hand
and Fletcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Brealey fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher scores with a nice head shot.
Fletcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the head.
Brealey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fletcher's sensitive parts.
Fletcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Brealey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brealey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fletcher throws a looping overhand right but Brealey ducks down to avoid it.
Brealey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fletcher moves away.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the head.
Fletcher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fletcher showed some decent athleticism there.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but Brealey defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher moves into full mount! Brealey won't be happy about that!
Fletcher prevents Brealey from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Fletcher.
Fletcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Brealey is desperately trying to improve his position but Fletcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Fletcher lands a nice shot to the head.
Fletcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brealey is looking to escape.
Brealey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fletcher trying to control but Brealey is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brealey tries to lock up and control but Fletcher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brealey is looking to get to half guard.
Fletcher cracks Brealey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fletcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fletcher looking to control but Brealey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brealey is trying to stand up.
Brealey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fletcher lands a big shot there that rocks Brealey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Brealey is desperately trying to improve his position but Fletcher has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher lands a heavy elbow.
Fletcher unloading with bombs!
Brealey can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fletcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Fletcher.
Fletcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fletcher scoring with strikes but Brealey is staying in there.
Fletcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brealey is looking to escape.
Fletcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fletcher is landing with some decent strikes but Brealey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brealey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brealey is rocked!
Fletcher lands with some strikes.
Brealey is still in real trouble! Can Fletcher finish him?
Brealey is trying to escape the mount.
Fletcher lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fletcher 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Gatho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 666 - Bomba! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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179 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho cracks Sensei with an open hand slap.
Gatho connects with a single shot there.
Ben Gatho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatho looks to land a left hand but Sensei moved out of range nicely.
Gatho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sensei.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sensei enables Gatho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sensei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sensei is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sensei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gatho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Gatho throws a big elbow that misses.
Sensei wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei keeping full guard, as Gatho tries to pass.
Gatho is looking to advance position but Sensei has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sensei controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sensei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei wants to control the pace but Gatho is squirming around nicely.
Gatho tries to reverse the position but Sensei maintains control.
Sensei controlling from mount.
We're going to have a standup here because Sativa Sensei wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sensei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sensei in his tracks.
Sensei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gatho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatho working the head and body with strikes.
Gatho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho cracks Sensei with a big elbow.
An elbow from Gatho crashes against the mat.
Gatho tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gatho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gatho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sensei rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gatho's guard! Nice work there by Sensei!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho trying to control the position.
Sensei trying to control but Gatho is working from the bottom.
Gatho wants to stand and escape but Sensei is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho 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.
Sensei would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho 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.
Gatho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gatho misses with an uppercut
and Sensei counters with a nice body shot.
Gatho misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sensei wants to clinch up but Gatho keeps it at a distance.
Gatho thuds a left hand into Sensei's body.
Sensei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gatho throws a right hand that misses
and Sensei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Gatho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sensei slips under a jab.
Sensei throws a body punch but Gatho moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sensei checks a leg kick.
Gatho misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei takes a swing at Gatho's ribcage but misses.
Sensei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gatho is out of range and Sensei settles back down.
Sensei ducks under a wild hook from Gatho.
Sensei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sensei misses with a head kick.
Gatho throws a leg kick but Sensei moved away.
Sativa Sensei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sensei takes one to the side of the head.
Gatho misses with a right hand
and Sensei counters with an outside leg kick.
Sensei is looking to wear down Gatho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sensei motions for Gatho to come forward. Sensei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatho. That's going to slow Sensei down.
Sensei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatho looks to throw the jab but Sensei is out of range.
Sensei lands a jab to Gatho's midsection.
Sativa Sensei is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei misses with a body shot
and Gatho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sensei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sensei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
That kick from Gatho tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sensei scoring well with a low kick there.
Sensei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sensei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatho to score with a decent uppercut.
Gatho throws a jab but it's blocked by Sensei.
Gatho scores with a head kick. Sensei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gatho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sensei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho jabs at Sensei's body.
Sensei takes one to the chin there.
Sensei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatho lands a jab to the head.
Gatho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sensei walks into a stiff left hand from Gatho.
Sensei throws a jab when Gatho was well out of range.
Gatho scores with a jab to the head.
Sensei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatho throws out the jab.
Sensei wants to land a leg kick but Gatho is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatho misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei connects with a looping right hand.
Gatho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sensei is out of range and Gatho settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatho.
Sensei is looking to slow Gatho down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Sensei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sensei feints a jab promting Gatho to slip. Sensei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gatho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gatho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sensei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
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!
Gatho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sensei.
Gatho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sensei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gatho scrambles back to his feet.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatho moves away.
Gatho misses with the combination.
Gatho throws an overhand right that lands on Sensei's shoulder, as Sensei tries to avoid the shot.
Gatho throws a series of punches but Sensei avoids them all with ease.
Gatho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sensei lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ben Gatho has been cut.
Gatho misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Gatho is predictable there
and Sensei counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatho misses with a looping left.
Sensei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatho misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei tries to clinch up.
Gatho misses with an uppercut.
Sensei throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatho.
Nice body punch from Sensei.
Gatho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Gatho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatho is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sensei.
Gatho lands a front kick.
Sensei digs a good hook to Gatho's body.
Gatho throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho thows a leg kick but Sensei checks it
and Sensei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gatho misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Sensei as Gatho shoots in.
Sensei throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatho walks into a jab.
Gatho is rocked!
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatho moves away.
Gatho is still on wobbly legs! Can Sensei finish him?
Gatho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sensei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gatho.
Gatho seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatho throws a sloppy body shot
and Sensei counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Gatho is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sativa Sensei!
An out of breath Sativa Sensei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Live Wire. Troyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yankee Rose. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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153 lbs
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137 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angus Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Troyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Troyer is just out of range.
Troyer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Troyer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young moves out of range as Troyer throws a body kick.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Troyer.
Troyer misses with a wild body shot.
Troyer has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Troyer blocks with his arms.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Troyer blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Troyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Young!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Troyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Troyer trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troyer misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Young controlling Troyer's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angus Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Troyer has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young misses with the head strike.
Troyer leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young breaks the clinch.
Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Troyer momentarily.
It looks like Angus Troyer has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troyer gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Troyer stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
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 Angus Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Troyer'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.
Troyer checks a leg kick.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Troyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Troyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Troyer.
Troyer misses with a punch to the body.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troyer.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young lands an uppercut.
Troyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Troyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Young digs a right hand underneath Troyer's ribcage. Troyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troyer throws an elbow but misses.
Troyer tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Troyer back against the cage.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Troyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Troyer.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Troyer misses with the head strike.
Troyer looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young is pressed up against the cage. Troyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Young cracks Troyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young tests Troyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Troyer counter with a right hand.
Young lands a head kick!
Troyer is rocked!
Troyer throws a head kick that misses.
Troyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Troyer on the side of the head.
Troyer misses with a leg kick.
Young is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young avoids the head kick by Troyer.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
Troyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troyer rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Troyer backwards.
Troyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troyer misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Troyer.
Troyer jumps guard but Young stands there with Troyer around his waist. Troyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Angus Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Troyer.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young digs a right hand into Troyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troyer's gas tank.
Troyer can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Troyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troyer avoids it.
Troyer misses with the head strike.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Troyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Troyer.
Angus Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Troyer, against the cage.
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 Angus Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Troyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Troyer checks the leg kick.
Young misses with a body kick.
Troyer slips a straight right by Young.
Troyer closes the distance and clinches.
Troyer misses with a knee to the head.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troyer lands a shot to the body.
Young digs a right hand into Troyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troyer's gas tank.
Troyer throws an elbow that misses.
Troyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Troyer checks a leg kick.
Angus Troyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troyer's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Troyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Troyer tries to avoid it.
Troyer darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Troyer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troyer. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troyer throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Young misses.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troyer misses with a head kick.
Troyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Troyer throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Angus Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Angus Troyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
Troyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Troyer throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Troyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troyer wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troyer.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young throws a hook but Troyer avoids it easily.
Troyer avoids a kick to the body.
Troyer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Young.
Troyer tries to clinch up
and Young counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes one on the button.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troyer. Troyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Young blocks a head kick by Troyer.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Troyer is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Troyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Troyer's head backwards.
Troyer connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Troyer throws a leg kick that misses.
Troyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young counters with a good low kick that Troyer was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Troyer throws a leg kick
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Troyer.
Troyer throws a head kick that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troyer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Troyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Troyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Young pulls Troyer in close to his closed guard and prevents Troyer from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to sweep here but Troyer controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Troyer.
I think Young 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
Angus Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obadiah Klinefelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro comes into the arena with Prospect - Warrior blaring out of the sound system. Klinefelter has chosen Star Wars as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Obadiah Klinefelter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Figaro enables Klinefelter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Figaro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Figaro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klinefelter manages to get himself to full guard.
Figaro advances to half guard.
Figaro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Klinefelter is trying is best to control the position here.
Figaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Figaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klinefelter keeps working.
Klinefelter is trying to get back to full guard.
Klinefelter wants to control but Figaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Figaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klinefelter doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Figaro missing with a left hand there. Klinefelter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klinefelter feints and as Figaro raises his hands in defense, Klinefelter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter postures up in Figaro's guard and throws a big left but Figaro blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klinefelter won't allow Figaro to sweep him here.
Figaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Figaro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Klinefelter is defending well. Figaro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Klinefelter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Figaro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sabin Figaro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Go. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope scores with a hook.
Cope defending well as Sting loads up on a big left hand.
Sting wants to clinch.
Cope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sting circles away.
Sting shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cope but Cope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cope keeps Sting at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circling - Sting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cope shoots in for a takedown but Sting shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sting misses with a body shot.
Cope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sting.
Cope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cope lands a jab-cross combination.
Sting connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cope misses with a low kick.
Cope tried to score with a low kick but Sting checks it.
Cope misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sting blocks the leg kick.
Cope jabs at Sting's body.
Sting checks a low kick from Cope.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Sting is just out of range.
Cope connects with a body shot.
Cope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sting.
Sting stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cope.
Cope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sting throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cope throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sting connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Cope with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sting stuns Cope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cope takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sting lands a front kick.
Sting takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope punishes Sting's body with a nice straight punch.
Cope checks a leg kick.
Cope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cope tried to score with a low kick but Sting checks it.
Cope fails to land the takedown.
Sting misses with a low kick.
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cope lands a leg kick that knocks Sting off balance momentarily.
Sting scores with a body shot.
Cope throws a hook but Sting blocks it.
Cope wants to slow Sting down by chopping away at his legs.
Sting avoids the head kick by Cope.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope is looking to wear down Sting with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sting is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cope.
Cope takes a swing at Sting's ribcage but misses.
Cope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sting's calf.
Sting moves out of range of the body kick.
Cope checks a leg kick nicely.
Cope throws a nice looking combination but Sting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cope punishes Sting's body with a nice straight punch.
Sting throws a low kick but Cope avoids it.
Sting moves out of range of the leg kick from Cope.
Sting lands with a kick to the temple. Cope shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sting can pounce on him.
Sting checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sting blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Cope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sting is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Cope finds it's way through Sting's defenses.
Sting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cope throws a leg kick but Sting sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sting at a distance.
Sting misses with a hook. Cope ducked under it nicely.
Cope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting lands a head kick!
A jab from Cope misses.
Cope misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steinar Sting will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sting lands with a good body shot.
Cope swings for the body but Sting moves out of range.
Cope moves away from the strike by Sting.
Sting just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Cope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cope stuns Sting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sting misses the shot to the body.
Sting shoots in for a takedown but Cope shows good takedown defense.
Sting slips a jab from Cope.
Sting connects with a body shot.
Sting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cope throws a front kick aimed at Sting's knee but Sting avoids it well.
Sting connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cope is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sting lands a slapping body shot.
Cope tried to score with a low kick but Sting checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope loads up on a big right hand but Sting slips the punch.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Cope shoots in for a takedown but Sting shows good takedown defense.
Sting keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sting slips under a jab.
Cope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cope takes one to the chin there.
Cope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cope looks to land a body kick but Sting moved away.
A swing and a miss from Sting.
Cope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cope with a jab.
Cope throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sting tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cope is in Sting's guard.
Cope tries to free his leg and advance position but Sting is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sting keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cope looking to sit in guard and control but Sting gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cope wants to control but Sting passes easily into half guard.
Cope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cope tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sting has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sting connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cope is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sting wants to control the pace but Cope is squirming around nicely.
Sting sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cope is desperately trying to improve his position but Sting has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting wants to control the action but instead Cope gets a body lock and reverses into Sting's guard! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cope wants to control from the top but Sting keeps moving.
Cope working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting is trying to control the position but Cope postures up.
Sting looking for a guillotine here but Cope defends easily.
Cope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Mike Cope will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cope looks for a takedown but Sting sprawls well.
Cope thows a body kick. Sting tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sting wants to clinch.
Sting misses with a kick to the body.
Sting takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cope shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cope takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sting blocks a jab.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cope lands with a nice body punch.
Cope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting fails to land with a series of punches.
Sting loads up on a big right hand but Cope slips the punch.
Sting looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sting trying to control the action but Cope is working from the bottom.
Cope gets back to full guard.
Sting won't allow Cope to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting looking to pass the guard.
Cope is trying to keep Sting in close.
Cope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sting is aware though and is defending well.
Sting not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cope isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sting stacks Cope on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sting!
Sting wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cope, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is trying to get back to half guard.
Cope is working hard here to advance position.
Sting trying to control the action but Cope is working from the bottom.
Cope is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cope will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sting misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cope is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sting off and has taken his back!
Cope not allowing Sting to control his hands.
Cope doesn't have the hooks in and Sting manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting trying to control the position from guard on top but Cope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sting's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steinar Sting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sting has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steinar Sting!
An out of breath Steinar Sting thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Halleljuah Chorus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Laputa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atilla Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo tries to land a front kick but Laputa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laputa tried to score with a low kick but Leopoldo checks it.
Laputa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopoldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leopoldo shoots in but Laputa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laputa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laputa duly obliges.
It looks like Atilla Leopoldo has been cut.
Laputa lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laputa moves into range and clinches up with Leopoldo.
Laputa misses with an elbow strike.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Leopoldo has Laputa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laputa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leopoldo avoids the elbow strike from Laputa, against the cage.
Laputa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leopoldo's brow.
Laputa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Leopoldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leopoldo has a couple of punches blocked by Laputa.
Laputa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo dodges an elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leopoldo's defenses.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laputa tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Leopoldo dodges an elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa trying to stall but Leopoldo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Laputa.
Laputa stalling in the clinch.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Laputa misses with the head strike.
Laputa throws an elbow but it misses.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laputa lands a nice knee to the body.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laputa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laputa lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laputa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leopoldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Laputa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Laputa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Laputa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atilla Leopoldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leopoldo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kirk Laputa has been cut.
Laputa misses with a head kick.
Laputa throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Laputa misses the target.
Atilla Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Laputa.
Leopoldo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Leopoldo on the inside.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laputa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kirk Laputa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laputa tries a knee to the head but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo lands a right hand.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to stall but Laputa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leopoldo's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laputa leaning against his opponent.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Laputa tries to throw a body punch but Leopoldo avoids it by throwing Laputa back against the cage.
Leopoldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leopoldo blocking some punches.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leopoldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leopoldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Laputa.
Leopoldo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
Laputa misses with a body punch.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa avoids a wild elbow strike from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa struggles to land a body shot inside as Leopoldo controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Leopoldo won't want to take too many of those.
Laputa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leopoldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laputa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leopoldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Leopoldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laputa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leopoldo is defending well for now.
Leopoldo misses with a knee strike.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laputa's defenses.
Kirk Laputa's cut is getting worse.
Leopoldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laputa misses with the head strike.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leopoldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldo misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leopoldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leopoldo lands an elbow that stopped Laputa in his tracks for a moment.
Kirk Laputa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leopoldo throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Leopoldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Laputa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leopoldo is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Leopoldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Leopoldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laputa is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leopoldo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laputa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leopoldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laputa.
Laputa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leopoldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Leopoldo misses with a body kick.
Laputa closes the distance and pushes Leopoldo back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
Laputa lands a nice elbow.
Leopoldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leopoldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laputa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leopoldo is working for takedown but Laputa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Leopoldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laputa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldo avoids the damage to the body.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa tries to work over Leopoldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laputa.
Leopoldo tries to throw a body punch but Laputa avoids it by throwing Leopoldo back against the cage.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Leopoldo 's eye.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Laputa swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopoldo avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Laputa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopoldo avoids it.
Leopoldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laputa backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
Leopoldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Leopoldo 's eye.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leopoldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Laputa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laputa tries a body shot but Leopoldo blocks it.
Nice elbow from Laputa.
Laputa throws an elbow that misses.
Laputa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leopoldo up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leopoldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo managing to block the knees to the body from Laputa.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to work over Laputa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laputa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laputa trying to control the position but instead, Leopoldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laputa into the cage.
Laputa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laputa is struggling to control the position.
Leopoldo working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Laputa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laputa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's entrance music is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Painija throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Painija misses the shot to the body.
Painija moves into the clinch.
Painija takes an elbow to the temple.
Painija tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Pauli Painija has been cut.
Painija missing with knees to the body.
Painija throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Painija tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Painija shrugs off.
Painija lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Painija throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Painija's front leg but catches the back leg as Painija tries to avoid it.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Painija falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Painija was not able to check.
Painija misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Painija is looking to clinch.
Painija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Painija's knee but Painija avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Painija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Painija.
Painija checks a leg kick nicely.
Painija checks the leg kick.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Painija shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Painija waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Painija tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall lands with a kick to the temple. Painija shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Painija throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Painija tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Painija misses the shot to the body.
Painija shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall defending well as Painija loads up on a big left hand.
Painija ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
Painija fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a swing at Painija's ribcage but misses.
Painija looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Painija's leg but Painija calmly moves out of range.
Painija misses with a lunging right hand
and Painija takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Painija shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
Painija tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painija misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Painija looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Painija misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a head kick that drops Painija to the mat! Painija scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Painija is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Painija misses with a combination
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Painija is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Painija looks gassed!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Painija gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hall gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hall!
Sam Hall retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Sam Hall took to the microphone: 'Hey, Jane! You still got some hype, belongs to me. Ya wanna give it up quietly, or do I have to come and get it?'.
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