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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Also Zarathustra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarathustra has chosen Red Birds Will Fly Out Of The East And Destroy Paris In A Night 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Also Zarathustra!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zarathustra looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Zarathustra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zarathustra. That one must have hurt.
Zarathustra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zarathustra lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson 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.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zarathustra tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zarathustra throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zarathustra thows a body shot but no joy.
Zarathustra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Zarathustra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra fails to land with a series of punches.
Zarathustra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Zarathustra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zarathustra.
Zarathustra connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zarathustra.
Zarathustra lands with a right hand.
Thompson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zarathustra parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zarathustra to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zarathustra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thompson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarathustra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zarathustra has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Thompson. Oh but Zarathustra has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Thompson goes limp - he's gone! Zarathustra jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Also Zarathustra!
Also Zarathustra decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deejay Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Khaled - All I do is win. Vendetta has chosen Killswitch Engage - Save Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhogo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deejay Vendetta!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendetta misses with a straight left.
Vendetta stalks Ko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ko's face. Ko staggers backwards, shaken.
Vendetta with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ko.
A punch lands to the side of Ko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vendetta stuns Ko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ko is breathing heavily.
Vendetta cracks Ko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vendetta finish him?
Ko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ko is defended easily by Vendetta.
Oh Ko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Vendetta knocks Ko out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Deejay Vendetta!
Deejay Vendetta 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 Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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KO power |
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ulfsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but dos Santos checks it well.
Ulfsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Ulfsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfsson throws a shot to the body.
Ulfsson connects with an inside leg kick.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Ulfsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ulfsson rushes dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Ulfsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulfsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ulfsson blocks an uppercut.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy.
dos Santos tries to work over Ulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulfsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson scores with a body shot.
Ulfsson knocks dos Santos to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
dos Santos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfsson in side control, throwing shots but dos Santos defends.
Ulfsson trying to control the position but dos Santos is working away.
dos Santos tries to buck Ulfsson off but Ulfsson is having none of it.
Ulfsson decides to stand back up.
Ulfsson lands with a good body shot.
dos Santos moves forwards but Ulfsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ulfsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ulfsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Ulfsson.
Some wild striking there from Ulfsson.
dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
dos Santos tries to clinch up but Ulfsson circles away and keeps his distance.
dos Santos digs a good body shot into Ulfsson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ulfsson!
dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ulfsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ulfsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes.
dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ulfsson tries a low kick but dos Santos avoids it.
Ulfsson jabs at dos Santos's body.
Ulfsson connects with a looping right hand.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos.
dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ulfsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulfsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulfsson manages to break the clinch.
dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Ulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range.
dos Santos tries to move into range but Ulfsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulfsson closes the distance and clinches.
Ulfsson misses with a body punch.
dos Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy.
dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
dos Santos working aggressively here.
Ulfsson leaning against his opponent.
dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Ulfsson cracks dos Santos with a nice body shot.
Ulfsson is trying to stall.
Ulfsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Ulfsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ulfsson wants to stall.
Ulfsson is pushing dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ulfsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ulfsson lands a jab to the nose.
dos Santos takes one on the button.
Ulfsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Ulfsson does it's job there.
dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ulfsson's hands.
Ulfsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Ulfsson - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from dos Santos.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ulfsson lands a jab to the nose.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Ulfsson is having none of it.
dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Ulfsson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! dos Santos drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
A very excited looking Gunnbjorn Ulfsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spyde Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spyde Radic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer avoids the head kick by Radic.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Radic.
Boxer lands with a hook. Radic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Radic's head back.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Radic moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Radic scores with a head kick.
Radic throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Radic moves out of range.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radic moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Radic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic throws a head kick that misses.
Radic throws a series of punches but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer 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.
Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Radic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer lands a jab.
Boxer misses with a leg kick
and Radic counters with a thumping low kick.
Joe Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Radic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Radic's knee but Radic avoids it well.
Radic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer dips to his left and cracks Radic with an uppercut!
Radic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Radic is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
Radic avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Radic seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Radic throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer lands with a right that hurts Radic. Radic looks to clinch but Boxer throws a short knee that drops Radic. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Joe Boxer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Boxer made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Harry Ballzonya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muakbar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muakbar misses with a looping left.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Muakbar gets caught napping as Ballzonya dives in and scores a takedown. Muakbar manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ballzonya scoring with some ground and pound.
Ballzonya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of short punches.
Muakbar controls Ballzonya momentarily but Ballzonya frees himself.
Muakbar wants to sweep here but Ballzonya controlling him for the moment.
Ballzonya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballzonya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballzonya preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Muakbar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ballzonya manages to get himself to full guard.
Muakbar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballzonya seems keen to control Muakbar's posture.
Ballzonya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Muakbar controls the pace.
Ballzonya pulls Muakbar in to control the position.
Muakbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballzonya keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballzonya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Muakbar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ballzonya throws a strike aimed at the side of Muakbar's head but Muakbar avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ballzonya is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Muakbar wants to control but Ballzonya is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballzonya wants to control the pace but Muakbar is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ballzonya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muakbar suckers Ballzonya into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Muakbar is now in Ballzonya's guard!
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballzonya pulls Muakbar in close to his closed guard and prevents Muakbar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ballzonya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
Ballzonya looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballzonya 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Muakbar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Harry Ballzonya wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muakbar cracks a nice hook into Ballzonya's ribs.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown but Ballzonya shows good takedown defense.
Ballzonya throws an overhand right that lands on Muakbar's shoulder, as Muakbar tries to avoid the shot.
Muakbar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ballzonya feints and as Muakbar raises his hands in defense, Ballzonya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ballzonya lands a couple of digs.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Ballzonya from controlling successfully.
Ballzonya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ballzonya landing with the ground and pound.
Muakbar is trying to control the position but Ballzonya postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar has Ballzonya pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Muakbar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Muakbar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ballzonya!
Ballzonya tries to hold on but Muakbar postures up.
Muakbar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muakbar avoids the attempt from Ballzonya to control.
Muakbar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muakbar avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Nice straight punches there by Ballzonya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballzonya.
Muakbar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ballzonya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Muakbar slips the punch.
Muakbar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballzonya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muakbar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ballzonya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muakbar distracts Ballzonya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ballzonya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Muakbar!
Ballzonya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muakbar hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ballzonya has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muakbar's face.
Muakbar wants to hold on but Ballzonya pushes him away.
Ballzonya fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muakbar wants to hold on but Ballzonya pushes him away.
Muakbar blocking the ground and pound.
Ballzonya lands a big elbow.
Muakbar taking shots to the head.
Muakbar tries to hold on but Ballzonya pushes him away.
Muakbar is working to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballzonya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muakbar hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar is trying desperately to improve position.
Muakbar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Muakbar wants to control but Ballzonya is having none of it.
Ballzonya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ballzonya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Muakbar hang on?
Muakbar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballzonya working over Muakbar with some ground and pound. Muakbar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ballzonya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ballzonya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muakbar tries to roll over but Ballzonya keeps him under control.
Ballzonya is keen to just control but Muakbar is a slippery customer.
Ballzonya looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya wants to take a breather but Muakbar is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ballzonya lands with a punch from half guard.
Ballzonya blocks the strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar wants to improve his position but Ballzonya is controlling well.
Muakbar is refusing to be controlled, as Ballzonya sits in half guard.
Ballzonya landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Ballzonya there.
Ballzonya seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar is pressing down on Ballzonya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Muakbar punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ballzonya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballzonya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muakbar's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya throwing strikes from guard but Muakbar blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muakbar is on top in guard.
Ballzonya is pulling down on Muakbar's head. It's preventing any offense from Muakbar, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muakbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Muakbar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballzonya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Muakbar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Muakbar trying to control from the bottom.
Muakbar taking some punishment here, with Ballzonya in his half guard.
Ballzonya wants to control but Muakbar is keeping him busy.
Ballzonya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ballzonya throwing shots but Muakbar is blocking nicely.
Muakbar throws a strike from the bottom but Ballzonya passes into side control!
Ballzonya scoring with punches from side control.
Muakbar tries to buck Ballzonya off but Ballzonya is having none of it.
Ballzonya cracks Muakbar with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Muakbar wants to get back to full guard.
Muakbar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Muakbar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ballzonya tries to pass to full mount but Muakbar defends it.
Nice strikes from Ballzonya there.
Muakbar tries to roll over but Ballzonya keeps him under control.
Ballzonya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muakbar wants to improve his position but Ballzonya is controlling well.
Muakbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ballzonya is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya drops an elbow to the side of Muakbar's head.
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!
Muakbar is looking to improve his position.
Ballzonya is trying to control. Muakbar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muakbar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballzonya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muakbar is trying to get back to full guard.
Muakbar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ballzonya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Muakbar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Muakbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya is really struggling to control Muakbar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballzonya postures up in Muakbar's guard and throws a big left but Muakbar blocks it.
Ballzonya throwing strikes from guard but Muakbar blocks nicely.
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Ballzonya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballzonya throwing strikes but missing.
Ballzonya works over Muakbar with some ground and pound from guard.
Ballzonya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muakbar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Haji Muakbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar controls Ballzonya momentarily but Ballzonya frees himself.
Ballzonya throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Muakbar has his hands on Ballzonya's head, controlling the position.
Muakbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballzonya throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballzonya engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballzonya 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ballzonya!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Ballzonya 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wanted Dead or Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike McKinley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bapit Pradchapet's chin.
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204 lbs
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183 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pradchapet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKinley was well out of range. Poor timing from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from McKinley misses.
McKinley just misses with a punch to the body.
McKinley misses with a body kick.
McKinley swings for the body but Pradchapet moves out of range.
McKinley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pradchapet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKinley.
McKinley misses with a shot to the body
and Pradchapet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pradchapet avoids the head kick by McKinley.
Pradchapet misses with a wild combination.
Pradchapet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McKinley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pradchapet moves out of range of the body kick from McKinley.
Pradchapet misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet cracks McKinley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pradchapet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKinley moves away.
Pradchapet misses with an uppercut. McKinley saw that one coming.
McKinley misses with a hook. Pradchapet ducked under it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pradchapet.
McKinley misses with a lunging right hand
and Pradchapet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKinley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pradchapet throws out the jab.
Pradchapet misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from McKinley. No joy for Pradchapet on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from McKinley misses the target.
McKinley throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKinley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKinley throws a jab when Pradchapet was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKinley manages to avoid it.
Pradchapet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
Mike McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKinley lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinley misses with a hook.
McKinley throws a lazy uppercut
and Pradchapet counters with a one-two to the body.
McKinley throws a right hand that Pradchapet ducks under and follows up with a left that Pradchapet also avoids with ease.
McKinley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pradchapet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKinley connects with a high kick.
Pradchapet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKinley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pradchapet moves out of range as McKinley strikes.
Pradchapet swings for the body but McKinley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pradchapet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pradchapet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pradchapet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McKinley rather than just go for the knockout.
Pradchapet connects with a body shot.
Pradchapet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by McKinley as he checks the leg kick.
Pradchapet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McKinley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pradchapet misses with a looping right.
McKinley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pradchapet on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradchapet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from McKinley misses
and Pradchapet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McKinley thinking.
McKinley is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pradchapet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McKinley, pushing him back against the cage.
McKinley wants to break free but Pradchapet has control.
McKinley has had enough of the clinch but Pradchapet keeps him there for the moment.
McKinley is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKinley or not.
Pradchapet swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKinley is trying to force a seperation but Pradchapet has the dominant position.
Pradchapet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pradchapet lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKinley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pradchapet is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McKinley to the mat. McKinley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pradchapet wants to control from the top but McKinley keeps moving.
McKinley has momentary wrist control but Pradchapet slips an elbow through the middle.
Pradchapet lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pradchapet shoots in for a double leg but McKinley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pradchapet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKinley.
Pradchapet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKinley.
McKinley walks into a straight right hand from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet misses with a body shot.
Pradchapet throws a jab but it's blocked by McKinley.
McKinley looks to land a body kick but Pradchapet moved away.
McKinley throws a big shot that misses.
Pradchapet lands with a nice body punch.
Pradchapet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McKinley throws a body punch but Pradchapet moves out of range.
McKinley slips a jab and a cross from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet staying out of range there.
McKinley misses with an uppercut
and Pradchapet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley misses with a left hand
and Pradchapet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pradchapet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pradchapet tries to score with a low kick but McKinley moves his leg out of the way.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKinley misses with a leg kick
and Pradchapet counters with a good low kick that McKinley was not able to check.
McKinley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pradchapet is out of range.
Pradchapet tries to clinch but McKinley is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from McKinley misses.
McKinley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pradchapet is just out of range.
Pradchapet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKinley is looking to improve his position.
Pradchapet lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKinley trying to control but Pradchapet postures up.
Pradchapet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKinley defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries to kick Pradchapet off but Pradchapet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McKinley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pradchapet stands up over McKinley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pradchapet lands a couple of digs.
McKinley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pradchapet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pradchapet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McKinley down.
Pradchapet throws an elbow but McKinley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pradchapet working the ground and pound but McKinley is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pradchapet wants to control but McKinley is keeping him busy.
McKinley tries to buck Pradchapet off but Pradchapet is having none of it.
Pradchapet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pradchapet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bapit Pradchapet has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McKinley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pradchapet off and has taken his back!
McKinley doesn't have the hooks in and Pradchapet manages to turn into his guard.
Pradchapet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McKinley trying to control the position.
McKinley wants to sweep here but Pradchapet controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pradchapet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pradchapet wants to pass the guard but McKinley is keeping the position.
Pradchapet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pradchapet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKinley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKinley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pradchapet's guard.
Pradchapet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McKinley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pradchapet avoids the attempt from McKinley to control.
Pradchapet unloading with bombs!
McKinley is rocked!
McKinley is bucking up trying to escape but Pradchapet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh McKinley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pradchapet unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McKinley wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pradchapet celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bapit Pradchapet!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bapit Pradchapet waved his t-shirt featuring Legion of Pain Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Somore Fudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitch! has chosen Ghetto Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somore Fudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitch!.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bitch! checks a leg kick.
Fudge scores with a body shot.
Bitch! connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fudge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Fudge connects with an inside leg kick.
Fudge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bitch! buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bitch!, as that shot connected.
A jab from Fudge misses.
Fudge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bitch! throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bitch! tries to land a leg kick but Fudge saw it coming and moves away.
Bitch! throws a right hand that misses
and Fudge counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Fudge blocks the leg kick.
Fudge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bitch! turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Bitch! lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fudge doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bitch!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge lands with a nice body kick.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! ducks right into an uppercut from Fudge.
Fudge slips a straight right by Bitch!.
Fudge darts in and clinches Bitch! up against the cage.
Fudge lands an uppercut.
Fudge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fudge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fudge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fudge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fudge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fudge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch!'s elbow.
Fudge blocks an elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Fudge fails to land.
Fudge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bitch!.
Bitch! looks winded!
Fudge manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fudge 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 Bitch! has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bitch! and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudge throws a sloppy head kick and Bitch! moves out of range easily.
Fudge wants to clinch up but Bitch! keeps it at a distance.
Bitch! misses with an uppercut. Fudge saw that one coming.
Fudge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fudge. Bitch! does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fudge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fudge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fudge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fudge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bitch! throws out the jab.
Fudge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitch! cracks the inside of Fudge's front leg.
Bitch! slips under a jab from Fudge.
Bitch! defending well as Fudge loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Fudge there.
Fudge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge throws a push kick but Bitch! slaps the foot to one side.
Bitch! misses with a straight left.
Bitch! connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fudge momentarily.
Fudge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bitch! looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fudge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fudge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitch! connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fudge's hands.
Fudge defending well as Bitch! loads up on a big left hand.
Fudge with a jab.
Fudge lands a right hook to the body.
Fudge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitch! takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fudge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fudge keeps the fight on the outside.
Fudge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bitch! is out of range and Fudge settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Fudge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudge throws a leg kick but Bitch! sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fudge blocks a jab.
Fudge lands a brutal head kick. Bitch! looks out on his feet and Fudge throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Somore Fudge!
Somore Fudge 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greissi Jiorgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greissi Jiorgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Jiorgite counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jiorgite drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sampson dives on top into guard.
Jiorgite looking to control.
Sampson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sampson throwing strikes from guard but Jiorgite blocks nicely.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiorgite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiorgite looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sampson has picked Jiorgite up and slammed him! Jiorgite can't keep hold of the triangle and Sampson manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiorgite is trying to improve his position.
Sampson working the ground and pound.
Sampson working the head with strikes.
Jiorgite is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiorgite struggling a bit here.
Jiorgite tries to bench press Sampson off him but Sampson keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jiorgite's legs.
Jiorgite is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sampson off and has taken his back!
Sampson turns into Jiorgite and is now in his guard.
Sampson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sampson postures up in Jiorgite's guard and throws a big left but Jiorgite blocks it.
Sampson looking to improve position, pressing down on Jiorgite's thigh with his hand. Jiorgite seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Sampson paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Sampson's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Jiorgite picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Greissi Jiorgite!
Greissi Jiorgite bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bullet the Blue Sky. Tatsuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Norther - Released. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatsuki.
Nieto misses with a shot to the body
and Tatsuki counters with a series of strikes. Nieto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nieto lands a lovely overhand right.
Tatsuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieto.
Nieto throws a shot from downtown. Tatsuki moves away and avoids it.
Nieto misses the shot to the body.
Nieto misses with a wild body shot.
Tatsuki throws a low kick but Nieto moves out of range easily.
Nieto slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatsuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nieto lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Tatsuki as he checks the leg kick.
Nieto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatsuki digs a good hook to Nieto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki fails to land the takedown.
Tatsuki clobbers Nieto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tatsuki missing with a left hand there. Nieto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Tatsuki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieto. Tatsuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Nieto. Beautiful body shot.
Tatsuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieto.
An inside leg kick from Nieto misses.
Tatsuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
Nieto is looking to chop away at Tatsuki's legs.
Nieto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tatsuki to the ground. Nieto is now in Tatsuki's guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nieto stopping the sweep attempt from Tatsuki.
Nieto tries to free his leg and advance position but Tatsuki is retaining full guard.
Tatsuki 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieto with a nice head shot there.
Nieto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tatsuki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nieto passes into side control.
Tatsuki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tatsuki tries to improve position but can't.
Nieto is putting a hurting on Tatsuki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tatsuki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tatsuki tries to get to full guard but Nieto has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatsuki is trying to control but can't.
Tatsuki tries to roll over but Nieto keeps him under control.
Nieto lands strikes from half guard.
Tatsuki looking for submissions off his back.
Nieto is trying to control. Tatsuki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nieto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tatsuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nieto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuki keeps working.
Nieto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is pressing down on Tatsuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatsuki is holding on for now.
Tatsuki wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nieto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nieto is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatsuki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tatsuki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
That's time! Nieto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nieto walks into a straight right hand from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nieto.
Nieto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatsuki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nieto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nieto throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tatsuki counter with a right hand.
Tatsuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatsuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown but Tatsuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nieto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nieto avoids the head kick by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nieto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatsuki slips under a jab.
Nieto connects with a right hand. Tatsuki shakes it off.
Tatsuki misses with a double jab.
Tatsuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nieto. Nieto obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nieto throws a low kick but Tatsuki avoids it.
Nieto lands a leg kick that knocks Tatsuki off balance momentarily.
Nieto throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatsuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nieto under the eye.
No luck for Tatsuki with that takedown attempt.
Nieto misses with a body shot.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tatsuki but Tatsuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieto throws a low kick but Tatsuki moves out of range easily.
Tatsuki throws a sloppy head kick and Nieto moves out of range easily.
Nieto blocks the body kick.
Nieto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tatsuki defends it nicely.
Nieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto throws a lazy right hand but Tatsuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatsuki checks a low kick from Nieto.
Tatsuki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nieto works the jab nicely.
Nieto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tatsuki. Tatsuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatsuki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nieto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tatsuki connects with a nice looking jab.
Tatsuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nieto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto swings for the body but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Tatsuki throws a body punch but Nieto moves out of range.
Nieto swings for the body but Tatsuki moves out of range.
Nieto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatsuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot that snaps Nieto's head back.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Tatsuki avoids the body shot from Nieto.
No luck for Nieto with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mayuri Tatsuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatsuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alexandre Nieto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nieto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieto. Tatsuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatsuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Nieto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tatsuki misses with a hook.
Nieto moves out of range as Tatsuki strikes.
Nieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nieto 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.
Tatsuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatsuki throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatsuki lands with a nice body punch.
Tatsuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatsuki avoids the body shot from Nieto.
Nieto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nieto connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nieto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatsuki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nieto is looking to score with low kicks.
Nieto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatsuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki misses with a low kick.
Nieto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tatsuki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tatsuki.
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!
Nieto trying to control the position.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsuki postures up in Nieto's guard and throws a big left but Nieto blocks it.
Tatsuki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatsuki wants to control from the top but Nieto keeps moving.
Tatsuki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nieto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatsuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatsuki postures up.
Nieto pulls Tatsuki in close to prevent any damage.
Tatsuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nieto can't keep his opponent in guard - Tatsuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tatsuki misses with a head shot. Nieto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki stopping the sweep attempt from Nieto.
Nieto keeping moving, preventing Tatsuki from controlling successfully.
Mayuri Tatsuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nieto is trying to keep Tatsuki in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki really dominated that round.
That's time! Nieto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nieto scores with a body shot.
Tatsuki tries to keep at a distance but Nieto has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki breaks from the clinch.
Tatsuki looks to land a combination but Nieto avoids it well.
Nieto throws a looping overhand right but Tatsuki ducks down to avoid it.
Tatsuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tatsuki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nieto is out of range.
Tatsuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatsuki blocks the leg kick.
Nieto misses with a hook
and Tatsuki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto is trying to get back to full guard.
Tatsuki drops an elbow to the side of Nieto's head.
Tatsuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nieto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nieto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tatsuki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tatsuki throwing shots but Nieto is blocking nicely.
Tatsuki trying to control the action but Nieto is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki trying to control the action but Nieto is working from the bottom.
Nieto trying to control but Tatsuki postures up.
Nieto is trying to get back to full guard.
Nieto trying to control here.
Tatsuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tatsuki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is stalling here. Nieto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tatsuki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nieto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tatsuki is trying to escape the position but Nieto is controlling the position.
Tatsuki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tatsuki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nieto pushing down on Tatsuki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nieto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nieto connects with a decent elbow.
Tatsuki is looking to regain half guard here but Nieto keeps moving and retains side control.
Nieto is looking to take a break and control but Tatsuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is looking for a sweep.
Tatsuki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tatsuki can't do much from the bottom here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nieto wants to control for a moment but Tatsuki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nieto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatsuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nieto throwing shots but Tatsuki is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nieto lands with a punch from half guard.
Tatsuki wants to improve his position but Nieto is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mayuri Tatsuki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Nieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatsuki checks it well.
Nieto is looking to wear down Tatsuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatsuki throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nieto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatsuki's sensitive parts.
Nieto misses with a shot to the body
and Tatsuki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tatsuki looks to land a body kick but Nieto moved away.
Nieto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nieto throws a chopping leg kick but Tatsuki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatsuki looks for a takedown but Nieto sprawls well.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown. Tatsuki tries to sprawl out of it but Nieto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tatsuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto looks to throw the jab but Tatsuki is out of range.
Tatsuki lands with a straight right. Nieto didn't see that one coming.
Nieto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nieto dips to his left and cracks Tatsuki with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Nieto.
Nieto misses with a straight right.
Tatsuki moves away from the strike by Nieto.
Tatsuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nieto.
Nieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatsuki manages to avoid it.
Nieto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tatsuki thuds his right hand into Nieto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tatsuki tries to bum rush Nieto with a series of wild strikes but Nieto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatsuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieto manages to avoid it.
Nieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
Tatsuki misses with a low kick as Nieto jumps back.
A jab from Nieto misses.
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!
Nieto misses with a few strikes there.
Mayuri Tatsuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatsuki.
Nieto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Nieto misses.
A low kick from Nieto is predictable there
and Tatsuki counters with a low kick, right behind Nieto 's knee.
Nieto scores with a head kick. Tatsuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tatsuki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nieto was covering up waiting for the punch and Tatsuki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tatsuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tatsuki wants to control from the top but Nieto keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nieto holds on and takes a little breather.
Alexandre Nieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nieto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki clobbers Nieto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nieto misses with a looping left.
Nieto throws a leg kick
so Tatsuki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mayuri Tatsuki.
I think Tatsuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mayuri Tatsuki! Mayuri Tatsuki retains his lightweight title!
Mayuri Tatsuki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hagler Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corleone . Corleone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Hearns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Hearns.
The fighters circling - Hearns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Corleone moves away and avoids it.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hearns checks a leg kick.
Hearns throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone moves away from the strike by Hearns.
Hearns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corleone throws a low kick, looking for Hearns's leg but Hearns calmly moves out of range.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearns.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hearns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corleone defending well as Hearns loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone . That's going to slow Hearns down.
Corleone delivers a nice body kick.
Hearns tries to clinch there but Corleone circles away.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearns.
Hearns throws a shot from downtown. Corleone moves away and avoids it.
Hagler Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hearns misses its intended target.
Corleone is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Hearns. That snapped Corleone 's head back.
Hearns throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Hearns misses.
Good exchange - Hearns coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone slips under a jab from Hearns.
Hearns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corleone .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with the combination.
Hearns lands a right hook to the body.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hearns just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hearns.
Donk. Hearns catches Corleone right on the button with a cross.
Hearns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corleone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hearns throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hearns finds it's way through Corleone 's defenses.
Hearns throws a big shot that misses.
Corleone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearns throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Hearns moves out of range easily.
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
Hearns throws a hook to the side of Corleone 's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearns takes a swing at Corleone 's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Hearns as he checks the leg kick.
Hearns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Hearns misses its intended target.
Corleone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hearns is able to avoid easily.
Hearns looks to throw the jab but Corleone is out of range.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
Hearns misses the shot to the body.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Corleone throws a head kick that Hearns semi-blocks.
A jab from Hearns misses.
The fighters circling - Hearns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
Hearns looks to throw the jab but Corleone is out of range.
Corleone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Corleone lands but Hearns takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
Hearns lands a jab to the nose.
Hearns lands with a cross.
Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corleone thows a body kick. Hearns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corleone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearns.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corleone .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns misses with a straight left.
Hearns misses with an uppercut. Corleone saw that one coming.
Hearns swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Hearns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagler Hearns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Hearns tests Corleone 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearns.
Corleone slips under a jab from Hearns.
Corleone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearns lands with an overhand left.
Corleone tried to score with a low kick but Hearns checks it.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns moves out of range of the body kick.
Hearns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corleone .
Hearns punishes Corleone 's body with a nice straight punch.
Hearns checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hearns.
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone moves out of range as Hearns strikes.
Hearns lands a glancing blow to the side of Corleone 's head.
Hearns throws an off balance right hand
and Corleone counters with an inside leg kick.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Hearns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearns 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.
Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns throws a hook but Corleone avoids it easily.
Hearns moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone .
Corleone tries a low kick but Hearns avoids it.
Corleone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearns.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
Hearns missing with a left hand there. Corleone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hearns misses.
Corleone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearns misses with a straight right.
Corleone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corleone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hearns is breathing heavily.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corleone moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearns throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corleone .
Corleone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hearns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns throws a jab but it's blocked by Corleone .
Good leg kick by Corleone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corleone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearns. Corleone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hearns's head.
Hearns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hearns connects with a body shot.
Hearns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hearns misses with a straight left.
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone .
Corleone lands a leg kick that knocks Hearns off balance momentarily.
Corleone blocks a jab.
Corleone has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Corleone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearns throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Hearns throws a right hand that Corleone ducks under and follows up with a left that Corleone also avoids with ease.
Corleone scores with a head kick.
Hearns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Corleone . That one must have hurt.
Hearns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Hearns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Corleone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corleone lands a leg kick that knocks Hearns off balance momentarily.
Hearns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corleone scores with a nice body kick.
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hearns walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corleone .
Corleone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corleone tried to score with a low kick but Hearns checks it.
Hearns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corleone in his tracks.
Hearns looks to throw the jab but Corleone is out of range.
Hearns throws a hook to the side of Corleone 's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corleone misses with a kick to the body.
Hearns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hagler Hearns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearns connects with a body shot.
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Hearns sees coming a mile off.
Hearns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corleone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hearns has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corleone .
Corleone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corleone wants to land a leg kick but Hearns is out of range.
Hearns throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hearns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corleone was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearns.
No joy there for Hearns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hearns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Hearns lands a body shot.
Corleone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corleone lands a front kick.
Corleone throws a nice head kick!
Hearns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearns misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corleone .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Hearns blocks the leg kick.
Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Corleone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns thows a body shot but no joy.
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corleone throws a nice head kick!
Corleone cracks the inside of Hearns's front leg.
Hearns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hearns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corleone counters with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corleone . Hearns shrugs it off though.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hearns misses.
Hearns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone .
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hearns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corleone . Corleone obviously looking to wear him down.
Corleone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Corleone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corleone throws a body kick that misses.
Hearns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corleone can pounce on him.
Hearns throws a lazy right hand but Corleone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearns takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Corleone scores with a leg kick.
Corleone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Corleone tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearns lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearns's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corleone .
Corleone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Corleone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corleone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hearns misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Corleone .
Corleone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corleone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone . That's going to slow Hearns down.
Hearns throws a one two combo.
Corleone connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corleone connects with a leg kick. Hearns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corleone thumps Hearns with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corleone 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Corleone !
Michael Corleone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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