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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gawain Orucai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orucai comes to the cage accompanied by When Worlds Collide. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gawain Orucai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orucai clinches up against the cage.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Orucai backwards.
It looks like Gawain Orucai has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orucai is rocked!
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Orucai.
Orucai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orucai misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Orucai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orucai misses with a punch to the body.
Orucai wants to stall.
Hall gets through Orucai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orucai trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orucai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orucais head.
Oh Orucai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orucais head.
Orucai pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Orucai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Orucai seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orucai tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Orucai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Orucai.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Orucai's head.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Orucai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.
Orucai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orucai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orucai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orucai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orucai backwards.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Orucai's head.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orucai backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Orucai! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hall is unloading with more strikes now! Orucai drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Hall!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malakai Semerkhet!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems misses the shot to the body.
Deems closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deems lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deems passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Deems stands up.
Deems ducks under a wild hook from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet cracks the inside of Deems's front leg.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semerkhet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mingo Deems has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semerkhet tries a head kick but it misses.
Malakai Semerkhet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semerkhet slaps away a takedown attempt from Deems, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semerkhet lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Deems.
Deems has a takedown stuffed.
Deems tries to move into range but Semerkhet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crack! A monster head kick from Semerkhet and Deems falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Semerkhet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malakai Semerkhet!
A victorious Malakai Semerkhet thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bailey Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bailey Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vaughan counters with a leg kick.
Teller shoots and misses
and Vaughan counters with a nice uppercut.
Teller slips a straight right by Vaughan.
Teller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaughan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teller fails with the takedown
and Vaughan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Jack Teller has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vaughan has a takedown stuffed.
Teller has a takedown stuffed.
Teller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teller slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vaughan counters with a left to the body.
Vaughan throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Teller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vaughan avoids it really well and circles away.
Teller with a poor takedown
and Vaughan counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaughan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaughan misses with a hook.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vaughan sprawls well. Vaughan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teller gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller slips a jab and a cross from Vaughan.
Teller darts in looking for a takedown but Vaughan gets double underhooks and turns Teller into the cage.
Vaughan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaughan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Teller tries to score a body lock takedown but Vaughan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vaughan pulls guard successfully.
Teller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Teller tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughan is retaining full guard.
Teller trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan is looking to stand back up but Teller counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Vaughan.
Teller wants to take a breather but Vaughan is having none of it.
Teller is controlling the pace.
Vaughan is defending against the submission attempts here by Teller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bailey Vaughan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Teller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Teller keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey Vaughan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teller tries for a takedown but Vaughan circles away easily
and Vaughan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaughan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Vaughan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vaughan counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teller is countered with a crisp right hand from Vaughan that sends him to the canvas! Vaughan follows him to the mat into side control.
Teller is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teller can't do much from the bottom here.
Vaughan tries to stand but Teller is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan tries to get to his feet but Teller is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Vaughan in his guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vaughan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teller 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bailey Vaughan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Teller blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Teller tries for a takedown but Vaughan circles away easily
and Vaughan counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Vaughan finds it's way through Teller's defenses.
Teller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teller stops Vaughan from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teller slips nicely into half guard.
Vaughan is defending against the submission attempts here by Teller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bailey Vaughan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Teller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Teller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vaughan was covering up waiting for the punch and Teller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Teller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Teller trying to control but Vaughan is working from the bottom.
Teller tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughan wants to stand up but Teller is controlling him.
Teller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Teller just wasn't active enough.
Vaughan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Teller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vaughan takes the fight into the clinch.
Vaughan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vaughan tries to avoid it but Teller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vaughan to the ground. Vaughan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vaughan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaughan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bailey Vaughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaughan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey Vaughan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vaughan punishes Teller's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
Vaughan throws a series of punches but Teller moves out of range.
Vaughan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teller has time to react.
Teller doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Vaughan counter with a right hand.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Teller got wobbled bad by a big combination! Vaughan presses forward with punches and knees until Teller stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Teller closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bailey Vaughan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bailey Vaughan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins comes into the arena with Kickstart blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant throws a right and a left that Brookins avoids nicely.
Brookins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brookins throws a head kick but Durrant moves out of range.
Brookins scores with a jab. Durrant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brookins misses with a looping left.
Brookins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durrant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brookins thuds his right hand into Durrant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durrant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Durrant is looking for a kimura but Brookins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durrant to get the leverage.
Durrant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Durrant is looking to advance position but Brookins won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brookins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Brookins keeps moving.
Durrant trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brookins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brookins postures up and lands a big shot to Durrant's brow.
Brookins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durrant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brookins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Durrant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brookins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durrant is keeping the position for now.
Brookins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Durrant dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brookins scores with a decent looking hook.
Brookins moves in looking to clinch but Durrant pushes him off.
Brookins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jonathan Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brookins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brookins throws a good cross that connects.
Durrant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durrant darts in looking for a takedown but Brookins gets double underhooks and turns Durrant into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brookins gets through Durrant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brookins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brookins connects with a knee to the head.
Durrant breaks from the clinch.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brookins connects with the punch.
Brookins throws a right hand that misses
and Durrant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durrant trying to stall but Brookins improves his position.
Brookins struggles to land a body shot inside as Durrant controls his hands.
Brookins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durrant blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Durrant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Brookins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durrant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brookins has him pressed against the cage.
Durrant tries to break the clinch but Brookins is controlling the position.
Durrant prevents a body shot from Brookins.
Brookins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brookins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Brookins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Durrant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brookins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brookins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durrant misses with a two punch combination.
Brookins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durrant throws a front kick aimed at Brookins's knee but Brookins avoids it well.
Brookins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrant.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brookins.
Brookins clinches up with Durrant and pushes him back against the cage.
Durrant can't break the clinch.
Durrant breaks from the clinch.
Brookins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brookins misses with a low kick.
Durrant misses with a few strikes there.
Durrant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Durrant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brookins sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant wants to pass to mount but Brookins is defending the position.
Durrant is thwarting Brookins's attempts to control the position.
Brookins manages to get to full guard.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brookins 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins keeping moving, preventing Durrant from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Durrant has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Brookins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durrants head.
Brookins lands with a right to the head.
Brookins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brookins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brookins throws a punch but it's blocked by Durrant.
Brookins working aggressively here.
Brookins misses with a punch on the inside.
Durrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durrant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durrant shoots for a takedown but Brookins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iain Durrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durrant throws a body punch but Brookins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brookins was well out of range. Poor timing from Durrant.
Durrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durrant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brookins avoids it really well and circles away.
Durrant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brookins.
Durrant stuns Brookins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brookins tried to score with a low kick but Durrant checks it.
Durrant darts in looking for a takedown but Brookins gets double underhooks and turns Durrant into the cage.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
Brookins misses with a punch to the body.
Brookins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durrants head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brookins has Durrant pressed against the cage, preventing Durrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durrant is trying to push Brookins away but Brookins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brookins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brookins tries to throw a body punch but Durrant avoids it by throwing Brookins back against the cage.
Durrant working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Brookins on the inside.
Durrant has had enough of the clinch but Brookins keeps him there for the moment.
Durrant is trying to force a seperation but Brookins has the dominant position.
Brookins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brookins scores with a shot to the side of Durrant's head.
Brookins lands a nice knee to the body.
Durrant takes a shot to the head.
Brookins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durrant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins misses with a looping left.
Durrant scores with a body shot.
Brookins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durrant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Brookins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brookins misses with a wild body shot.
Durrant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brookins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durrant.
Brookins dips to his left and cracks Durrant with an uppercut!
Brookins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brookins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brookins looks to score with a jab to the body but Durrant is just out of range.
Durrant throws a jab but it's blocked by Brookins.
Durrant ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Durrant throws a series of punches but Brookins avoids them all with ease.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durrant sprawls well. Durrant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brookins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins tries to clinch there but Durrant circles away.
Brookins drives through and clinches with Durrant against the cage.
Brookins misses with some punches.
Brookins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brookins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durrant is trying to force a seperation but Brookins has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brookins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brookins lands with a right to the head.
Brookins keeps control of Durrant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Brookins has double underhooks.
Brookins pushes Durrant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brookins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Durrant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durrant taking a breather.
A short right from Brookins on the inside.
Durrant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iain Durrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brookins misses with a looping right.
Brookins misses with a hook
and Durrant counters with a takedown into side control.
Iain Durrant has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brookins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Durrant off and has taken his back!
Brookins lands with a hammerfist to the side of Durrant's head.
Brookins is punishing Durrant with strikes - can he finish him?!
Durrant tries to escape but Brookins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Durrant breaks Brookins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brookins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brookins keeping full guard, as Durrant tries to pass.
Durrant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durrant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brookins pulls Durrant in to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Durrant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brookins.
Brookins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durrant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durrant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brookins cracks Durrant with a good jab.
Brookins drops his hands momentarily and Durrant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durrant moves out of range of the strikes.
Brookins scores with a nice head shot.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown but Durrant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brookins lands a jab to the nose.
Durrant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Durrant. No joy for Brookins on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durrant tries to avoid it but Brookins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durrant to the ground. Durrant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins's corner calls for a 1-2. Brookins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonathan Brookins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brookins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Brookins!
A very excited looking Jonathan Brookins 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 David Ludher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelista Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludher comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones Part II - by Mobb Deep. Nunes has chosen Never Be Alone as his entrance music. Evangelista Nunes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Ludher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evangelista Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludher cracks Nunes with a good jab.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ludher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nunes has Ludher up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes lands a knee to the body.
Ludher tries to circle away but Nunes has him pinned against the cage.
Nunes has Ludher pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ludher fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nunes to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nunes looks to clinch but Ludher throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nunes taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Ludher!
David Ludher made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am here to finish fights. And I can promise all you fans that there will be no lay and pray in my fights.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asko Vilenius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 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
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laine sprawls well initially but Vilenius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Laine is staying active underneath Vilenius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laine wants to improve his position but Vilenius is controlling well.
Vilenius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laine wants to control but Vilenius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vilenius is trying to control the action in half guard but Laine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vilenius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Laine dodges it nicely.
Laine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vilenius is working away from the top position though.
Vilenius throwing shots but Laine is blocking nicely.
Laine wants to get back to his feet.
Laine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vilenius on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a head shot. Laine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Laine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laine tries to get out of the position.
Vilenius throws an elbow that misses. Laine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vilenius's guard. Nice move by Laine!
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Vilenius.
Laine being controlled here momentarily.
Vilenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
Vilenius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Vilenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vilenius punching from mount but Laine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vilenius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Laine is squirming around, avoiding Vilenius's attempts to control the action.
Laine tries to hold on but Vilenius postures up.
Laine tries to reverse the position but Vilenius maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vilenius looking to ground and pound but Laine is blocking nicely.
Vilenius looking to finish with strikes here!
Laine is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vilenius unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilenius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vilenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vilenius with good strikes from the mount here!
Vilenius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vilenius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Laine is rocked!
Vilenius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Laine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine blocking the ground and pound.
Vilenius with shots to the head and body - Laine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vilenius postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Laine out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Vilenius goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asko Vilenius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Mamikonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus comes into the arena with Laces Out blaring out of the sound system. Mamikonyan has chosen True Armenian Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vartan Mamikonyan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamikonyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamikonyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mamikonyan connects with a looping right hand.
Folignus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan has closed the distance and engaged Folignus in a clinch.
Folignus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folignus working hard to break the clinch.
Mamikonyan connects with a knee to the head.
Folignus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamikonyan clinches.
Folignus trying to land knees to the body.
Folignus breaks from the clinch.
Mamikonyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamikonyan tries to bum rush Folignus with a series of wild strikes but Folignus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mamikonyan throws a body punch but Folignus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mamikonyan.
Mamikonyan tries to clinch
and Folignus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Vartan Mamikonyan has been cut.
Mamikonyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Folignus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamikonyan wants to clinch.
Folignus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Folignus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mamikonyan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mamikonyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Folignus, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Mamikonyan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Folignus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Folignus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mamikonyan defending well as Folignus loads up on a big left hand.
Mamikonyan rushes Folignus and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folignus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mamikonyan.
Folignus has Mamikonyan pressed against the cage.
Mamikonyan is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Folignus manages to break the clinch.
Mamikonyan goes for a double leg but Folignus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Folignus continues to drive forward.
Mamikonyan throws an elbow that misses.
Mamikonyan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Folignus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mamikonyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Folignus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamikonyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Folignus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus 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.
Mamikonyan forces his way into half guard.
Mamikonyan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Folignus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mamikonyan winds up and cracks Folignus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Folignus trying to hold on to Mamikonyan's head to control him but Mamikonyan postures up.
Folignus is staying active underneath Mamikonyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Folignus has his hands clasped together around Mamikonyan's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamikonyan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Folignus is just riding it out for now. Mamikonyan eventually gives up the hold.
Mamikonyan is trying for a kimura here. Folignus looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mamikonyan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vartan Mamikonyan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vartan Mamikonyan made sure he mentioned Tab out, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music D12. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
225 lbs
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210 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
16 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnie Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballantine swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Bones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballantine ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Bones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Bones throws a push kick but Ballantine slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Bones does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Ballantine throws a shot to the body.
Bones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ballantine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bones is able to avoid easily.
Bones walks into a straight right hand from Ballantine.
Good shot there by Ballantine.
Ballantine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a low kick but Bones moves out of range easily.
Bones shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Bones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballantine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballantine jabs at Bones's body.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Bones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballantine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bones throws a looping overhand right but Ballantine ducks down to avoid it.
Bones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ballantine doesn't seem bothered though.
Bones lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballantine thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantine misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Ballantine coming out on top.
Ballantine throws out a loose jab but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballantine throws a leg kick that misses.
Bones slips a straight right by Ballantine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones connects with a body shot that sends Ballantine's belly button to the back.
Ballantine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Bones.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bones lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballantine off the cage and back into range.
Ballantine avoids the body shot from Bones.
Ballantine misses the body punch
and Bones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ballantine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bones is pressing down on Ballantine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ballantine is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones content to control rather than advance.
Ballantine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ballantine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine is looking for a sweep. Bones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bones throwing shots but Ballantine is blocking nicely.
Bones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonny Bones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantine.
Bones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ballantine scores with a body shot.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bones moves out of range as Ballantine strikes.
Bones blocks a leg kick.
Bones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones scores with a nice right hand.
Ballantine misses with a straight right.
Ballantine lands a jab to the nose.
Bones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballantine lands an overhand right.
Bones throws a leg kick but Ballantine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bones is looking to wear down Ballantine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ballantine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bones at a distance.
Ballantine throws a low kick but Bones moves out of range easily.
Bones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones misses with a kick to the body
and Ballantine counters with a low kick, right behind Bones 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine moves out of range of the leg kick from Bones.
Bones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballantine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnie Ballantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantine wants to clinch.
Ballantine misses with a straight left.
Ballantine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bones.
Ballantine jabs at Bones's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bones misses
and Ballantine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballantine.
Bones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Bones.
Ballantine throws a series of punches but Bones avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Ballantine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bones misses with a combination
and Ballantine counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballantine clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballantine pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bones.
Bones stalling.
Bones gets through Ballantine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballantine.
Bones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballantine pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballantine misses with a body shot.
Bones lands an overhand right.
Ballantine with a hook.
Bones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bones moves out of range as Ballantine strikes.
Bones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballantine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballantine. Ballantine obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bones with a nice cross.
Ballantine jabs Bones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bones slips a straight right by Ballantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine connects with a body shot.
Ballantine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballantine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bones ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bones is defended easily by Ballantine.
Ballantine scores with a hook to the body. Bones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballantine can pounce on him.
Ballantine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantine misses the jab.
Ballantine takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ballantine throws a chopping leg kick but Bones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bones swinging wildly here.
Bones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballantine misses with a straight right.
Ballantine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a head kick that misses
and Ballantine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bones thinking.
Bones shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballantine sprawls well. He's pushed Bones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ballantine lands with a good body shot.
Ballantine throws a hook to the side of Bones's head but Bones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballantine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballantine stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballantine.
Bones tries to throw a body punch but Ballantine avoids it by throwing Bones back against the cage.
Ballantine slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones misses with a body punch.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballantine controls his hands.
Bones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones taking a breather.
Ballantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bones.
Ballantine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Bones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnie Ballantine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ballantine 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnie Ballantine!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnie Ballantine 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipezoom Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insano comes to the cage accompanied by . Stupka has chosen Red Army March as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipezoom Insano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Insano throws a body punch but Stupka moves out of range.
Stupka throws a lazy right hand but Insano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Insano scores with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stupka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Insano scores with a body shot.
Insano misses with a series of wild punches.
Insano tries to work over Stupka's front leg with a kick but Stupka checks it.
Stupka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Insano counters with a three punch combo that has Stupka backing up. Stupka nods at Insano to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stupka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Insano throws out the jab.
Insano scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stupka is defended easily by Insano.
Stupka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Insano circles away.
Felipezoom Insano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Stupka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insano throws a body punch but Stupka moves out of range.
Stupka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Insano.
A big left from Insano misses.
Insano throws a head kick that misses.
Insano misses with a wild body shot.
Insano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Felipezoom Insano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Insano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Insano cracks Stupka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Insano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stupka.
Jab, jab by Stupka - just one landing.
Insano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insano misses with a left hand
and Stupka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insano connects with a single shot there.
Insano throws a looping overhand right but Stupka ducks down to avoid it.
Insano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stupka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Insano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Insano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Stupka.
Insano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stupka throws out the jab.
Insano slips a jab and a cross from Stupka.
Insano looks to throw the jab but Stupka is out of range.
Stupka staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insano digs a good hook to Stupka's body.
Stupka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Insano misses with an uppercut.
Insano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Insano does it's job there.
That has opened up Rocco Stupka's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stupka slips a straight right by Insano.
Insano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stupka.
Stupka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Insano.
Insano drops Stupka with a beautiful combination! Stupka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Insano is looking for the KO!
Stupka is rocked!
Insano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stupka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stupka is still on wobbly legs! Can Insano finish him?
Stupka scores with a punch to the head.
Stupka seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Insano drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stupka right on the button. Stupka goes down! Insano follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Insano gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipezoom Insano!
Felipezoom Insano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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