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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matice manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matice looking for a sweep. Not yet Matice, not yet.
Matice is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Matice wants to sweep but no luck.
Matice is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jenkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Matice trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Matice 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.
Matice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Matice sits in half guard.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Matice has control of the leg.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matice.
Jenkins is looking to control Matice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jenkins avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matice in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jenkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matice is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raymond Matice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Matice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matice shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Matice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Jenkins's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matice goes for a double leg but Jenkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jenkins continues to drive forward.
Matice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jesse Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Matice.
Jenkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Matice is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Jenkins stalls from top position.
Matice tries to improve position but can't.
Jenkins scoring with punches and elbows.
Matice is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jenkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Matice felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jenkins wants to control but Matice is keeping him busy.
Matice trying to hold on to Jenkins's head to control him but Jenkins postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Matice is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jenkins jumps into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matice manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jenkins slips a nice elbow through Matice's hands, connecting with Matice's forehead.
Jenkins prevents Matice from improving his position.
Jenkins is nestled in close to Matice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jenkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jenkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jenkins lands a nice short elbow.
Matice is looking to improve his position.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Matice is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Matice knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jenkins landing a few strikes.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matice taking punishment in the form of punches.
Matice is rocked!
Jenkins working the head with strikes.
Matice is still in real trouble! Can Jenkins finish him?
Matice is trying to control Jenkins's posture but Jenkins avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins lands some shots froms side control.
Jenkins scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Matice is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jenkins can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Jenkins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jesse Jenkins thanked Alpha-Male Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne as his entrance music. 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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159 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieddds throws a combination that misses
and Grayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
Grayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieddds throws a hook but Grayson blocks it.
Nieddds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Nieddds off balance momentarily.
Nieddds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieddds cracks Grayson with a good jab.
Nieddds lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds sizes up Grayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nieddds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rutgers Athletic Club in the buildup to the fight.
Grayson cracks Nieddds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieddds was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Grayson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nieddds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Nieddds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Nieddds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grayson throws a shot to the body.
Grayson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Nieddds throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut. Grayson saw that one coming.
Nieddds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nieddds's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nieddds duly obliges.
Nieddds looks to land a right hand but Grayson moved out of range.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Nieddds is out of range.
Grayson needs to keep his hands up - Nieddds had a free shot at his head there.
Grayson swings widly with a right hand
and Nieddds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson slips a straight right by Nieddds.
Grayson misses with an uppercut. Nieddds saw that one coming.
Grayson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grayson misses with a low kick as Nieddds jumps back.
Grayson takes a swing at Nieddds's ribcage but misses.
Nieddds defending well as Grayson loads up on a big left hand.
Grayson looks for the body kick but Nieddds saw that one coming.
Grayson lands a leg kick that knocks Nieddds off balance momentarily.
Nieddds misses with a wild body shot.
Nieddds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grayson. That's going to slow Nieddds down.
Grayson throws a low kick but Nieddds moves out of range easily.
Nieddds misses with a wild body shot.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
Nieddds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nieddds misses with a looping left.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nieddds. That did some damage!
Nieddds moves away from the strike by Grayson.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Nieddds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Grayson.
Grayson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nieddds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nieddds blocks a jab.
Nieddds misses with a combination
and Grayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grayson catches Nieddds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nieddds blocks a jab.
Nieddds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Nieddds both land. Nice combination.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nieddds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nieddds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grayson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Marcus Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieddds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Grayson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nieddds does it's job there.
Nieddds misses with the combination.
Nieddds misses with a combination
and Grayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nieddds lands a nice looking body shot.
Grayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nieddds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Grayson loads up on a big right hand but Nieddds slips the punch.
Grayson throws a right hand that misses
and Nieddds counters with a series of strikes. Grayson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nieddds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nieddds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayson takes a swing at Nieddds's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Grayson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nieddds doesn't seem phased though.
Grayson slips a straight right by Nieddds.
Grayson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson tries to score with a low kick but Nieddds moves his leg out of the way.
Grayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nieddds.
Grayson tries to work over Nieddds's front leg with a kick but Nieddds checks it.
Nieddds lands a nice looking body shot.
Grayson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nieddds in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieddds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieddds checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grayson, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nieddds lands with a cross.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson scores with a jab. Nieddds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nieddds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nieddds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grayson's head backwards.
Nieddds looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Nieddds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nieddds throws a right hand that Grayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Grayson also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grayson.
Grayson scores with a jab to the head.
Nieddds scores with a three punch combo!
Grayson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Grayson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Nieddds!
Bobby Nieddds really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Mickey ONeil. Mickey ONeil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeil misses with a wild combination.
ONeil slips a jab and a cross from State Jr..
State Jr. lands a body shot.
A slow jab from State Jr. misses its intended target.
ONeil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from State Jr. does no damage.
State Jr. swinging wildly here.
State Jr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ONeil there as he acknowledges the shot.
State Jr. connects with a leg kick. ONeil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
State Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that State Jr. has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
State Jr. misses the shot to the body.
State Jr. fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ONeil takes one on the button.
ONeil fails to land with a series of punches.
State Jr. throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ONeil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as State Jr. throws out the jab.
State Jr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
ONeil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ONeil misses with a wild combination.
State Jr. throws a solid leg kick but ONeil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at State Jr..
State Jr. throws a leg kick but ONeil moved away.
ONeil lands a head kick. State Jr. smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State Jr. throws a leg kick which misses ONeil's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeil tries to avoid it.
State Jr. connects with the punch.
No joy there for State Jr., who threw a few shots but didn't land.
State Jr. fakes a jab and throws a low kick but ONeil checks it well.
ONeil throws a half hearted mid kick.
State Jr. displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
State Jr. takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ONeil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
State Jr. attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
State Jr. looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
State Jr. throws a looping overhand right but ONeil ducks down to avoid it.
ONeil throws a solid leg kick but State Jr. takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ONeil.
State Jr. takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeil misses with a kick to the body.
ONeil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ONeil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
ONeil tries a head kick but it misses.
State Jr. cracks ONeil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from ONeil 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 State Jr. has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from State Jr. and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circle momentarily. State Jr. darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from ONeil misses.
ONeil avoids the body shot from State Jr..
ONeil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
State Jr. misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
ONeil lands with a nice combination. State Jr. backs away looking to recover.
State Jr. drops ONeil with a nice combination! State Jr. dives into ONeil's guard, looking to finish!
ONeil is rocked!
It looks like Mickey ONeil has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
ONeil can't keep his opponent in guard - State Jr. advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
ONeil is still in real trouble! Can State Jr. finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeil is refusing to be controlled, as State Jr. sits in half guard.
State Jr. is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
ONeil seems to have recovered his senses.
State Jr. is working for a submission of some sort.
State Jr. seems to be working for a kimura but ONeil defends the submission attempt.
ONeil is not content to let State Jr. control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State Jr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey ONeil's cut.
That's time! State Jr.'s corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ONeil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunner State Jr. is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONeil looks to land a combination but State Jr. avoids it well.
ONeil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but State Jr. moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONeil drops his hands momentarily and State Jr. takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ONeil throws a nice looking combination but State Jr. bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
State Jr. connects with a right hand. ONeil shakes it off.
ONeil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeil misses with an uppercut
and State Jr. counters with a left to the body.
ONeil thows a body shot but no joy.
ONeil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract State Jr..
Nice shot by State Jr..
ONeil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
State Jr. cracks ONeil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil is looking to slow State Jr. down with leg kicks.
State Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeil was well out of range. Poor timing from State Jr..
State Jr. looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from State Jr..
A lazy left from State Jr. finds it's target.
No joy there for State Jr., who threw a few shots but didn't land.
State Jr. showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONeil.
State Jr. misses with a body punch
and ONeil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunner State Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
ONeil misses with a wild combination.
State Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and ONeil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
State Jr. connects with a right hand. ONeil shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
State Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
State Jr. is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
State Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
State Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ONeil can do to turn this around?
ONeil is breathing heavily.
ONeil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from State Jr., right into the meat.
State Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
State Jr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
ONeil throws a series of punches but State Jr. moves out of range.
State Jr. misses with a two punch combination.
State Jr. blocks a leg kick.
ONeil misses with a double jab.
State Jr. pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces ONeil back to the cage. State Jr. follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ONeil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and State Jr. has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
State Jr. lands a jab to ONeil's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
ONeil dodges the punch combination from State Jr..
A slapping leg kick lands for State Jr..
ONeil throws a leg kick
and ONeil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
State Jr. throws a shot to the body.
ONeil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
State Jr. scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
State Jr. sizes up ONeil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from State Jr..
State Jr. connects with a solid leg kick.
State Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
State Jr. lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
State Jr. catches ONeil napping and connects with a big right hand that sends ONeil to the canvas!
State Jr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
State Jr. prevents ONeil from getting back to his feet.
State Jr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
ONeil pulls State Jr. in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ONeil is looking to stand up but State Jr. isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State Jr. dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey ONeil's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
State Jr. sizes up ONeil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
State Jr. looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from State Jr.. ONeil does a little dance to reset his feet.
ONeil swinging wildly here.
ONeil scores with a three punch combo!
State Jr. misses with a body shot.
ONeil misses with a two punch combination.
State Jr. throws a right and a left that both miss.
State Jr. lands a body shot.
State Jr. misses with the combination.
ONeil tries a head kick but it misses.
ONeil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from State Jr. does no damage.
ONeil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ONeil there as he acknowledges the shot.
ONeil throws a series of punches but State Jr. moves out of range.
State Jr. misses with a body shot.
State Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.
ONeil throws a head kick that misses
and State Jr. counters with a good low kick that ONeil was not able to check.
ONeil falls off balance throwing a combination
and State Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeil misses with a low kick.
ONeil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before State Jr. can pounce on him.
State Jr. lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
State Jr. cracks a nice hook into ONeil's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
State Jr. connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ONeil momentarily.
ONeil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and State Jr. counters with a series of strikes that sends ONeil to the canvas! State Jr. follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
ONeil keeping full guard, as State Jr. tries to pass.
State Jr. throws a big elbow that misses.
State Jr. stopping the sweep attempt from ONeil.
State Jr. slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ONeil, who protects the arm well.
State Jr. trying to control the action but ONeil is working from the bottom.
Gunner State Jr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONeil manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
State Jr. is looking to advance position but ONeil won't allow it.
State Jr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ONeil sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeil is looking to escape.
ONeil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
State Jr. looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
State Jr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ONeil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time State Jr..
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner State Jr. showed his dominance in that final round.
Well State Jr. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner State Jr.!
A very excited looking Gunner State Jr. 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Souljah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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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
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hossein misses.
Lamope is looking to land body kicks.
Lamope throws a wild body kick that Hossein sees coming a mile off.
Hossein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Hossein 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.
Lamope misses with a hook
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lamope shoots for a double leg takedown but Hossein sprawls well. He's pushed Lamope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lamope is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Hossein blocks the low kick.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Nice shot by Lamope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lamope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lamope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hossein moves out of range as Lamope throws a body kick.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hossein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Lamope takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Lamope takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamope fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope moves away from the strike by Hossein.
A jab from Lamope misses.
Lamope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lamope's coach down at River's Edge Gym, LOP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lamope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Hossein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hossein throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamope counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
Lamope scores with a punch to the head.
Lamope connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hossein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamope.
Hossein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Lamope.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamope.
Lamope tries to land a leg kick but Hossein saw it coming and moves away.
Hossein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lamope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamope cracks the inside of Hossein's front leg.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lamope misses.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hossein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Lamope's shoulder, as Lamope tries to avoid the shot.
Lamope throws the left hand but Hossein avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope misses with a kick to the body.
Lamope is looking to score with low kicks.
Hossein moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itor Lamope dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hossein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamope holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lamope is trying to break the clinch but Hossein has him pressed against the cage.
Hossein is trying to break the clinch but Lamope is controlling him.
Lamope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lamope misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein prevents Lamope from breaking the clinch.
Hossein can't break the clinch.
Lamope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hossein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hossein manages to break the clinch.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hossein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamope throws a sloppy head kick
and Hossein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamope misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lamope tries to clinch but Hossein is having none of it.
Hossein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamope throws a head kick that misses.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope wants to clinch.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Hossein counters with a nice body shot.
Itor Lamope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hossein.
Hossein throws a jab when Lamope was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lamope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hossein doesn't seem phased though.
Hossein looks to land a combination. Lamope sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Itor Lamope has been cut.
Lamope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hossein was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamope.
Lamope throws a hook but Hossein avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hossein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lamope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamope.
Lamope cracks Hossein with a good jab.
Lamope slips under a jab from Hossein.
Lamope throws a jab but it's blocked by Hossein.
Lamope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamope throws a solid leg kick but Hossein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamope.
Lamope misses with a kick to the body
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamope avoids the body shot from Hossein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Lamope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lamope lands a two punch combo.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein ducks right into an uppercut from Lamope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope throws a leg kick but Hossein checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein lands with a right hand.
A big right from Hossein misses.
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 Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itor Lamope's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamope misses with a looping right.
Lamope delivers a nice body kick.
Lamope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hossein lands a head kick. Lamope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hossein walks into a jab.
Hossein defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lamope there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Hossein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lamope finds it's way round the side to connect with Hossein's head.
Hossein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lamope counter with a right hand.
Lamope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Hossein blocks a head kick by Lamope.
Lamope throws out a loose jab but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Lamope lands.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Hossein cracks Lamope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hossein defends it nicely.
Lamope cracks a nice hook into Hossein's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Hossein blocks the low kick.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Hossein counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hossein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamope misses with a body kick.
Hossein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamope defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hossein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Lamope's head but Lamope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Lamope.
Hossein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamope at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Lamope counters with a body kick that stops Hossein in his tracks momentarily.
Lamope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hossein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope throws a sloppy head kick and Hossein moves out of range easily.
Hossein defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itor Lamope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itor Lamope!
Itor Lamope thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, McGillicuddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Utley.
Utley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Utley looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
McGillicuddy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Utley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Utley blocks a head kick by Jones.
Utley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a right and a left that Utley avoids nicely.
Utley wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Utley's shoulder, as Utley tries to avoid the shot.
Jones lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utley walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
We've been told by Utley's head coaches at Philly Dawgz MMA - PIT Inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Utley.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Utley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Utley throws a head kick that misses.
Utley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Utley scores with a leg kick.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Utley.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Utley.
Utley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a hook. Utley ducked under it nicely.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Utley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Utley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Utley moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Utley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Utley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Utley counters with a nice leg kick.
Utley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley just misses with a punch to the body.
Utley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Utley throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones thuds his right hand into Utley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Utley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Utley misses the target.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utley.
Utley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Utley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Utley counters with a body kick.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a right hand that Utley ducks under and follows up with a left that Utley also avoids with ease.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Utley misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Utley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Utley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Utley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but McGillicuddy Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Utley's head but Utley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Utley throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Utley only half commits.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Utley to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones thuds his right hand into Utley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Utley scores with a jab.
Utley missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Utley is out of range.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Utley counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Utley moves out of range of the strikes.
Utley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Utley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley thumps Jones with a low kick.
A big right from Utley misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
A solid leg kick lands there for Utley.
Jones avoids the body shot from Utley.
Chase Utley is winning the standup battle so far.
Utley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Utley misses with a head kick.
Utley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Utley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Utley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Utley's shoulder, as Utley tries to avoid the shot.
Utley ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Utley throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Utley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Utley scores with a hook.
Utley lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Utley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Utley scores with a shot to the body.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Utley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Utley counters with a head kick.
Utley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Utley moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Utley misses the target.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utley moves away.
A head kick by Utley misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Utley throws out the jab.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Utley is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utley moves away.
Utley throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Utley slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Utley.
Utley throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Utley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Utley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Utley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Utley moved out of range.
Utley tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but McGillicuddy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Utley moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Utley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Utley.
Utley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Utley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Utley.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses with a hook
and Utley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Utley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Utley jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Utley connects with an inside leg kick.
Utley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Utley's shoulder, as Utley tries to avoid the shot.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Utley moved out of range nicely.
Utley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Utley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Utley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Utley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Utley scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utley tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves out of range as Utley throws a body kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Utley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Utley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Utley.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Utley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Utley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Utley staying out of range there.
Utley moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Utley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands a jab.
Chase Utley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
McGillicuddy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Utley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Utley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Utley down.
A jab from Jones misses.
Utley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Utley.
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!
Utley misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Utley throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Utley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utley throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Utley misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
McGillicuddy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... McGillicuddy Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, McGillicuddy Jones 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ellie Goulding - Burn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
26 - 13 - 2 |
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valentino throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentino is rocked!
Valentino slips a jab from Harrell.
Valentino throws a right hand that misses
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrell checks a leg kick.
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentino throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrell takes one to the side of the head.
Harrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentino.
Valentino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Giorgio Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino lands with a straight right. Harrell didn't see that one coming.
Valentino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valentino throws a leg kick which misses Harrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrell tries to avoid it.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valentino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrell's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Valentino misses
and Harrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentino connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valentino lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harrell throws a head kick that Valentino semi-blocks.
Harrell throws a hook to the side of Valentino's head but Valentino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrell checks a leg kick.
Harrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentino.
Valentino rushes Harrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrell backwards.
Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrell's calf.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino misses with a body kick.
Valentino misses with a head kick.
Harrell misses with a shot to the body
enabling Valentino to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot
and Harrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentino lands a leg kick that knocks Harrell off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a head kick that misses
and Harrell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Valentino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrell.
Valentino misses with a body kick.
Harrell moves out of range of the body kick from Valentino.
Valentino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino misses with a leg kick
letting Harrell counter with a right hand.
Valentino throws a low kick, looking for Harrell's leg but Harrell calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Valentino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentino tries to clinch but Harrell moves out of range.
Valentino throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valentino scores with a push kick.
Harrell avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Valentino misses with a low kick.
Harrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
Valentino works Harrell's body with a nice hook.
Valentino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentino misses with a body punch
and Harrell counters with an outside leg kick.
Valentino's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Valentino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentino counters with a series of strikes. Harrell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentino tries to bum rush Harrell with a series of wild strikes but Harrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentino looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Valentino throws a leg kick but Harrell checks it.
Valentino digs a good hook to Harrell's body.
Valentino throws the left hand but Harrell avoids the punch easily.
Valentino throws a front kick aimed at Harrell's knee but Harrell avoids it well.
Valentino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentino scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino misses with a hook. Harrell ducked under it nicely.
Valentino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrell counters with a head kick. That will keep Valentino thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino throws a leg kick
and Harrell counters with a left to the body.
Valentino tried to score with a low kick but Harrell checks it.
Harrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Valentino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valentino seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentino slips a jab and a cross from Harrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrell lands a big head kick that sends Valentino to the canvas! Harrell follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shelton Harrell!
Shelton Harrell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
210 lbs
29 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joulu Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki tries to clinch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pukki.
Corleone drives through and clinches with Pukki against the cage.
Corleone lands an uppercut.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pukki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pukki prevents a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone tries to work over Pukki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone presses Pukki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Pukki to work.
A short uppercut from Corleone.
Pukki swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
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!
Corleone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Pukki.
Corleone working aggressively here.
Pukki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Pukki trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pukki into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Pukki.
Pukki stalling against the cage.
Pukki scores with a shoulder strike.
Corleone tries a body shot but Pukki blocks it.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by Pukki.
Pukki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corleone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Pukki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corleone lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
Pukki leaning against his opponent.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Corleone.
Pukki trying to control the position but instead, Corleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pukki into the cage.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pukki blocks it with crossed arms.
Pukki avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Pukki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pukki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Pukki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pukki blocking some punches.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Pukki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corleone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
Corleone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Corleone tries to work over Pukki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone scores with a shoulder strike.
Pukki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Pukki.
Corleone lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Corleone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Corleone clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sonny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Knees to the body from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukki is trying to maintain a safe position but Corleone gets an underhook and turns Pukki into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Corleone.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corleone is defending well.
Corleone tries to throw a body punch but Pukki avoids it by throwing Corleone back against the cage.
Pukki working aggressively here.
Corleone leaning against his opponent.
Pukki has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Pukki blocks with his arms.
Pukki is trying to stall.
Corleone looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Corleone, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Corleone against the cage but Corleone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pukki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pukki.
Pukki throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Pukki has managed to clinch.
Corleone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pukki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pukki wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Pukki wants to pass to mount but Corleone is defending the position.
Corleone has hold of Pukki's hands but Pukki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Pukki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Pukki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Corleone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pukki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone throws a body punch but Pukki moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Pukki or perhaps it was just good defense by Corleone which made him look bad.
Pukki gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Corleone just misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone forces Pukki back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Corleone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pukki has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
Pukki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukki lands with a light punch inside.
Pukki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pukki taking a breather.
Corleone keeps control of Pukki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone lands a left hand.
Corleone lands a body shot.
Corleone is pressed up against the cage. Pukki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Corleone down to the mat. Corleone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joulu Pukki.
Pukki is breathing heavily.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pukki throws a head kick that misses
and Corleone counters with a good low kick that Pukki was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corleone.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Corleone lands a big right hand that sends Pukki crashing to the mat! Corleone stays standing though and waves Pukki back to his feet!
Pukki is rocked!
Pukki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pukki is still on wobbly legs! Can Corleone finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Pukki's jaw. Pukki's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Corleone does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Corleone!
After winning the bout, Sonny Corleone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. Fuujin has chosen 変化を通過 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
161 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
35 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinichi Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fuujin misses with a straight left.
Fuujin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson shoots in but Fuujin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fuujin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuujin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fuujin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fuujin tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Fuujin blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin defending against the ground and pound.
Fuujin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fuujin wants to control but Johnson passes into side.
Fuujin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Johnson looking to control but Fuujin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fuujin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Johnson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Johnson breaks from Fuujin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuujin is looking to escape.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fuujin because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Fuujin working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Fuujin to control.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Fuujin wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Fuujin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Fuujin is in trouble!
Fuujin is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuujin tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson prevents Fuujin from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Fuujin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson looking to control but Fuujin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fuujin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson lands a couple of good shots and Fuujin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fuujin up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuujin is in bad spot here.
Johnson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fuujin.
Johnson is controlling the position but Fuujin somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fuujin tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fuujin to the ground. Fuujin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuujin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fuujin throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Fuujin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuujin. That one must have hurt.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuujin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinichi Fuujin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuujin lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Fuujin wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Shinichi Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson checks a low kick from Fuujin.
Fuujin thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Fuujin working a defensive guard here.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is fighting to break Fuujin's control of his arms but Fuujin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Fuujin wants to get back to full guard.
Fuujin trying to control here.
Johnson throwing shots but Fuujin is blocking nicely.
Fuujin is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Fuujin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Fuujin dodges it nicely.
Fuujin wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Fuujin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fuujin is looking to improve his position.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fuujin is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuujin is looking to escape.
Fuujin is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fuujin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Fuujin throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Fuujin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuujin wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuujin is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Fuujin is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fuujin avoid being mounted?
Johnson is keen to just control but Fuujin is a slippery customer.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Fuujin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuujin keeps working.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Fuujin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Fuujin is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson 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.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuujin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Luke Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fuujin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Shinichi Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuujin keeps working.
Fuujin is looking for a sweep.
Johnson working away.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Johnson tries to control but Fuujin wriggling away.
Fuujin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson tries to control but Fuujin wriggling away.
Fuujin is working to get back to half guard.
Fuujin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuujin wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
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.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Johnson made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead as his entrance music. 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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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
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin scores with a jab. Maddox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marvin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maddox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marvin is in Maddox's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Maddox 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.
Marvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marvin is looking to work some ground and pound but Maddox has wrist control.
Marvin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marvin looking to sit in guard and control but Maddox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marvin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maddox defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox tries to free his leg and advance position but Marvin is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at Mano`s Elite BJJ Gym inform us that Marvin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin is trying to control the position but Maddox postures up.
Marvin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Maddox escapes and throws Marvin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Maddox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marvin wants to control but Maddox postures up.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marvin keeps working.
Marvin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marvin is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands an elbow.
Maddox cracks Marvin with a big elbow.
Marvin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marvin sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Maddox is nestled in close to Marvin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maddox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marvin tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maddox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marvin is trying to get back to full guard.
Maddox uses his free foot to push down on Marvin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marvin.
Marvin is looking to get to half guard.
Marvin tries to lock up and control but Maddox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maddox really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Maddox landing strikes from the mount and Marvin is in trouble!
Marvin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin is looking to get to half guard.
Marvin tries to hold on but Maddox postures up.
Maddox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maddox landing shots from mount.
Maddox with a couple of short strikes.
Marvin is rocked!
Maddox connects with a bit shot that sees Marvin covering up! More strikes from Maddox and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maddox is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his lightweight title!
Brian Maddox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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