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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Fraser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Fraser!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser lands a nice looking body kick.
Fraser misses with a left hand
and Grimm counters with a two punch combo.
Fraser shoots in and gets a takedown into Grimm's guard.
Fraser throwing strikes but missing.
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fraser distracts Grimm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Fraser controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fraser throws a big elbow that misses.
Grimm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fraser on the ground.
Fraser throwing strikes from guard but Grimm blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fraser postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fraser throws a big right hand that misses.
Fraser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fraser postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grimm keeping moving, preventing Fraser from controlling successfully.
Fraser is pushing down on Grimm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grimm is fighting to maintain full guard but Fraser has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser trying to control from half guard but Grimm is working away.
Fraser throwing shots but Grimm is blocking nicely.
Fraser lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraser working the head and body with strikes.
Grimm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fraser.
Fraser is nestled in close to Grimm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fraser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fraser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fraser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fraser drops an elbow to the side of Grimm's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fraser is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fraser performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Fraser there.
Fraser is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fraser working Grimm over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraser is taking a breather. Grimm says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fraser lands a nice short elbow.
Grimm is rocked!
Fraser is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Grimm is hurt! He's hurt bad - Fraser fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Grimm from any more punishment! Congratulations to Fraser! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Fraser!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Lonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Pidasol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Lonni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pidasol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lonni manages to avoid it.
Pidasol misses with a takedown
and Lonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lonni lands a body shot.
Lonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Pidasol misses with a hook
and Lonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Pidasol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pidasol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pidasol at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Lonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Lonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Pidasol is just out of range.
Lonni throws a series of punches but Pidasol moves out of range.
Lonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pidasol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lonni thuds a left hand into Pidasol's body.
Pidasol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lonni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pidasol was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pidasol.
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!
Pidasol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lonni throws a body punch but Pidasol moves out of range.
Pidasol connects with the punch.
Lonni works over Pidasol's head and body with a nice combination.
Lonni sizes up Pidasol with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pidasol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni lands an overhand right.
Lonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pidasol thows a body shot but no joy.
Lonni digs a good hook to Pidasol's body.
Pidasol throws a lazy uppercut
and Lonni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pidasol thinking.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pidasol was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
Pidasol misses with a takedown attempt - Lonni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Pidasol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pidasol had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pidasol eats them both and turns towards Lonni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Lonni does it's job there.
Lonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pidasol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lonni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pidasol rather than just go for the knockout.
Lonni with a hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pidasol. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni lunges at Pidasol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pidasol's hand.
Pidasol checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Lonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pidasol misses with a jab to the body
and Lonni counters with a nice body shot.
Pidasol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pidasol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pidasol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pidasol walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pidasol misses the body punch
and Lonni counters with a nice right hand that sends Pidasol toppling to the canvas! Pidasol scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lonni finish him?!
Pidasol is rocked!
Pidasol takes a swing at Lonni's ribcage but misses.
Pidasol just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni cracks Pidasol with a good jab.
Lonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arturo Lonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Lonni - just one landing.
Arturo Lonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonni lands with a straight right. Pidasol didn't see that one coming.
Oh Pidasol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pidasol seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lonni throws an overhand right that drops Pidasol like a sack of potatoes! Lonni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Lonni!
During a confident post fight interview, Arturo Lonni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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238 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Marion!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marion slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost drops Marion with a huge uppercut! Marion drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Frost is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Frost!
A less than humble Jackson Frost misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lucchese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Lucchese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Scarpa!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarpa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregory Scarpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scarpa just leaning against Lucchese, taking a breather.
Lucchese blocking some punches.
Scarpa gets through Lucchese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucchese drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scarpa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Scarpa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lucchese.
Scarpa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarpa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scarpa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucchese.
Scarpa motions for Lucchese to come forward. Scarpa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa misses with a body kick.
Scarpa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucchese avoids a kick to the body.
Scarpa throws a head kick but Lucchese moves out of range.
Scarpa looks to land a right hand but Lucchese moved out of range.
Scarpa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucchese. That did some damage!
Scarpa throws a low kick, looking for Lucchese's leg but Lucchese calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucchese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scarpa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lucchese tries to avoid it but Scarpa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lucchese to the ground. Lucchese escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scarpa tries to land a leg kick but Lucchese saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lucchese counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lucchese wants to pass the guard but Scarpa is keeping the position.
Scarpa has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Cooker. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarpa has his foot on Lucchese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lucchese works his way back into a safe position though.
Lucchese tries to free his leg and advance position but Scarpa is retaining full guard.
Lucchese stays in close to Scarpa's body and controls the position.
Scarpa looking for a guillotine here but Lucchese defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucchese passes Scarpa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese is working for a submission of some sort.
Lucchese wants to pass the guard but Scarpa is defending well.
Scarpa is looking to control Lucchese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scarpa avoid being mounted?
Lucchese trying to pass the guard but Scarpa defending well.
Lucchese is looking to take a break and control but Scarpa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lucchese is working for a kimura but Scarpa is defending it quite comfortably.
Scarpa actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarpa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Scarpa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scarpa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scarpa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucchese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarpa motions for Lucchese to come forward. Scarpa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scarpa.
Scarpa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scarpa is looking to land body kicks.
Scarpa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucchese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarpa throws a push kick but Lucchese slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lucchese sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scarpa somewhat.
Scarpa throws a push kick but Lucchese slaps the foot to one side.
Scarpa misses with a low kick as Lucchese jumps back.
Lucchese blocks the body kick.
Lucchese slaps away a takedown attempt from Scarpa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tommy Lucchese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Scarpa.
Scarpa dives in and scores a takedown into Lucchese's guard.
Scarpa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucchese has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scarpa has managed to get both his arms back between Lucchese's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucchese is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lucchese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucchese looking for subs off his back but Scarpa has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lucchese makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lucchese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese looking for a guillotine here but Scarpa defends easily.
Lucchese is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scarpa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese 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.
Lucchese is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lucchese is trying to keep Scarpa in close.
Lucchese throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scarpa escapes and throws Lucchese's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lucchese on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lucchese tries to get out of the position.
Lucchese is trying to control Scarpa's posture but Scarpa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory Scarpa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Scarpa.
Scarpa tests Lucchese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scarpa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lucchese as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Scarpa.
Lucchese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scarpa is defended easily by Lucchese.
Scarpa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa tries to clinch there but Lucchese circles away.
Scarpa loads up on a big right hand but Lucchese slips the punch.
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lucchese sprawls well. Lucchese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scarpa gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Lucchese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Scarpa.
Scarpa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tommy Lucchese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lucchese staying out of range there.
Scarpa lands a body shot.
Scarpa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucchese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarpa shoots in and bounces Lucchese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scarpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucchese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucchese is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scarpa is aware though and is defending well.
Lucchese looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucchese, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lucchese has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scarpa has managed to get both his arms back between Lucchese's legs - danger averted.
Scarpa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gregory Scarpa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucchese has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Scarpa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lucchese.
Scarpa happy to just control the position for now.
Lucchese is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Scarpa grinds an elbow into Lucchese's temple.
Lucchese tries to bench press Scarpa off him but Scarpa keeps the position.
Lucchese is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucchese strikes from the bottom but Scarpa takes advantage and advances to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Scarpa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scarpa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Scarpa!
An intense looking Gregory Scarpa took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This guy has a big fucking head.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koyla Dragnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mihailovic's choice of entrance music: Otherwise - Soldiers. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koyla Dragnov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragnov walks into a jab.
Dragnov misses with a low kick as Mihailovic jumps back.
Mihailovic tests Dragnov 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihailovic works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Mihailovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihailovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragnov moves forwards but Mihailovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragnov .
Mihailovic throws a shot to the body.
Dragnov drops his hands momentarily and Mihailovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragnov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mihailovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihailovic lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dragnov .
Koyla Dragnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mihailovic moves away from the strike by Dragnov .
A head kick from Dragnov lands but Mihailovic takes it in his stride.
Mihailovic lands with a right hand.
Dragnov throws a chopping leg kick but Mihailovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mihailovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragnov should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragnov throws a leg kick but Mihailovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mihailovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mihailovic cracks Dragnov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dragnov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mihailovic finish him?
Dragnov is rocked!
Dragnov walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Mihailovic! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lubomir Mihailovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Lubomir Mihailovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansky lands a nice hook to Briggs's body. Briggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Briggs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lansky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lansky has his hands clasped together around Briggs's back. He's all about the action.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Briggs there.
Briggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lansky is trying to maintain the position but Briggs is very close to passing his half guard.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briggs trying to mount his opponent but Lansky defends it.
Lansky tries to kick Briggs off but Briggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briggs wants to advance to full mount but Lansky doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Lansky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lansky seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Briggs gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lansky being controlled here momentarily.
Briggs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Briggs wants to stand and escape but Lansky is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Briggs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lansky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lansky wants to get back to his feet but Briggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Lansky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Lansky!
Briggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs pulls Lansky in close to prevent any damage.
Briggs wants to sweep here but Lansky controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Briggs's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lansky throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Briggs closes the distance and clinches up with Lansky, looking for a takedown. Briggs pushes Lansky against the cage but Lansky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Briggs walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lansky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lansky moves in looking to clinch but Briggs pushes him off.
Lansky tries to close the distance and clinch but Briggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyer Lansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Briggs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Briggs shoots in but Lansky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Briggs. Briggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Briggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lansky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Lansky sprawls well. He's pushed Briggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lansky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Briggs.
Lansky connects with a nice looking jab.
Briggs has been working on his balance at Rock-A-Fella Fight Club [10 ELITE!!], so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lansky.
Lansky scores with a decent looking hook.
Lansky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lansky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Briggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lansky is fending him off so far but Briggs persists. Nope, Lansky circles away and we're back to standing.
Briggs looks for a takedown but Lansky sprawls well.
Lansky lands with an uppercut that bounces Briggs off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Bobby Briggs has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lansky lands a nice shot to the body.
Lansky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lansky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Briggs on the side of the head.
Bobby Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lansky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lansky digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
Briggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky lands with a hook. Briggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lansky clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lansky.
Lansky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansky.
Lansky lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Lansky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Briggs is rocked!
Lansky unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Briggs! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lansky is unloading with more strikes now! Briggs drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meyer Lansky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubio comes to the cage accompanied by The World is Mine. Artest comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Artest!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artest connects with a looping right hand.
Rubio looks to land a right hand but Artest moved out of range.
Rubio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Artest misses with a wild body shot.
Artest clinches up against the cage.
Rubio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artest putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rubio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artest lands an uppercut.
Artest effectively controlling the action here.
Artest with a knee to the head.
It looks like Artur Rubio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artest lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rubio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Artest connects with a knee to the head.
Rubio is breathing heavily.
Artest with a knee to the head.
Artest putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rubio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artest.
Artest told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Artest.
Nice elbow from Artest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest scores with a knee to the head.
Artest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Artest scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubio is trying to force a seperation but Artest has the dominant position.
Artest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artest is working Rubio over against the cage.
Artest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Artest connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rubio's face.
Rubio is rocked!
Artest lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Rubio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artest lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rubio to his knees! Artest keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Artest!
An intense looking Ron Artest took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks for the workout Art, It was nice doing business with you... i hope you find a career more suitable for you though... WIMP'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Junkkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bloody Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bloody Gutz enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puukko Junkkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bloody Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junkkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junkkari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bloody Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junkkari manages to avoid it.
Gutz's coach down at The Cooker was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gutz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Junkkari lands with a shot to the body.
Junkkari thuds a left hand into Gutz's body.
Junkkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junkkari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
Gutz throws a looping overhand right but Junkkari ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junkkari cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Junkkari lands with a shot to the body.
Junkkari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gutz's head backwards.
Junkkari defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Junkkari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junkkari scores with a body shot.
Junkkari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gutz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junkkari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Junkkari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gutz throws an overhand right that lands on Junkkari's shoulder, as Junkkari tries to avoid the shot.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Junkkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junkkari defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Junkkari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junkkari.
Junkkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Junkkari sends Gutz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Junkkari is motioning to the referee to let Gutz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutz throws a combination that misses
and Junkkari counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gutz out cold! What a finish! Junkkari is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Puukko Junkkari!
Our winner, Puukko Junkkari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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