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SPNY 213: Mendez - Citlali PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wolfram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam McCaughey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolfram comes to the cage accompanied by Rakim- Guess Who's Back. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Wolfram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam McCaughey!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfram throws a combination. McCaughey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCaughey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCaughey throws a hook but Wolfram blocks it.
McCaughey scores with a hook to the body. Wolfram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCaughey swings widly with a right hand
and Wolfram counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Adam McCaughey has been cut.
McCaughey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCaughey is rocked!
Wolfram ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with McCaughey's jaw. McCaughey's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Wolfram does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Wolfram!
Jay Wolfram decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chisulo Kalagho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinju Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chisulo Kalagho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shinju Yoshida's chin.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chisulo Kalagho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinju Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalagho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kalagho landing some decent shots from guard.
Yoshida looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshida, not yet.
Kalagho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
Kalagho trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Kalagho advances to half guard.
Kalagho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yoshida told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalagho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yoshida is on top in guard.
Yoshida postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kalagho is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yoshida, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalagho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yoshida tries to improve position but can't.
Kalagho advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalagho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yoshida sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho trying to pass the guard but Yoshida defending well.
Kalagho is working hard here to advance position.
Kalagho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoshida!
Yoshida wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalagho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalagho lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kalagho jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yoshida is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yoshida and Kalagho has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yoshida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kalagho working the ground and pound.
Kalagho 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.
Yoshida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kalagho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kalagho is putting a hurting on Yoshida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kalagho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalagho grinds an elbow into Yoshida's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kalagho wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Yoshida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalagho avoids the attempt from Yoshida to control.
Yoshida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yoshida tries to hold on but Kalagho pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chisulo Kalagho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kalagho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kalagho is in Yoshida's guard.
Kalagho looking to pass the guard.
Kalagho content to stall in guard here.
Kalagho passes Yoshida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kalagho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalagho is working for a kimura but Yoshida is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalagho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshida keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to improve his position but Kalagho is controlling well.
Kalagho wants to work for an arm triangle but Yoshida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kalagho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kalagho trying to pass the guard but Yoshida defending well.
Yoshida looking for submissions off his back.
Yoshida is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalagho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kalagho seems to be looking for submissions.
Kalagho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kalagho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yoshida is bucking up trying to escape but Kalagho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Yoshida is keeping busy.
Yoshida turns into Kalagho and is now in his guard.
Kalagho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshida is aware though and is defending well.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Kalagho is keeping the position.
Kalagho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yoshida manages to get himself to full guard.
Yoshida wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kalagho manages to pass to side control.
Kalagho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Kalagho wants to free his trapped foot but Yoshida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho is looking to take a break and control but Yoshida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalagho is working for a kimura but Yoshida is defending it quite comfortably.
Kalagho moves into full mount! Yoshida won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chisulo Kalagho dominated that second round.
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!
Kalagho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yoshida is trying to defend but Kalagho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kalagho is pressing down on Yoshida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yoshida is holding on for now.
Yoshida is in trouble now - Kalagho has advanced to mount!
Yoshida gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalagho is looking for a rear naked choke here but Yoshida reverses the position brilliantly into Kalagho's guard!
Yoshida got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalagho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshida has managed to get both his arms back between Kalagho's legs - danger averted.
Kalagho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalagho trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshida is proving a slippery customer.
Yoshida preventing the sweep.
Kalagho is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yoshida has his hands clasped together but Kalagho extends and breaks Yoshida's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kalagho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chisulo Kalagho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Vilkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riasco comes into the arena with The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show blaring out of the sound system. Steven Vilkas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santiago Riasco's chin.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Vilkas!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riasco dives in and scores a takedown into Vilkas's guard.
Riasco content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riasco stands and throws Vilkas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vilkas is trying to get back to half guard.
Riasco advances to full mount.
Vilkas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilkas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vilkas looking for a sweep. Not yet Vilkas, not yet.
Riasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Vilkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vilkas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vilkas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vilkas!
Vilkas working the head with strikes.
Riasco is looking for a sweep.
Vilkas misses with the ground and pound.
Vilkas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riasco some visible discomfort.
Riasco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vilkas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vilkas is trying to control. Riasco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vilkas prevents Riasco from improving his position.
Riasco regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkas tries to free his leg and advance position but Riasco is retaining full guard.
Riasco looking for a triangle here. Vilkas is fighting it but it looks tight! Riasco pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vilkas is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Santiago Riasco!
After winning the bout, Santiago Riasco 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Chelsea Dagger. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricky White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White works Holgersson's body with a nice hook.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holgersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws out a leg kick but Holgersson moves out of range and White only half commits.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Holgersson checks a leg kick.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holgersson on the side of the head.
Ricky White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from White misses.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holgersson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgersson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White stuffs the takedown.
Holgersson avoids the head kick by White.
Holgersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holgersson is rocked!
It looks like Nils Holgersson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Holgersson is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Holgersson fails with the takedown.
Holgersson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Holgersson lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
White throws an overhand right that drops Holgersson like a sack of potatoes! White dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky White!
Ricky White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. Yauch has chosen Fight For Your Right To Party as his entrance music. Adam Yauch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Yauch misses.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yauch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nambara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch defending well as Nambara loads up on a big left hand.
Nambara walks into a jab.
Nambara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Nambara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nambara digs a good hook to Yauch's body.
Nambara scores with a leg kick.
Nambara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nambara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yauch on the side of the head.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nambara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nambara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nambara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nambara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch misses with a jab to the body
and Nambara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yauch's knee momentarily.
Yauch misses with a hook. Nambara ducked under it nicely.
Nambara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yauch moves out of range of the strikes.
Nambara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nambara lands with a straight right. Yauch didn't see that one coming.
Nambara lands a nice shot to the body.
Yauch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Nambara defending well as Yauch loads up on a big left hand.
Nambara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
Nambara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yauch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yauch takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yauch on the side of the head.
Yauch connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nambara slips a jab and a cross from Yauch.
A punch combination from Yauch misses.
Nambara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nambara lands a jab to the head.
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yauch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nambara swings widly with a right hand
and Yauch counters with a thumping low kick.
Yauch misses with an uppercut
and Nambara counters with a nice body shot.
Nambara wants to clinch up but Yauch keeps it at a distance.
Yauch misses with a right hand
and Nambara counters by clinching up.
Nambara digs a right hand into Yauch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yauch's gas tank.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Nambara.
Nambara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara cracks Yauch with a nice body shot.
Yauch lands a shoulder strike.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Yauch avoids the damage to the body.
Yauch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nambara blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nambara.
Nambara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nambara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nambara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yauch can't find room to land a body shot as Nambara controls the action.
Yauch is trying to break the clinch but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Nambara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nambara lands with a light punch inside.
Nambara lands a knee to the body.
Yauch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yauch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yauch tries to land knees in the clinch but Nambara avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yauch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nambara gets through Yauch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nambara lands a damaging elbow.
Nambara breaks from the clinch.
Nambara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Decent striking displayed by Nambara there.
Yauch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nambara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nambara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nambara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Yauch misses its intended target.
Nambara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yauch throws a right hand that misses
and Nambara counters with a head kick.
Yauch missing with a left hand there. Nambara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yauch lands with an overhand left.
Nambara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yauch can do to turn this around?
Yauch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nambara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yauch connects with a solid leg kick.
Yauch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nambara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nambara scores with a jab. Yauch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nambara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nambara throws a jab when Yauch was well out of range.
Yauch misses with a few strikes there.
Nezu Nambara is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nambara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yauch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Yauch as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch scores with a leg kick.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yauch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nambara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nambara.
Yauch jabs Nambara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nambara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Nambara.
Nambara misses with a body shot
and Yauch counters with a body kick.
Yauch throws a jab when Nambara was well out of range.
Yauch lands a jab to Nambara's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Nambara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara slips a jab from Yauch.
Nambara walks into a jab.
Nambara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yauch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nambara.
Yauch lands a nice looking body shot.
Nambara lands the left hand.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
Nambara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nambara is looking to wear down Yauch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yauch.
Nambara moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Yauch has Nambara pushed against the cage.
Nambara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Yauch.
Yauch avoiding damage as Nambara throws knees to the body.
Nambara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nambara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nambara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yauch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch throws a shot to the body.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nambara blocks the leg kick.
Nambara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yauch moves away.
Yauch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nambara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nambara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nambara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yauch throws out the jab.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Yauch's body. Yauch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nambara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yauch's head.
Nambara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yauch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nambara thumps Yauch with a low kick.
Nambara throws the kick towards the body but Yauch avoids it.
Yauch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch throws the left hand but Nambara avoids the punch easily.
Nambara clinches with his opponent.
Yauch throws a head punch that misses.
Nambara landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yauch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Yauch.
Nambara swats away the attempt to clinch by Yauch.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
Yauch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yauch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nambara swinging wildly here.
Yauch misses with a hook.
Yauch throws a leg kick which misses Nambara's front leg but catches the back leg as Nambara tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
Nambara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nambara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yauch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nambara checks it well.
Nambara is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara throws a body kick that misses
and Yauch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nambara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yauch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nambara lands a head kick!
Nambara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Nambara.
A combination from Yauch does no damage.
Yauch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nambara counters with a leg kick.
Nambara lands with a hook. Yauch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid body kick from Nambara.
Yauch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch throws a poor cross that misses
and Nambara counters with a left to the body.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Nambara lands.
Yauch misses with a wild combination.
Yauch throws a looping overhand right but Nambara ducks down to avoid it.
Nambara stalks Yauch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yauch's face. Yauch staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Nambara both land. Nice combination.
Yauch jabs Nambara right on the nose. Nambara blinks but takes it well.
Nambara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Yauch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yauch.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nambara doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nambara.
Yauch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yauch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nambara manages to avoid it.
Nambara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nambara rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nambara lands a damaging elbow.
Yauch is leaning against Nambara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nambara.
A right hook to the body lands for Nambara.
Yauch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nambara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yauch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yauch gets through Nambara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nambara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Nambara manages to break the clinch.
Yauch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nambara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nambara lands a really nice looking cross but Yauch seems unphased.
Yauch misses with a left hand
and Nambara counters by moving into the clinch.
Nezu Nambara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nambara lands with a right to the head.
Nambara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Nambara.
Yauch misses with a punch on the inside.
Yauch misses with some punches.
Yauch blocks a body shot from Nambara.
A head punch on the inside from Yauch fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nambara lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Nambara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nezu Nambara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nambara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nezu Nambara!
Our winner, Nezu Nambara, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier's entrance music is P.O.D. - Boom. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
188 lbs
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187 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a leg kick but Arthanier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arthanier lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arthanier.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Turner misses with a right hand
and Arthanier counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthanier moves out of range as Turner strikes.
That kick from Turner tenderised Arthanier's leg. Arthanier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramus Arthanier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthanier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arthanier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arthanier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arthanier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arthanier throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Arthanier tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Arthanier scores with a one two! Turner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arthanier is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Arthanier with an uppercut!
Arthanier scores with a jab to the body.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Arthanier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Arthanier.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arthanier.
Turner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arthanier. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier misses with a body kick.
Arthanier connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Arthanier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arthanier swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Arthanier avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner tries to bum rush Arthanier with a series of wild strikes but Arthanier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Arthanier throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Arthanier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turner's sensitive parts.
Arthanier blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Arthanier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner moves out of range as Arthanier strikes.
Arthanier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthanier throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Arthanier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arthanier 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 Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arthanier connects with a solid leg kick.
Turner thows a leg kick but Arthanier checks it
and Arthanier counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a body punch but Arthanier moves out of range.
Arthanier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Arthanier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arthanier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthanier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arthanier misses with a leg kick
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Arthanier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arthanier misses with a kick to the body.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Arthanier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arthanier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Arthanier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner blocks a leg kick.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Arthanier off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Arthanier saw it coming and moves away.
Arthanier lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turner will feel that in the morning.
Arthanier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arthanier.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arthanier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arthanier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Arthanier settles back down.
Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Arthanier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arthanier. Turner shrugs it off though.
Arthanier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arthanier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arthanier.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arthanier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arthanier scores with a jab to the head.
Turner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arthanier takes a step back to recover.
Arthanier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthanier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turner walks into a stiff left hand from Arthanier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Arthanier throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a nice body shot.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Arthanier misses.
Arthanier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner tries to land a body kick
and Arthanier counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arthanier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arthanier throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Arthanier looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthanier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner cracks Arthanier with a good jab.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Arthanier misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Arthanier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Arthanier misses with a low kick.
Arthanier moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Arthanier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arthanier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arthanier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner cracks the inside of Arthanier's front leg.
Arthanier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Arthanier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner moves out of range as Arthanier throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Arthanier.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Arthanier with an uppercut!
Arthanier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner cracks Arthanier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Turner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arthanier has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Arthanier is predictable there
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arthanier throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Turner.
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 Ramus Arthanier will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arthanier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthanier connects with an inside leg kick.
Arthanier throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Arthanier.
Turner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arthanier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arthanier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Arthanier dodges the punch combination from Turner.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turner checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthanier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arthanier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner swings for the body but Arthanier moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking to slow Arthanier down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Turner moves out of range of the leg kick from Arthanier.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Arthanier throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands a front kick.
Arthanier throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Arthanier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Arthanier swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Ike Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthanier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arthanier.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Arthanier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Arthanier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Turner throws a leg kick
and Arthanier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arthanier lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arthanier. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthanier counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Arthanier. Beautiful body shot.
Arthanier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arthanier.
Arthanier throws out a powerful jab.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arthanier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arthanier just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Arthanier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arthanier.
Arthanier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthanier throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Arthanier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arthanier misses with a low kick.
Arthanier swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Ramus Arthanier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arthanier lands with a cross.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Turner misses with the body kick
and Arthanier counters with a good low kick that Turner was not able to check.
Turner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arthanier.
Arthanier connects with a high kick.
Arthanier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Arthanier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthanier counters with a leg kick.
Arthanier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramus Arthanier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arthanier 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramus Arthanier!
A less than humble Ramus Arthanier 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Friedricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel comes to the cage accompanied by A Portuguesa. Friedricksen has chosen The Pursuit of Vikings by Amon Amarth as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harald Friedricksen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedricksen scores with a punch to the head.
Friedricksen misses with a body kick.
Manel 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.
Manel checks a leg kick.
Harald Friedricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedricksen slaps away a takedown attempt from Manel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Manel blocks the low kick.
Manel needs to keep his hands up - Friedricksen had a free shot at his head there.
Manel blocks a head kick by Friedricksen.
Manel shoots in and gets a takedown into Friedricksen's guard.
Manel throws a big right hand that misses.
Friedricksen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manel stays in close to Friedricksen's body and controls the position.
Friedricksen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manel looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Friedricksen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedricksen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manel is working Friedricksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manel postures up in Friedricksen's guard and throws a big left but Friedricksen blocks it.
Manel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Friedricksen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Friedricksen controlling the position.
Manel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Manel is really struggling to control Friedricksen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manel has his takedown stuffed
and Friedricksen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manel really felt that one!
Manel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Friedricksen's waist but Friedricksen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manel ducks under a wild hook from Friedricksen.
Manel shoots for a takedown but Friedricksen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Friedricksen throws a shot from downtown. Manel moves away and avoids it.
Friedricksen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manel counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Friedricksen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Friedricksen sneaks back into half guard.
Manel prevents Friedricksen from improving his position.
Friedricksen gets full guard.
Friedricksen 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.
Manel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friedricksen is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel passes into half guard.
Manel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friedricksen keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedricksen is trying to get back to full guard.
Friedricksen gets full guard.
Manel wants to pass the guard but Friedricksen is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedricksen controls Manel momentarily but Manel frees himself.
Friedricksen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friedricksen keeps working.
Friedricksen wants to improve his position but Manel is controlling well.
Friedricksen controlling the position for now.
Manel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Friedricksen keeping hold of Manel's head, controlling as best he can.
Manel 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.
Manel trying to control the action but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Manel there.
Manel is taking a breather. Friedricksen 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedricksen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Manel there.
Manel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Manel 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.
Friedricksen tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manel checks a leg kick.
Manel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Friedricksen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Manel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Friedricksen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Manel looking to control.
Friedricksen preventing the sweep.
Manel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Friedricksen trying to control but Manel is working from the bottom.
Friedricksen stopping the sweep attempt from Manel.
Manel is pulling down on Friedricksen's head to control his posture.
Friedricksen stopping the sweep attempt from Manel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel is working hard here to advance position.
Friedricksen controlling from the top position.
Manel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedricksen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manel trying to control the position.
Friedricksen won't allow Manel to sweep him here.
Friedricksen stays in close to Manel's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Friedricksen was covering up waiting for the punch and Manel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedricksen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manel has passed into side control.
Friedricksen tries to buck Manel off but Manel is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Friedricksen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friedricksen can do to turn this around?
Friedricksen is looking to regain half guard here but Manel keeps moving and retains side control.
Friedricksen is still trying to improve position.
Manel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Manel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Friedricksen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Friedricksen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Friedricksen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manel in side control, throwing shots but Friedricksen defends.
Friedricksen tries to buck Manel off but Manel is having none of it.
Manel scoring with punches and elbows.
Manel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friedricksen keeps working.
Friedricksen is trying to get back to half guard.
Manel tries to move to mount but Friedricksen blocks the move with his legs.
Manel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friedricksen keeps working.
Friedricksen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedricksen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Friedricksen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Manel is controlling the pace.
Friedricksen wants to improve his position but Manel is controlling well.
Friedricksen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manel's back!
Friedricksen avoiding Manel 's attempts to control his hands.
Manel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Manel trying to control the position but Friedricksen manages to sink in the hooks.
Manel is keeping busy.
Friedricksen controlling from the back.
Friedricksen is not going to allow Manel to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Manel dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Manel dives in and grabs Friedricksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Friedricksen pushes down on Manel's head and hops out.
Friedricksen misses with the body kick
and Manel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manel.
Manel is working Friedricksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manel postures up.
Toni Manel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedricksen looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedricksen, not yet.
Manel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedricksen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Friedricksen pulls Manel in close to prevent any damage.
Manel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friedricksen is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel stopping the sweep attempt from Friedricksen.
Friedricksen keeping moving, preventing Manel from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Friedricksen looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedricksen, not yet.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedricksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedricksen working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedricksen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Friedricksen throws a push kick but Manel slaps the foot to one side.
Manel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Friedricksen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manel somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedricksen is looking to score with low kicks.
Manel blocks a low kick nicely.
Manel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manel lands in his opponent's guard.
Manel looking to pass the guard.
Friedricksen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedricksen pulls Manel in close to prevent any damage.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Friedricksen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Friedricksen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Manel cracks Friedricksen with a solid left hand.
Manel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Friedricksen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Friedricksen trying to control the position.
Manel distracts Friedricksen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Toni Manel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Friedricksen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Friedricksen trying to control the position here.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Manel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friedricksen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manel trying to control but Friedricksen is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manel throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Manel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manel, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Manel!
Toni Manel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schroeder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Stephen Anthony has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
282 lbs
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273 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schroeder.
A swing and a miss from Schroeder.
Schroeder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Schroeder misses with an uppercut.
Schroeder drops Anthony with a beautiful combination! Anthony stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schroeder is looking for the KO!
It looks like Stephen Anthony has been cut.
Schroeder gets caught napping as Anthony dives in and scores a takedown. Schroeder manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anthony landing with the ground and pound.
Schroeder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony postures up in Schroeder's guard and throws a big left but Schroeder blocks it.
Anthony is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schroeder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anthony lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anthony looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anthony drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schroeder dives on top into guard.
Schroeder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anthony working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Schroeder has passed into half guard!
Schroeder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anthony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder is thwarting Anthony's attempts to control the position.
Anthony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anthony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schroeder.
Anthony moves out of range of the strikes.
Schroeder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schroeder with a hook.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Schroeder.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schroeder, as that shot connected.
Schroeder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Schroeder finds it's target.
Schroeder drops Anthony with a beautiful combination! Anthony stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schroeder is looking for the KO!
Anthony is rocked!
Schroeder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Schroeder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anthony is still on wobbly legs! Can Schroeder finish him?
Anthony thuds his shin into the meat of Schroeder's side.
Anthony seems to have recovered his senses.
Anthony blocks a jab.
Anthony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schroeder.
A slow jab from Schroeder misses its intended target.
Anthony slips a straight right by Schroeder.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Schroeder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Anthony's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anthony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schroeder pinned against the cage. Schroeder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Schroeder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony walks into a jab.
Schroeder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthony slips a jab from Schroeder.
Nice defenses there by Schroeder.
Anthony fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Schroeder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anthony doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schroeder misses with a straight left.
Schroeder moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schroeder sprawls well. Schroeder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin Schroeder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Anthony.
Schroeder drops Anthony with a beautiful combination! Anthony stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schroeder is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder pounces like a tiger and cracks Anthony with a vicious hook! Anthony is down but not out! Schroeder follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franklin Schroeder!
An out of breath Franklin Schroeder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger. Crane has chosen Way of The Ninja 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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153 lbs
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154 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Paskalev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crane gets caught napping as Paskalev dives in and scores a takedown. Crane manages to retain guard.
Crane is trying to keep Paskalev in close.
Paskalev pushes down on Crane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paskalev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paskalev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paskalev is thwarting Crane's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane is not content to let Paskalev control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paskalev 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Crane could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Paskalev has cracked it and Crane is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Paskalev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arnost Paskalev!
A relieved looking Arnost Paskalev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shadow of the Sun. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Mendez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Mendez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
48 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Citlali cracks Mendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Citlali stuffs the takedown.
Mendez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Citlali tries to avoid it but Mendez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Citlali to the ground. Citlali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Citlali cracks Mendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Citlali. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Citlali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Citlali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Citlali throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Citlali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez takes a swing at Citlali's ribcage but misses.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citlali manages to avoid it.
Citlali gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Mendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Citlali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citlali is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez tries to advance to mount but Citlali denies him.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Citlali keeps working.
Mendez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Citlali takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez trying to control the action but Citlali is working from the bottom.
Mendez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Citlali, who protects the arm well.
Mendez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez in side control, throwing shots but Citlali defends.
Mendez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Citlali is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Mendez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mendez wants to control but Citlali is keeping him busy.
Mendez throwing strikes but Citlali manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mendez tries to bench press Citlali off him but Citlali keeps the position.
Mendez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Citlali off and has taken his back!
Mendez throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Mendez throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mendez missing with strikes.
Mendez is not going to allow Citlali to sit and survive in this position.
Citlali is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mendez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez connects with a big shot to the side of Citlali's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Citlali checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Citlali as he jumps to the side.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Citlali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Citlali lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendez.
Citlali throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Citlali.
Mendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Citlali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Citlali avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Citlali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Citlali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citlali misses with a head kick.
Citlali misses with a looping left.
Mendez shoots in and bounces Citlali off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Citlali is keeping the position for now.
Citlali pulls Mendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mendez 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.
Citlali wants to stand up but Mendez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez throwing strikes from guard but Citlali blocks nicely.
Mendez preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Citlali is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Citlali throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citlali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Citlali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez dives in and grabs Citlali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Citlali pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Citlali.
Citlali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Citlali throws a low kick but Mendez moves out of range easily.
Citlali is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendez is looking to wear down Citlali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendez fails with the takedown.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Citlali down.
Mendez goes for a double leg but Citlali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Citlali continues to drive forward.
Citlali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Citlali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Citlali controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Citlali is defending well.
Mendez jumps guard but Citlali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mendez pulls guard effortlessly.
Citlali trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citlali controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citlali wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Citlali is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Citlali scores with a leg kick.
Mendez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Citlali to the ground. Mendez is now in Citlali's guard.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Citlali keeps moving.
Mendez passes into half guard.
Citlali works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citlali is adopting a defensive guard.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Citlali is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Citlali keeps moving.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Citlali is retaining full guard.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Citlali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Citlali throws a right hand that misses
and Mendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Citlali pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
Citlali keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Citlali's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Citlali reverses the position - he's now on top in Mendez's guard.
Mendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Citlali looking to pass the guard.
Citlali stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Mendez is looking for a triangle but Citlali pushes his legs off easily.
Citlali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Citlali's guard.
Citlali has control of Mendez's left arm, preventing Mendez from doing any damage.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Citlali.
Mendez distracts Citlali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendez stands up over Citlali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Citlali is on top in guard.
Mendez being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Mendez!
A less than humble Tony Mendez 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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