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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Xavier Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Xavier Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Roc!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Roc moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Roc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Roc is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Williams is looking to control Roc's arms but Roc gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the ropes.
Roc tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Roc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Roc wants to stall.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roc.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roc's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Roc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
Roc is trying to break free.
Roc is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Roc is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Roc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Roc is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Roc has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roc can turn it around.
Roc trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roc into the ropes.
Roc tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Xavier Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Roc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roc tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the ropes and eventually Roc drops back down to his feet.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roc connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Roc.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roc tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roc closes the distance and clinches.
Roc can't break the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roc is trying to break free.
Roc pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Roc to get back to his feet.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roc has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Roc wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roc on the ground.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Roc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roc is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams scores with a jab. Roc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roc clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Roc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roc swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams prevents Roc from breaking the clinch.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams working aggressively here.
Roc tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the ropes.
Roc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roc tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roc.
Roc misses the shot to the body.
Williams darts in and clinches Roc up against the ropes.
Roc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roc has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roc blocking some punches.
Roc can't break the clinch.
Roc has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Roc breaks the clinch.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Roc.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Roc improves position.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roc backwards.
Williams is pressed up against the ropes. Roc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Roc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Roc tries to counter by closing the distance.
Williams jabs at Roc's body.
Roc shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xavier Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Roc working hard to break the clinch.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Roc's head.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xavier Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Roc.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is pressed up against the ropes. Roc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams cracks Roc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xavier Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roc throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Roc throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roc can do to turn this around?
Roc throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Roc. Roc gets slowly back to his feet.
Roc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams pushes Roc up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Roc backwards.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Roc blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roc is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Roc.
Roc is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Roc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Roc blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc has Williams pressed against the ropes, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roc tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Roc.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roc.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Roc.
Roc blocks an uppercut.
Roc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Roc.
Roc is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Roc is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Roc blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roc misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Roc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Roc.
Xavier Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roc's efforts to push away.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Roc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roc tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the ropes.
Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Roc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Williams.
Williams lands a left hand.
Roc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams tries to clinch up but Roc circles away and keeps his distance.
Roc is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Roc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xavier Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roc swinging wildly here.
Roc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Roc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
Roc throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Roc is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Roc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roc has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roc blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Williams.
Roc tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the ropes.
Roc wants to break free but Williams has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roc's efforts to push away.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roc's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Roc lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Roc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roc moves away.
Roc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roc clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the ropes.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Roc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roc is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Xavier Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Roc.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Roc trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roc into the ropes.
Roc has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc blocking some punches.
Roc has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Roc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Roc throws an elbow but misses.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Roc.
Roc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roc is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Roc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has Roc pressed against the ropes, preventing Roc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Roc manages to break the clinch.
Roc has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Roc working hard to break the clinch.
Roc goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roc ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Roc shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Roc misses with a kick to the body.
Roc misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavier Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Roc.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enzo Roc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roc closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Williams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Feline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Feline!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feline takes one to the side of the head.
Feline shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jeremy defends it nicely.
Jeremy cracks Feline with a good jab.
Jeremy digs a good hook to Feline's body.
Jeremy misses with a double jab
and Feline counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Feline is trying to control. Jeremy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nice strikes from Feline there.
Jeremy is trying to control but can't.
Jeremy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Feline.
Jeremy wants to control but Feline is keeping busy.
Feline is trying to work for a kimura but Jeremy is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feline in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jeremy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Feline!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Feline!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Middelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Kowalczyk looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Middelton!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Middelton.
It looks like Marcin Kowalczyk has been cut.
Kowalczyk slaps away a takedown attempt from Middelton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Middelton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Middelton lands a left and a right that send Kowalczyk crashing to the mat, dazed. Middelton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kowalczyk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalczyk scores with a head kick. Middelton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Mike Middelton has been cut.
Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Middelton tries to bum rush Kowalczyk with a series of wild strikes but Kowalczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Middelton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Middelton to score with a decent uppercut.
Middelton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Middelton closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Middelton throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Middelton.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Middelton circles away.
Middelton fails to land with a series of punches.
Middelton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Middelton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Middelton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk.
Middelton has a takedown stuffed.
Middelton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Middelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalczyk moves away.
Middelton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalczyk throws a nice head kick!
Middelton connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middelton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marcin Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kowalczyk fakes the leg kick and cracks Middelton in the body.
Middelton looks winded!
Good leg kick by Kowalczyk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalczyk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk wants to clinch up but Middelton keeps it at a distance.
Middelton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kowalczyk.
Middelton is looking to clinch but Kowalczyk is avoiding it.
Kowalczyk lands a high kick!
Kowalczyk clinches up against the ropes.
Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Middelton looks to land a combination but Kowalczyk avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kowalczyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton tumbling to the mat! Kowalczyk takes a step backwards and waves Middelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middelton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton tumbling to the mat! Kowalczyk takes a step backwards and waves Middelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mike Middelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Middelton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Middelton throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk leaves Middelton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Kowalczyk misses its target.
Marcin Kowalczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Middelton.
Middelton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalczyk circles away quickly and effectively.
Middelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Middelton, pushing him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk is looking to control Middelton's arms but Middelton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kowalczyk has his back to the ropes.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Middelton misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middelton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Middelton does no damage.
Kowalczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Middelton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton tumbling to the mat! Kowalczyk takes a step backwards and waves Middelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Middelton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kowalczyk.
Middelton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Middelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Middelton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kowalczyk defends it well.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Middelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk feinted with a counter takedown.
Kowalczyk moves into range and clinches up with Middelton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Middelton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kowalczyk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kowalczyk scores with a head kick. Middelton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kowalczyk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Middelton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
Middelton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Middelton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Middelton drives through and clinches with Kowalczyk against the ropes.
Middelton takes an elbow to the temple.
Middelton blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk is looking to control Middelton's arms but Middelton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kowalczyk has his back to the ropes.
Middelton has picked Kowalczyk up - he's going for a ride! Middelton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middelton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kowalczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Middelton controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Middelton is keen to just control but Kowalczyk is a slippery customer.
Middelton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Middelton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Middelton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kowalczyk is fending him off so far but Middelton persists. Nope, Kowalczyk circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalczyk throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Middelton pushes him off.
Middelton throws a good cross that connects.
Middelton goes for a double leg but Kowalczyk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Kowalczyk continues to drive forward.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kowalczyk. Middelton shrugs it off though.
Middelton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Mike Middelton's cut even more.
Middelton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middelton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalczyk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk feinted with a counter takedown.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Middelton backwards.
Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Middelton throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Middelton moves out of range.
Middelton feints the counter takedown.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Middelton circles away and keeps his distance.
Middelton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Middelton.
Kowalczyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalczyk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Middelton manages to circle out of the way.
Middelton throws a series of punches but Kowalczyk avoids them all with ease.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Middelton moves out of range.
Kowalczyk pushes Middelton up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Middelton. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick that knocks Middelton off balance momentarily.
Middelton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
Kowalczyk thows a body kick. Middelton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Middelton is looking to clinch but Kowalczyk is avoiding it.
Kowalczyk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Middelton.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Middelton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kowalczyk fakes the leg kick and cracks Middelton in the body.
Middelton tries to clinch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk feinted with a counter takedown.
Middelton tries to clinch but Kowalczyk is having none of it.
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton tumbling to the mat! Kowalczyk takes a step backwards and waves Middelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Middelton is rocked!
No joy there for Middelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Middelton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Kowalczyk lands with a nice body punch.
Middelton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalczyk circles away quickly and effectively.
Middelton seems to have recovered his senses.
Middelton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marcin Kowalczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton tumbling to the mat! Kowalczyk takes a step backwards and waves Middelton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kowalczyk lands a big head kick that sends Middelton to the canvas! Kowalczyk follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Kowalczyk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micky Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micky Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Landry!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Landry's head but Landry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Landry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
Rock misses with a hook
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Rock misses.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
Landry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rock!
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Landry throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Landry.
Rock catches Landry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landry misses with a combination
and Rock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rock misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock avoids the body shot from Landry.
An attempted straight right counter from Rock misses the target.
Landry dodges the punch combination from Rock.
Rock shoots in and drives through. Landry sprawls well.
Rock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Micky Rock has been cut.
A jab from Rock misses.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Landry throws a body shot but no joy.
Landry throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Rock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Rock. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Rock is looking for a counter combo.
Rock throws a jab when Landry was well out of range.
A jab from Landry does it's job there.
Landry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Landry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Landry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Landry batters Rock with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rock is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Landry lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rock to the mat with a gruesome thud! Landry is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Landry!
Ed Landry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sphinx tries a head kick but it misses.
Sphinx throws a chopping leg kick but Manning manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sphinx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sphinx misses with a body shot.
Manning seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sphinx tries to sprawl but Manning drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Manning is trying to control the action in half guard but Sphinx is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sphinx gets back to full guard.
Manning would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sphinx not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sphinx has his foot on Manning's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manning works his way back into a safe position though.
Manning wants to pass the guard but Sphinx is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manning stopping the sweep attempt from Sphinx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning trying to control but Sphinx is working from the bottom.
Sphinx working a defensive guard but Manning manages to pass into side control anyway.
Manning wants to control but Sphinx is keeping him busy.
Manning lands some shots froms side control.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Sphinx is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sphinx prevents Manning from improving position.
Manning knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sphinx on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx is trying to control Manning's posture but Manning avoids it.
Manning throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Manning is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sphinx knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sphinx wants to control but Manning postures up.
Sphinx gets back to half guard.
Sphinx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sphinx is looking to improve his position.
Manning trying to control from half guard but Sphinx is working away.
Sphinx works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sphinx is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sphinx is pulling down on Manning's head. It's preventing any offense from Manning, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Manning wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manning dives in and scores a takedown into Sphinx's guard.
Manning has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sphinx is proving hard to escape from.
Sphinx is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manning defends well.
Sphinx working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manning doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manning manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manning wants to control from the top but Sphinx keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Manning dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Manning wants to clinch up but Sphinx keeps it at a distance.
Manning moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manning clinches with his opponent.
Manning pulls Sphinx into guard.
Manning looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sphinx trying to control the position from guard on top but Manning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manning managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sphinx wants to pass the guard but Manning is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manning trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning keeping moving, preventing Sphinx from controlling successfully.
Manning trying to control the position.
Sphinx trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sphinx has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Manning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sphinx throws a series of punches but Manning moves out of range.
Manning darts in and clinches Sphinx up against the ropes.
Manning ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Manning no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sphinx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sphinx trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
Manning trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sphinx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sphinx postures up in Manning's guard and throws a big left but Manning blocks it.
Manning can't keep his opponent in guard - Sphinx advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sphinx perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sphinx passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manning tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx trying to control but Manning is having none of it.
Sphinx throwing strikes here but Manning is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sphinx throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Manning because Sphinx loaded up on that one.
Sphinx tries to control but Manning wriggling away.
Sphinx thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sphinx trying to control but Manning is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx prevents Manning from getting the reversal.
Manning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Manning is desperately trying to improve his position but Sphinx has a good base and remains in mount.
Sphinx looking to finish with strikes here!
Sphinx looking to finish with strikes here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sphinx controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Sphinx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Sphinx with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Sphinx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manning looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sphinx has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Manning. Oh but Sphinx has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Manning goes limp - he's gone! Sphinx jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Sphinx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Lizotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthieu Lizotte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Nabokov's chin.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Lizotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizotte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nabokov counter with a right hand.
Nabokov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lizotte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nabokov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lizotte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nabokov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lizotte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nabokov throwing strikes but missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nabokov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nabokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nabokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nabokov postures up and lands a big shot to Lizotte's brow.
Nabokov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nabokov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov distracts Lizotte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nabokov postures up in Lizotte's guard and throws a big left but Lizotte blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nabokov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nabokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nabokov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nabokov working Lizotte over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Nabokov seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nabokov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nabokov seems to be working for a kimura but Lizotte defends the submission attempt.
Nabokov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lizotte taking some punishment here, with Nabokov in his half guard.
Nabokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lizotte's head.
Lizotte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nabokov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nabokov working the head and body with strikes.
Nabokov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lizotte keeps working.
Lizotte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nabokov.
Nabokov is trying to work for a kimura but Lizotte is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nabokov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nabokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lizotte defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nabokov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lizotte defending well though.
Nabokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lizotte's head.
Nabokov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nabokov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lizotte defend it? Nabokov steps over the head and cranks it - Lizotte is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nabokov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Nabokov!
Vladimir Nabokov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Fallen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Przepiorka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Fallen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Przepiorka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Przepiorka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fallen avoids it really well and circles away.
Przepiorka shoots in looking for a takedown but Fallen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Przepiorka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been told by Fallen's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fallen lands a head kick. Przepiorka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Przepiorka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fallen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Przepiorka takes one on the button.
Fallen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fallen lands a leg kick that knocks Przepiorka off balance momentarily.
Przepiorka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fallen on his heels. He'll look to pass Fallen's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fallen can't keep his opponent in guard - Przepiorka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Przepiorka wants to free his trapped foot but Fallen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Przepiorka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Przepiorka wants to free his trapped foot but Fallen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fallen is trying to stand up here but Przepiorka is controlling him well.
Przepiorka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fallen sees it coming and defends easily.
Przepiorka working over Fallen with some ground and pound. Fallen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Przepiorka seems to be looking for submissions.
Przepiorka missing with some ground and pound from the half 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.
Przepiorka is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Fallen as he works his way to full guard.
Przepiorka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Przepiorka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Przepiorka throws a big elbow that misses.
Przepiorka is looking to pass into half guard but Fallen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fallen is in guard.
Przepiorka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fallen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Przepiorka.
Przepiorka is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka manages to get back to half guard.
Fallen wants to stand up but Przepiorka is controlling the position.
Fallen prevents Przepiorka from improving his position.
Przepiorka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Przepiorka wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like Fallen is going to stand back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Przepiorka wants to get back to full guard.
Przepiorka misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Przepiorka gets the takedown into side control.
Fallen pushes Przepiorka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Przepiorka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fallen is breathing heavily.
Przepiorka tries to score with some ground and pound. Fallen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Przepiorka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Przepiorka looks up at the clock and then as Fallen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Przepiorka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Przepiorka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Przepiorka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Przepiorka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piotr Przepiorka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fallen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Przepiorka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Przepiorka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fallen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Przepiorka is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fallen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piotr Przepiorka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Goss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alex Goss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin tries to close the distance and clinch but Goss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Goss misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shin gets underhooks to prevent Goss's takedown attempt.
Shin taking a breather.
Goss is working for takedown but Shin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goss has Shin pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Goss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shin.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Shin prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goss jumps guard but Shin stands there with Goss around his waist. Goss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shin.
Good body shot from Shin.
Shin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
Shin lands an uppercut.
Shin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goss or not.
Goss is breathing heavily.
Goss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Goss takes a shot to the head.
Shin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shin lands an elbow inside that Goss shrugs off.
Shin digs a right hand into Goss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goss's gas tank.
Shin trying to stall but Goss improves his position.
Goss wants a takedown but no success here.
Goss tries for a takedown but Shin manages to get underhooks.
Goss takes an elbow to the temple.
Shin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Shin.
Shin lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Shin.
Nice body punch from Shin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Shin looking to throw knees to the head but Goss is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shin gets underhooks to prevent Goss's takedown attempt.
Shin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Goss is working for takedown but Shin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Shin.
A short body shot lands from Shin as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shin.
Goss tries to pull guard but Shin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Goss drops back down to his feet.
Shin lands with a short shot to the head.
Shin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goss is rocked!
It looks like Alex Goss has been cut.
Shin lands an uppercut.
Oh Goss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goss is pressed against the ropes. Shin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Goss! Two more big strikes from Shin and Goss crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lao Shin!
Lao Shin is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Lao Shin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Doors - Riders On the Storm. Nelson has chosen I Have a Dream as his entrance music. Adlan Amagov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adlan Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amagov defends it well.
We've been informed that Nelson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Amagov lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Amagov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Amagov saw that one coming.
Amagov misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nelson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelson wants to pass to mount but Amagov is defending the position.
Nelson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Amagov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Archie Nelson!
Archie Nelson took some time post fight to say the following; 'looking forward to new mech partner once I leave this island'.
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