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GKNY 17 - Sito Vs Hesa MC PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Franzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Fitzpatrick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Fitzpatrick!
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, Johan Franzen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franzen forces Fitzpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzpatrick pulls guard effortlessly.
Franzen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franzen is looking to stand up but Fitzpatrick won't let him.
Franzen stands and steps away. Fitzpatrick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franzen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzpatrick, pushing him back against the cage.
Franzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franzen closes the distance and clinches.
Franzen stalling the fight.
Fitzpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franzen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franzen looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzpatrick is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franzen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franzen has Fitzpatrick pressed against the cage.
Franzen misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Franzen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franzen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Franzen.
Franzen taking a breather.
Franzen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franzen.
Fitzpatrick has Franzen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franzen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Fitzpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Franzen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Franzen gets underhooks to prevent Fitzpatrick's takedown attempt.
Franzen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Franzen stands there with Fitzpatrick around his waist. Fitzpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franzen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franzen throws out a counter right but Fitzpatrick avoids it with no problem.
Fitzpatrick gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Franzen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franzen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Fitzpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
Franzen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitzpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fitzpatrick misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franzen tries to escape but Fitzpatrick is in control.
Fitzpatrick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fitzpatrick scoring with punches and elbows.
Franzen pushes Fitzpatrick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fitzpatrick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franzen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Franzen connects with the punch.
Franzen rushes Fitzpatrick and presses him up against the cage.
Franzen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzpatrick's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franzen.
A bit of stalling here from Franzen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franzen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franzen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Franzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzpatrick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Franzen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franzen lands a knee to the body.
Fitzpatrick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franzen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franzen taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Franzen.
Franzen lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzpatrick won't want to take too many of those.
Franzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franzen looks to land a right hand but Fitzpatrick moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Franzen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown but Franzen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franzen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fitzpatrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Fitzpatrick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitzpatrick there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Franzen misses the target.
Franzen looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Franzen lunges at Fitzpatrick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzpatrick's hand.
Franzen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franzen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzpatrick.
Franzen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franzen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzpatrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzpatrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Fitzpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Franzen.
Fitzpatrick is working for takedown but Franzen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fitzpatrick trying to stall but Franzen improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franzen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzpatrick's face.
Franzen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franzen lands an uppercut.
Franzen taking a breather.
Franzen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Franzen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzpatrick's face.
Franzen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick working hard to break the clinch.
Franzen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fitzpatrick wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franzen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franzen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johan Franzen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franzen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Franzen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Franzen lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Franzen gets underhooks to prevent Fitzpatrick's takedown attempt.
Franzen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franzen lands a knee to the head.
Franzen tries a knee to the head but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
Franzen lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzpatrick won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Franzen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Franzen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzpatrick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franzen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Franzen.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Franzen has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franzen with a knee to the head.
Franzen stalls.
Franzen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franzen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzpatrick's face.
Franzen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franzen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzpatricks head.
Franzen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzpatrick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franzen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fitzpatrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johan Franzen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fitzpatrick has his takedown stuffed
and Franzen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown attempt
and Franzen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franzen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franzen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Franzen with a knee to the head.
Franzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franzen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franzen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franzen throws a combination. Fitzpatrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fitzpatrick is rocked!
Franzen drives through and clinches with Fitzpatrick against the cage.
Oh Fitzpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franzen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Franzen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fitzpatrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Franzen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fitzpatrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzpatrick shoots in and drives through. Franzen sprawls well.
Franzen works Fitzpatrick's body with a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franzen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Fitzpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzpatrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franzen misses the shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franzen defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franzen stuffs the takedown.
Mike Fitzpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franzen takes the fight into the clinch.
Franzen is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Franzen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Franzen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franzen connects with a knee to the head.
Franzen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fitzpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franzen scores with a knee to the head.
Fitzpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Franzen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franzen leaves Fitzpatrick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franzen throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzpatrick's shoulder, as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown but Franzen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franzen pushes Fitzpatrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Franzen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Franzen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Franzen lands with a left to the head.
Franzen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franzen after a bit of a struggle.
Franzen slowing the pace effectively.
Franzen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Franzen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franzen taking a breather.
Fitzpatrick can't get the takedown.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard and drags Franzen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick working a defensive guard here.
Fitzpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Franzen from standing up.
Franzen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Franzen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franzen rushes Fitzpatrick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franzen leaning against his opponent.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Franzen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Franzen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the head.
Franzen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franzen lands a body punch.
Franzen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franzen is pressed up against the cage. Fitzpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franzen down to the mat. Franzen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Franzen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franzen scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Franzen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franzen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Franzen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorg St Pier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pier comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Smith has chosen 679 as his entrance music. Dee Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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188 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorg St Pier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Pier.
St Pier tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - St Pier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Pier throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but St Pier shows good takedown defense.
As Smith backs away, St Pier returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
St Pier dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing St Pier from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pier defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pier stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pier tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pier somewhat.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Pier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith is looking to clinch but St Pier is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Pier. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith blocks a head kick by St Pier.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by St Pier. St Pier maintains the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Pier is defending well for now.
St Pier missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from St Pier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pier prevents it.
Gorg St Pier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dee Smith.
St Pier manages to break the clinch.
St Pier instigates a clinch.
St Pier lands an elbow inside.
Smith stalling.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Pier won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that St Pier has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smith looks winded!
St Pier turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Pier manages to end up in side control.
St Pier decides to stand back up. St Pier steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
St Pier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Pier shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith pushes St Pier off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pier clinches.
St Pier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Pier lands a shoulder strike.
St Pier crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
St Pier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pier closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pier lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pier drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St Pier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pier working a defensive guard here.
St Pier uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gorg St Pier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - St Pier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorg St Pier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pier tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pier appears to be looking for a big counter.
St Pier drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but St Pier blocks with his arms.
St Pier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pier has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
St Pier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Pier obliges.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pier prevents Smith from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pier uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
St Pier dominating with strikes here.
St Pier working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
St Pier landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
St Pier content just to control the position here.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
St Pier stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pier gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St Pier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
St Pier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pier lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Pier working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith tries to reverse the position but St Pier maintains control.
St Pier content just to control the position here.
St Pier unloading with bombs!
St Pier controlling his opponent.
St Pier gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorg St Pier 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!
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Pier moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Pier tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
St Pier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith is trying to force a seperation but St Pier has the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to pull guard but St Pier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A knee to the head by St Pier.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pier walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
St Pier pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pier is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually St Pier manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorg St Pier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
St Pier forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
St Pier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pier has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables St Pier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but St Pier passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pier 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.
St Pier winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Pier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
St Pier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pier 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.
St Pier 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! Smith is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorg St Pier!
Gorg St Pier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Craig Mitchell!
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, Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huseyin drops Mitchell with a beautiful combination! Mitchell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Huseyin is looking for the KO!
It looks like Craig Mitchell has been cut.
Huseyin lands a big right hand that sends Mitchell crashing to the mat! Huseyin stays standing though and waves Mitchell back to his feet!
Mitchell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell tries to clinch but Huseyin is having none of it.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell shoots for a double leg takedown but Huseyin sprawls well. He's pushed Mitchell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huseyin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huseyin lands a body punch.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Huseyin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Huseyin throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Huseyin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huseyin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell seems to have got his legs back now.
Huseyin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huseyin drops Mitchell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mitchell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Huseyin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mitchell! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Huseyin is unloading with more strikes now! Mitchell drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin!
Caliph Hameed Shahzad Huseyin 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 Devon Gilliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Feline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Gilliam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Feline!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feline is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilliam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Feline drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feline wants to control from the top but Gilliam keeps moving.
Gilliam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Feline on the ground.
Gilliam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilliam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gilliam tries to get out of the position.
Gilliam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Feline.
Feline postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilliam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Feline trying to control but Gilliam is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feline lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feline throwing strikes from guard but Gilliam blocks nicely.
Feline with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feline missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Feline trying to control but Gilliam is working from the bottom.
Feline throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Feline trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Feline throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilliam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Feline.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Feline shoots in and drives through. Gilliam sprawls well.
We've been informed that Feline 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.
Feline throws a sloppy head kick and Gilliam moves out of range easily.
Feline lands a head kick!
Feline has a takedown stuffed.
Gilliam attempts a counter takedown but Feline avoids it well and moves away.
Devon Gilliam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Feline.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Feline.
Gilliam gets a takedown into half guard.
Feline is staying active underneath Gilliam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Gilliam there.
Feline trying to hold on to Gilliam's head to control him but Gilliam postures up.
Gilliam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Feline wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feline has hold of Gilliam's hands but Gilliam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gilliam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Feline is trying to stand.
Gilliam is taking a breather. Feline 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.
Feline trying to control from the bottom.
Feline is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gilliam is staying active.
Gilliam working the head and body with strikes.
Feline is controlling Gilliam's trapped leg to prevent Gilliam from advancing to side control.
Feline is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilliam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gilliam working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Feline is trying to maintain the position but Gilliam is very close to passing his half guard.
Gilliam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gilliam lands strikes from half guard.
Feline is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feline on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilliam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Feline is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gilliam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gilliam's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feline misses with a punch to the head.
Feline misses with a punch to the head.
Feline throwing strikes and Gilliam squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Feline with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Gilliam will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Feline.
Gilliam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Feline avoids it really well and circles away.
Gilliam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilliam wants it to stay on the feet.
Feline shoots in for a takedown but Gilliam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Devon Gilliam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Feline.
Gilliam drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilliam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Feline keeping moving, preventing Gilliam from controlling successfully.
Gilliam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Feline's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam landing with the ground and pound.
Feline is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Feline is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilliam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gilliam is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Feline has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gilliam is looking to defend but Feline has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gilliam! Feline pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gilliam taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Feline!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hook!
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, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook misses with a wild body shot.
Hook swings for the body but Godfrey moves out of range.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Godfrey.
Godfrey wants to counter the offense by Hook and move into the clinch position.
Hook misses with a hook.
Hook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Bobby Godfrey has been cut.
Hook misses with an uppercut
and Godfrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Godfrey working aggressively here.
Hook blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Godfrey.
Godfrey slows down the pace here.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Godfrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hook tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey stalling in the clinch.
Godfrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hook wants to get back to striking at distance but Godfrey won't allow it.
Hook misses with some punches.
Godfrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Godfrey jumps into guard, dragging Hook to the mat.
Godfrey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Godfrey managing to control the position.
Godfrey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Godfrey is pulling down on Hook's head. It's preventing any offense from Hook, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Godfrey is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook misses with a hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hook tries to bum rush Godfrey with a series of wild strikes but Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hook misses the jab.
Hook misses the shot to the body.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Godfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hook.
Hook lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Hook's head coaches at B.P.A.: 3245+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hook misses with a right hand
and Godfrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godfrey.
Godfrey jumps into guard, dragging Hook to the mat.
Godfrey controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook trying to stand up but can't free himself from Godfrey's guard.
Godfrey seems keen to control Hook's posture.
Godfrey keeping moving, preventing Hook from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godfrey has control of Hook's left arm, preventing Hook from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godfrey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hook misses with a looping right.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Godfrey on the side of the head.
Hook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godfrey ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook looks to land a left hand but Godfrey moved out of range nicely.
Godfrey wants to counter the offense by Hook and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hook just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godfrey's head backwards.
Hook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Sky Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook looks to land a combination. Godfrey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Hook misses its intended target.
Godfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hook.
Hook misses with a right hand
and Godfrey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Godfrey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hook seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Godfrey can turn it around.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Hook.
Godfrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godfrey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godfrey lands a nice uppercut.
Godfrey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook gets through Godfrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hook trying to control the position but instead, Godfrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hook into the cage.
Godfrey decides to pull guard.
Godfrey trying to control the position here.
Godfrey has a closed guard, preventing Hook from standing up.
Godfrey controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey keeping moving, preventing Hook from controlling successfully.
Godfrey pulls Hook in close to prevent any damage.
Hook wants to stand and escape but instead Godfrey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Godfrey slips under a jab from Hook.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Hook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Godfrey slips a jab and a cross from Hook.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Godfrey.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Hook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hook.
Sky Hook is winning the standup battle so far.
Godfrey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godfrey slips under a jab from Hook.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Godfrey ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Hook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Godfrey's cut.
That's time! Hook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Godfrey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hook.
Hook looks to land a combination. Godfrey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Godfrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godfrey scrambles back to his feet.
Godfrey is rocked!
Hook throws a right and a left that Godfrey avoids nicely.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Godfrey blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hook.
Godfrey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godfrey.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Hook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook scores with a decent looking hook.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hook.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godfrey can do to turn this around?
Hook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godfrey doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hook. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godfrey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hook.
Hook tries to bum rush Godfrey with a series of wild strikes but Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hook misses with an uppercut. Godfrey saw that one coming.
Godfrey wants to counter with a clinch but Hook pushes him away.
Hook throws a hook but Godfrey avoids it easily.
Hook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hook loads up on a big right hand but Godfrey slips the punch.
Hook sets himself, and Godfrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Hook avoids it this time.
Hook misses with a hook. Godfrey ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Hook has knocked Godfrey down with a huge combo! Hook steps away and waves a wobbly Godfrey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Godfrey is still on wobbly legs! Can Hook finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godfrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godfrey seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Hook.
Hook cracks Godfrey with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Godfrey tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hook pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Godfrey is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sky Hook!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonon.
Tonon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tonon misses the shot to the body.
Cuervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonon. That did some damage!
Cuervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonon.
Cuervo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonon takes one on the button.
Cuervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonon moves away.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Cuervo connects with a single shot there.
Cuervo defending well as Tonon loads up on a big left hand.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuervo ducks under a wild hook from Tonon.
Cuervo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tonon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tonon misses with a looping left.
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!
A shot to the body from Cuervo misses
and Tonon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Tonon lands.
Tonon fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Cuervo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cuervo scoring well with a low kick there.
Tonon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Cuervo's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cuervo misses with a left hand
and Tonon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tonon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cuervo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tonon seems to be looking for submissions.
Cuervo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tonon.
Cuervo won't allow Tonon to pass to mount.
Cuervo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tonon uses his free foot to push down on Cuervo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cuervo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonon is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Cuervo is in real trouble.
Cuervo turns into Tonon and is now in his guard.
Tonon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tonon wants to sweep here but Cuervo controlling him for the moment.
Cuervo tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonon is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at The Shark Tank inform us that Tonon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tonon controls Cuervo momentarily but Cuervo frees himself.
Tonon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cuervo trying to control but Tonon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon keeping full guard, as Cuervo tries to pass.
Tonon trying to control the position.
Cuervo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuervo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tonon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tonon advances position into side control!
Cuervo tries to buck Tonon off but Tonon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo stops Tonon from passing to mount.
Cuervo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tonon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cuervo, who protects the arm well.
Cuervo is not content to let Tonon control the position.
Tonon in side control, throwing shots but Cuervo defends.
Cuervo is trying to improve his position.
Tonon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Tonon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tonon avoids a kick to the body.
Tonon with the counter takedown but Cuervo avoids it easily.
That kick from Cuervo tenderised Tonon's leg. Tonon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cuervo. Tonon shrugs it off though.
Cuervo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cuervo misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tonon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuervo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Cuervo.
Tonon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tonon moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonon feints the counter takedown.
Cuervo delivers a nice body kick.
Tonon looks to throw the jab but Cuervo is out of range.
Cuervo tried to counter with a leg kick but Tonon avoided it.
Cuervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Cuervo - just one landing.
Tonon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuervo stuns Tonon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cuervo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tonon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonon.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cuervo!
Cuervo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tonon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cuervo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tonon takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonon throws out a loose jab but Cuervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonon on the side of the head.
Tonon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cuervo.
Cuervo dips to his left and cracks Tonon with an uppercut!
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuervo sizes up Tonon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonon.
Tonon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonon scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo scores with a kick to the body.
Tonon misses with an uppercut.
Tonon misses with a combination
and Cuervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuervo connects with a right hand. Tonon shakes it off.
Jab from Cuervo.
Cuervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonon can do to turn this around?
Cuervo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonon. That did some damage!
Tonon misses with a body shot.
Cuervo thumps Tonon with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Cuervo.
Cuervo punishes Tonon's body with a nice straight punch.
Cuervo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a body kick that misses.
Tonon misses with a wild body shot.
Tonon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cuervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuervo. That's going to slow Tonon down.
Tonon misses with an uppercut. Cuervo saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cuervo jabs at Tonon's body.
Cuervo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonon.
Cuervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuervo, as that shot connected.
Jose Cuervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuervo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tonon at a distance.
Tonon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuervo cracks a nice hook into Tonon's ribs.
Cuervo thuds his right hand into Tonon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch! Cuervo slams his shin into Tonon's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuervo scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuervo scores with a push kick.
Cuervo throws a hook but Tonon avoids it easily.
Cuervo scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonon misses with a hook. Cuervo ducked under it nicely.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cuervo throws a right hand that Tonon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonon also avoids with ease.
Cuervo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cuervo lands a front kick.
Cuervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cuervo.
Tonon misses with a shot to the body
and Cuervo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cuervo can pounce on him.
Tonon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cuervo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuervo wants to stand and escape but Tonon is having none of it.
Tonon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cuervo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonon prevents Cuervo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo wants to sweep here but Tonon controlling him for the moment.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Cuervo is keeping the position.
Tonon lands a couple of elbows.
Tonon wants to control from the top but Cuervo keeps moving.
Tonon tries to free his leg and advance position but Cuervo is retaining full guard.
Gary Tonon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonon is still trying to improve position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cuervo keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tonon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuervo.
Cuervo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuervo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tonon looks to throw the jab but Cuervo is out of range.
Cuervo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonon throws out a counter right but Cuervo avoids it with no problem.
Tonon swings widly with a right hand
and Cuervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cuervo works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuervo.
Cuervo jabs at Tonon's body.
Tonon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuervo thuds a left hand into Tonon's body.
A jab from Tonon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cuervo misses the target.
Jose Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuervo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuervo throws a push kick but Tonon slaps the foot to one side.
Cuervo throws an off balance right hand
and Tonon counters with a straight right hand.
Tonon loads up on a big right hand but Cuervo slips the punch.
Cuervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Cuervo.
Cuervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuervo moves away from the strike by Tonon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuervo stuns Tonon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tonon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuervo manages to avoid it.
Tonon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuervo is just out of range.
Cuervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuervo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonon counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonon blocks a head kick by Cuervo.
Cuervo moves out of range as Tonon strikes.
Tonon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tonon blocks the body kick.
Cuervo scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cuervo 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cuervo!
A less than humble Jose Cuervo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tully Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Raphsody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tully Blanchard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Raphsody's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tully Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Raphsody!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raphsody misses with a wild combination.
Blanchard connects with a body shot that sends Raphsody's belly button to the back.
Raphsody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raphsody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
Raphsody throws a counter combo.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut. Raphsody saw that one coming.
Raphsody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raphsody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanchard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raphsody throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blanchard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanchard looks to throw the jab but Raphsody is out of range.
Raphsody walks into a left hand.
Raphsody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
A nice combination there by Raphsody.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Blanchard.
Raphsody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raphsody 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.
Raphsody slips a straight right by Blanchard.
No joy there for Raphsody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raphsody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
A lazy left from Blanchard finds it's target.
Blanchard drops his hands momentarily and Raphsody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raphsody throws a series of punches but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard clobbers Raphsody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blanchard moves out of range of the leg kick from Raphsody.
Raphsody tries to bum rush Blanchard with a series of wild strikes but Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raphsody throws a right hand that misses
and Blanchard counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raphsody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanchard with a jab.
Blanchard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnny Raphsody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanchard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blanchard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blanchard takes a swing at Raphsody's ribcage but misses.
Blanchard lands with a shot to the body.
Blanchard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blanchard scores with the left hand. Raphsody knows he should have avoided that one.
Blanchard connects with a single shot there.
Blanchard scores with a nice right hand.
Blanchard blocks a jab.
Blanchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raphsody shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blanchard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanchard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raphsody throws a nice looking combination but Blanchard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raphsody falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blanchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Blanchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raphsody misses with a straight right.
Blanchard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raphsody.
Blanchard lands with an uppercut that bounces Raphsody off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Blanchard coming out on top.
Blanchard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blanchard cracks Raphsody with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Raphsody looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blanchard finish him?
Raphsody is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Blanchard lands a beautiful left hook that drops Raphsody. Raphsody tries to recover but Blanchard is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Raphsody lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tully Blanchard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexy Innokenti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti takes the fight into the clinch.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dundee gets through Innokenti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dundee looking to throw knees to the head but Innokenti is blocking nicely.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Innokenti.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Dundee.
Innokenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Innokenti pushes Dundee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Innokenti blocks a body shot from Dundee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dundee.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Dundee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Innokenti.
Innokenti blocking some punches.
Innokenti lands an uppercut.
Innokenti can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Innokenti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innokenti swings wildly with an uppercut but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innokenti tries to throw a body punch but Dundee avoids it by throwing Innokenti back against the cage.
Innokenti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dundee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Innokenti backwards.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Dundee slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dundee.
Innokenti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dundee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Innokenti blocks an uppercut.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Innokenti blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee tries to land knees in the clinch but Innokenti avoids the damage to the body.
Dundee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dundee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Innokenti throws a head punch that misses.
Innokenti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
Dundee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Innokenti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dundee can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti lands a nice shot to the body.
Dundee looks winded!
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Dundee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Innokenti.
A shot in the inside from Innokenti.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Innokenti can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Innokenti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee swings wildly with an uppercut but Innokenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Innokenti managing to block the knees to the body from Dundee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Innokenti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Innokenti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Innokenti struggles to land a body shot inside as Dundee controls his hands.
Dundee slowing the pace effectively.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Innokenti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Innokenti.
Innokenti has a couple of punches blocked by Dundee.
I was talking to Innokenti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Innokenti.
A short left from Innokenti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee misses with a knee to the head.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Dundee misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Innokenti is working Dundee over against the cage.
A short right from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Innokenti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Innokenti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dundee tries to work over Innokenti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Innokenti as Dundee tries to tie him up.
Innokenti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dundee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexy Innokenti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Innokenti tries to score with a low kick but Dundee moves his leg out of the way.
Dundee wants to counter the offense by Innokenti and move into the clinch position.
Dundee closes the distance and clinches.
Dundee wants to stall.
Innokenti blocks an uppercut.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dundee.
Alexy Innokenti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Innokenti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dundee lands a nice uppercut.
Innokenti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Innokenti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dundee's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with the head strike.
Dundee is pushing Innokenti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Innokenti blocks a body shot from Dundee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Innokenti pushes Dundee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Innokenti.
Innokenti lands a shot to the body.
Dundee is breathing heavily.
Innokenti presses Dundee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Innokenti swings wildly with an uppercut but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dundee takes a shot to the head.
Innokenti is leaning against Dundee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dundee fails to land.
Innokenti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Innokenti.
Dundee working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dundee or not.
Dundee throws a head punch that misses.
Innokenti misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti is leaning against Dundee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti blocks an uppercut.
Dundee looking to throw knees to the head but Innokenti is blocking nicely.
Innokenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dundee can do to turn this around?
Innokenti misses with some punches.
Dundee is looking to control Innokenti's arms but Innokenti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dundee has his back to the cage.
Innokenti lands with a right to the head.
Innokenti working aggressively here.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Innokenti.
Innokenti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Innokenti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Innokenti lands with a light punch inside.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dundee trying to stall but Innokenti improves his position.
Innokenti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dundees head.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Dundee looking to slow down the pace here.
Dundee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dundee blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Innokenti lands an uppercut.
Innokenti tries to throw a body punch but Dundee avoids it by throwing Innokenti back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Innokenti.
Dundee is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innokenti pushes Dundee against the cage. Innokenti is working some dirty boxing. Innokenti pushes off with a quick right hook! Dundee goes down! Dundee tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Innokenti moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexy Innokenti!
Alexy Innokenti retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Alexy Innokenti gave a big smile as he said 'Очень мало бойцов понять , насколько хорошо я. Это н&#'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - What's my name?. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sito lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Sito.
Sito swats away the attempt to clinch by MC.
MC wants to clinch up but Sito keeps it at a distance.
Sito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MC is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sito.
Hesa MC seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MC closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sito lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Sito scores with a nice short uppercut.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Sito is blocking nicely.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sito blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MC obliges.
Sito lands a right hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sito blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Sito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MC trying to land knees to the body.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sito is defending well for now.
Sito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Sito.
Sito pushes MC back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Sito.
MC looks winded!
MC misses with a punch on the inside.
MC has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if MC can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Sito - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Sito.
Sito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MC takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MC is looking to clinch but Sito is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sito. That's going to slow MC down.
Sito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MC tries to clinch but Sito moves out of range.
MC wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC is looking to clinch.
Sito thuds his right hand into MC's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MC tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MC walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MC closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sito counters with a nice uppercut.
MC doesn't manage to clinch there - Sito circles away.
MC is looking to clinch.
MC clinches up with Sito and pushes him back against the cage.
Sito lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from MC.
Sito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Sito lands a nice uppercut.
MC is rocked!
Sito pushes MC back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MC is still on wobbly legs! Can Sito finish him?
Sito drops MC onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! MC is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC misses with an elbow strike.
Sito lands an uppercut.
Sito unloads with a big right hand that wobbles MC! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sito is unloading with more strikes now! MC drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sito!
An out of breath Robert Sito 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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