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APEX SIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato has chosen Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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222 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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234 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch up but D Amato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
Oarsman wants to clinch
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but D Amato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D Amato misses with a hook.
Oarsman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
D Amato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
D Amato 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.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from D Amato finds it's way through Oarsman's defenses.
D Amato misses with a leg kick.
Oarsman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Amato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch up but D Amato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oarsman moves into range and clinches up with D Amato.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above D Amato 's eye.
It looks like Michael D Amato has been cut.
I was talking to Oarsman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman lands a body punch.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oarsman.
D Amato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oarsmans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
D Amato lands with a light punch inside.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Oarsman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
D Amato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oarsman's elbow.
D Amato is trying to maintain a safe position but Oarsman gets an underhook and turns D Amato into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman blocks a body shot from D Amato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from D Amato.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards D Amato's brow.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
D Amato lands with a left to the head.
Oarsman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
D Amato struggles to land a body shot inside as Oarsman controls his hands.
Oarsman misses with a punch on the inside.
Oarsman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato blocks the elbow strike.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
D Amato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oarsman swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
D Amato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Amato throws a leg kick but Oarsman moved away.
Oarsman attempts a counter takedown but D Amato avoids it well and moves away.
D Amato dodges the punch combination from Oarsman.
Oarsman fails with an attempt to clinch.
D Amato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
D Amato takes a swing at Oarsman's ribcage but misses.
Oarsman tries to clinch up but D Amato circles away and keeps his distance.
D Amato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato gets tackled into the ropes by Oarsman. Oarsman maintains the clinch.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but D Amato blocks it.
Oarsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D Amato's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
D Amato can't find room to land a body shot as Oarsman controls the action.
Oarsman misses with an elbow strike.
D Amato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Oarsman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Amato keeps the fight on the outside.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Oarsman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oarsman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
D Amato misses with a hook.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oarsman manages to avoid it.
Oarsman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oarsman tries to clinch but D Amato moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oarsman moves away from the strike by D Amato.
A shot to the liver by D Amato. Beautiful body shot.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oarsman.
D Amato throws a body punch but Oarsman moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Oarsman.
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oarsman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. D Amato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
D Amato misses with a leg kick.
D Amato tries to keep at a distance but Oarsman has taken the fight into the clinch.
D Amato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oarsman fails in his attempt to clinch.
D Amato jabs Oarsman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
D Amato throws a right hand that Oarsman ducks under and follows up with a left that Oarsman also avoids with ease.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato with a jab.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Oarsman is out of range.
D Amato throws a body punch but Oarsman moves out of range.
D Amato scores with a sloppy right hand. Oarsman should have avoided that one.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
D Amato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oarsman. Oarsman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
D Amato misses with a hook.
D Amato misses with a series of wild punches.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oarsman gets a clinch.
D Amato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato looking to stall.
D Amato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards D Amato's brow.
D Amato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oarsman.
D Amato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oarsman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
D Amato jabs at Oarsman's body.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oarsman moves away.
D Amato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oarsman's head backwards.
D Amato keeps the fight on the outside.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by D Amato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
D Amato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D Amato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
D Amato scores with a jab. Oarsman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oarsman 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.
Oarsman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oarsman.
The fighters circle momentarily. D Amato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oarsman is rocked!
D Amato lands a brutal uppercut that launches Oarsman off his feet! Oarsman tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
A very excited looking Michael D Amato rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanishk Soni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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36
230 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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47
259 lbs
31 - 34 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soni.
Fertus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fertus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fertus throws a hook to the side of Soni's head but Soni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fertus scores with a nice strike.
Soni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soni 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.
Fertus throws a lazy right hand but Soni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soni manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fertus on his heels. He'll look to pass Fertus's guard now, I'm sure.
Fertus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soni wants to stand but Fertus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soni wants to control from the top but Fertus keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soni is controlling him.
Fertus looking for a guillotine here but Soni defends easily.
Fertus uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fertus is out of range.
Soni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Soni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fertus. That one must have hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Fertus. No joy for Soni on that attempt.
Fertus throws a body punch but Soni moves out of range.
Fertus misses with an uppercut. Soni saw that one coming.
Fertus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fertus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fertus wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Fertus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mike Fertus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Soni wants to clinch up but Fertus keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soni misses with a low kick.
Mike Fertus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Fertus.
Soni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fertus circles away.
Soni fails with the takedown
and Fertus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soni shoots in and bounces Fertus off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Fertus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fertus controls Soni momentarily but Soni frees himself.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni trying to control the position from guard on top but Fertus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fertus wriggles free and stands up.
Soni dodges the punch combination from Fertus.
Soni thinks about the counter body kick.
Soni misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soni scores with a nice head shot.
Soni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fertus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fertus tries to bum rush Soni with a series of wild strikes but Soni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Fertus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fertus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fertus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soni shoots in but Fertus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fertus swats away the attempt to clinch by Soni.
Soni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fertus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fertus, as that shot connected.
Soni misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Fertus defending well as Soni loads up on a big left hand.
Fertus misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni swings for the body but Fertus moves out of range.
Mike Fertus is winning the standup battle so far.
Soni lands a nice looking body shot.
Fertus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soni shoots in looking for a takedown but Fertus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mike Fertus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
An inside leg kick lands from Soni.
Soni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fertus tries to clinch but Soni is having none of it.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertus is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fertus checks a leg kick.
It looked like Fertus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soni.
Fertus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Soni.
Fertus throwing a counter right hand but Soni manages to avoid it.
Fertus with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Soni.
Soni fails to land the takedown.
Soni misses with the body kick
and Fertus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fertus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fertus lands a nice hook to Soni's body. Soni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but Fertus shows good takedown defense.
Soni lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fertus takes a step back to recover.
Soni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fertus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soni circles away quickly and effectively.
Soni is looking for the big counter here.
Soni misses with an uppercut
and Soni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fertus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soni can do to turn this around?
Soni shoots and misses
and Fertus counters with a straight right hand.
Fertus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soni throws a body kick that misses.
Fertus looks to land a combination but Soni avoids it well.
Fertus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soni misses with an uppercut
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
Soni tries to clinch up but Fertus circles away and keeps his distance.
Soni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fertus, as that shot connected.
Soni tries for a takedown but Fertus circles away easily
and Fertus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soni moves to clinch but Fertus breaks away
and Fertus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fertus scores with a body shot.
Soni fails with a takedown attempt.
Soni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fertus.
Soni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soni trying to control the position but instead, Fertus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soni into the ropes.
Fertus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fertus clobbers Soni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Fertus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Soni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fertus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fertus lands a lovely overhand right.
Soni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soni moves away from the strike by Fertus.
Fertus sets himself, and Soni steps forward looking for the clinch! Fertus avoids it this time.
Soni tries to clinch up but Fertus circles away and keeps his distance.
Soni misses with a double jab.
Soni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soni 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fertus thuds his right hand into Soni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fertus loads up on a big right hand but Soni slips the punch.
Fertus lands a two punch combo.
Fertus cracks Soni with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fertus stuns Soni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni tries to clinch up
and Soni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fertus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soni was well out of range. Poor timing from Fertus.
Soni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fertus has time to react.
Fertus misses with the combination.
Fertus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soni has managed to clinch.
Soni lands a knee to the head.
Tanishk Soni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but Fertus shows good takedown defense.
Mike Fertus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Fertus misses with a hook.
Soni shoots in but no luck this time.
Soni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soni tries a low kick but Fertus avoids it.
Soni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soni thows a leg kick but Fertus checks it
and Fertus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fertus.
Fertus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soni has Fertus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fertus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fertus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soni shoots and misses
and Fertus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fertus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Tanishk Soni's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fertus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fertus is looking to slow Soni down with leg kicks.
Fertus looks to land a combination. Soni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Soni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fertus counters with a nice uppercut.
Fertus connects with a body shot that sends Soni's belly button to the back.
Fertus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fertus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soni shoots and misses
and Fertus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertus lands a left and a right that send Soni crashing to the mat, dazed. Fertus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Soni is rocked!
The cut above Tanishk Soni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fertus drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Soni right on the button. Soni goes down! Fertus follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fertus gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Fertus!
Mike Fertus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brazil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raputin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Brazil!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazil misses with a hook.
Brazil slips under a jab.
Rasputin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brazil.
Rasputin scores with a nice strike.
Brazil throws a lazy uppercut
and Rasputin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rasputin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Brazil right on the button. Brazil goes down! Rasputin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rasputin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin!
Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes into the arena with Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte thumps Axelsson with a low kick.
Kinte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Axelsson.
Kinte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinte.
A low kick from Kinte is predictable there
and Axelsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kinte tries to throw a body punch but Axelsson avoids it by throwing Kinte back against the ropes.
Axelsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kinte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kinte can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsson controls the action.
Kinte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axelsson backwards.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinte misses with the head strike.
Kinte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsson.
Kinte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinte tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Kinte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from Kinte.
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
Kinte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsson avoids the body shot from Kinte.
Kunta Kinte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kinte throws a head kick that Axelsson semi-blocks.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson scores with a takedown into Kinte's guard.
Kinte wants to stand up but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson wants to pass the guard but Kinte is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
Kinte wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling the position.
Kinte is looking to stand back up but Axelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kinte.
Kinte is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson not doing much here.
Kinte tries to kick Axelsson off but Axelsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kinte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte pushes Axelsson off looking to stand but Axelsson dives back in and keeps control.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Axelsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kinte is looking to escape.
Axelsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kinte pushes Axelsson off looking to stand but Axelsson dives back in and keeps control.
Kinte is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
Kinte wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kinte is staying active underneath Axelsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Axelsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kinte wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Axelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axelsson throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsson looks to land a left hand but Kinte moved out of range nicely.
Kinte throws a sloppy body shot
and Kinte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kinte throws a leg kick
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Kinte misses the shot to the body.
Kinte scoring well with a low kick there.
Axelsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinte throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Axelsson thuds his right hand into Kinte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Axelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte tries to counter by clinching up but Axelsson breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kinte misses its intended target.
Axelsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kinte defends it well.
Axelsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Axelsson misses the target.
Kinte thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte throws a lazy body kick
and Axelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Kinte didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinte wants to stand up but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kinte wants to get back to his feet but Axelsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kinte keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
Axelsson prevents Kinte from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinte throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and Kinte only half commits.
Axelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinte is just out of range.
Axelsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kinte wants to clinch
and Axelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson looks to land a left hand but Kinte moved out of range nicely.
Johan Axelsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinte was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a right hand that Kinte ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinte also avoids with ease.
Kinte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Axelsson.
Decent striking displayed by Axelsson there.
It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Kinte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kinte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Axelsson cracks Kinte with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Axelsson misses.
The fighters circling - Kinte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kinte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Axelsson.
Kinte throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Kinte is looking to wear down Axelsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kinte slips a straight right by Axelsson.
Axelsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Kinte thows a leg kick but Axelsson checks it
and Axelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Axelsson.
Kinte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Axelsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axelsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kinte's head.
Axelsson prevents Kinte from getting back to his feet.
Axelsson distracts Kinte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kinte is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Axelsson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson content to stall in guard here.
Axelsson trying to control but Kinte is working from the bottom.
Axelsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kinte is wriggling around but Axelsson manages to pass to half guard.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinte is looking to escape.
Axelsson lands strikes from half guard.
Kinte has hold of Axelsson's hands but Axelsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kinte is trying to escape back to his feet but Axelsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kinte feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kinte.
Axelsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Kinte lands.
Kinte lands with a cross.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kintes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinte defending well as Axelsson loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinte.
Kinte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Axelsson.
Axelsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kinte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinte wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinte is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Kinte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kinte throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Kinte misses.
Kinte throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by Kinte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Axelsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Axelsson tries to get set, Kinte tries to push him back and clinch up but Axelsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Axelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kinte.
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!
Kinte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axelsson lands a right hand.
Kinte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axelsson is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.
Kinte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Kinte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson decides to pull guard.
Axelsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kinte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kinte wants to stand but Axelsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kinte wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Axelsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kinte is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kinte wants to stand but Axelsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Axelsson is trying to keep Kinte in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Axelsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axelsson.
Kinte throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kunta Kinte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Axelsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kinte takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Kinte tries to work over Axelsson's front leg with a kick but Axelsson checks it.
Kinte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinte swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsson.
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 Kunta Kinte.
I think Axelsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Axelsson!
A relieved looking Johan Axelsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kunta Kinte spoke after the fight, saying 'You mothafuckaz!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (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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210 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Farfy Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sucre lands a really nice looking cross but Farfy Iii seems unphased.
Farfy Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Farfy Iii. Beautiful body shot.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses
and Farfy Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from De Sucre misses.
Farfy Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. De Sucre catches Farfy Iii right on the button with a cross.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre moves in looking to clinch but Farfy Iii pushes him off.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Farfy Iii moves out of range easily.
Farfy Iii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Sucre pinned against the ropes. De Sucre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre missing with a left hand there. Farfy Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farfy Iii avoids the head kick by De Sucre.
Farfy Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfy Iii slips a straight right by De Sucre.
Farfy Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Sucre finds it's way round the side to connect with Farfy Iii's head.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
Farfy Iii with a nice cross.
De Sucre tries to clinch
and Farfy Iii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Sucre's guard.
Farfy Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing that Farfy Iii has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Farfy Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farfy Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farfy Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farfy Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farfy Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Sucre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farfy Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Sucre wants to control but Farfy Iii passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre wants to control but Farfy Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farfy Iii is trying for a kimura here. De Sucre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Farfy Iii wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Farfy Iii!
Johan Farfy Iii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Antonio Jose De Sucre was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Varona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Varona!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter forces Varona back against the ropes and clinches.
Varona jumps guard but Potter stands there with Varona around his waist. Varona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Potter wants a takedown but no success here.
Potter tries to pull guard but Varona holds him up against the ropes and eventually Potter drops back down to his feet.
Varona working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Varona.
Varona drags the fight down to the ground.
Varona looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Potter postures up in Varona's guard and throws a big left but Varona blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varona wants to sweep here but Potter controlling him for the moment.
Potter trying to control but Varona is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Varona is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Varona trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Potter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Varona trying to control the position.
Potter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Potter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Varona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Varona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Varona looks to land a left hand but Potter moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Potter.
Potter feints and then cracks Varona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varona down.
Potter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Varona's guard.
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.
Potter wants to pass the guard but Varona is keeping the position.
Potter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Varona is wriggling around but Potter manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varona trying to control here.
Potter 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.
Varona wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
Potter wants to take a breather but Varona is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Varona has managed to free his arm - good work.
Varona trying to hold on to Potter's head to control him but Potter postures up.
Potter trying to mount his opponent but Varona defends it.
Varona slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Varona is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Varona has control of Potter's left arm, preventing Potter from doing any damage.
Varona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Varona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Varona.
Varona misses with an uppercut
and Potter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Varona lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Potter has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Varona wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Varona might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Potter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Potter has his hands on Varona's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Varona from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter closes the distance and clinches.
Potter breaks the clinch.
Potter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Varona prevents a takedown attempt there.
Potter is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Varona gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Varona has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Potter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Varona can turn it around.
Potter tries to pull guard but Varona holds him up against the ropes and eventually Potter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter pulls guard effortlessly.
Potter controlling Varona's posture.
Varona stopping the sweep attempt from Potter.
Potter controls Varona momentarily but Varona frees himself.
Varona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varona won't allow Potter to sweep him here.
Potter is controlling Varona's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Varona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Potter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Potter advances to half guard.
Potter wants to advance to full mount but Varona doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potter is looking to stand up but Varona won't let him.
Potter drops back looking for a leg! Varona is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Varona manages to kick Potter off! Potter jumps back into Varona's guard.
Varona is trying to keep Potter in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Varona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Potter has his takedown stuffed
and Varona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Varona manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Potter controlling from the top position.
Potter trying to control but Varona is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varona wants to sweep here but Potter controlling him for the moment.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Varona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Varona looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Potter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Varona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Varona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Varona sprawls and moves away.
Varona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Potter's head.
The crowd cheers as Varona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potter doesn't seem phased though.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Potter is defended easily by Varona.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter throws a series of punches but Varona moves out of range.
Potter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Varona's guard.
Carlos Varona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to control from the top but Varona keeps moving.
Potter won't allow Varona to sweep him here.
Varona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Varona wants to control position but Potter is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Varona here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Potter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the ring accompanied by wadiako. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
25 - 15 - 1 |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinoki .
Shinoki tries to counter with a takedown but Watson is quick to defend against it.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinoki slips under a jab.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Watson tries to kick Shinoki off but Shinoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Watson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shinoki wants to pass to mount but Watson is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Shinoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Shinoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Shinoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
Shinoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shinoki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shinoki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shinoki is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shinoki trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Shinoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Shinoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watson is trying to control Shinoki 's posture but Shinoki avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to buck Shinoki off.
Shinoki slows the pace down.
Watson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet.
Watson is looking to regain half guard here but Shinoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Shinoki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shinoki is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson tries to bench press Shinoki off him but Shinoki keeps the position.
Shinoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Shinoki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Shinoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson tries to kick Shinoki off but Shinoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shinoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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 Naya Shinoki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shinoki dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Shinoki 's head and hops out.
Shinoki tries for a takedown but Watson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shinoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Shinoki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Good shot there by Watson.
Shinoki ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinoki .
Watson lands with a kick to the temple. Shinoki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shinoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naya Shinoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Shinoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shinoki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Shinoki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinoki is rocked!
Watson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Shinoki tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Watson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Watson!
The defeated Naya Shinoki had this to say: ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis comes to the ring accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Nahtic has chosen Sleeping My Day Away as his entrance music. Eli Armis 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Nahtic.
Armis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nahtic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nahtic swinging wildly here.
Armis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab.
Nahtic cracks the inside of Armis's front leg.
Armis shoots in looking for a takedown. Nahtic tries to sprawl out of it but Armis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nahtic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Nahtic.
Armis slips a jab and a cross from Nahtic.
Armis scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Armis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nahtic.
Armis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nahtic's half guard.
Nahtic wants to stand back up but Armis manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis trying to control the action but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nahtic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nahtic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nahtic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nahtic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahtic keeps working.
Nahtic tries to improve position but can't.
Armis happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis tries to move to mount but Nahtic blocks the move with his legs.
Armis trying to control the position but Nahtic is working away.
Armis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nahtic is trying to buck Armis off.
Armis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nahtic, who protects the arm well.
Nahtic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Armis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nahtic has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Death Valley Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nahtic is trying to escape back to his feet but Armis uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armis taking a breather here.
Nahtic is looking to reverse the position.
Armis has hold of Nahtic's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nahtic seems comfortable defending it but Armis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nahtic is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nahtic is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Armis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Armis!
Our winner, Eli Armis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's entrance music is Way of The Ninja. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton punishes Crane's body with a nice straight punch.
Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crane.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Patton tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patton misses with a hook
and Crane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crane connects with the punch.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crane as he avoids it easily.
Patton 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.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Patton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crane lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets a double leg takedown into Crane's guard.
Patton lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patton wants to pass the guard but Crane is keeping the position.
Patton wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Crane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane wants to clinch.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crane is trying to get back to full guard.
Patton wants to control but Crane is keeping him busy.
Patton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crane wants to control but Patton is keeping busy.
Patton tries to pass to full mount but Crane defends it.
Crane pushes Patton off looking to stand but Patton dives back in and keeps control.
Patton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Crane still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Crane has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Patton struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane stands up and beckons Patton to his feet.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane slips under a jab from Patton.
Patton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crane momentarily.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton connects with a nice looking jab.
Patton takes one on the button.
Patton throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane lands a body shot.
Crane scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Crane. No joy for Patton on that attempt.
Crane throws a one two combo.
Patton takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crane is looking to wear down Patton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Crane misses.
A nice side step and Patton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patton lands with an uppercut that bounces Crane off the ropes and back into range.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton throws a right hand that misses
and Crane counters with a three punch combo that has Patton backing up. Patton nods at Crane to acknowledge the strikes.
Crane catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Crane throwing a counter right hand but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Patton connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crane.
Patton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
As Patton looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Patton just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patton looks to clinch
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton cracks Crane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton wants to clinch.
Crane throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane cracks Patton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patton blocks a jab.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane throws a big counter combination but Patton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Patton fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Crane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patton! But no joy.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Patton misses with a takedown attempt
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane slips a jab from Patton.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Patton takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
Patton slips a straight right by Crane.
Patton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patton momentarily.
Crane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patton to score with a decent uppercut.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patton misses with a takedown attempt - Crane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton misses with a combination
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Patton's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.
Crane scores with a punch to the head.
Patton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton shoots and misses
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patton moves into the clinch.
Crane prevents the takedown attempt.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane misses with the combination.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Crane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
Patton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patton.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Patton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Crane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Patton misses with a jab to the body
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Crane is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton gets a clinch.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
Patton misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane is looking to counter punch.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patton misses with the combination.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Crane blocks a body shot from Patton.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Crane.
Patton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Crane scores with a jab to the head.
Patton tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Crane is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Crane stalling against the ropes.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton lands a right hand.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton has his takedown stuffed
and Crane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patton thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.
Patton tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Crane throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
A big left from Patton misses.
Crane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Crane stuffs the takedown attempt from Patton. Patton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crane blocks a jab.
As Patton looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Patton just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's entrance music is I get Knocked Down. A fine choice. Black has chosen Remedy by Seether as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Black!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Benton works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black with a nice cross.
Benton scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black scores with a spinning back kick!
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Benton gets the takedown into side control.
Benton swings around for an armbar but Black sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Benton's guard.
Benton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benton is looking to sweep but instead, Black has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to stand up but Benton manages to regain full guard.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Benton is trying to improve his position.
Black wants to stand but Benton has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Benton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four 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.
Benton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benton controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Benton has a closed guard, preventing Black from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black dodges the punch combination from Benton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tobias Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the body from Benton misses
and Black counters with a head kick. That will keep Benton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
A head kick misses from Black.
An attempted straight right counter from Benton misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Benton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Benton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton connects with a right hand. Black shakes it off.
Benton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Black is rocked!
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Benton persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lands a high kick!
Black circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Benton drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Black follows Benton to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Black!
Tobias Black is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Tobias Black started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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