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KFC 8. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent 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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis looks winded!
Martin feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Martin lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Lewis stumbling back into the cage.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lewis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Lewis shrugs it off though.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Lewis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Lewis in the body.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Martin.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That kick from Martin tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
A head kick from Martin lands but Lewis takes it in his stride.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Martin pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
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!
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Martin pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Lewis in the body.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Lewis's side.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lewis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martin has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
You can see that Lewis has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Lewis shrugs it off though.
Martin cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lewis tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Martin tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Nice body kick from Martin.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lewis if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis 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.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Lewis stumbling back into the cage.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Martin.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lewis if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Lewis in the body.
Lewis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Frank Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Martin scores with a push kick.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Lewis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Lewis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lewis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Lewis backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Martin pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Lewis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lewis is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Martin throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a body kick that stops Lewis in his tracks momentarily.
George Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Lewis shrugs it off though.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Frank Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lewis takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Lewis down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Frank Martin!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Frank Martin!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Frank Martin!
Frank Martin wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Frank Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Olivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Olivera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mason Masterclass's chin.
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Olivera!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterclass clinches with his opponent.
Masterclass blocking some punches.
Olivera lands a left hand.
Olivera throws a head punch that misses.
Olivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masterclass.
Olivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masterclass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masterclass missing with knees to the body.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olivera working aggressively here.
Masterclass avoiding damage as Olivera throws knees to the body.
Masterclass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterclass.
Olivera blocks an elbow strike from Masterclass.
Masterclass tries to land a knee to the head but Olivera blocks with his arms.
Olivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olivera misses with a knee strike.
Masterclass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olivera obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterclass backwards.
Masterclass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Olivera fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olivera.
Olivera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olivera managing to block the knees to the body from Masterclass.
Olivera misses with the head strike.
Olivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterclass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olivera lands a left hand.
Olivera misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olivera.
Masterclass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Olivera blocks the elbow strike.
Olivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterclass backwards.
Masterclass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olivera lands a left hand.
Olivera misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterclass swings wildly with an uppercut but Olivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Masterclass.
Masterclass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterclass.
Masterclass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Masterclass is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masterclass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olivera's brow.
Olivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olivera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olivera.
Masterclass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olivera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masterclass misses with an elbow over the top.
Olivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterclass backwards.
Masterclass lands a damaging elbow.
Masterclass throws an elbow but it misses.
Olivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera lands with a right to the head.
Olivera tries a knee to the head but Masterclass blocks it.
Masterclass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterclass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masterclass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olivera's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olivera misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masterclass throws an elbow but misses.
Masterclass takes a shot to the head.
Olivera avoiding damage.
Masterclass avoiding damage as Olivera throws knees to the body.
Olivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masterclass's face.
Still in the clinch, Olivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterclass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterclass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masterclass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterclass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olivera.
A lazy left from Olivera finds it's target.
Olivera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olivera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masterclass is rocked!
Olivera catches Masterclass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Masterclass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olivera throws a monster overhand right that drops Masterclass! Olivera follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Olivera!
Hector Olivera very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Macellaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni Macellaio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Macellaio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macellaio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawes dives in and grabs Macellaio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macellaio pushes down on Dawes's head and hops out.
Macellaio throws a shot from downtown. Dawes moves away and avoids it.
Dawes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Macellaio sprawls and moves away.
Nice cross by Macellaio.
Macellaio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dawes sprawling to the canvas! Dawes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Macellaio finish him?!
Dawes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macellaio throws a pinpoint strike between Dawes's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dawes crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Macellaio scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giovanni Macellaio!
A very excited looking Giovanni Macellaio 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bardo Gregorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio has chosen Disturbed- Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. Mikhail Golovkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bardo Gregorio's chin.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bardo Gregorio!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gregorio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gregorio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Golovkin's guard.
Gregorio wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
Gregorio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Gregorio from controlling successfully.
Gregorio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gregorio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Golovkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gregorio has managed to get both his arms back between Golovkin's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregorio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregorio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio passes Golovkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Golovkin is trying to control but can't.
Golovkin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gregorio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Golovkin tries to get to full guard but Gregorio has control of the leg.
Gregorio has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Golovkin defend it? Gregorio steps over the head and cranks it - Golovkin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gregorio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bardo Gregorio!
A relieved looking Bardo Gregorio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tomson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Tomson. Tomson maintains the clinch.
Tomson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tomson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tomson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tomson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson lands with a left to the head.
Tomson scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomson crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Tomson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomson connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomson.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomson lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tomson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tomson connects with a knee to the head.
Tomson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Tomson lands an uppercut.
Tomson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz is rocked!
Tomson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tomson can turn it around.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tomson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomson drops Diaz with a big knee straight up the middle! Diaz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Tomson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Tomson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomson landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Tomson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomson lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Tomson blocking some punches.
Tomson scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Tomson.
Diaz is working for takedown but Tomson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
It looks like Neal Diaz has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tomson.
Tomson working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Tomson stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Tomson.
Tomson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tomson.
Tomson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Tomson.
Tomson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Tomson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karom Tomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neal Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tomson cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Neal Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Tomson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tomson drops Diaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diaz looks back up at him and smiles so Tomson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomson fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz 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.
Tomson jabs at Diaz's body.
Tomson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diaz sprawling to the canvas! Diaz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tomson finish him?!
Diaz closes the distance but Tomson moves to the side
and Tomson counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Tomson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karom Tomson!
Karom Tomson 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 Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dunkin Donats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dunkin Donats!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donats swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bacca moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacca prevents Donats from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Bacca.
Donats is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bacca is keeping busy.
Donats tries a knee to the head but Bacca blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bacca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacca.
Donats displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bacca up against the cage.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donats fails to pull guard.
Bacca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donats backwards.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
Donats scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donatss head.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bacca.
Bacca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donats is looking for a takedown.
Bacca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donats wants to get back to striking at distance but Bacca won't allow it.
Bacca lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Donats's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donats is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bacca pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chew Bacca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dunkin Donats.
Donats looks winded!
Bacca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donats backwards.
Donats is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Bacca.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donats throws an elbow but misses.
Donats is trying to break the clinch but Bacca has him pressed against the cage.
Donats is trying to drag Bacca to the mat but Bacca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bacca gets through Donats's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands a left hand.
Donats wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donats takes a shot to the head.
Donats lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
Donats is looking to break free of the clinch but Bacca has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bacca stops a takedown attempt from Donats.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bacca.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Donats is rocked!
Bacca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donats is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacca finish him?
Donats has had enough of the clinch but Bacca keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Bacca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bacca dips a shoulder and cracks Donats with a mighty uppercut! Donats falls back against the cage and Bacca unloads with a barrage of strikes! Donats is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bacca screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Bacca!
After the fight, Chew Bacca was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Dunkin Donats had this to say: 'I will be stronger'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chico Morales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignity fakes the leg kick and cracks Morales in the body.
Morales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dignity connects with a body shot.
Morales thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dignity if he has to take too many more of those.
Morales needs to keep his hands up - Dignity had a free shot at his head there.
Dignity steps in with a hook that catches Morales right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dignity follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Morales looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kern Dignity!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cris Cyborg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
148 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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27
150 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bush avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bush to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cyborg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Cyborg 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.
Cyborg trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bush throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyborg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cyborg controlling the position.
Cyborg being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Bush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cyborg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bush counters with a single leg into guard. Cyborg didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg can't keep his opponent in guard - Bush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bush sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bush throwing shots but Cyborg is blocking nicely.
Bush winds up and cracks Cyborg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bush winds up and cracks Cyborg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cyborg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cyborg defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cyborg keeps working.
Bush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyborg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bush is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bush lands a big shot there that rocks Cyborg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cyborg is bucking up trying to escape but Bush cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bush has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cyborg's face.
Bush controlling his opponent.
Bush landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cyborg is rocked!
Bush lands a big elbow - Cyborg is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cyborg is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). JJ Bush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Man's entrance music is Big Man. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Big Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Big Man moves out of range easily.
Big Man ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Big Man in a clinch.
Big Man lands a right hand.
Big Man lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Big Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Big Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Big Man misses with an elbow strike.
Big Man is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Big Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Joseph Michaels has been cut.
Big Man throws an elbow that misses.
Big Man lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Big Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Big Man has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels is trying to drag Big Man to the mat but Big Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Julius Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Michaels.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Big Man to keep the fight standing.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.
Big Man is fighting off a takedown attempt but Michaels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Big Man to the mat. Big Man regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Michaels trying to control but Big Man is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Big Man is retaining full guard.
Michaels slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Michaels has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Devils Den New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Big Man tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
Michaels cracks Big Man with a big right hand but Big Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Big Man wants to control but Michaels postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Michaels has an Americana. Big Man didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Michaels is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Michaels hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joseph Michaels!
Joseph Michaels took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Country Grace enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Grace has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aldo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Grace was not able to check.
Aldo scores with a kick to the body.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Grace.
Aldo scores with a push kick.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo works Grace's body with a nice hook.
Aldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grace throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grace thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Aldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Aldo scores with a four punch combination!
Grace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Grace avoids them all with ease.
Grace lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grace counters with an inside leg kick.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Grace is predictable there
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aldo.
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grace fakes the leg kick and cracks Aldo in the body.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Aldo dips to his left and cracks Grace with an uppercut!
Aldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grace throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Grace was not able to check.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Grace's head back.
Aldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo jabs Grace right on the nose. Grace blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo sizes up Grace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grace misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Grace is rocked!
Aldo seems to be stalking Grace here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Grace drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo retains his featherweight title!
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