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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larith Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Hales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Hales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larith Shun!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shun misses with some punches.
Shun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hales walks away with a smile on his face. Shun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shun fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Hales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larith Shun.
Hales moves into range and clinches up with Shun.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hales.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales crunches a lovely knee into Shun's ribcage.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hales lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hales.
Hales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shun's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hales obliges.
Hales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shun's face.
Hales with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shun tries to pull guard but Hales holds him up against the cage and eventually Shun drops back down to his feet.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hales scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hales landing knees to the head.
Shun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shun jumps guard but Hales stands there with Shun around his waist. Shun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shun is defending well for now.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shun is trying to pull guard but Hales has him pressed against the cage.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun misses with a punch on the inside.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hales walks away with a smile on his face. Shun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hales clinches up against the cage.
Hales connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hales blocks an uppercut.
Shun jumps guard.
Hales is sitting in close to Shun's body. Shun has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hales is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hales is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Larith Shun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Saaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Saaim!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paige lands a jab.
Mike Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paige's corner calls for a 1-2. Paige obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saaim closes the distance and clinches.
Saaim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Paige is looking to stand up but Saaim isn't so interested in that idea.
Saaim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saaim prevents Paige from getting back to his feet.
Paige is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Saaim jumps into guard, dragging Paige to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paige gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saaim moves into the clinch.
Paige tries to circle away but Saaim has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Saaim.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saaim is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Paige can't fight it off and eventually Saaim manages to take the fight to the floor. Paige looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paige kicks Saaim off and gets to his feet.
Saaim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saaim lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige wants to get back to his feet but Saaim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saaim wants to control from the top but Paige keeps moving.
Saaim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saaim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saaim is looking to work some ground and pound but Paige has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saaim stands and throws Paige's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saaim looks up at the clock and then as Paige takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Saaim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Saaim has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Saaim scoring with punches and elbows.
Paige throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Saaim dives in and scores a takedown into Paige's guard.
Paige scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Paige fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paige connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saaim closes the distance and clinches.
Paige wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saaim tries to pull guard but Paige holds him up against the cage and eventually Saaim drops back down to his feet.
Saaim breaks from the clinch.
Saaim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paige fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paige sizes up Saaim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saaim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saaim has Paige pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paige manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saaim wants a takedown.
Mike Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Saaim.
Saaim looks winded!
Paige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saaim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paige fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Paige dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saaim moves forwards but Paige connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saaim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Paige pushes Saaim off and gets back to his feet.
Saaim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Paige! Saaim is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Paige!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobber Snodgrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimme Buttler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimme Buttler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dobber Snodgrass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimme Buttler!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttler tries to clinch up.
Buttler fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Snodgrass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snodgrass, as that shot connected.
Buttler tries to clinch
and Snodgrass counters with a one-two to the body.
Buttler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Dobber Snodgrass has been cut.
Buttler throws a lazy head kick
and Snodgrass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buttler tries to keep at a distance but Snodgrass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snodgrass digs a right hand underneath Buttler's ribcage. Buttler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snodgrass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Jimme Buttler has been cut.
Snodgrass lands with a light punch inside.
Buttler looks winded!
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!
Snodgrass scores with a shoulder strike.
Snodgrass lands a left hand.
Snodgrass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snodgrass presses Buttler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snodgrass lands with a short shot to the head.
Snodgrass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snodgrass pushes Buttler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snodgrass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snodgrass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snodgrass lands a shot to the body.
Snodgrass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttler or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snodgrass works on Buttler's body with a couple of short punches.
Snodgrass lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snodgrass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snodgrass lands a hook that snaps the head of Buttler backwards.
Snodgrass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snodgrass effectively controlling the action here.
Snodgrass lands a nice shot to the body.
Snodgrass is working Buttler over against the cage.
Snodgrass lands a nice uppercut.
Snodgrass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buttler backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snodgrass gets through Buttler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snodgrass digs a right hand into Buttler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buttler's gas tank.
Snodgrass lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snodgrass.
I was talking to Snodgrass's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snodgrass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Snodgrass.
Buttler is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snodgrass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buttler is still on wobbly legs! Can Snodgrass finish him?
Snodgrass drops Buttler onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Buttler is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Snodgrass.
Buttler tries to land a knee to the head but Snodgrass blocks with his arms.
Snodgrass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buttler.
Buttler seems to have recovered his senses.
Snodgrass lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass drops Buttler onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Buttler is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right handed body shot lands from Snodgrass.
A short left from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snodgrass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snodgrass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buttler or not.
Snodgrass has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Buttler - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Snodgrass, and another! Buttler is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dobber Snodgrass!
Dobber Snodgrass is the new middleweight champion!
Dobber Snodgrass decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Friday Thirteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Friday Thirteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Friday Thirteen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Friday Thirteen scores with a four punch combination!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Friday Thirteen sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Friday Thirteen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Friday Thirteen fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday Thirteen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Friday Thirteen stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva looks winded!
Friday Thirteen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Friday Thirteen pushes him off.
Friday Thirteen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Friday Thirteen pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Friday Thirteen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jake Friday Thirteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Some wild striking there from Friday Thirteen.
Friday Thirteen gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday Thirteen scores with punches from side control.
Friday Thirteen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jake Friday Thirteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friday Thirteen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Friday Thirteen defends it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Friday Thirteen.
Friday Thirteen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Friday Thirteen duly obliges.
Silva gets caught napping as Friday Thirteen dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friday Thirteen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Friday Thirteen pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friday Thirteen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Friday Thirteen not doing much here.
Friday Thirteen working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Friday Thirteen content to control rather than advance.
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.
Friday Thirteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Friday Thirteen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Friday Thirteen stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Friday Thirteen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Friday Thirteen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friday Thirteen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Friday Thirteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday Thirteen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A combination from Friday Thirteen does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday Thirteen pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Friday Thirteen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Friday Thirteen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Friday Thirteen is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Friday Thirteen 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.
Friday Thirteen has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Friday Thirteen is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Friday Thirteen walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Friday Thirteen, as that shot connected.
We've been told by Friday Thirteen's head coaches at Cozad MMA Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jake Friday Thirteen is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Friday Thirteen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday Thirteen lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friday Thirteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Friday Thirteen is looking to land body kicks.
A cross from Friday Thirteen lands.
Friday Thirteen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Friday Thirteen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Friday Thirteen.
A head kick misses from Friday Thirteen.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Friday Thirteen defends it well.
Friday Thirteen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Friday Thirteen crashes against the mat.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friday Thirteen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Friday Thirteen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Friday Thirteen working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Friday Thirteen stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Friday Thirteen happy to just control the position for now.
Friday Thirteen cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Jake Friday Thirteen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friday Thirteen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Friday Thirteen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Friday Thirteen scores with a body shot.
Friday Thirteen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Friday Thirteen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Friday Thirteen with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friday Thirteen stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
A left and a right from Friday Thirteen both land. Nice combination.
Silva is rocked!
Friday Thirteen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Silva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Friday Thirteen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Domino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Domino!
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, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Domino throws a lazy head kick
and Keenan counters with a three punch combo that has Domino backing up. Domino nods at Keenan to acknowledge the strikes.
Domino has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Keenan closes the distance and pushes Domino back into the cage.
Domino connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Keenan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Domino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domino stuffs the takedown attempt from Keenan. Keenan gets slowly back to his feet.
Domino swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keenan decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Domino stands up over Keenan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Domino passes Keenan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Domino seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Domino.
Domino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keenan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Domino there.
Domino winds up and cracks Keenan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Domino wants to take a breather but Keenan is having none of it.
Domino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Domino trying to control the action but Keenan is working from the bottom.
Domino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Domino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keenan keeps working.
Ground and pound from Domino.
Domino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keenan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keenan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Domino is on him like a limpet, forcing Keenan back against the cage.
Keenan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Domino jumps guard but Keenan stands there with Domino around his waist. Domino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keenan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keenan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Domino misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domino with a poor takedown
and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keenan.
Keenan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keenan misses with a knee strike.
Domino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keenan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Domino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keenan trying to land knees to the body.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
Keenan tries to pull guard but Domino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Keenan pulls guard.
Keenan looks winded!
Domino controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Domino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keenan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keenan wants it to stay on the feet.
Domino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keenan rushes Domino and presses him up against the cage.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Domino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keenan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Keenan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Domino trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Domino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Keenan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domino is trying to pull guard but Keenan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Domino avoiding damage as Keenan throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Domino looking to stall.
Keenan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan tries to clinch but Domino moves out of range.
Domino wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Keenan clinches with his opponent.
Domino wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Domino jumps guard and drags Keenan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Domino is looking to stand up but Keenan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan gets to his feet - Domino follows without any prompting.
Keenan moves in looking to clinch but Domino pushes him off.
Keenan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Domino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keenan somewhat.
Keenan is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Domino.
Keenan pushes Domino up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan stalling in the clinch but Domino improves position.
Keenan trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Domino can't break the clinch.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Domino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maynard Keenan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Domino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keenan is defending well for now.
Keenan jumps into guard, dragging Domino to the mat.
Keenan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Domino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Domino.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Domino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Keenan defends well and Domino ends up having to push Keenan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Domino tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes the fight into the clinch.
Domino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Keenan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Keenan.
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!
Keenan slowing the pace effectively.
Keenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Domino wants to break free but Keenan has control.
Keenan jumps guard and drags Domino to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Our spies down at at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) inform us that Keenan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Domino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keenan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Domino has managed to get both his arms back between Keenan's legs - danger averted.
Keenan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Domino passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keenan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Domino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Domino tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Domino both land. Nice combination.
Keenan has closed the distance and engaged Domino in a clinch.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Domino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan gets a clinch.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Domino backwards.
Domino is working for takedown but Keenan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a combination
and Domino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keenan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Domino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Keenan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Domino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
Domino fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Keenan. No joy for Domino on that attempt.
Keenan tries to counter with a clinch but Domino shakes him off and moves away.
Domino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domino.
Domino forces Keenan back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domino is trying to force a seperation but Keenan has the dominant position.
Keenan breaks the clinch.
Don Domino is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Domino.
Keenan is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Domino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domino stuffs the takedown.
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!
Domino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Keenan on his heels. He'll look to pass Keenan's guard now, I'm sure.
Domino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Keenan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Domino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Domino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keenan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Domino is standing up over Keenan. Keenan looks to escape but Domino dives into side control.
Keenan is trying to improve his position.
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.
Domino cracks Keenan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Domino cracks Keenan with a big elbow.
Keenan seems a little lost for a moment, as Domino dominates the positioning.
Keenan wants to get back to his feet but Domino drags him back down.
Domino landing a few strikes.
Keenan tries to escape but Domino is in control.
Domino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keenan keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Domino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keenan 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maynard Keenan!
Maynard Keenan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martel Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius Ii (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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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martel Navas!
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, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vinicius Ii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vinicius Ii regains half guard.
Navas not doing much here.
Navas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vinicius Ii on the ground.
Vinicius Ii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinicius Ii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Navas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vinicius Ii is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Navas frees his head nicely. Oh but Vinicius Ii has switched to an armbar! Navas is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcus Vinicius Ii!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate comes to the cage accompanied by Engine No. 9. Toole Jr has chosen Ring of fire as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ottis Toole Jr!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toole Jr scores with a hook.
It looks like Jackson Tate has been cut.
Toole Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Toole Jr scores with a shot to the side of Tate's head.
Toole Jr manages to break the clinch.
Toole Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Tate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Toole Jr thuds a left hand into Tate's body.
Tate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tate is rocked!
Toole Jr drops Tate with a big left hand! Tate is injured, injured bad! Toole Jr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole Jr!
Ottis Toole Jr is the new welterweight champion!
Ottis Toole Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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