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FFA 15: The Awakening PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semen Dolgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stare Bengal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stare Bengal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Semen Dolgov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stare Bengal!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengal swings for the body but Dolgov moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Dolgov misses its target.
Dolgov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bengal's head backwards.
Dolgov throws a series of punches but Bengal moves out of range.
Dolgov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bengal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bengal tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolgov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dolgov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dolgov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bengal counters with a straight right hand.
Bengal throws a sloppy head kick and Dolgov moves out of range easily.
Bengal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dolgov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Bengal looks to move away, Dolgov throws a big counter combo but Bengal just gets out of the way.
Dolgov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dolgov connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dolgov is controlling him.
Dolgov is stalling in the full guard.
Dolgov stands up and waves to Bengal to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bengal trying to control but Dolgov postures up.
Dolgov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dolgov is looking for a kimura but Bengal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dolgov to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dolgov in particular looking to stall.
Bengal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dolgov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov working over Bengal with some ground and pound. Bengal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dolgov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bengal has hold of Dolgov's hands but Dolgov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dolgov working over Bengal with some ground and pound. Bengal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bengal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bengal has hold of Dolgov's hands but Dolgov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dolgov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dolgov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dolgov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bengal looking for submissions off his back.
Bengal looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov working over Bengal with some ground and pound. Bengal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dolgov moves into full mount! Bengal won't be happy about that!
Dolgov avoids the attempt from Bengal to control.
Dolgov is landing with some decent strikes but Bengal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dolgov looking to control but Bengal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dolgov lands a big shot there that rocks Bengal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dolgov cracks Bengal with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semen Dolgov!
During a confident post fight interview, Semen Dolgov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Stare Bengal had this to say: 'poor wrestlers'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Capon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Capon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knockout.
Capon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knockout.
Knockout lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knockout fakes the leg kick and cracks Capon in the body.
Knockout closes the distance and pushes Capon back into the cage.
Knockout cracks Capon with a nice body shot.
Knockout lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Knockout.
Knockout controlling the action here for a moment.
Capon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knockout missing with knees to the body.
Knockout lands a left hand that snaps the head of Capon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Capon looks winded!
Knockout lands a body shot in the clinch.
Capon swings wildly with an uppercut but Knockout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knockout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capon.
A hook to the body from Knockout.
Knockout lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knockout scores with a hook to the body.
Knockout is struggling to control the position.
Knockout lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonny Knockout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knockout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knockout moves into the clinch.
Knockout works on Capon's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout scores with a shoulder strike.
Capon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knockout just stands there and leans against the cage.
Capon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knockout.
Knockout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knockout manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knockout.
Knockout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Capon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Capon is rocked!
Knockout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Capon is still on wobbly legs! Can Knockout finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Knockout ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Capon clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Knockout!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter White Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Roper!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Walter White Jr has been cut.
Roper misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from White Jr.
Roper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White Jr walks into a jab.
Roper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White Jr at a distance.
White Jr shoots in and drives through. Roper sprawls well.
Roper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White Jr momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roper scores with a sloppy right hand. White Jr should have avoided that one.
Roper cracks White Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! White Jr falls to his knees and Roper doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Roper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Von Ricther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Von Ricther has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Lovelair's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Lovelair!
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, Lars Von Ricther!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ricther rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Von Ricther.
Von Ricther can't find room to land a body shot as Lovelair controls the action.
Lovelair is trying to pull guard but Von Ricther has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Von Ricther.
It looks like Paul Lovelair has been cut.
Von Ricther makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Ricther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Ricther drops Lovelair with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lovelair looks back up at him and smiles so Von Ricther waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lovelair is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ricther dances in with a quick combination. Lovelair is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Von Ricther snaps Lovelair's head back. Lovelair stumbles backwards against the cage. Von Ricther steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Lovelair's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Lovelair just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lars Von Ricther!
A relieved looking Lars Von Ricther 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Schubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atli Thor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atli Thor!
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, Franz Schubert!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schubert has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schubert and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schubert - that will leave a mark!
Schubert tries a low kick but Thor avoids it.
Schubert moves out of range of the strikes.
Schubert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thor misses with a hook.
Schubert misses with a straight left.
Thor is looking for a counter combo.
Schubert throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Schubert throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
Thor lands a leg kick that knocks Schubert off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor misses with an uppercut.
Thor throws a leg kick but Schubert checks it.
It seemed like Schubert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thor tries to land a front kick but Schubert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schubert throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schubert catches Thor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thor misses with a hook. Schubert ducked under it nicely.
Schubert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thor under the eye.
Schubert throws a body shot but no joy.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
Thor throws a big shot that misses.
Schubert misses with a wild body shot.
Franz Schubert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schubert throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Thor throwing a counter right hand but Schubert manages to avoid it.
Schubert throws an overhand right that lands on Thor's shoulder, as Thor tries to avoid the shot.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schubert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schubert. That's going to slow Thor down.
Thor throws a head kick but Schubert moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Schubert.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schubert - the referee stops the clock and Thor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schubert. Thor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schubert throws a big shot that misses.
Schubert 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schubert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor.
Schubert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Schubert scores with a jab to the body.
Schubert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Thor misses.
Schubert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Thor throws a jab when Schubert was well out of range.
Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schubert moves away.
As Thor backs off Schubert throws a huge counter combo but Thor manages to avoid it all.
Thor misses with a body kick.
Schubert throws a low kick but Thor avoids it.
Schubert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Schubert there.
Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Schubert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Thor misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schubert dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thor. That did some damage!
Jab from Schubert.
Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schubert lands a lovely overhand right.
Schubert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schubert blocks a head kick by Thor.
Thor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schubert's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schubert connects with an inside leg kick.
Thor throws a hook to the side of Schubert's head but Schubert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thor throws a push kick but Schubert slaps the foot to one side.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Schubert slips the punch.
Thor cracks Schubert with an open hand slap.
Thor throws a head kick but Schubert moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schubert! But no joy.
Schubert lands with an uppercut that bounces Thor off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schubert misses with a body kick.
Schubert misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor moves out of range as Schubert throws a body kick.
A head kick by Thor misses
and Schubert counters with a leg kick.
Thor throws a jab but it's blocked by Schubert.
Schubert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schubert tries to land a leg kick but Thor saw it coming and moves away.
Thor checks a low kick from Schubert.
Schubert slips a jab and a cross from Thor.
Thor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schubert has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thor checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Thor as he checks the leg kick.
Schubert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thor avoids the head kick by Schubert.
Schubert slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Schubert blocks the leg kick.
Schubert was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab by Schubert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Schubert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schubert motions for Thor to come forward. Schubert throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thor throws a jab when Schubert was well out of range.
Schubert misses with a body shot
and Thor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schubert's knee momentarily.
Schubert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thor.
Schubert throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thor throws a body shot but no joy.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schubert misses with a body kick.
Schubert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thor.
Schubert scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schubert connects with a crisp jab.
Thor misses with a head kick.
Thor scores with a head kick. Schubert tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Franz Schubert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schubert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thor backing away here, and Schubert unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Thor.
Schubert connects with a nice looking jab.
Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Thor misses its target.
Schubert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thor misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Thor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schubert thows a body kick. Thor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schubert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Schubert there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schubert.
Schubert swings widly with a right hand
and Thor counters with a two punch combo.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor misses with a straight right.
Schubert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schubert avoids the head kick by Thor.
Schubert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor tries to land a leg kick but Schubert saw it coming and moves away.
Thor moves out of range as Schubert throws a body kick.
Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Schubert moves out of range easily.
Schubert ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Schubert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thor is able to avoid easily.
Schubert digs a good body shot into Thor's ribs.
Schubert fakes the leg kick and cracks Thor in the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schubert throws a push kick but Thor slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Schubert misses.
Schubert throws a low kick but Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schubert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a looping right.
Thor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick from Schubert.
An attempted straight right counter from Thor misses the target.
Schubert lands a jab to the head.
Schubert misses with a head kick.
Schubert ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Thor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schubert. Schubert obviously looking to wear him down.
Thor takes a swing at Schubert's ribcage but misses.
Schubert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Schubert now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schubert's corner calls for a 1-2. Schubert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schubert is looking to land body kicks.
Thor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schubert scores with a leg kick.
Thor misses with a head kick.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schubert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thor at a distance.
Thor thows a leg kick but Schubert checks it
and Schubert counters with a good low kick that Thor was not able to check.
Schubert staying out of range there.
Schubert is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thor with a body shot.
Thor moves forwards but Schubert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Schubert tenderised Thor's leg. Thor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schubert looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schubert throws a leg kick but Thor checks it.
Thor misses with a hook.
Thor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schubert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schubert throws a sloppy head kick and Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor misses with a hook.
Schubert lands a leg kick that knocks Thor off balance momentarily.
Thor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Schubert misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Schubert 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thor misses with a hook. Schubert ducked under it nicely.
Schubert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schubert tried to score with a low kick but Thor checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Schubert scores with a leg kick.
Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schubert was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Thor checks a leg kick nicely.
Thor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schubert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schubert sizes up Thor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schubert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schubert pushes Thor away with a front kick.
Thor misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert misses with an uppercut.
Thor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thor throws a low kick but Schubert avoids it.
Schubert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schubert lands with a nice body kick.
Thor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thor slips a straight right by Schubert.
Schubert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schubert checks it well.
Thor checks the leg kick.
Thor is looking to counter punch.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
Schubert cracks the inside of Thor's front leg.
Thor connects with a leg kick. Schubert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franz Schubert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor looks to throw the jab but Schubert is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Schubert blocks the leg kick.
Schubert cracks the inside of Thor's front leg.
Schubert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thor.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schubert misses with a low kick.
Thor throwing a counter right hand but Schubert manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schubert looks to land a body kick but Thor moved away.
Schubert throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schubert misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thor!
Schubert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thor under the eye.
Schubert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thor. Thor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schubert is looking to chop away at Thor's legs.
Schubert throws a wild body kick that Thor sees coming a mile off.
Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schubert moves away.
Schubert throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schubert.
Thor takes a swing at Schubert's ribcage but misses.
Thor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schubert throws a leg kick but Thor checks it.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schubert.
Schubert looks to land a left hand but Thor moved out of range nicely.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schubert moves out of range as Thor strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Thor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Thor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Schubert checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thor misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schubert.
Schubert misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thor. Schubert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atli Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schubert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thor was well out of range. Poor timing from Schubert.
Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schubert was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor.
Thor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Schubert tries a low kick but Thor avoids it.
Thor throws a hook but Schubert avoids it easily.
Thor looks to land a body kick but Schubert moved away.
Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor throws a lazy body kick
enabling Schubert to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schubert scores with a head kick.
Thor misses with a hook.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Thor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thor ducks right into an uppercut from Schubert.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Schubert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schubert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Schubert!
Franz Schubert bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jackson (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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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Snake.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snake throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snake is in Jackson's guard.
Snake trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Snake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snake has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Snake wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Snake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Snake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snake pulls Jackson in to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Snake wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Snake lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snake throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snake.
Snake throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snake misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Snake slips the punch.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Snake slips under a jab.
Donk. Jackson catches Snake right on the button with a cross.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Snake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solid Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jackson throws a jab when Snake was well out of range.
Snake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Snake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Snake misses.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snake throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snake.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snake tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Snake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snake.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Snake is rocked!
Snake drops his hands momentarily. Jackson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Snake staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Snake doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Karlsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzalez prevents it.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karlsson tries to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez shakes him off and moves away.
Karlsson pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
I was talking to Gonzalez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Gonzalez is working Karlsson over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez trying to stall but Karlsson improves his position.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlsson can't get the takedown.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Karlsson.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Karlsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vigorio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Karlsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gonzalez!
Karlsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzalez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Karlsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Karlsson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Karlsson off him but Karlsson keeps the position.
Gonzalez stops Karlsson from passing to mount.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a sweep but Karlsson has mounted him!
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Karlsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Karlsson is looking to work his way around to Gonzalez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Karlsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to work his way around to Gonzalez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Gonzalez defends it well.
Karlsson takes Gonzalez's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Gonzalez is in trouble.
Gonzalez tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vigorio Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vigorio Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Karlsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Karlsson.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Karlsson.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Karlsson's takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Karlsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gonzalez pushes Karlsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Karlsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson just content to control the position.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Karlsson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gonzalez is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Karlsson yanks on the arm and Gonzalez is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Karlsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aron Karlsson!
Aron Karlsson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'In your dreams homie. In your dreams'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Gay!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Gay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Gay.
Gay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gay.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gay 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.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith slips under a jab from Gay.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gay counters with a nice uppercut.
Gay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
It looks like Rudy Gay has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Gay.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Gay ducks under and follows up with a left that Gay also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gay looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Gay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Gay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Gay had a free shot at his head there.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gay moves away.
Gay cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith clobbers Gay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gay counter with a right hand.
Gay lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a jab when Gay was well out of range.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Gay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gay tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gay scores with a decent looking hook.
Gay throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Gay walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Gay is rocked!
Smith sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gay's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gay's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Smith!
Our winner, Jake Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Stark tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Stark's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stark wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
Stark thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from McGuire finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
As McGuire looks to move away, Stark throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark lands a jab.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
Stark works the jab nicely.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
McGuire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGuire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stark is trying to buck McGuire off.
Stark gets back to half guard.
McGuire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stark misses with a hook to the body
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Stark is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stark.
McGuire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stark defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stark trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McGuire throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Stark closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire just leaning against Stark, taking a breather.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
McGuire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stark wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire with the counter takedown but Stark avoids it easily.
McGuire with a hook.
Stark throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McGuire will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stark throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuire scores with a hook.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
As McGuire backs away, Stark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Stark.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but McGuire has double underhooks.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
Stark moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
McGuire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Stark looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
McGuire tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes one to the side of the head.
Stark tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire blocks a leg kick.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from McGuire misses.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
Stark tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuire circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stark to the ground. McGuire is now in Stark's guard.
McGuire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGuire lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark wants to hit a switch here but McGuire passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stark there!
McGuire lands a couple of good shots and Stark has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McGuire is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stark.
McGuire landing with strikes.
Stark is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is landing with strikes. Stark can't take much more of this.
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McGuire's arms.
McGuire lands punches and elbows.
McGuire is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Stark is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McGuire!
James McGuire thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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