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FFA: Wednesday Night Delight 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Gonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Terry Gonon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Terry Gonon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Gonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenkins tries to avoid it but Gonon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenkins to the ground. Jenkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Gonon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Terry Gonon has been cut.
Jenkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
and Jenkins counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gonon! He's just covering up as Jenkins starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio McFly!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boom lands a jab to McFly's midsection.
Boom lands a head kick!
Boom moves into range and clinches up with McFly.
Nice body punch from Boom.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
Boom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boom is leaning against McFly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Boom.
Boom can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
Boom scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Boom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is trying to break the clinch but Boom is controlling him.
Boom lands with a left to the head.
Boom tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Boom.
A shot in the inside from Boom.
A left hand lands to the body for Boom.
Boom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McFly looks winded!
A hook to the body from Boom.
Boom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McFly or not.
Boom presses McFly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Boom - that landed with a thud.
Boom lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boom misses with a punch to the body.
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
Boom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boom can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
A short right from Boom.
Boom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Boom.
A hook to the body from Boom.
Boom lands a right hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Boom gets through McFly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boom misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom works on McFly's body with a couple of short punches.
McFly prevents a body shot from Boom.
Boom lands a left hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
A short right from Boom on the inside.
Boom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boom tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boom misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
Boom lands a body shot.
McFly prevents a body shot from Boom.
Boom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Boom - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boom lands a right hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
Boom misses with a punch to the body.
Boom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Boom.
A right hook to the body lands for Boom.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Boom.
Boom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFly's elbow.
McFly is trying to push Boom away but Boom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Boom - that landed with a thud.
Boom cracks McFly with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Boom.
Boom lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Boom 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.
Boom clinches with his opponent.
Boom tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McFly can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Boom.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
Boom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFly prevents a body shot from Boom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
McFly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McFly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
A right handed body shot lands from Boom.
Boom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McFly is breathing heavily.
Boom has McFly pressed against the cage, preventing McFly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McFlys head.
A right handed body shot lands from Boom.
Boom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Boom.
McFly prevents a body shot from Boom.
A body shot lands from Boom.
Boom is leaning against McFly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Boom.
Boom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
Boom tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Boom scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McFly.
Boom cracks McFly with a nice body shot.
Boom tries to throw a body punch but McFly avoids it by throwing Boom back against the cage.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boom scores with a hook to the body.
Boom lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Boom.
Boom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boom is working McFly over against the cage.
Boom lands a hook that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Boom lands a right hand.
Boom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boom.
Boom lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFly prevents a body shot from Boom.
Boom can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
Boom lands a right hand.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
Boom lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Boom on the inside.
A hook to the body from Boom.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boom.
Boom digs a right hand into McFly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McFly's gas tank.
Boom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
Boom presses McFly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boom is working McFly over against the cage.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boom can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
Boom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McFly or not.
Boom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boom.
Boom misses with a punch to the body.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boom misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Boom 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. 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.
Boom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFly at a distance.
Boom clinches up against the cage.
Boom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McFly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boom tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Boom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McFlys head.
McFly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly is trying to push Boom away but Boom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Good body shot from Boom.
Boom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFly's elbow.
Boom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McFly.
A left hand lands to the body for Boom.
Still in the clinch, Boom scores with a nice short uppercut.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
A left hand lands to the body for Boom.
McFly takes a shot to the head.
Boom lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom is working McFly over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Boom.
Orlando Boom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom pushes McFly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
Boom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boom lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to get back to striking at distance but Boom won't allow it.
Boom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boom pushes McFly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McFly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly blocks a body shot from Boom.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
McFly can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom struggles to land a body shot inside as McFly controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Eivind Espedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo McCllum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eivind Espedal comes to the cage accompanied by Incipit Satan. Remo McCllum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristian Eivind Espedal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remo McCllum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCllum looks for a takedown but Eivind Espedal sprawls well.
McCllum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCllum dives in and grabs Eivind Espedal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eivind Espedal pushes down on McCllum's head and hops out.
Eivind Espedal lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Eivind Espedal gets a clinch.
Eivind Espedal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCllum.
Kristian Eivind Espedal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remo McCllum.
McCllum is trying to pull guard but Eivind Espedal has him pressed against the cage.
McCllum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCllum wants to sweep but no luck.
McCllum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eivind Espedal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eivind Espedal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eivind Espedal stops McCllum from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCllum looking for a sweep. Not yet McCllum, not yet.
Eivind Espedal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eivind Espedal feints a jab promting McCllum to slip. Eivind Espedal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCllum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eivind Espedal moves in looking to clinch but McCllum pushes him off.
McCllum shoots for a takedown but Eivind Espedal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCllum keeps the fight on the outside.
Eivind Espedal tries to clinch but McCllum moves out of range.
Eivind Espedal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCllum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCllum takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCllum shoots for a takedown but Eivind Espedal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eivind Espedal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCllum.
Eivind Espedal is looking to clinch.
McCllum drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eivind Espedal defends it well.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCllum.
Eivind Espedal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCllum gets tackled into the cage by Eivind Espedal. Eivind Espedal maintains the clinch.
McCllum jumps into guard, dragging Eivind Espedal to the mat.
Eivind Espedal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCllum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eivind Espedal is aware though and is defending well.
Eivind Espedal wants to pass the guard but McCllum is keeping the position.
Eivind Espedal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eivind Espedal gets to his feet. McCllum looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCllum has his takedown stuffed
and Eivind Espedal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCllum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eivind Espedal circles away.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eivind Espedal as he jumps to the side.
McCllum looks winded!
Eivind Espedal tries to close the distance and clinch but McCllum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eivind Espedal wants to clinch.
Eivind Espedal has McCllum up against the cage in a clinch.
McCllum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eivind Espedal just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCllum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eivind Espedal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eivind Espedal effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eivind Espedal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eivind Espedal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eivind Espedal wants to clinch up but McCllum keeps it at a distance.
Eivind Espedal is looking to clinch.
McCllum shoots in and drives through. Eivind Espedal sprawls well.
Eivind Espedal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCllum.
McCllum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eivind Espedal avoids it really well and circles away.
Eivind Espedal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCllum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown but Eivind Espedal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eivind Espedal clinches up with McCllum and pushes him back against the cage.
Eivind Espedal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eivind Espedal doesn't manage to clinch there - McCllum circles away.
McCllum throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eivind Espedal was covering up waiting for the punch and McCllum finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCllum looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCllum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCllum trying to control but Eivind Espedal is working from the bottom.
McCllum looking to pass the guard.
McCllum wants to control from the top but Eivind Espedal keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Eivind Espedal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCllum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eivind Espedal avoids it really well and circles away.
Kristian Eivind Espedal is winning the standup battle so far.
McCllum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eivind Espedal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCllum shoots for a double leg takedown but Eivind Espedal sprawls well. He's pushed McCllum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eivind Espedal wants to clinch.
McCllum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eivind Espedal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCllum somewhat.
Eivind Espedal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kristian Eivind Espedal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remo McCllum.
Eivind Espedal throws a front kick that sends McCllum stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eivind Espedal throws a nice head kick!
McCllum shoots in looking for a takedown but Eivind Espedal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCllum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCllum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eivind Espedal to the mat! Eivind Espedal manages to get full guard.
Eivind Espedal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCllum wants to pass the guard but Eivind Espedal is keeping the position.
McCllum pushing down on Eivind Espedal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCllum passes to side control.
McCllum wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eivind Espedal, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eivind Espedal is looking for a sweep.
McCllum tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCllum has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCllum is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eivind Espedal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCllum is trying to get an arm triangle but Eivind Espedal is defending well.
Eivind Espedal wants to control but McCllum postures up.
Eivind Espedal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCllum can do to turn this around?
McCllum advances nicely into full mount.
McCllum controlling the position easily from mount.
McCllum is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Eivind Espedal has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Eivind Espedal!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCllum keeping moving, preventing Eivind Espedal from controlling successfully.
McCllum wants to sweep here but Eivind Espedal controlling him for the moment.
McCllum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eivind Espedal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eivind Espedal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Remo McCllum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eivind Espedal decides to stand up, so the ref orders McCllum to his feet.
Eivind Espedal has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eivind Espedal.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eivind Espedal lands a hook that snaps the head of McCllum backwards.
Eivind Espedal tries to stall but McCllum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCllum has Eivind Espedal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eivind Espedal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eivind Espedal tries to stall but McCllum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eivind Espedal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McCllum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eivind Espedal to keep the fight standing.
Eivind Espedal pulls guard successfully.
Eivind Espedal looking for a sweep. Not yet Eivind Espedal, not yet.
McCllum trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Eivind Espedal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McCllum looking for a sweep. Not yet McCllum, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Eivind Espedal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCllum looks for a takedown but Eivind Espedal sprawls well.
McCllum shoots in looking for a takedown but Eivind Espedal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCllum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCllum fails with the takedown
and Eivind Espedal counters with a three punch combo that has McCllum backing up. McCllum nods at Eivind Espedal to acknowledge the strikes.
Kristian Eivind Espedal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remo McCllum.
Eivind Espedal tries to clinch but McCllum moves out of range.
Eivind Espedal tries to clinch but McCllum moves out of range.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eivind Espedal as he jumps to the side.
Eivind Espedal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eivind Espedal but Eivind Espedal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eivind Espedal stalks McCllum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCllum's face. McCllum staggers backwards, shaken.
McCllum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Eivind Espedal. No joy for McCllum on that attempt.
No luck for McCllum with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eivind Espedal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eivind Espedal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eivind Espedal throws a head kick that half lands.
McCllum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eivind Espedal forces McCllum back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Eivind Espedal.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eivind Espedal slowing the pace effectively.
McCllum manages to pull guard.
McCllum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCllum wants to stand and escape but Eivind Espedal is having none of it.
Eivind Espedal gets to his feet - McCllum follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eivind Espedal doesn't manage to clinch there - McCllum circles away.
Eivind Espedal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCllum tries to score a body lock takedown but Eivind Espedal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eivind Espedal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCllum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eivind Espedal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eivind Espedal lands a right hand.
Eivind Espedal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eivind Espedal wants to clinch.
Eivind Espedal lands a high kick!
McCllum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCllum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eivind Espedal tries to avoid it but McCllum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eivind Espedal to the ground. Eivind Espedal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eivind Espedal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kristian Eivind Espedal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eivind Espedal scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCllum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCllum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eivind Espedal sprawls well. Eivind Espedal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCllum gets slowly back to his feet.
Eivind Espedal tries to clinch there but McCllum circles away.
Eivind Espedal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eivind Espedal lands a shoulder strike.
McCllum has hold of one of Eivind Espedal's legs. Eivind Espedal is fighting the takedown attempt but McCllum gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McCllum trying to control the position from guard on top but Eivind Espedal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eivind Espedal controlling the position.
McCllum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eivind Espedal is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCllum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCllum tries to free his leg and advance position but Eivind Espedal is retaining full guard.
McCllum is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eivind Espedal connects with a high kick.
McCllum goes for a double leg but Eivind Espedal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eivind Espedal continues to drive forward.
Eivind Espedal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Eivind Espedal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eivind Espedal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristian Eivind Espedal!
Kristian Eivind Espedal got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Micheal jackson bad. The key to victory for James Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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191 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Brown!
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, Ezekiel Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Lovelair moved out of range.
Lovelair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Lovelair fails to land with a series of punches.
Lovelair takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Lovelair misses with a few strikes there.
Lovelair avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Lovelair throws a body shot but no joy.
Lovelair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Lovelair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to work over Lovelair's front leg with a kick but Lovelair checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Lovelair.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Ezekiel Lovelair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Despite the aggression on Lovelair's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lovelair closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair blocks a jab.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lovelair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lovelair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a jab when Lovelair was well out of range.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovelair with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Lovelair blocks it.
Brown looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovelair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovelair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Lovelair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Lovelair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovelair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Lovelair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair working Brown over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Ezekiel Lovelair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Lovelair.
A nice left hand lands by Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lovelair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a body punch.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a nice uppercut.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Lovelair scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Lovelair lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovelair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovelair lands with a light punch inside.
Lovelair blocking some punches.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lovelair in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot in the inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovelair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Lovelair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Lovelair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lovelair throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lovelair clinches.
Lovelair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lovelair gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
A short right from Lovelair on the inside.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Brown.
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lovelair.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair working Brown over with knees to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lovelair gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair working Brown over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands with a light punch inside.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Lovelair working Brown over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown misses with some punches.
Lovelair working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Lovelair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lovelair 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Lovelair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valak Divael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Matienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valak Divael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Matienzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divael punishes Matienzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Divael misses with a body kick.
Matienzo drives through and clinches with Divael against the cage.
Divael swings wildly with an uppercut but Matienzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matienzo pushes Divael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matienzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matienzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Matienzo drops Divael onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Divael is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Divael is rocked!
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!
Matienzo pushes Divael against the cage. Matienzo is working some dirty boxing. Matienzo pushes off with a quick right hook! Divael goes down! Divael tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Matienzo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Matienzo!
An out of breath Yoel Matienzo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Saxonberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gabe Saxonberg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabe Saxonberg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Saxonberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saxonberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dillon.
Dillon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Saxonberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dillon is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Saxonberg looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dillon gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Saxonberg is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dillon lets go of the hold and Saxonberg can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Dillon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
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, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Muller finds it's way through Ishimura's defenses.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishimura throws out the jab.
Ishimura jabs Muller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Ishimura counters with a straight right hand.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ishimura misses the target.
Donk. Ishimura catches Muller right on the button with a cross.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Muller throws a body punch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Good standup being displayed there by Muller as he connects with a hook.
Ishimura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ishimura lands a jab.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ishimura really felt that one!
Ishimura catches Muller 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.
Ishimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muller. That's going to slow Ishimura down.
A leg kick checked by Ishimura.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishimura loads up on a big right hand but Muller slips the punch.
Muller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishimura on the side of the head.
Muller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Ishimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muller's knee momentarily.
Ishimura slips under a jab from Muller.
Muller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a body kick.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishimura is looking to counter with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Muller
and Ishimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishimura misses with an uppercut. Muller saw that one coming.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishimura.
Ishimura looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
Ishimura looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura misses with a body shot.
Muller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick from Muller is predictable there
and Ishimura counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Muller misses.
Ishimura looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Muller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Muller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muller lands with a good body shot.
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Ishimura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller misses with a kick to the body
and Ishimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller.
A punch lands to the side of Muller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Ishimura's head but Ishimura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishimura lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ishimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ishimura ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Ishimura looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishimura.
Ishimura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
Ishimura lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller's head.
Ishimura misses with a wild body shot.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Ishimura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ishimura misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Muller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muller misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Ishimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Muller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishimura. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Ishimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Muller misses.
Muller slips under a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Muller might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ishimura has got the better of the exchanges.
Ishimura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Nice uppercut there from Ishimura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishimura.
Muller lunges at Ishimura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ishimura's hand.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Ishimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ishimura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura misses with a looping left.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller throws a low kick but Ishimura avoids it.
Ishimura connects with a solid leg kick.
Muller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ishimura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ishimura moves out of range of the body kick.
Ishimura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Ishimura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishimura.
Muller has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ishimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishimura backing away here, and Muller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishimura throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Muller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muller takes a swing at Ishimura's ribcage but misses.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Ishimura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muller misses with a low kick.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Muller slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Muller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ishimura cracks Muller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muller throws out a leg kick but Ishimura moves out of range and Muller only half commits.
The crowd cheers as Muller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishimura doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller sends Ishimura crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Muller is motioning to the referee to let Ishimura up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ishimura is rocked!
Ishimura gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Muller gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by War. Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. Randy Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A left lands for Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller working Khan over with knees to the body.
Khan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Khan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temujin Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
It looks like Temujin Khan has been cut.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Khan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Khan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miller landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller instigates a clinch.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller, which made it look bad.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Randy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan can't get the takedown.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temujin Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Khan on that attempt.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Khan is rocked!
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a huge left! Khan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Miller isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Khan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Miller!
A victorious Randy Miller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spiliopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiliopoulos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sabaton. Jonas Ribeiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidas Spiliopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro rushes Spiliopoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spiliopoulos goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Ribeiro scores with a nice right hand.
Spiliopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Ribeiro does it's job there.
Ribeiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Spiliopoulos's head.
Ribeiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ribeiro gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro scoring with punches from side control.
Ribeiro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spiliopoulos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ribeiro's guard! Nice work there by Spiliopoulos!
Ribeiro is trying to keep Spiliopoulos in close.
Spiliopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiliopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Ribeiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribeiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spiliopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spiliopoulos passes Ribeiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spiliopoulos is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Spiliopoulos is controlling well.
Ribeiro is looking to control Spiliopoulos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ribeiro avoid being mounted?
Spiliopoulos moves into full mount! Ribeiro won't be happy about that!
Spiliopoulos fails to advance to Ribeiro's back.
Ribeiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiliopoulos wants to take his opponent's back but Ribeiro doesn't allow it.
Spiliopoulos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ribeiro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ribeiro!
Spiliopoulos working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro advances position into side control!
Spiliopoulos is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Spiliopoulos is working from the bottom.
Spiliopoulos dodges the ground and pound from Ribeiro.
Spiliopoulos is looking for a sweep.
Ribeiro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Spiliopoulos is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribeiro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Spiliopoulos is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Ribeiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spiliopoulos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ribeiro!
A lull in the action here.
Spiliopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiliopoulos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ribeiro, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro is not content to let Spiliopoulos control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiliopoulos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ribeiro!
Spiliopoulos avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiliopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ribeiro working to try and regain half guard.
Spiliopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two 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.
Spiliopoulos avoids the attempt from Ribeiro to control.
Ribeiro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiliopoulos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Spiliopoulos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ribeiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ribeiro and Spiliopoulos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Spiliopoulos tries to move to mount but Ribeiro blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep.
Spiliopoulos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ribeiro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ribeiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spiliopoulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spiliopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spiliopoulos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ribeiro is fending him off so far but Spiliopoulos persists. Nope, Ribeiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro connects with a looping right hand.
Ribeiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiliopoulos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ribeiro lands with a nice body punch.
Spiliopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spiliopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Ribeiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiliopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ribeiro gets caught napping as Spiliopoulos dives in and scores a takedown. Ribeiro manages to retain guard.
Spiliopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Spiliopoulos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spiliopoulos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spiliopoulos walks into a straight right hand from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Ribeiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiliopoulos. Spiliopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Spiliopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribeiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spiliopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ribeiro lands with a hook. Spiliopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribeiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spiliopoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spiliopoulos drops his hands momentarily and Ribeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spiliopoulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Ribeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribeiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro has clasped his hands together around Spiliopoulos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Spiliopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribeiro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ribeiro trying to control the position but Spiliopoulos is working away.
Ribeiro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to control but instead Spiliopoulos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Spiliopoulos wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Spiliopoulos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribeiro.
Spiliopoulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ribeiro is just content to waste time from the top position. Spiliopoulos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Spiliopoulos keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spiliopoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonidas Spiliopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spiliopoulos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ribeiro quickly recovers to half guard.
Spiliopoulos wants to take a breather but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Spiliopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
Ribeiro is looking to get back to full guard here but Spiliopoulos has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro prevents Spiliopoulos from improving position.
Ribeiro is looking to regain half guard here but Spiliopoulos keeps moving and retains side control.
Ribeiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spiliopoulos has control of an arm but Ribeiro manages to advance to Spiliopoulos's back!
Ribeiro thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ribeiro 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Ribeiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salieri has chosen 2Cellos - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salieri moves away from the strike by Ball.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ball. Salieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ball throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ball lands with a cross.
Salieri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ball connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salieri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ball definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ball jabs at Salieri's body.
Salieri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball digs a good hook to Salieri's body.
Salieri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ball in his tracks.
Ball misses with a looping right.
A jab from Ball misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salieri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri throws a push kick but Ball slaps the foot to one side.
Ball is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salieri ducks under a wild hook from Ball.
Ball is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Ball. That snapped Salieri's head back.
Ball takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ball scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ball lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ball misses with a hook
and Salieri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salieri feints and then cracks Ball's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ball down.
Salieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball with a nice cross.
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!
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salieri takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salieri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left Ball is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ball fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salieri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Salieri throws a body kick that misses.
Ball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salieri throws an off balance right hand
letting Ball counter with a right hand.
Ball lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ball lands with a shot to the body.
Ball misses with an uppercut
and Salieri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ball is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Salieri misses with a looping right.
A big left from Ball misses.
Ball throws out a powerful jab.
Ball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ball misses with a body shot
and Salieri counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri moves away from the strike by Ball.
Salieri misses with an uppercut
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ball scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Ball slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salieri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salieri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ball lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salieri momentarily.
Salieri is rocked!
Salieri throws a head kick that misses.
Salieri is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salieri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ball checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salieri seems to have recovered his senses.
Ball with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands a big right hand that sends Salieri crashing to the mat! Ball stays standing though and waves Salieri back to his feet!
Ball throws an overhand right that drops Salieri like a sack of potatoes! Ball dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Left Ball!
After the big win, Left Ball made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Viral Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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