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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michio Kaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaku's entrance music is We will rock you. A fine choice. 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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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michio Kaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet leaves Kaku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennet only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kaku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennet pinned against the cage. Bennet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bennet moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Kaku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet works over Kaku's head and body with a nice combination.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaku tries to keep at a distance but Bennet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet trying to pass the guard but Kaku defending well.
Kaku is trying to maintain the position but Bennet is very close to passing his half guard.
Kaku missing with punches from the bottom.
Kaku is trying to control but can't.
Bennet looks to land a strike but Kaku avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kaku is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bennet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bennet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bennet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Michio Kaku has been cut.
Kaku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennet circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michio Kaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kaku wants to sweep here but Bennet controlling him for the moment.
Bennet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bennet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kaku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bennet content to stall in guard here.
Kaku looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bennet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kaku throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kaku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bennet connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bennet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kaku gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennet is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kaku reverses the position - he's now on top in Bennet's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michio Kaku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kaku to the mat! Kaku manages to get full guard.
Kaku working a defensive guard here.
Bennet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaku looking for a guillotine here but Bennet defends easily.
Kaku looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennet sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kaku is trying to control the position but Bennet postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Bennet.
Michio Kaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaku goes for a double leg but Bennet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bennet continues to drive forward.
Bennet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaku was covering up waiting for the punch and Bennet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bennet stands and steps away. Kaku gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennet stalling.
Kaku is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bennet is defending well.
Kaku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michio Kaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaku, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bennet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bennet showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bennet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kaku is pressing down on Bennet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bennet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kaku looking to control.
Bennet trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kaku manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bennet looking for a sweep. Not yet Bennet, not yet.
Bennet managing to control the position.
Bennet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaku wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaku won't allow Bennet to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bennet keeps trying to improve his position.
Kaku trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michio Kaku's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bennet lands in his opponent's guard.
Bennet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kaku looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaku, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaku is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bennet off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaku has the hooks in. Bennet is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bennet controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Bennet tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet gets back to half guard.
Bennet keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kaku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaku looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kaku wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
Kaku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennet trying to get back to full guard but Kaku takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bennet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaku is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bennet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bennet shrugs it off.
Kaku prevents Bennet from getting the reversal.
Kaku raining down shots from the mount!
Bennet tries to lock up and control but Kaku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennet tries to reverse the position but Kaku maintains control.
Bennet is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaku trying to control but Bennet is having none of it.
Kaku is really struggling to control Bennet but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaku is working for a guillotine from mount but Bennet frees his head quite easily.
Bennet is in a horrible position here. Kaku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kaku wants to control the pace but Bennet is squirming around nicely.
Bennet sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bennet manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bennet has Kaku pressed against the cage.
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Kaku shoots in for a double leg but Bennet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaku gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bennet wants to pass the guard but Kaku is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennet 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
The defeated Michio Kaku had this to say: '...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uppoamaton Titanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Ross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uppoamaton Titanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Ross!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titanic moves away.
Ross slips under a jab from Titanic.
Titanic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Titanic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Titanic.
Ross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Titanic misses with a wild body shot.
Ross misses with a hook. Titanic ducked under it nicely.
Luther Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Ross has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Titanic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Ross bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Titanic's head.
Titanic staying out of range there.
Titanic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Titanic lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Titanic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Titanic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titanic walks into a left hand.
Titanic slips a jab from Ross.
Titanic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Titanic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanic cracks Ross with a good jab.
Titanic has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titanic slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Titanic's head backwards.
Titanic misses the shot to the body.
Titanic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ross eats them both and turns towards Titanic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titanic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Titanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Ross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titanic manages to avoid it.
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!
Titanic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Titanic tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross's jab looks to have found its range, popping Titanic under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Ross misses.
Titanic scores with a sloppy right hand. Ross should have avoided that one.
Ross misses with a hook.
Ross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Titanic finds it's way round the side to connect with Ross's head.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but Titanic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Titanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross counters with a body kick.
Titanic throws a right hand that misses
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titanic is rocked!
Ross throws a pinpoint strike between Titanic's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Titanic crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ross scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Ross!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaspars Petrovs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matteus Oxadus's chin.
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210 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxadus throws a body punch but Petrovs moves out of range.
Petrovs misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Oxadus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oxadus connects with a body shot that sends Petrovs's belly button to the back.
Petrovs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oxaduss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Oxadus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrovs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oxadus just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxadus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrovs scores with a decent looking hook.
Oxadus is rocked!
Oxadus misses with a straight right.
Petrovs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oxadus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oxadus moves forwards but Petrovs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oxadus is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrovs finish him?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oxadus - that will leave a mark!
Petrovs fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Oxadus out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kaspars Petrovs!
Kaspars Petrovs retains his light heavyweight title!
Kaspars Petrovs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (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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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamburger fails with a takedown attempt.
Usikov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hamburger.
Hamburger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamburger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Usikov's waist but Usikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamburger off to one side.
Usikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Usikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Usikov is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Usikov.
Hamburger misses with a takedown attempt - Usikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hamburger is looking to clinch but Usikov is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov thuds a left hand into Hamburger's body.
Hamburger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamburger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Usikov but Usikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Usikov leaves Hamburger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamburger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Usikov swivels and escapes.
Hamburger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Usikov lands a body shot.
Usikov with a jab.
Usikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamburger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Usikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Usikov scores with a jab.
Holton Hamburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Usikov scores with a nice head shot.
Usikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Hamburger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hamburger shoots in looking for a takedown but Usikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamburger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Usikov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hamburger.
Usikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamburger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamburger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Usikov throws a one two combo.
Jab by Usikov.
Hamburger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamburger is rocked!
Usikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Hamburger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamburger with a poor takedown
and Usikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Usikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamburger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Usikov waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hamburger. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hamburger to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Usikov trying to control but Hamburger is working from the bottom.
Usikov gets to his feet - Hamburger follows without any prompting.
Usikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamburger seems to have got his legs back now.
Usikov lands with a right hand.
Usikov lands the left hand.
Usikov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hamburger! Usikov dives in looking to finish! Hamburger is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Usikov!
Alexander Usikov 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dj Brown!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Marciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown tries to bum rush Marciano with a series of wild strikes but Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Marciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marciano looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Marciano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Marciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a huge left! Brown is in big trouble! He's backing up but Marciano isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brown from any more damage. A dominating finish by Marciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano retains his heavyweight title!
Rocco Marciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snot Slurper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (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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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen misses with a right hand
and Slurper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vermeulen thinking.
Slurper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeulen misses with a series of wild punches.
Slurper slips a straight right by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a decent looking hook.
Slurper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeulen lands an overhand right.
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slurper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vermeulen lands with a right to the head.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch.
Slurper throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen with a nice cross.
Snot Slurper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slurper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeulen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slurper throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Slurper throws a body punch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vermeulen sizes up Slurper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slurper.
A jab from Slurper misses.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slurper.
Vermeulen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slurper misses with a left hand
letting Vermeulen counter with a right hand.
Slurper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vermeulen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Slurper finds it's target.
Vermeulen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Slurper backs off Vermeulen throws a huge counter combo but Slurper manages to avoid it all.
Vermeulen throws a good cross that connects.
Vermeulen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slurper lands with a good body shot.
Slurper moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeulen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slurper misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Slurper as the two fighters clinch.
Slurper lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slurper.
Slurper misses with some punches.
Slurper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slurper misses with a punch on the inside.
Slurper throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeulen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slurper's elbow.
Slurper tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Slurper back against the cage.
Slurper pushes Vermeulen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slurper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slurper digs a right hand underneath Vermeulen's ribcage. Vermeulen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vermeulen looks winded!
Slurper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slurper.
Slurper lands a body punch.
Vermeulen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vermeulen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slurper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vermeulen lands a shot to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Slurper as the two fighters clinch.
Slurper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slurper has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
Slurper cracks Vermeulen with a nice body shot.
Slurper swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slurper lands an uppercut.
Slurper misses with the head strike.
Slurper lands with a left to the head.
Slurper lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Slurper.
Slurper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
A short uppercut from Slurper.
A short right from Vermeulen on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slurper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slurper.
Slurper lands with a light punch inside.
Slurper lands a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper lands a left hand.
Slurper can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeulen controls the action.
Slurper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slurper lands a right hand.
Slurper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slurper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
Slurper swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Slurper working aggressively here.
Slurper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slurper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper is leaning against Vermeulen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slurper lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slurper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slurper gets through Vermeulen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper dominated that round.
That's time! Slurper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slurper stuns Vermeulen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
Slurper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vermeulen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slurper tries to clinch up.
Vermeulen throws a big shot that misses.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Slurper throws a lazy right hand but Vermeulen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slurper throws a looping overhand right but Vermeulen ducks down to avoid it.
Slurper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeulen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slurper rushes Vermeulen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slurper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slurper blocking some punches.
Slurper has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is looking for a takedown.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Slurper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Slurper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper misses with a punch on the inside.
Slurper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen throws a punch but it's blocked by Slurper.
A short right from Slurper.
Slurper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Slurper.
Slurper has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
Slurper misses with some punches.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slurper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slurper lands a body punch.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slurper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Slurper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slurper tries a body shot but Vermeulen blocks it.
Snot Slurper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vermeulen throws a punch but it's blocked by Slurper.
Slurper working aggressively here.
Slurper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Slurper on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen tries for a takedown but Slurper manages to get underhooks.
Slurper scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen.
Slurper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Slurper working aggressively here.
Slurper misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen has Slurper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slurper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snot Slurper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrik Vermeulen.
Slurper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slurper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slurper misses with some punches.
Slurper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slurper throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Slurper lands with a light punch inside.
Slurper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slurper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
A body shot lands from Slurper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper throws a head punch that misses.
Slurper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slurper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slurper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeulen is rocked!
Slurper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Vermeulen is still on wobbly legs! Can Slurper finish him?
Slurper unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vermeulen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Slurper is unloading with more strikes now! Vermeulen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper retains his middleweight title!
Snot Slurper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nuggetori's Nutritionals , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryker Payne (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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11 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Bravo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Stryker Payne has been cut.
Bravo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Bravo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bravo tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Bravo.
Bravo rushes Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Bravo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo tries to counter by clinching up but Payne breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Bravo misses
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bravo looking to slow down the pace here.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with an uppercut.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Payne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
Bravo lands a really nice looking cross but Payne seems unphased.
Bravo throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo needs to keep his hands up - Payne had a free shot at his head there.
Payne throws an off balance right hand
and Bravo counters by clinching up.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bravo blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo tries a body shot but Payne blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne tries to circle away but Bravo has him pinned against the cage.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Payne misses with some punches.
Payne pushes Bravo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne throws a big shot that misses.
Payne connects with a single shot there.
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bravo fails with the takedown
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Johnny Bravo's cut is getting worse.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Payne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Payne with a jab.
Payne lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bravo can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Payne and Bravo drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Payne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stryker Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Stryker Payne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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