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UFC-Fright Night 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 3873 p4p, 459 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambayo (ranked 5789 p4p, 613 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class 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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambayo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambayo feints and then cracks Kahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahn down.
Kalambayo misses the body punch
and Kahn counters with a head kick.
Kalambayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalambayo misses with a knee to the head.
Kalambayo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kahn up against the cage.
Kalambayo lands a left hand.
Kalambayo lands a right hand.
Kahn scores with a shot to the side of Kalambayo's head.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalambayo misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kalambayo up against the cage.
Kalambayo prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Kalambayo pushes Kahn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalambayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalambayo misses with some punches.
Kalambayo takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalambayo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambayo fails to land.
Kahn blocks an elbow strike.
Kalambayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalambayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahns head.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kahn avoids the elbow strike from Kalambayo, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalambayo tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Kalambayo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn gets through Kalambayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalambayo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Kahn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kahn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalambayo or not.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalambayo.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalambayo misses with an elbow strike.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo lands a left hand.
Kalambayo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kalambayo takes a shot to the head.
Kahn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalambayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kalambayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn cracks Kalambayo with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
Kalambayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalambayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalambayo misses with a body punch.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kahn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambayo fails to land.
Kalambayo can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kalambayo tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahn effectively controlling the action here.
Kalambayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn avoiding damage as Kalambayo throws knees to the body.
A short right from Kalambayo on the inside.
Kahn lands a left hand.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kalambayo on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kalambayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Kahn.
Kahn avoids the elbow strike from Kalambayo, against the cage.
Kahn blocks the elbow strike.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalambayo tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalambayo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahn's brow.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalambayos head.
Kalambayo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalambayo walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Kahn - just one landing.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalambayo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalambayo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kahn will feel that in the morning.
Kahn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn presses Kalambayo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalambayo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalambayo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kalambayo misses with the head strike.
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!
Kalambayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kahn.
Kahn working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn blocks the elbow strike.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalambayo.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo blocks an uppercut.
Kahn tries to work over Kalambayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalambayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalambayo can do to turn this around?
Kalambayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn blocks a body shot from Kalambayo.
Kahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambayo fails to land.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalambayo has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalambayo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahn's defenses.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Kalambayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalambayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalambayo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Kahn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kalambayo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn letting Kalambayo take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kalambayo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalambayo blocks an uppercut.
Kalambayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahn or not.
Kalambayo working aggressively here.
Kalambayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalambayo blocks an uppercut.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
Kalambayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalambayo's elbow.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalambayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo working aggressively here.
Kalambayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Kalambayo.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalambayo backwards.
Kalambayo misses with the head strike.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalambayo.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Kalambayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn tries to work over Kalambayo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalambayos head.
Kahn blocks an uppercut.
Kalambayo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalambayo.
A head punch on the inside from Kalambayo fails to land.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn blocks a body shot from Kalambayo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalambayo.
Kahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalambayo.
Kalambayo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kalambayo misses with some punches.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Kalambayo is breathing heavily.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Kalambayo scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
Kalambayo lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn'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. This is the final round!
Kahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahn tries to clinch there but Kalambayo circles away.
Kalambayo misses with a head kick.
Kalambayo throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
A bone on bone clash there as Kalambayo blocks the leg kick.
Kalambayo throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalambayo.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Kalambayo.
Kahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalambayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn pushes Kalambayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn is looking to control Kalambayo's arms but Kalambayo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kahn has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kahn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kalambayo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kalambayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalambayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kahn works on Kalambayo's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kahn - that landed with a thud.
Kalambayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon Kahn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kalambayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumbu Kalambayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalambayo backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalambayo throws a head punch that misses.
Kalambayo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn lands a left hand.
Kalambayo is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Kalambayo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kahn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kalambayo with a big uppercut! Kalambayo tries to clinch up but Kahn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kalambayo to the mat! Kalambayo covers up and Kahn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Solomon Kahn!
After winning the bout, Solomon Kahn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tzwrtzos Peidis (ranked 3349 p4p, 317 weight class) and Alexander Magomedov (ranked 23447 p4p, 560 weight class). Peidis comes to the cage accompanied by ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥ&. Tzwrtzos Peidis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tzwrtzos Peidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Peidis tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peidis scores with a decent looking hook.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magomedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peidis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov is looking to score with low kicks.
Peidis lands a jab to the nose.
Magomedov is rocked!
Peidis lands with a right and another and another! Magomedov is in big trouble! Peidis lands again and this time it's lights out for Magomedov! A quality knockout there for Peidis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tzwrtzos Peidis!
Tzwrtzos Peidis 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chevy Ford (ranked 2231 p4p, 261 weight class) and Rayko Oswald (ranked 4423 p4p, 462 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chevy Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayko Oswald!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswald digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Oswald throws a shot from downtown. Ford moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Ford tenderised Oswald's leg. Oswald is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oswald blocking some punches.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oswald backwards.
Oswald gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oswald backwards.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Chevy Ford has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Oswald.
Oswald lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford slowing the pace effectively.
Oswald has Ford pushed against the cage.
We've been informed that Oswald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oswald backwards.
It looks like Rayko Oswald has been cut.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oswald manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Oswald slows down the pace here.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oswald pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Oswald.
Oswald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Oswald.
Ford misses with a punch on the inside.
Oswald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oswald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oswald misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Oswald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oswald if he has to take too many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
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!
Ford and Oswald are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ford throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Oswald into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ford knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chevy Ford!
After the big win, Chevy Ford made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sun-Tzu and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx Jr (ranked 3652 p4p, 345 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 1740 p4p, 166 weight class). Wightman has chosen BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Marx Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx Jr drops his hands momentarily and Wightman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wightman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wightman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wightman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marx Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marx Jr is trying to maintain the position but Wightman is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wightman pulls his head out easily.
Marx Jr gets back to full guard.
Wightman lands a couple of digs.
Wightman is in close to Marx Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Marx Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wightman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marx Jr has his foot on Wightman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wightman works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Wightman throws a big elbow that misses.
Wightman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wightman trying to control the position from guard on top but Marx Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marx Jr is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wightman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Marx Jr's body to avoid the submission. Marx Jr has instead reached around Wightman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Marx Jr arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Marx Jr!
After winning the bout, Mark Marx Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Blake Wightman stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a great fighter I just hope that he doesn't befall some unlucky accident with a shoebox!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artimus Angar (ranked 4499 p4p, 522 weight class) and Richard Silva (ranked 2244 p4p, 299 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Architects-Doomsday. Richard Silva 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artimus Angar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Angar tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richard Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Angar scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
Angar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Angar connects with a crisp jab.
Angar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Angar.
Angar misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Angar's guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Angar is trying to keep Silva in close.
Angar keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Angar keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Angar somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Angar lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Angar lands a shot to the body.
Silva is trying to shake Angar off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Angar won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Angar is defending well.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva working away.
Angar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Angar with a big right hand but Angar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva cracks Angar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Angar is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is working Angar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Angar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Angar is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silva yanks on the arm and Angar is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Silva!
A relieved looking Richard Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 2016 p4p, 243 weight class) and Mukinio Tambua (ranked 5458 p4p, 544 weight class). Jan Mo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mukinio Tambua's chin.
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242 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mukinio Tambua!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tambua misses with a takedown attempt - Mo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mo throws a lazy right hand but Tambua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
Tambua looks for a takedown but Mo sprawls well.
Tambua tries for a takedown but Mo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jan Mo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukinio Tambua.
Mo defending well as Tambua loads up on a big left hand.
Tambua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mo counters with a crisp one two that drops Tambua! Mo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tambua to his feet! Tambua is in big trouble!
Tambua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice 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!
Mo is looking to regain half guard here but Tambua keeps moving and retains side control.
Mo is holding Tambua down, trying to stall.
Tambua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mo regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambua is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mukinio Tambua!
During a confident post fight interview, Mukinio Tambua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hand (ranked 1955 p4p, 266 weight class) and Splash Wetness (ranked 1440 p4p, 207 weight class). Wetness has chosen Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wetness moves out of range as Hand strikes.
Hand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wetness misses with a wild body shot.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wetness on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hand misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness slips a jab and a cross from Hand.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hand. Wetness does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wetness blocks a head kick by Hand.
Wetness tries to counter with a clinch but Hand shakes him off and moves away.
Wetness tries to clinch
and Hand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wetness is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wetness closes the distance and clinches.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness can't find room to land a body shot as Hand controls the action.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but Hand blocks with his arms.
Hand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hand's corner calls for a 1-2. Hand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wetness looks to land a left hand but Hand moved out of range nicely.
Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wetness.
Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Hand pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hand throws out the jab.
Wetness ducks under a wild hook from Hand.
Wetness connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Wetness. Those never looked like landing.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wetness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Wetness's shoulder, as Wetness tries to avoid the shot.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Hand and move into the clinch position.
Hand lands with a good body shot.
Wetness tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hand counters with a series of strikes. Wetness will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand keeps the fight on the outside.
Hand scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Israel Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wetness on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wetness doesn't manage to clinch there - Hand circles away.
Wetness pushes Hand up against the cage in a clinch.
Hand lands a nice shot to the body.
Hand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Wetness.
Hand throws a nice looking combination but Wetness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hand throws a leg kick but Wetness sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hand drops Wetness with a left right combo! Hand follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hand prevents Wetness from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand controlling the position.
Wetness is pushing Hand's head away, looking to escape. Hand manages to hold on to the position though.
Hand is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wetness's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wetness is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wetness.
Hand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hand dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wetness walks into a stiff left hand from Hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wetness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Hand.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hand connects with a looping right hand.
Hand fails to land with a series of punches.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Hand and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wetness tries to clinch up.
Hand throws a shot from downtown. Wetness moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hand punishes Wetness's body with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Hand slams his shin into Wetness's torso.
Hand looks to land a left hand but Wetness moved out of range nicely.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hand throws a sloppy head kick and Wetness moves out of range easily.
Hand dodges the punch combination from Wetness.
Hand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wetness can do to turn this around?
Hand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wetness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hand breaks the clinch.
Hand misses with a straight left.
Hand throws a front kick aimed at Wetness's knee but Wetness avoids it well.
Wetness tries to counter with a clinch but Hand shakes him off and moves away.
Wetness wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness tries to clinch but Hand moves out of range.
A left lands for Wetness.
Hand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wetness moves in looking to clinch but Hand pushes him off.
Hand went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wetness tries to clinch but Hand moves away
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hand misses.
Hand sets himself, and Wetness steps forward looking for the clinch! Hand avoids it this time.
Jab by Hand.
Splash Wetness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hand lands with a straight right. Wetness didn't see that one coming.
Wetness is rocked!
Hand misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hand.
Wetness tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wetness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wetness.
Wetness blocks the body kick.
Hand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wetness tries to clinch but Hand moves away
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hand counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wetness ducks under a wild hook from Hand.
Wetness tries to clinch up.
Hand getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hand knocks Wetness to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Wetness is still in real trouble! Can Hand finish him?
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!
Hand stands up and beckons Wetness to his feet.
Hand drops Wetness with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Wetness! Hand dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Israel Hand!
Israel Hand made sure to mention his sponsor, Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aedan Declan (ranked 1404 p4p, 190 weight class) and Alexander Supertramp (ranked 1414 p4p, 194 weight class). Supertramp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sikamikanico- Red Hot Chili Peppers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
190 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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25
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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World class 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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aedan Declan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Supertramp!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan slips a straight right by Supertramp.
Declan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Supertramp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Declan won't be happy with that.
Supertramp wants to control but Declan is keeping him busy.
Supertramp swings around for an armbar but Declan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Supertramp's guard.
Declan landing with the ground and pound.
Supertramp being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Declan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Declan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Supertramp's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan with a nice head shot there.
Supertramp keeping moving, preventing Declan from controlling successfully.
Declan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Declan is looking to work some ground and pound but Supertramp has wrist control.
Supertramp thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Declan preventing the sweep.
Supertramp keeping moving, preventing Declan from controlling successfully.
Supertramp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Declan defends it easily.
Supertramp is trying to keep Declan in close.
Declan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supertramp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Declan defends well.
Declan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Declan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Declan landing with the ground and pound.
Supertramp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Declan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Declan looking for a sweep. Not yet Declan, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan seems keen to control Supertramp's posture.
Declan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Declan keeping full guard, as Supertramp tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Supertramp working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Supertramp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Supertramp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Declan has control of Supertramp's left arm, preventing Supertramp from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Declan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Supertramp throws a big elbow that misses.
Supertramp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Supertramp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Supertramp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Declan tries to get to full guard but Supertramp has control of the leg.
Declan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Supertramp throwing shots but Declan is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Supertramp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Supertramp misses with a low kick.
Supertramp shoots in but no luck this time.
Supertramp has his takedown stuffed
and Declan counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Alexander Supertramp has been cut.
Supertramp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Declan.
A cross from Supertramp lands.
Declan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Declan - that will leave a mark!
Supertramp moves out of range as Declan throws a body kick.
Declan ducks under a wild hook from Supertramp.
Declan lands with a cross.
Supertramp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Declan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Supertramp is rocked!
Declan lands a right hook to the body.
Supertramp is still on wobbly legs! Can Declan finish him?
Supertramp is breathing heavily.
Declan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Supertramp's defenses. It connects perfectly with Supertramp's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aedan Declan!
Aedan Declan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 1136 p4p, 166 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 3121 p4p, 386 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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217 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Noel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noel connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Garcia dives in and scores a takedown into Noel's guard.
Garcia is standing up over Noel. Noel looks to escape but Garcia dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia trying to control the action but Noel is working from the bottom.
Noel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcia connects with a decent elbow.
Noel tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Check out the look on Garcia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel can't do much from the bottom here.
Noel looking for a sweep but Garcia has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Noel working to try and regain half guard.
Noel is working hard here to advance position.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia cracks Noel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Noel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noel?
Garcia trying to control but Noel is having none of it.
Noel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Noel is rocked!
Garcia prevents Noel from getting the reversal.
Garcia scoring with strikes but Noel is staying in there.
Oh Noel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Noel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Garcia around the waist but Garcia pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Garcia is the winner by TKO! Garcia jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Rodney Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferreira (ranked 380 p4p, 50 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 794 p4p, 92 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Cage.
Cage blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Cage blocking some punches.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ferreira.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Marco Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferreira rushes Cage and presses him up 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!
Cage tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Cage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ferreira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cage can turn it around.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Cage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage leaning against his opponent.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Cage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage is stalling here.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Cage's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Cage avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ferreira'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.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Ferreira.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Ferreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a left that rocks Cage and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ferreira dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cage regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ferreira easily slips into full mount!
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Ferreira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cage is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Cage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.
Cage tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Cage is still trying to improve position.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
Ferreira fails to advance to Cage's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira controlling from the full mount.
Ferreira avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Cage tries to improve his position but instead Ferreira has taken his back!
Ferreira is looking to control Cage but Cage is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cage is trying to control the position but Ferreira manages to sink in the RNC - Cage is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Ferreira!
Marco Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Marco Ferreira 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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