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NJMMA #18: Jorgensen v Hatton PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ikko Ikko (ranked 8664 p4p, 546 weight class) and Brain Fog (ranked 7004 p4p, 500 weight class). Ikko Ikko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brain Fog's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikko Ikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ikko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ikko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ikko.
Ikko checks a low kick from Fog.
Fog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ikko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ikko showed some decent athleticism there.
Ikko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fog keeps working.
Fog is trying to maintain the position but Ikko is very close to passing his half guard.
Fog is not content to let Ikko control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fog has his hands clasped together around Ikko's back. He's all about the action.
Fog tries to get to full guard but Ikko has control of the leg.
Ikko trying to control the action but Fog is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fog is trying to maintain the position but Ikko is very close to passing his half guard.
Ikko trying to control from half guard but Fog is working away.
Fog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ikko is working away from the top position though.
Ikko is trying to control. Fog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fog is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ikko is tapping! Great win for Fog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brain Fog!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Fighter (ranked 5929 p4p, 587 weight class) and Erik Sagstrom (ranked 3855 p4p, 439 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell. 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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174 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zombie Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Sagstrom!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Donk. Sagstrom catches Fighter right on the button with a cross.
Sagstrom closes the distance and pushes Fighter back into the cage.
Sagstrom digs a right hand into Fighter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter's gas tank.
Sagstrom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sagstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Sagstrom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sagstrom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sagstrom digs a right hand underneath Fighter's ribcage. Fighter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sagstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
Fighter takes a shot to the head.
Sagstrom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sagstrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Sagstrom.
A short left from Sagstrom.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagstrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagstrom cracks Fighter with a nice body shot.
Sagstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
Sagstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Sagstrom creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fighter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fighter drops to his knees and Sagstrom pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Sagstrom!
A relieved looking Erik Sagstrom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Zombie Fighter spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, thank you everyone, my opponent was a great fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Savard (ranked 7270 p4p, 618 weight class) and Franco Rovati (ranked 4530 p4p, 489 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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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Savard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franco Rovati!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovati lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Joseph Savard has been cut.
Rovati swings for the body but Savard moves out of range.
Rovati lands a jab to the head.
Rovati keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savard.
Rovati looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savard throws a looping overhand right but Rovati ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Rovati.
Rovati throws an overhand right that lands on Savard's shoulder, as Savard tries to avoid the shot.
Savard misses with an uppercut. Rovati saw that one coming.
Rovati misses the jab.
Rovati throws out a powerful jab.
Rovati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savard, pushing him back against the cage.
Rovati lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovati scores with a shoulder strike.
Savard cracks Rovati with a nice body shot.
Rovati scores with a hook to the body.
Savard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rovati backwards.
Savard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rovati working aggressively here.
Savard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rovati tries to work over Savard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rovati lands a shot to the body.
Rovati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savard's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovati working aggressively here.
Rovati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savard blocking some punches.
Savard has a couple of punches blocked by Rovati.
Savard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Savard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savard backwards.
Savard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savard working aggressively here.
Savard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savard has a couple of punches blocked by Rovati.
Savard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Savard fails to land.
Savard misses with some punches.
Savard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rovati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savard backwards.
Rovati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savard blocks an uppercut.
Rovati is working Savard over against the cage.
Rovati lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rovati.
Savard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovati blocks a body shot from Savard.
Rovati misses with a body punch.
Rovati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rovati lands with a right to the head.
Savard prevents a body shot from Rovati.
Rovati lands a left hand.
Savard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rovati working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Rovati.
Rovati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rovati.
Rovati has a couple of punches blocked by Savard.
Savard misses with the head strike.
Savard lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rovati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rovati misses with a punch on the inside.
Rovati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savard's elbow.
Savard tries to throw a body punch but Rovati avoids it by throwing Savard back against the cage.
Savard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rovati.
Rovati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovati tries to throw a body punch but Savard avoids it by throwing Rovati back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Savard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovati has a couple of punches blocked by Savard.
Savard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rovati backwards.
Rovati throws a punch but it's blocked by Savard.
Rovati can't find room to land a body shot as Savard controls the action.
Rovati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rovati softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rovati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savard has a couple of punches blocked by Rovati.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savard.
Rovati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savard.
Rovati misses with the head strike.
Savard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rovati misses with a body punch.
Savard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savard is leaning against Rovati and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savard misses with the head strike.
Rovati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savard tries a body shot but Rovati blocks it.
Rovati lands a shoulder strike.
Rovati working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovati misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Savard.
Savard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rovati looks winded!
Savard misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Savard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rovati backwards.
Savard lands a hook that snaps the head of Rovati backwards.
Savard misses with the head strike.
Savard throws a head punch that misses.
Rovati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savard gets through Rovati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savard lands a right hand.
Savard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Savard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rovati.
A hook to the body from Savard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rovati working aggressively here.
Savard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rovati backwards.
Good body shot from Savard.
A body shot lands from Savard.
Savard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franco Rovati will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Savard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rovati is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Savard drops Rovati with a huge uppercut! Rovati drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Savard is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Savard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie Flobov (ranked 4798 p4p, 488 weight class) and Brock Bolt (ranked 4802 p4p, 489 weight class). Brock Bolt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artie Flobov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Bolt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flobov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolt. Bolt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Brock Bolt has been cut.
Flobov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Flobov throws a big shot that misses.
Bolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Bolt tries to counter it with a takedown but Flobov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flobov sprawls well. Flobov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolt gets slowly back to his feet.
Flobov cracks a nice hook into Bolt's ribs.
Flobov connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flobov cracks Bolt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Flobov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bolt to stand back up!
Bolt is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Flobov engages and cracks Bolt with a massive lead left hook - Bolt tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Flobov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artie Flobov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (ranked 3915 p4p, 442 weight class) and Guilherme Brito (ranked 3974 p4p, 451 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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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Brito!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdoujaparov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brito doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdoujaparov circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Brito looks to move away, Abdoujaparov throws a big counter combo but Brito just gets out of the way.
Brito throws a hook to the side of Abdoujaparov's head but Abdoujaparov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdoujaparov is looking to counter punch.
Abdoujaparov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdoujaparov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brito tries to clinch but Abdoujaparov moves out of range.
Abdoujaparov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abdoujaparov misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Abdoujaparov.
Brito misses with a hook
and Abdoujaparov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdoujaparov misses with a hook.
Brito slips under a jab.
Guilherme Brito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito lands a two punch combo.
Brito lands a big head kick that sends Abdoujaparov tumbling to the mat! Brito takes a step backwards and waves Abdoujaparov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abdoujaparov is rocked!
Brito drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Abdoujaparov's head, knocking him out cold! Brito is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guilherme Brito!
Guilherme Brito really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Lodden (ranked 3485 p4p, 412 weight class) and Jimi Toa (ranked 4617 p4p, 512 weight class). Jonny Lodden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Lodden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Toa!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toa loads up on a big right hand but Lodden slips the punch.
Lodden clinches.
Toa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodden throws a combination that misses
and Lodden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lodden.
Toa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lodden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toa's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toa tries to break the clinch but Lodden is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lodden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodden.
Lodden struggles to land a body shot inside as Toa controls his hands.
Lodden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodden lands with a right to the head.
Toa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lodden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toas head.
Lodden scores with a shot to the side of Toa's head.
Lodden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lodden lands with a left to the head.
Lodden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lodden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lodden lands a shot to the body.
Toa looks winded!
Toa tries to break the clinch but Lodden is controlling the position.
Lodden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Lodden.
Lodden lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodden gets through Toa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lodden lands a hook that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Lodden scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodden lands a shot to the body.
Lodden is leaning against Toa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toa takes a shot to the head.
Lodden is working Toa over against the cage.
Lodden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Toa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lodden looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice body punch from Lodden - that landed with a thud.
Lodden lands a right hand.
Lodden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodden.
A nice left hand lands by Lodden.
A nice left hand lands by Lodden.
Nice body punch from Lodden.
Lodden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lodden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodden.
Lodden lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodden lands a shot to the body.
Lodden drops Toa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Toa is rocked!
It looks like Jimi Toa has been cut.
Lodden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Toa is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodden finish him?
A body shot lands from Lodden.
Lodden works on Toa's body with a couple of short punches.
Toa seems to have recovered his senses.
Toa working hard to break the clinch.
Lodden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lodden 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!
Lodden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lodden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lodden lands with a right to the head.
Lodden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lodden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toa backwards.
Lodden lands a nice uppercut.
Lodden works on Toa's body with a couple of short punches.
Lodden lands a body punch.
Lodden lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodden drops Toa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lodden lands a big right hand that drops Toa! The killer instinct kicks in and Lodden finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lodden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Lodden!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonny Lodden 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 Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 3645 p4p, 422 weight class) and Jethro Tull (ranked 4117 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atreyu Nakamotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jethro Tull!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tull blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Nakamotto.
Tull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakamotto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Tull looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Nakamotto connects with a single shot there.
Nakamotto tries to clinch but Tull is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tull! But no joy.
Nakamotto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamotto with a nice cross.
It looks like Jethro Tull has been cut.
Nakamotto works Tull's body with a nice hook.
Tull slips under a jab.
Nakamotto cracks Tull with a good jab.
Nakamotto slips a jab from Tull.
Nakamotto lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamotto moves away.
Nakamotto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tull tries to keep at a distance but Nakamotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamotto lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamotto breaks from the clinch.
Nakamotto digs a good body shot into Tull's ribs.
Nakamotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Tull off the cage and back into range.
Tull tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Nakamotto - just one landing.
Tull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tull throws a hook but Nakamotto blocks it.
Nakamotto scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamotto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakamotto. That's going to slow Tull down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nakamotto scores with a nice right hand.
Nakamotto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tull is rocked!
That has opened up Jethro Tull's cut even more.
Nakamotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tull is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamotto finish him?
Good exchange - Nakamotto coming out on top.
Nakamotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tull.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamotto fakes the leg kick and cracks Tull in the body.
Nakamotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tull.
Tull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tull seems to have recovered his senses.
Tull looks winded!
Nakamotto lands a big shot that drops Tull! Can he finish him?
Nakamotto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakamotto trying to control but Tull is working from the bottom.
Tull is pulling down on Nakamotto's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakamotto, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamotto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tull controlling the position.
Nakamotto wants to control from the top but Tull keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tull takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakamotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tull just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamotto fakes the leg kick and cracks Tull in the body.
Nakamotto lands a jab to Tull's midsection.
Nakamotto drives through and clinches with Tull against the cage.
Nakamotto effectively controlling the action here.
Tull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nakamotto on the inside.
Nakamotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tulls head.
The cut above Jethro Tull's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nakamotto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tull backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atreyu Nakamotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Tull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tull walks into a jab.
Tull takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nakamotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tull can do to turn this around?
Nakamotto tries to clinch but Tull moves out of range.
Nakamotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nakamotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nakamotto lands a big shot that drops Tull! Can he finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tull pulls Nakamotto in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakamotto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nakamotto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tull takes one to the side of the head.
Nakamotto sizes up Tull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakamotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Atreyu Nakamotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tull looks to land a left hand but Nakamotto moved out of range nicely.
Nakamotto steps in with a hook that catches Tull right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nakamotto follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tull looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atreyu Nakamotto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 2069 p4p, 266 weight class) and Slot Waster (ranked 3182 p4p, 380 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slot Waster!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waster with a poor takedown
and Graves counters by moving into the clinch.
Graves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Graves with a knee to the head.
It looks like Slot Waster has been cut.
Waster looks winded!
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graves crunches a lovely knee into Waster's ribcage.
A short left from Graves.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Waster wants to break the clinch but can't.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Waster has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Waster is trying to pull guard but Graves turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a good knee to the midsection. Waster won't want to take too many of those.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waster is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graves to keep the fight standing.
Nick Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slot Waster.
Graves landing knees to the body.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waster backwards.
Graves crunches a lovely knee into Waster's ribcage.
Graves connects with a knee to the head.
Graves has Waster pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Graves obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waster up against the cage.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waster trying to stall but Graves improves his position.
Waster tries to pull guard but Graves holds him up against the cage and eventually Waster drops back down to his feet.
Waster looking to slow down the pace here.
Graves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Waster's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Graves.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves scores with a knee to the head.
Graves crunches a lovely knee into Waster's ribcage.
Waster jumps guard but Graves stands there with Waster around his waist. Waster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves working Waster over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Graves.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves drops Waster with a big knee straight up the middle! Waster is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Waster is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waster is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Waster seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves has Waster pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Waster is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Graves - that's hurt Waster badly! Oh, another knee lands and Waster is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Waster doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nick Graves!
Our winner, Nick Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Barnett (ranked 2000 p4p, 262 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 2563 p4p, 327 weight class). Rob Kardashian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bryan Barnett's chin.
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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 Las Vegas, Bryan Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett tries to move into range but Kardashian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kardashian throws an overhand right that drops Barnett like a sack of potatoes! Kardashian dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
Rob Kardashian is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rob Kardashian 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 Theo Jorgensen (ranked 2811 p4p, 334 weight class) and Joey Hatton (ranked 1921 p4p, 242 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theo Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jorgensen thuds his right hand into Hatton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jorgensen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jorgensen won't be happy with that.
Hatton has hold of Jorgensen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jorgensen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hatton cranks the arm and Jorgensen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jorgensen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joey Hatton!
Joey Hatton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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