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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halverson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mobb Deep - Shook Ones II. uisce beag has chosen Watermark by Enya as his entrance music. 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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284 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grayson Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, uisce uisce beag!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halverson throws a series of strikes that have uisce beag backpedaling.
It looks like uisce uisce beag has been cut.
Halverson tries to land a front kick but uisce beag steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
uisce beag throws a head kick but Halverson moves out of range.
Halverson tries to close the distance and clinch but uisce beag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halverson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halverson tries to close the distance and clinch but uisce beag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halverson misses with a takedown attempt - uisce beag sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halverson misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from uisce beag.
uisce beag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halverson was well out of range. Poor timing from uisce beag.
uisce beag lands a brutal head kick. Halverson looks out on his feet and uisce beag throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). uisce uisce beag!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Tabs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Tabs!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabs shoots in looking for a takedown. Doe tries to sprawl out of it but Tabs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tabs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tabs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tabs is working for a guillotine from mount but Doe frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doe tries to lock up and control but Tabs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Doe moves into full guard.
Doe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tabs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tabs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doe has his foot on Tabs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tabs works his way back into a safe position though.
Tabs drops back looking for a leg! Doe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doe manages to kick Tabs off! Tabs jumps back into Doe's guard.
Doe has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tabs should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Doe has tightened it up now! Tabs should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
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, Guilherme Valenzuela!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenzuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valenzuela misses with a straight right.
Guilherme Valenzuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valenzuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Foster.
Valenzuela misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foster.
Valenzuela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foster.
Foster misses with a looping right.
Valenzuela ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Valenzuela tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valenzuela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Foster coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guilherme Valenzuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela misses the shot to the body.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up.
Valenzuela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up.
Foster avoids the body shot from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
A big left from Valenzuela misses.
Valenzuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Valenzuela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Foster.
Valenzuela gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela avoiding damage.
Valenzuela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Valenzuela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foster.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Valenzuela is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster cracks Valenzuela with an open hand slap.
Valenzuela slips a straight right by Foster.
Foster lands a right hook to the body.
Valenzuela moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster takes an elbow to the temple.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.
Foster being controlled against the cage.
Foster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valenzuela is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Foster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valenzuela.
Foster is controlling Valenzuela's posture.
Foster wants to sweep here but Valenzuela controlling him for the moment.
Valenzuela trying to move into half guard but instead Foster has managed to sweep!
Foster is pushing down on Valenzuela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Valenzuela is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Foster connects with a nice short shot to Valenzuela's temple.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valenzuela manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foster pushes down on Valenzuela's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Foster is trying to control. Valenzuela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valenzuela trying to control from the bottom.
Foster trying to control from Valenzuela's half guard. Valenzuela has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Foster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Valenzuela looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Valenzuela connects with a looping right hand.
Foster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valenzuela throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foster.
Valenzuela looks to land a left hand but Foster moved out of range nicely.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Foster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on Valenzuela's shoulder, as Valenzuela tries to avoid the shot.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Valenzuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valenzuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster looks to throw the jab but Valenzuela is out of range.
Valenzuela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valenzuela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valenzuela looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Valenzuela misses
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Valenzuela misses the jab.
Foster throws a hook to the side of Valenzuela's head but Valenzuela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foster lunges at Valenzuela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valenzuela's hand.
Valenzuela has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Foster.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Foster.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Foster lands with a left to the head.
Valenzuela just leaning against Foster, taking a breather.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valenzuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foster slows down the pace here.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valenzuela backwards.
Valenzuela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valenzuela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.
Foster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenzuela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster has Valenzuela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valenzuela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster tries to pull guard but Valenzuela won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valenzuela blocks an uppercut.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valenzuela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valenzuela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valenzuela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foster's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valenzuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valenzuela throws a hook but Foster avoids it easily.
Foster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valenzuela thuds a left hand into Foster's body.
Foster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valenzuela.
Valenzuela wants to clinch but Foster slips to the side
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valenzuela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valenzuela throws a wild body kick that Foster sees coming a mile off.
Valenzuela misses with a hook to the body
and Valenzuela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valenzuela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valenzuela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valenzuela tries to clinch
and Foster counters with a left to the body.
Valenzuela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valenzuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster avoiding damage as Valenzuela throws knees to the body.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster is trying to drag Valenzuela to the mat but Valenzuela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Foster has Valenzuela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valenzuela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
A body shot lands from Foster.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Foster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Foster as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valenzuela looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foster pushes Valenzuela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Valenzuela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster is working for takedown but Valenzuela is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenzuela prevents Foster from breaking the clinch.
Foster dodges an elbow strike from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela gets underhooks to prevent Foster's takedown attempt.
Foster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Foster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valenzuela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Foster avoids a wild elbow strike from Valenzuela.
Valenzuela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valenzuela trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to drag Valenzuela to the mat but Valenzuela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Valenzuela leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valenzuela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Valenzuela stalling in the clinch.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valenzuela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valenzuela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcus Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valenzuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foster.
Guilherme Valenzuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Foster lands with an overhand left.
Foster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valenzuela.
Marcus Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Valenzuela tries to clinch up
and Valenzuela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valenzuela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Valenzuela pushes him off.
Valenzuela closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valenzuela thinking.
Foster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valenzuela pinned against the cage. Valenzuela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foster moves out of range as Valenzuela strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Foster.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Foster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santana Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson tries to score with a low kick but Fritz moves his leg out of the way.
Fritz blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Richardson ducks right into an uppercut from Fritz.
Richardson lands an overhand right.
Richardson misses with a head kick.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Fritz thows a body shot but no joy.
Richardson tries to clinch but Fritz moves out of range.
Richardson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz misses with a combination
and Richardson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz cracks Richardson with an open hand slap.
Fritz misses with a straight left.
Richardson misses with a body shot.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fritz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richardson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fritz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fritz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson avoiding damage.
Fritz breaks the clinch.
Fritz lands a left and a right that send Richardson crashing to the mat, dazed. Fritz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Richardson is rocked!
Fritz misses with a double jab
and Richardson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Fritz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richardson doesn't seem bothered though.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson loses concentration momentarily and Fritz pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Richardson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Fritz finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santana Fritz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Martin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn blocks a jab.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Penn throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Cassius Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Martin wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Nice shot by Martin.
A jab lands there for Penn.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin slips a straight right by Penn.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin with a jab.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Martin working aggressively here.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Martin prevents a body shot from Penn.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Martin lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Martin misses.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Penn takes one on the button.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Martin throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn slips a straight right by Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Martin tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin misses with some punches.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Martin blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Martin gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike Martin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
A short right from Martin.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Martin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin working Penn over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin lands a body shot.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn is rocked!
Martin works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Martin moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn walks into a jab.
Martin has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Penn.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Martin gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Martin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Martin misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Martin misses with some punches.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Martin lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Mike Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn is working for takedown but Martin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Martin.
Nice body punch from Martin - that landed with a thud.
Penn working aggressively here.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin working Penn over with knees to the body.
Martin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Martin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss has chosen Korn - Word Up as his entrance music. 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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
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, Brando Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss throws a head kick that half lands.
Weiss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weiss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiss wants to clinch.
Donk. Weiss catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brando Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner cracks Weiss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner misses with the combination.
Weiss walks into a left hand.
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!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Weiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weiss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
Turner moves out of range as Weiss strikes.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Weiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Weiss off the cage and back into rage.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner drops Weiss with a beautiful combination! Weiss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turner is looking for the KO!
Weiss is rocked!
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Weiss is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Weiss looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss misses with a looping left.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner moves away from the strike by Weiss.
Weiss seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner drops Weiss with a beautiful combination! Weiss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turner is looking for the KO!
Weiss is holding his hands too far apart here. Turner throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Weiss is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Turner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hogan Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hogan Robson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hogan Robson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris misses with a hook.
Robson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robson as Morris tries to tie him up.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Morris has hold of one of Robson's legs. Robson is fighting the takedown attempt but Morris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morris is controlling him.
Morris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Robson wants to stand up but Morris is controlling him.
Robson wants to improve his position but instead Morris has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris wants to free his trapped foot but Robson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robson is concentrating on defense, preventing Morris from advancing position.
Morris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morris trying to control the action but Robson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robson's guard.
Robson is in trouble now - Morris has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Robson can't escape the position.
Morris goes for an armbar but Robson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Robson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robson won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Morris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robson.
Robson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Wes Morris has been cut.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but Morris checks it.
Robson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morris digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
Hogan Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wes Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Morris with a jab.
Robson wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Robson.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Robson throws a head kick that misses.
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Robson moves out of range as Morris strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Robson throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
Morris cracks Robson with a good jab.
Morris looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Morris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
Morris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robson shoots for a double leg takedown but Morris sprawls well. He's pushed Robson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wes Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris lands with a straight right. Robson didn't see that one coming.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morris, as that shot connected.
Morris jabs at Robson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson takes the fight into the clinch.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morris lands an overhand right.
Morris lands with a slapping head kick.
A left and a right from Morris both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris thuds his right hand into Robson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morris throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Morris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robson's head backwards.
Morris connects with the punch.
Morris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wes Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
Morris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris cracks Robson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morris coming out on top.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morris. That's going to slow Robson down.
Morris lands with a good body shot.
Morris avoids a kick to the body.
Morris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morris throws a shot to the body.
Morris scores with a jab to the head.
Morris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris lands with a cross.
Morris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morris lands the left hand.
Robson walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Morris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wes Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Morris thumps Robson with a low kick.
Morris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morris.
Morris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson slips a jab from Morris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morris. That's going to slow Robson down.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson takes one to the chin there.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Robson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morris sizes up Robson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robson throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a head kick.
Robson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Morris.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
Morris tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morris scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morris lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Morris cracks a nice hook into Robson's ribs.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris lands a nice looking body shot.
Robson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morris finds it's way round the side to connect with Robson's head.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around?
Morris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robson's sensitive parts.
Morris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morris lands an overhand right.
Morris jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morris to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Morris.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morris.
Robson slips a jab from Morris.
Hogan Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris punishes Robson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Jab by Morris.
Robson misses with a jab to the body
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robson throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris scores with a hook.
Robson misses with a combination
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morris scores with a three punch combo!
Morris with a jab.
Good shot there by Morris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a jab to Robson's midsection.
Morris with a jab.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Morris there.
Wes Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Morris.
Morris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Morris there.
Morris avoids the head kick by Robson.
Morris catches Robson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Morris. Beautiful body shot.
Robson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Morris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Angelini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Angelini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelini misses with a hook.
Marx misses with an uppercut.
Joel Angelini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelini looks to land a right hand but Marx moved out of range.
Angelini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Angelini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angelini blocks a jab.
Angelini slips under a jab.
Marx bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Joel Angelini has been cut.
Marx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angelini throws a looping overhand right but Marx ducks down to avoid it.
Marx slips a straight right by Angelini.
Marx throws a body kick that misses.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx slips under a jab from Angelini.
Nice defenses there by Angelini.
Angelini thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelini throws a hook to the side of Marx's head but Marx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joel Angelini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Angelini misses.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Angelini moves out of range easily.
Marx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angelini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Angelini throws out the jab.
Angelini throws a series of punches but Marx avoids them all with ease.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Angelini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marx.
Angelini ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
Angelini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marx.
Nice defenses there by Angelini.
A jab from Angelini does it's job there.
Marx moves out of range as Angelini strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx takes a swing at Angelini's ribcage but misses.
Angelini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angelini misses with an uppercut.
Angelini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelini scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marx.
Marx takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angelini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelini.
Angelini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marx takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Mordechai Marx's cut even more.
Angelini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Angelini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angelini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marx blocks a jab.
Angelini looks to land a combination but Marx avoids it well.
Angelini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Angelini blocks a head kick by Marx.
Marx connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marx takes a swing at Angelini's ribcage but misses.
Marx blocks a jab.
Angelini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Angelini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marx momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelini scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelini fails to land with a series of punches.
Angelini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Angelini throws a hook to the side of Marx's head but Marx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marx cracks a nice hook into Angelini's ribs.
Marx works the jab nicely.
Angelini throws a hook but Marx avoids it easily.
Angelini throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
Angelini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angelini misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx throws a series of strikes that have Angelini backpedaling.
Angelini missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angelini slips under a jab.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angelini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Angelini dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marx digs a good body shot into Angelini's ribs.
Joel Angelini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Angelini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angelini slips under a jab from Marx.
Marx swings for the body but Angelini moves out of range.
Angelini misses with a double jab
and Marx counters with a huge head kick that drops Angelini! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordechai Marx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BRAVE HEART (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BRAVE HEART!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HEART throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riddle cracks HEART with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like BRAVE HEART has been cut.
HEART throws a sloppy head kick and Riddle moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from HEART. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle misses with a looping right.
HEART throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle slips a jab from HEART.
Riddle lands an overhand right.
Riddle scores with a sloppy right hand. HEART should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle throws a big shot that misses.
Riddle lands a nice shot that snaps HEART's head back.
HEART misses with a head kick.
HEART pulls out of a head kick attempt.
HEART takes one on the button.
Riddle scores with a crisp jab that stopped HEART in his tracks.
HEART misses with a kick to the body.
Riddle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riddle works on HEART's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
BRAVE HEART's cut is getting worse.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle lands a hook that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddle.
HEART is trying to force a seperation but Riddle has the dominant position.
Riddle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
HEART is breathing heavily.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath HEART's ribcage. HEART let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riddle.
Riddle lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath HEART's ribcage. HEART let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of HEARTs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riddle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
Riddle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
HEART's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down HEART.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
Riddle lands a right hand.
Riddle scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Riddle - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Riddle.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riddle gets through HEART's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BRAVE HEART's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Good body shot from Riddle.
Riddle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle has HEART pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riddle gets through HEART's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riddle lands a shot to the body.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle is leaning against HEART and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddle lands an uppercut.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
HEART is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Riddle.
Riddle is working HEART over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riddle works on HEART's body with a couple of short punches.
Riddle lands a nice uppercut.
Riddle prevents HEART from breaking the clinch.
Riddle presses HEART against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle lands a shot to the body.
Riddle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt HEART or not.
Riddle digs a right hand into HEART's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on HEART's gas tank.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
Good body shot from Riddle.
Riddle cracks HEART with a nice body shot.
Riddle scores with a shot to the side of HEART's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riddle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
Riddle is working HEART over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Riddle.
HEART wants to break the clinch but can't.
HEART trying to control the position but instead, Riddle has worked for underhooks and has pushed HEART into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HEART takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Riddle.
Riddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
Riddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riddle works on HEART's body with a couple of short punches.
HEART takes a shot to the head.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle is leaning against HEART and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riddle lands a body shot.
Riddle scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle works on HEART's body with a couple of short punches.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
A right hook to the body lands for Riddle.
Riddle lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
Riddle lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BRAVE HEART's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
HEART takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riddle throws a head kick that half lands.
Riddle thuds his right hand into HEART's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
HEART throws a jab when Riddle was well out of range.
Riddle lands a big head kick that sends HEART tumbling to the mat! Riddle takes a step backwards and waves HEART back to his feet - he wants the finish!
HEART is rocked!
Riddle feints and then cracks HEART's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow HEART down.
Oh HEART is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddle lands a big right hand that sends HEART crashing to the mat! Riddle stays standing though and waves HEART back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle has HEART up against the cage in a clinch.
HEART wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
HEART seems to have got his legs back now.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle scores with a shot to the side of HEART's head.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddle is leaning against HEART and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddle digs a right hand into HEART's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on HEART's gas tank.
Riddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeez, BRAVE HEART's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Riddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
HEART wants to get back to striking at distance but Riddle won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riddle scores with a hook to the body.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
Nice body punch from Riddle - that landed with a thud.
Justin Riddle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riddle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riddle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite HEART's efforts to push away.
Riddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down HEART.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riddle lands with a right to the head.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Riddle.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
A hook to the body from Riddle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddle.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath HEART's ribcage. HEART let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle gets through HEART's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riddle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt HEART or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddle is working HEART over against the cage.
HEART's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riddle.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down HEART.
Riddle lands a right hand that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath HEART's ribcage. HEART let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of HEARTs head.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle leaning against his opponent.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
Riddle lands a left hand.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Riddle as the two fighters clinch.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Riddle.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riddle leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riddle.
Riddle slows down the pace here.
HEART working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from HEART fails to land.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
Riddle is leaning against HEART and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
HEART tries to circle away but Riddle has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Riddle.
A shot in the inside from Riddle.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riddle lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Riddle.
Riddle digs a right hand into HEART's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on HEART's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Riddle.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riddle just leaning against HEART, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands with a left to the head.
HEART tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riddle's elbow.
HEART wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riddle stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
HEART throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddle.
Riddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down HEART.
Riddle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HEART backwards.
Riddle avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riddle as HEART tries to tie him up.
HEART tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
HEART's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riddle pushes HEART back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at BRAVE HEART's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Riddle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kzarik Nahrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John J Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo has chosen born in the usa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kzarik Nahrul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John J Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo cracks Nahrul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Kzarik Nahrul has been cut.
Nahrul throws a lazy right hand but Rambo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rambo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nahrul. Nahrul obviously looking to wear him down.
Rambo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nahrul.
Rambo misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Rambo misses the target.
Nahrul misses with a looping right.
Rambo cracks Nahrul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nahrul.
Rambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rambo misses with a few strikes there.
Rambo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Nahrul.
Rambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rambo defending well as Nahrul loads up on a big left hand.
Nahrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nahrul scores with a jab.
Nahrul tries to clinch up but Rambo circles away and keeps his distance.
Nahrul's corner calls for a 1-2. Nahrul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Nahrul misses.
A swing and a miss from Rambo.
Nahrul scores with a sloppy right hand. Rambo should have avoided that one.
Rambo throws a hook but Nahrul blocks it.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nahrul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nahrul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kzarik Nahrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nahrul.
Rambo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nahrul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nahrul ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Nahrul misses with a looping right.
Rambo misses with a looping right.
Nahrul slips under a jab.
Nahrul misses with a head kick.
Nahrul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nahrul.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nahrul.
Rambo looks gassed!
Nahrul delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nahrul to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nahrul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rambo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nahrul.
Nahrul punishes Rambo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Nahrul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rambo doesn't seem phased though.
Rambo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rambo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nahrul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rambo momentarily.
Nahrul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nahrul scores with a jab.
Nahrul lands with a nice body kick.
Rambo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rambo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nahrul. Nahrul obviously looking to wear him down.
Nahrul throws out a powerful jab.
Nahrul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circle, before Nahrul throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rambo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nahrul lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kzarik Nahrul!
Kzarik Nahrul is the new heavyweight champion!
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