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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rainey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Moneyshot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Rainey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Rainey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Moneyshot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rainey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Moneyshot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moneyshot.
Moneyshot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnny Moneyshot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moneyshot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moneyshot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moneyshot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moneyshot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rainey at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moneyshot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rainey.
It looks like Chris Rainey has been cut.
Moneyshot misses with a wild combination.
Moneyshot cracks Rainey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Moneyshot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rainey to stand back up!
Rainey is rocked!
Rainey circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Moneyshot. Rainey falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Moneyshot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Moneyshot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otiv Smrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Lannister!
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, Otiv Smrah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smrah clinches up against the cage.
Smrah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Lannister.
Lannister landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Smrah's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Smrah lands a nice elbow.
Smrah misses with some punches.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smrah misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister landing knees to the body.
Smrah looks gassed!
Lannister lands a knee to the body.
Lannister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smrah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smrah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Lannister lands a knee to the head.
Lannister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lannister with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Lannister lands an elbow that stopped Smrah in his tracks for a moment.
Lannister lands a knee to the body.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lannister scores a nice knee to the body.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Otiv Smrah has been cut.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister landing knees to the head.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister landing knees to the body.
Lannister lands a good knee to the midsection. Smrah won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
Lannister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lannister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lannister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smrah's face.
Lannister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smrah takes an elbow to the temple.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smrah takes an elbow to the temple.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smrah takes an elbow to the temple.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smrah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lannister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smrah's face.
Lannister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smrah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lannister lands an elbow that stopped Smrah in his tracks for a moment.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lannister lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Lannister scores a nice knee to the body.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister scores with a knee to the head.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smrah's face.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Lannister lands an elbow just above Smrah 's eye.
Lannister is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Lannister.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Lannister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otiv Smrah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smrah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Smrah goes for a takedown attempt but Lannister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lannister instigates a clinch.
Lannister lands a knee to the head.
Lannister trying to land knees to the body.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smrah is breathing heavily.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lannister.
Lannister lands a damaging elbow.
Lannister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister lands a damaging elbow.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smrah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lannister with a knee to the head.
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.
Lannister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lannister lands a knee to the body.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lannister with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smrah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister lands a good knee to the midsection. Smrah won't want to take too many of those.
Lannister lands a knee to the body.
Lannister lands an elbow inside.
Lannister landing knees to the body.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from Smrah.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Smrah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lannister landing knees to the head.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lannister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smrah's defenses.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smrah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lannister landing knees to the head.
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lannister gets underhooks to prevent Smrah's takedown attempt.
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lannister scores with a knee to the head.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jamie Lannister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Lannister scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lannister obliges.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smrah throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Lannister lands an elbow inside.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Lannister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otiv Smrah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lannister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lannister prevents the takedown attempt.
Lannister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lannister with a knee to the head.
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smrah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister lands a good knee to the midsection. Smrah won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smrah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smrah can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lannister obliges.
Lannister lands a good knee to the midsection. Smrah won't want to take too many of those.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Smrah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smrah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lannister prevents it.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister lands an elbow that stopped Smrah in his tracks for a moment.
Smrah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Lannister lands a knee to the head.
Lannister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lannister.
Lannister connects with a knee to the head.
Lannister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lannister crunches a lovely knee into Smrah's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Smrah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
Smrah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lannister obliges.
Smrah wants to get back to striking at distance but Lannister won't allow it.
Lannister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lannister with a knee to the head.
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister has Smrah pressed against the cage, preventing Smrah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lannister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smrah is trying to force a seperation but Lannister has the dominant position.
Lannister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lannister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lannister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smrah is defending well for now.
Smrah is trying to force a seperation but Lannister has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Knees to the body from Lannister.
Lannister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lannister using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamie Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a good knee to the midsection. Smrah won't want to take too many of those.
Smrah can't break the clinch.
Smrah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lannister gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jamie Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otiv Smrah.
Lannister working Smrah over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smrah takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smrah wants to stall.
Lannister lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lannister has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Lannister!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jamie Lannister made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Swags Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ippo Makunouchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swags Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Middleton pushes Makunouchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Makunouchi tries to throw a body punch but Middleton avoids it by throwing Makunouchi back against the cage.
Middleton trying to control the position but instead, Makunouchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Middleton into the cage.
Middleton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Middleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi thuds his right hand into Middleton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Middleton is looking to clinch.
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Middleton moves into the clinch.
Middleton breaks the clinch.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Middleton slips the punch.
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Middleton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makunouchi cracks Middleton with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Middleton counters by clinching up.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch but Middleton keeps him there for the moment.
Makunouchi tries to circle away but Middleton has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Makunouchi tries to break free but Middleton pushes him back against the cage.
Middleton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makunouchi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Middleton has double underhooks.
Makunouchi wants to break free but Middleton has control.
Middleton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Middleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Middleton counter with a right hand.
Makunouchi throws an off balance right hand
and Middleton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Middleton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makunouchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Middleton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Middleton stands and steps away. Makunouchi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
Middleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makunouchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Middleton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Middleton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makunouchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Middleton's head.
Middleton gets the takedown into side control.
Middleton tries to move to mount but Makunouchi blocks the move with his legs.
Middleton is staying tight to Makunouchi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Middleton tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Middleton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Middleton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Makunouchi some visible discomfort.
Makunouchi is not content to let Middleton control the position.
Middleton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Middleton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Makunouchi prevents Middleton from moving into mount.
The ground and pound from Middleton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makunouchi, who protects the arm well.
Middleton decides to stand back up.
Makunouchi gets in close and tags Middleton with a short punch that almost sends Middleton to the mat! Oh Middleton is in big trouble! He turns his back on Makunouchi, trying to create some distance but Makunouchi rushes him, striking wildly and Middleton goes down! The referee tackles Makunouchi into the cage to end the fight! Makunouchi is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Kickboxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Archaniol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Kickboxing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Archaniol!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archaniol lands a big head kick that sends Kickboxing tumbling to the mat! Archaniol takes a step backwards and waves Kickboxing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like The Kickboxing has been cut.
Kickboxing looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Archaniol.
Gabriel Archaniol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Archaniol.
Archaniol moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Archaniol tries a low kick but Kickboxing avoids it.
Archaniol throws a sloppy head kick and Kickboxing moves out of range easily.
Archaniol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kickboxing's sensitive parts.
Archaniol darts in and clinches Kickboxing up against the cage.
Archaniol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archaniol throws a quick head kick that knocks Kickboxing silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Archaniol is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gabriel Archaniol!
Gabriel Archaniol decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karalis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High Hopes by Pink Floyd. Alysian Karalis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
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, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena looks to land a left hand but Karalis moved out of range nicely.
Pena slips under a jab.
A jab from Karalis misses.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Karalis throws a chopping leg kick but Pena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karalis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karalis doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena lunges at Karalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karalis's hand.
Karalis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pena to the mat! Pena manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karalis lands a couple of elbows.
Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pena is looking to stand up but Karalis isn't so interested in that idea.
Karalis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karalis throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Karalis is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karalis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pena is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pena has escaped and now he's on top!
Pena stands up from Karalis's guard - Pena perhaps looking for a knockout.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Karalis off the cage and back into range.
Karalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pena is out of range and Karalis settles back down.
Karalis walks into a stiff left hand from Pena.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Karalis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karalis. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karalis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pena's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karalis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena digs a good hook to Karalis's body.
Pena cracks Karalis with a good jab.
Pena lands with a cross.
Pena throws out a powerful jab.
Karalis misses with a straight left.
Karalis lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Pena cracks Karalis with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Pena. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pena.
Karalis misses with a body shot.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karalis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena throws a good cross that connects.
Pena connects with a body shot.
Karalis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis shoots in for a takedown but Pena shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Karalis misses its intended target.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Pena cracks Karalis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karalis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karalis swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Karalis is looking to wear down Pena with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karalis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karalis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pena connects with a looping right hand.
Pena lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pena thuds a left hand into Karalis's body.
Alysian Karalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena staying out of range there.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karalis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena scores with a hook.
Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karalis.
Karalis is looking to slow Pena down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Karalis misses.
Karalis takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Karalis throws an overhand right that lands on Pena's shoulder, as Pena tries to avoid the shot.
Karalis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a nice body shot.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena lands a glancing blow to the side of Karalis's head.
A big left from Pena misses.
Karalis throws a looping overhand right but Pena ducks down to avoid it.
Pena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karalis.
Karalis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Pena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karalis doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Pena misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Pena catches Karalis right on the button with a cross.
Karalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Karalis tries to land a leg kick but Pena saw it coming and moves away.
Karalis swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karalis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pena as Karalis shoots in.
Pena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Karalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pena connects with a nice looking jab.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena lands a nice hook to Karalis's body. Karalis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena moves away from the strike by Karalis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Karalis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karalis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena breaks the clinch.
Karalis fails with a takedown attempt.
Karalis tries to work over Pena's front leg with a kick but Pena checks it.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karalis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pena lands the left hand.
Karalis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karalis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pena scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karalis takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Karalis moves away from the strike by Pena.
Pena connects with a crisp jab.
Karalis misses with a wild body shot.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alysian Karalis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalis throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karalis throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Karalis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pena lunges at Karalis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karalis's hand.
Pena throws the left hand but Karalis avoids the punch easily.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karalis circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karalis back to the cage. Pena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karaliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Karalis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karalis misses with a hook
and Pena counters with a crisp one two that drops Karalis! Pena thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karalis to his feet! Karalis is in big trouble!
Karalis is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Karalis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a series of punches but Karalis avoids them all with ease.
Karalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
Karalis seems to have got his legs back now.
Pena throws a one two combo.
Pena digs a good body shot into Karalis's ribs.
Pena changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karalis throws a low kick but Pena moves out of range easily.
Karalis throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
Pena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pena as he connects with a hook.
Pena stuffs the takedown.
Karalis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Pena changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Karalis off the cage and back into range.
Pena throws a shot to the body.
Pena clobbers Karalis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karalis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karalis throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Karalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pena avoids the body shot from Karalis.
Karalis misses with a jab to the body
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karalis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pena swivels and escapes.
Karalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karalis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena to score with a decent uppercut.
Karalis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Karalis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pena. That snapped Karalis's head back.
Karalis misses with a hook. Pena ducked under it nicely.
Pena ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena defending well as Karalis loads up on a big left hand.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena lands a nice hook to Karalis's body. Karalis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
Karalis dodges the punch combination from Pena.
Pena is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karalis.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Karalis.
Pena throws out a powerful jab.
Karalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karalis momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Pena as he connects with a hook.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karalis misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Pena.
Pena with a jab.
and Pena counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Karalis! He's just covering up as Pena starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
A less than humble Javier Pena misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rummer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rummer misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulainn counters with a nice body shot.
Rummer throws a poor cross that misses
and Chulainn counters with a left to the body.
Chulainn lands the left hand.
It looks like Ryan Rummer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rummer needs to keep his hands up - Chulainn had a free shot at his head there.
Chulainn looks to throw the jab but Rummer is out of range.
Rummer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rummer throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rummer.
Chulainn tests Rummer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Ryan Rummer's cut even more.
Chulainn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rummer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Rummer. Those never looked like landing.
Chulainn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rummer.
Chulainn thuds his right hand into Rummer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The cut above Ryan Rummer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chulainn slips a jab from Rummer.
Rummer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Chulainn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rummer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn very nearly forgot to thank SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Martin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Martin.
Kanerva is breathing heavily.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanerva which made him look bad.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Kanerva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanerva circles away.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanerva.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanerva as he avoids it easily.
Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kanerva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Martin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kanerva misses with a looping left.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanerva pinned against the cage. Kanerva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kanerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanerva stuffs the takedown.
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanerva is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Martin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Kanerva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kanerva misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanerva blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin blocks a head kick by Kanerva.
Nice takedown defense from Kanerva. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanerva misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Kanerva moves out of range easily.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Kanerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilkka Kanerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanerva stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin tries for a takedown but Kanerva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanerva is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kanerva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Josh Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Kanerva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanerva checks a leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Kanerva pushes him off.
Martin tries to bum rush Kanerva with a series of wild strikes but Kanerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva misses with a straight left.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanerva but Kanerva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kanerva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanerva.
Kanerva leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin moves away from the strike by Kanerva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch there but Kanerva circles away.
Kanerva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanerva throws out the jab.
Kanerva digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Kanerva avoids a kick to the body.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kanerva avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva is having none of it.
A jab from Kanerva finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Kanerva throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Kanerva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Kanerva, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Kanerva against the cage but Kanerva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Kanerva leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Josh Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets the takedown into side control.
Martin laying and praying for a moment but Kanerva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kanerva wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanerva is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Kanerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanerva sprawls well. Kanerva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
Martin misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Kanerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanerva as he avoids it easily.
Kanerva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kanerva counter with a right hand.
Kanerva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Kanerva misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanerva circles away.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kanerva. That one must have hurt.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanerva tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanerva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin tries for a takedown but Kanerva circles away easily
and Kanerva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Kanerva pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Kanerva as Martin shoots in.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanerva throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanerva which made him look bad.
Kanerva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanerva wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanerva circles away.
Kanerva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Good shot there by Kanerva.
Ilkka Kanerva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanerva tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin looks to clinch
and Kanerva counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Kanerva misses with a head kick.
Kanerva keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kanerva tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva wants to control but Martin postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Martin.
Kanerva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanerva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Martin.
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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Martin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Denbow (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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denbow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Macale scores with a jab to the head.
Macale thuds his right hand into Denbow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denbow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Macale throws a front kick that sends Denbow stumbling back into the cage.
Macale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick there by Macale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macale scores with the left hand. Denbow knows he should have avoided that one.
Denbow is rocked!
Macale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Denbow is still on wobbly legs! Can Macale finish him?
Macale lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Denbow falls backwards - clearly groggy! Macale dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale retains his super heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tiao Macale waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smells like Teen Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a combination that misses
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dustin Martin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanders scores with a jab to the body.
Martin slips a jab from Sanders.
Sanders thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Martin.
Sanders misses with a shot to the body
and Martin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanders really felt that one!
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Sanders takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Sanders down.
Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanders takes one on the button.
It looks like Damien Sanders has been cut.
Sanders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
Sanders lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Sanders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin wants to clinch.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin thows a body kick. Sanders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Sanders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Martin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martin.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin thumps Sanders with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
That kick from Martin tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Damien Sanders's cut is getting worse.
Martin has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Damien Sanders's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanders throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Martin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Martin with a nice cross.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.
Sanders is rocked!
Martin flashes Sanders a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Sanders's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Sanders crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Martin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Martin!
An out of breath Dustin Martin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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