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TTFC:A Tuesday Night Fights 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellic McCrae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellic McCrae is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shula lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shula looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCrae is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCrae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shula trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCrae keeping moving, preventing Shula from controlling successfully.
Shula wants to stand but McCrae has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We're going to have a standup here because Mort Shula wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCrae swings for the body but Shula moves out of range.
Shula with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCrae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shula thinking.
McCrae throws a hook but Shula blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula throws a series of strikes that have McCrae backpedaling.
Shula manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCrae on his heels. He'll look to pass McCrae's guard now, I'm sure.
Shula is posturing up here but McCrae has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shula tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shula has to tap! Slick submission there by McCrae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ellic McCrae!
A relieved looking Ellic McCrae thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Ultimate Warrior Entrance. Shane has chosen Sound of Madness by Shinedown as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ultimate Warrior!
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, Douglas Shane!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shane shoots in for a takedown but Warrior shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Warrior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Warrior showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Warrior is trying to control the action in half guard but Shane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shane tries to get to full guard but Warrior has control of the leg.
Warrior keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Warrior thows a huge punch but Shane dodges it nicely.
Warrior seems to be looking for submissions.
Shane trying to hold on to Warrior's head to control him but Warrior postures up.
Warrior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shane is looking for a sweep. Warrior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shane moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shane is on top in guard.
Warrior trying to control the position.
Shane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warrior wants to hit a switch here but Shane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Warrior there!
Warrior is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warrior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warrior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shane looking to finish Warrior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warrior!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warrior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shane lands a nice short elbow.
Warrior is refusing to be controlled, as Shane sits in half guard.
Warrior is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Warrior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shane is working away from the top position though.
Warrior tries to get to full guard but Shane has control of the leg.
Shane working Warrior over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shane looking to finish Warrior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warrior!
Shane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shane working the ground and pound effectively.
Shane lands a big elbow.
Warrior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warrior tries to get out of the position.
Warrior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shane landing strikes from the mount.
Shane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warrior's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shane tries to control but Warrior wriggling away.
Warrior tries to hold on but Shane pushes him away.
Shane working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shane working Warrior over with strikes here.
Shane landing strikes from the mount and Warrior is in trouble!
Shane lands a big shot there that rocks Warrior but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shane controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Warrior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Shane dominated that round.
That's time! Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shane shoots and misses
and Warrior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warrior.
Shane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warrior is looking to control Shane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Warrior avoid being mounted?
Shane is keen to just control but Warrior is a slippery customer.
Warrior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shane is working away from the top position though.
Douglas Shane has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warrior keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Ultimate Warrior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Warrior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Warrior was covering up waiting for the punch and Shane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shane wants to control from the top but Warrior keeps moving.
Shane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warrior trying to control the position.
Shane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warrior is keeping the position for now.
Shane postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shane tries to free his leg and advance position but Warrior is retaining full guard.
Shane postures up in Warrior's guard and throws a big left but Warrior blocks it.
Shane trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warrior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Douglas Shane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shane blocks a head kick by Warrior.
Shane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warrior is looking to escape.
Shane lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane with the ground and pound from mount.
Shane controlling the position easily from mount.
Warrior is bucking up trying to escape but Shane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shane raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Warrior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shane with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shane controlling from the full mount.
Warrior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Shane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shane is landing with some decent strikes but Warrior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shane looking to finish Warrior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warrior!
Warrior is rocked!
Warrior is squirming around, avoiding Shane's attempts to control the action.
Warrior is trying to escape the mount.
Warrior is bucking up trying to escape but Shane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shane with the ground and pound from mount.
Warrior tries to hold on but Shane postures up.
Shane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Shane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Warrior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shane circles away.
Warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shane shoots in looking for a takedown. Warrior tries to sprawl out of it but Shane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warrior manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Warrior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Warrior is pushing Shane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Warrior tries to pull guard but Shane won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Warrior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Warrior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane misses with a takedown
and Warrior counters with a crisp one two that drops Shane! Warrior thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shane to his feet! Shane is in big trouble!
Ultimate Warrior is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Warrior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shane quickly recovers to half guard.
Shane is trying to get back to full guard.
Shane controlling the position for now.
Shane wants to get back to full guard but Warrior has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to get an arm triangle but Shane is defending well.
Shane manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Warrior trying to control here.
Warrior is not content to let Shane control the position.
Shane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is holding on to half guard well.
Shane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas Shane was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warrior swivels and escapes.
Douglas Shane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shane shoots in looking for a takedown but Warrior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shane with a poor takedown
and Warrior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warrior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shane, pushing him back against the cage.
Warrior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shane drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warrior struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shane wants to control but Warrior is keeping him busy.
Warrior wants to control but Shane postures up.
Shane trying to control the action but Warrior is working from the bottom.
Warrior is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warrior is not content to let Shane control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shane throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Warrior works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Shane!
After the fight, Douglas Shane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers's entrance music is Halloween. A fine choice. Mike Myers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Donatello's chin.
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260 lbs
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243 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Mike Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Donatello!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Donatello. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donatello thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Myers.
It looks like George Donatello has been cut.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donatello has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers lands a big uppercut and Donatello crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Donatello looks OK. Myers waves Donatello back to his feet!
Donatello is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donatello misses with a wild body shot.
Donatello is still on wobbly legs! Can Myers finish him?
Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers moves out of range as Donatello strikes.
Donatello on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
Donatello seems to have recovered his senses.
Donatello misses with a wild body shot.
Myers thuds his shin into the meat of Donatello's side.
Myers avoids the body shot from Donatello.
Donatello should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Donatello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donatello jabs Myers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myers drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Donatello's head, knocking him out cold! Myers is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Myers!
After winning the bout, Mike Myers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Sisphar!
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, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisphar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sisphar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banner, pushing him back against the cage.
Sisphar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Sisphar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Sisphar connects with a knee to the head.
Banner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sisphar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisphar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Sisphar misses with a knee to the head.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar missing with knees to the body.
Banner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jimmy Sisphar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamont Banner.
Banner avoiding damage as Sisphar throws knees to the body.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar is breathing heavily.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Banner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sisphar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sisphar gets underhooks to prevent Banner's takedown attempt.
Banner tries to pull guard but Sisphar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but Banner blocks it.
Banner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jimmy Sisphar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Banner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisphar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sisphar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner avoids the head kick by Sisphar.
Sisphar throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Jimmy Sisphar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banner has an Americana. Sisphar didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Banner is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Banner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lamont Banner!
Lamont Banner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khulet Malapitan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khulet Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas throws a front kick that sends Malapitan stumbling back into the cage.
Valanciunas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valanciunas lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Valanciunas.
A head kick from Valanciunas lands but Malapitan takes it in his stride.
It looks like Khulet Malapitan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Malapitan misses its intended target.
Malapitan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malapitan feints and as Valanciunas raises his hands in defense, Malapitan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Malapitan wants to get up but he can't break Valanciunas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Malapitan looks gassed!
Valanciunas is looking to stand up but Malapitan isn't so interested in that idea.
Malapitan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Malapitan connects with a body shot.
Malapitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valanciunas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valanciunas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valanciunas thuds a left hand into Malapitan's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for Valanciunas.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Valanciunas moves out of range.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valanciunas cracks Malapitan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malapitan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Malapitan takes a step back to recover.
Valanciunas connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valanciunas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valanciunas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malapitan in his tracks.
Valanciunas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.
Malapitan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valanciunas tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Valanciunas connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Valanciunas.
Jonas Valanciunas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valanciunas wants to clinch up but Malapitan keeps it at a distance.
Valanciunas has closed the distance and engaged Malapitan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Valanciunas.
Malapitan prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Good body shot from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas lands a nice shot to the body.
Valanciunas tries to stall but Malapitan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valanciunas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Valanciunas as the two fighters clinch.
Valanciunas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valanciunas stuffs the takedown.
Valanciunas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valanciunas takes the fight into the clinch.
Malapitan blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas scores with a shot to the side of Malapitan's head.
Valanciunas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valanciunas doesn't manage to clinch there - Malapitan circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valanciunas. That's going to slow Malapitan down.
Malapitan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malapitan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valanciunas closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malapitan's elbow.
Malapitan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Valanciunas.
Malapitan is trying to push Valanciunas away but Valanciunas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malapitan's elbow.
Malapitan can't break the clinch.
Valanciunas is stalling here.
Malapitan blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas lands a hook that snaps the head of Malapitan backwards.
Valanciunas lands a shot to the body.
Valanciunas keeps control of Malapitan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valanciunas lands a right hand.
Valanciunas keeps control of Malapitan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malapitan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valanciunas looking to stall.
Valanciunas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malapitan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malapitan tries to break the clinch but Valanciunas is controlling the position.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valanciunas keeps control of Malapitan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Valanciunas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valanciunas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valanciunas manages to break the clinch.
Valanciunas checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valanciunas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khulet Malapitan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jonas Valanciunas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valanciunas.
Nice body punch from Valanciunas.
A head kick lands from Valanciunas that sends Malapitan to the canvas. Malapitan tries to scramble back to his feet but Valanciunas brings him back down into side control.
Malapitan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valanciunas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malapitan to his feet.
Malapitan is still on wobbly legs! Can Valanciunas finish him?
Valanciunas drops Malapitan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Valanciunas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Valanciunas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saiyok Pumpanmuang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen run this town as his entrance music. Saiyok Pumpanmuang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Silva's chin.
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181 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saiyok Pumpanmuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumpanmuang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pumpanmuang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Pumpanmuang.
Silva gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pumpanmuang prevents the takedown attempt.
Saiyok Pumpanmuang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pumpanmuang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Pumpanmuang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Pumpanmuang stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Pumpanmuang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Saiyok Pumpanmuang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpanmuang sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pumpanmuang is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pumpanmuang finish him?
Pumpanmuang lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Silva head around and knocks him out cold! Pumpanmuang hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saiyok Pumpanmuang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Schulz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Schulz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Thomas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz scores with a hook.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Schulz moves away and avoids it.
Schulz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Schulz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schulz looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Schulz scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gage Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulz. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Schulz lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Schulz's head back.
Thomas tries to clinch but Schulz is having none of it.
Thomas cracks Schulz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Schulz catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas 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!
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Schulz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulz.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schulz.
Schulz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schulz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Schulz slips under a jab from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Schulz off balance momentarily.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulz is just out of range.
Schulz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Schulz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas takes a swing at Schulz's ribcage but misses.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Schulz checks it.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Schulz's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schulz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Schulz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schulz dodges the ground and pound from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thomas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas trying to control the action but Schulz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gage Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Schulz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Schulz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schulz moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Schulz misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws the left hand but Schulz avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Schulz throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Schulz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schulz.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Schulz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schulz finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schulz's sensitive parts.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Schulz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Schulz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulz.
Schulz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Schulz.
Gage Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schulz lands a two punch combo.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas has Schulz up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Schulz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schulz's brow.
Nice body punch from Schulz - that landed with a thud.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Schulz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Schulz shrugs off.
Thomas pushes Schulz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Schulz in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schulzs head.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schulz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schulz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schulz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas lands a right hand.
Schulz is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Oh Schulz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Schulz blocks with his arms.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Schulz! Thomas unloads with more strikes and Schulz sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Thomas!
Gage Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
Gage Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
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