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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Spartilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway has chosen Respect as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Spartilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemingway scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hemingway taking a breather here.
Hemingway is looking to take a break and control but Spartilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Hemingway crashes against the mat.
Spartilius is trying to control Hemingway's posture but Hemingway avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartilius is trying to improve his position.
Hemingway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartilius keeps working.
Hemingway lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Spartilius can't do much from the bottom here.
Hemingway wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartilius keeps working.
Hemingway goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spartilius has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hemingway but great work by Spartilius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Spartilius crashes against the mat.
Spartilius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Spartilius misses with the ground and pound.
Hemingway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spartilius in side control, throwing shots but Hemingway defends.
Spartilius connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hemingway some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemingway is looking to reverse the position.
Hemingway struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway is trying to improve his position.
Spartilius working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like James Hemingway has been cut.
Spartilius lands an elbow.
That has opened up James Hemingway's cut even more.
The strikes coming from Spartilius are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spartilius trying to control the action but Hemingway is working from the bottom.
Spartilius working the body and head with strikes.
Hemingway is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spartilius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spartilius lands a nice short elbow.
Spartilius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The cut above James Hemingway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Hemingway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximus Spartilius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ino Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ino Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Maiden.
Maiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Maiden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Maiden has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Maiden.
Maiden lands a right hand.
Maiden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maiden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maiden stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Eddy Maiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ino Santos.
Maiden lands a body shot.
Maiden is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maiden down to the mat. Maiden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos shoots and misses
and Maiden counters with a nice leg kick.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Maiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick from Maiden.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maiden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Maiden lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ino Santos has been cut.
Eddy Maiden 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!
Maiden thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Maiden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Maiden sends Santos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maiden is motioning to the referee to let Santos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Santos is rocked!
Maiden throws a monster overhand right that drops Santos! Maiden follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Maiden!
A relieved looking Eddy Maiden 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Archaniol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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176 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Archaniol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archaniol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Archaniol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Archaniol dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Archaniol is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Archaniol looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Archaniol working to try and regain half guard.
Archaniol is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Archaniol is looking to get to half guard.
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!
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Archaniol?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archaniol is trying to escape the mount.
Archaniol is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez breaks from Archaniol's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Archaniol is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Archaniol is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Archaniol is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Archaniol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Archaniol covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Tom Crews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Crews with that takedown attempt.
Crews shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Crews finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crews throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Crews throwing shots but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Crews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crews not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crews is looking to pass Garcia's guard but actually Garcia recovers to full guard.
Crews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Crews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crews is breathing heavily.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tom Crews has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a head kick but Crews moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crews did well to prevent Garcia getting side control.
Crews is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Damien Garcia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crews fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Crews fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Crews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crews shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Crews.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Crews's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Crews to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Garcia!
Damien Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kallai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Shinedown - Diamond Eyes as his entrance music. Viktor Kallai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Montreal, Viktor Kallai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kallai throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Kallai misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Kallai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Kallai lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kallai wants to stand but Hughes is controlling the position.
Kallai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Kallai's temple.
Kallai is trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hughes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kallai is pushing Hughes's head away, looking to escape. Hughes manages to hold on to the position though.
Hughes grinds an elbow into Kallai's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes advances to full mount.
Hughes is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kallai is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kallai flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Hughes anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kallai and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Hughes slips an arm under Kallai chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Hughes has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Hughes is squeezing on Kallai like an anaconda would it's prey. Kallai fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Hughes!
After winning the bout, Donald Hughes 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Boran!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Justice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
A punch combination from Boran misses.
Justice misses with a looping left.
A jab from Boran misses.
Justice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Boran's head but Boran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boran throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Cassius Boran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boran throws a leg kick but Justice moved away.
Boran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Boran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Boran saw that one coming.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boran misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Boran is predictable there
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boran backs up against the cage.
Boran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Boran shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
Justice blocks a jab.
Boran closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boran lands in his opponent's guard.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Boran from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran throws a big right hand that misses.
Boran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Cassius Boran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Justice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Justice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Boran moved away.
Boran throws a chopping leg kick but Justice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Justice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Boran settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Justice.
Boran slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Boran misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Justice.
Boran misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Justice slips under a jab.
Boran moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Boran scoring well with a low kick there.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice stuns Boran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boran tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Justice.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Boran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Boran.
Boran throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boran!
Boran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Justice throws a series of punches but Boran avoids them all with ease.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boran if he has to take too many more of those.
Justice checks a low kick from Boran.
Boran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice pushes Boran away with a front kick.
Boran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boran 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.
Boran lands a body shot.
Justice lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Justice blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Justice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boran.
Justice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Boran lands a head kick!
Boran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boran.
Boran throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Boran misses
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markus Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Boran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boran doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Markus Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boran throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Boran misses with a double jab
and Justice counters with a left and a right that stings Boran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Boran. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Justice jabs Boran right on the nose. Boran blinks but takes it well.
Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Boran should have avoided that one.
Boran blocks a jab.
Justice throws out a leg kick but Boran moves out of range and Justice only half commits.
Justice misses with the combination.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boran.
Justice throws a series of punches but Boran moves out of range.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Boran.
Boran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justice lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boran misses with the combination.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Boran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
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!
Boran throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Boran moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Justice.
Boran throws a head kick that misses.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Boran takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Boran slips a straight right by Justice.
Justice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Boran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boran lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Boran shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Justice is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boran asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boran taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is not content to let Boran control the position.
Boran is trying to move to mount but Justice reverses beautifully and ends up in Boran's guard.
Justice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Justice works Boran's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Justice misses with the combination.
Boran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice tests Boran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Boran misses.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boran tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boran throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Boran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boran throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Justice dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Justice.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Boran ducks down to avoid it.
Justice throws a hook but Boran blocks it.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Justice lands a nice looking body kick.
Justice digs a good hook to Boran's body.
Boran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice scores with a body shot.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Justice.
Boran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Justice misses with a hook. Boran ducked under it nicely.
Justice checks the leg kick.
Justice blocks a head kick by Boran.
Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boran's hands.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boran tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boran throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Justice jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Justice throws the left hand but Boran avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Boran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
Boran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boran is rocked!
Boran on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boran is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
Boran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Boran.
Markus Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Boran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boran moves away from the strike by Justice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Boran moves out of range easily.
Justice's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Justice duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran staying out of range there.
Justice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
Boran misses with a low kick.
Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet.
Boran seems to have recovered his senses.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boran thuds a left hand into Justice's body.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice works over Boran's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Boran misses with a body shot.
Boran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boran scoring well with a low kick there.
Boran throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice swings for the body but Boran moves out of range.
Boran dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice moves away from the strike by Boran.
Boran throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Nice shot by Justice.
Boran walks into a jab.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Boran settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Boran looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Boran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Justice misses.
Boran staying out of range there.
Boran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boran, right into the meat.
Boran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justice checks it well.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boran.
Boran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boran misses with a low kick.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Boran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Justice.
Markus Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boran lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassius Boran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boran misses with a head kick.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justice, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Justice!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek DArcangeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus has chosen All Shall Perish- Eradication as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek DArcangeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DArcangeli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DArcangeli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Decimus as he avoids it easily.
Decimus misses with a hook. DArcangeli ducked under it nicely.
DArcangeli defending well as Decimus loads up on a big left hand.
DArcangeli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Decimus finds it's way round the side to connect with DArcangeli's head.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decimus with a nice head shot there.
DArcangeli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decimus's guard.
DArcangeli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DArcangeli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DArcangeli postures up in Decimus's guard and throws a big left but Decimus blocks it.
Decimus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Decimus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Decimus keeping full guard, as DArcangeli tries to pass.
DArcangeli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Decimus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DArcangeli throwing shots but Decimus is blocking nicely.
DArcangeli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decimus trying to hold on to DArcangeli's head to control him but DArcangeli postures up.
DArcangeli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decimus defending well though.
DArcangeli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Decimus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Decimus blocking the ground and pound attempt from DArcangeli.
Decimus manages to get to full guard.
Decimus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
DArcangeli with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
DArcangeli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimus's head.
DArcangeli tries to free his leg and advance position but Decimus is retaining full guard.
DArcangeli is working Decimus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DArcangeli throws a big elbow that misses.
DArcangeli wants to pass the guard but Decimus is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Decimus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. DArcangeli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Decimus has momentary wrist control but DArcangeli slips an elbow through the middle.
DArcangeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Decimus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DArcangeli working some strikes from top position.
DArcangeli tries to free his leg and advance position but Decimus is retaining full guard.
Decimus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DArcangeli preventing the sweep.
DArcangeli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DArcangeli passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Decimus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DArcangeli is in close to Decimus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DArcangeli wants to pass the guard but Decimus is keeping the position.
DArcangeli advances to half guard.
DArcangeli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Decimus is trying to get back to full guard.
DArcangeli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decimus's head.
DArcangeli wants to pass the guard but Decimus is defending well.
Decimus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Decimus tries to roll over but DArcangeli keeps him under control.
DArcangeli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DArcangeli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DArcangeli wants to pass the guard but Decimus is defending well.
Decimus trying to control from the bottom.
DArcangeli trying to pass the guard but Decimus defending well.
Decimus taking some punishment here, with DArcangeli in his half guard.
DArcangeli landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
DArcangeli tries to pass to full mount but Decimus defends it.
DArcangeli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DArcangeli working Decimus over with strikes.
Decimus trying to control from the bottom.
Decimus tries to get to full guard but DArcangeli has control of the leg.
DArcangeli works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DArcangeli cracks Decimus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Decimus tries to hold on but DArcangeli pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek DArcangeli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decimus throws a nice looking combination but DArcangeli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DArcangeli shoots in looking for a takedown but Decimus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing DArcangeli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
DArcangeli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Decimus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DArcangeli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Decimus avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek DArcangeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decimus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Decimus wants it to stay on the feet.
DArcangeli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Decimus counters with a stiff right hand.
Maximus Decimus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decimus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decimus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DArcangeli moves away.
DArcangeli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Decimus sprawls well. Decimus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. DArcangeli gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from DArcangeli is defended easily by Decimus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decimus cracks DArcangeli with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DArcangeli shoots and misses
and Decimus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DArcangeli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decimus.
Decimus swings for the body but DArcangeli moves out of range.
Decimus misses with the combination.
Decimus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derek DArcangeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DArcangeli shoots and misses
and Decimus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decimus stuffs the takedown attempt from DArcangeli. DArcangeli gets slowly back to his feet.
Decimus shoots in looking for a takedown. DArcangeli tries to sprawl out of it but Decimus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DArcangeli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DArcangeli fails with the takedown
letting Decimus counter with a right hand.
DArcangeli doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Decimus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus thuds his right hand into DArcangeli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decimus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimus scores with a jab. DArcangeli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decimus tests DArcangeli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DArcangeli.
DArcangeli moves away from the strike by Decimus.
DArcangeli shoots and misses
and DArcangeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decimus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Decimus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Derek DArcangeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Decimus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throwing shots but DArcangeli is blocking nicely.
DArcangeli wants to get back to his feet.
DArcangeli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decimus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DArcangeli is trying to maintain the position but Decimus is very close to passing his half guard.
Decimus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. DArcangeli tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Decimus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximus Decimus!
Maximus Decimus 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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