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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isno Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isno Good!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Moreno moves to clinch but Good breaks away
so Good counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Good wants to stand but Moreno is controlling his posture from full guard.
Good wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Moreno is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Good is controlling him.
Good missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moreno is looking to stand up but Good isn't so interested in that idea.
Moreno scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno instigates a clinch.
Good is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Good blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good is trying to force a seperation but Moreno has the dominant position.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Good.
Good tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
It looks like Isno Good has been cut.
Good is working for takedown but Moreno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. Good won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Good takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moreno working Good over with knees to the body.
Moreno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Good is rocked!
Moreno scores with a knee to the head.
Good is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno finish him?
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Moreno lands a big knee to the head and Good goes down! Moreno pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Moreno!
Paulo Moreno decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filho has chosen Symphony Of Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pedro Filho enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Filho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a jab to the nose.
Repomies lands a jab.
Repomies tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Filho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Repomies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Repomies fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.
Repomies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Filho will feel that in the morning.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Repomies 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 Filho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Repomies. Repomies obviously looking to wear him down.
Filho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho closes the distance and clinches.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filho is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Repomies tries to land a leg kick but Filho saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repomies throws a jab but it's blocked by Filho.
Repomies keeps the fight on the outside.
Filho gets a clinch.
Filho slowing the pace effectively.
Filho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filho has Repomies pressed against the cage, preventing Repomies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Repomies wants to get back to striking at distance but Filho won't allow it.
Filho struggles to land a body shot inside as Repomies controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Repomies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Repomies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repomies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Repomies wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Repomies is predictable there
and Filho counters with a nice uppercut.
Filho scores with a hook to the body. Repomies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho throws a low kick but Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filho throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Filho throws a leg kick but Repomies sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Repomies lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Repomies misses.
Repomies blocks a low kick nicely.
Filho doesn't manage to clinch there - Repomies circles away.
Filho moves into the clinch.
Filho breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Filho misses.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Filho misses with a straight left.
Repomies tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho connects with a leg kick. Repomies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Filho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filho connects with a leg kick. Repomies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies is looking to chop away at Filho's legs.
Repomies lands with a nice combination. Filho backs away looking to recover.
Filho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Filho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies lands a head kick!
Repomies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filho counters with a nice body shot.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Repomies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Filho backs up against the cage.
Repomies throws out a leg kick but Filho moves out of range and Repomies only half commits.
Nice uppercut lands for Repomies. That snapped Filho's head back.
Repomies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filho is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Filho checks it.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Filho's front leg but catches the back leg as Filho tries to avoid it.
Filho throws a solid leg kick but Repomies takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Filho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Repomies throws a lazy head kick
and Filho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Repomies thinking.
Pedro Filho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Filho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies misses with a combination
and Filho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Filho moves into the clinch.
Repomies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho scores with a hook to the body.
Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but Filho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Filho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Filho instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filho's efforts to push away.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Repomies as the two fighters clinch.
Repomies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Filho tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies has had enough of the clinch but Filho keeps him there for the moment.
Filho manages to break the clinch.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Filho's leg. Filho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies feints and then cracks Filho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filho down.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Filho's calf.
Filho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Filho throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho misses with a looping right.
Repomies throws a head kick but Filho moves out of range.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filho tries to clinch but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Filho's front leg but catches the back leg as Filho tries to avoid it.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Filho misses with a straight left.
Filho pushes Repomies up against the cage in a clinch.
Repomies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Repomies's efforts to push away.
Repomies blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho manages to break the clinch.
Filho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Filho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Filho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Repomies takes a step back to recover.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Filho's knee but Filho avoids it well.
Filho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filho tries to clinch but Repomies is having none of it.
Filho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Repomies doesn't seem bothered though.
Repomies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filho thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Filho slams his shin into Repomies's torso.
Nice cross by Repomies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Filho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Filho blocks a leg kick.
Filho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Filho checks the leg kick.
A jab from Filho does it's job there.
Filho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Filho scores with a four punch combination!
Filho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filho blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Filho.
Filho checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Filho misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho lands a nice hook to Repomies's body. Repomies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Repomies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filho checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Filho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Filho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies lands a high kick!
Filho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Filho is looking to clinch but Repomies is avoiding it.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies throws a chopping leg kick but Filho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filho 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.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Filho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
Filho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Repomies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Repomies throws a leg kick that misses.
Filho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Repomies misses
and Filho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Repomies looks to clinch
and Filho counters with a good low kick that Repomies was not able to check.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho moved away.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Filho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Filho tries to work over Repomies's front leg with a kick but Repomies checks it.
Repomies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Filho.
Repomies checks a low kick from Filho.
Filho just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Repomies's head but Repomies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to work over Filho's front leg with a kick but Filho checks it.
Filho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Filho scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repomies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Filho there.
Filho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Filho throws a low kick, looking for Repomies's leg but Repomies calmly moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filho's sensitive parts.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filho is looking to clinch but Repomies is avoiding it.
Filho misses with a leg kick.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Filho.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Filho checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Repomies's head but Repomies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies looks for the body kick but Filho saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a low kick but Filho moves out of range easily.
Filho misses with a low kick.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Filho moves out of range easily.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Repomies's calf.
Filho throws a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Pedro Filho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Filho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Repomies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filho blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Filho misses with a double jab.
Filho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Repomies.
Filho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho with a nice cross.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Repomies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick but Filho moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filho.
Repomies throws a push kick but Filho slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Filho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repomies on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rauno Repomies.
Well Filho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Filho!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Filho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Banjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Croc song! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jimmy Banjo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Banjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite shoots in and gets a takedown into Banjo's guard.
Banjo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cronkite advances to half guard.
Cronkite has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cronkite looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cronkite looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronkite content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Cronkite connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronkite lands a nice shot to the head.
Banjo is rocked!
Banjo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banjo tries to get out of the position.
Cronkite looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Banjo 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 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Cronkite!
A very excited looking Melvin Cronkite made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luisito Banaag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banaag's entrance music is Soulfly - Pain. A fine choice. Wilkinson has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Clay Wilkinson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luisito Banaag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banaag blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Banaag throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilkinson connects with a right hand. Banaag shakes it off.
Luisito Banaag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Banaag misses
and Wilkinson counters with a body kick that stops Banaag in his tracks momentarily.
Banaag lands a high kick!
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banaag with a jab.
Banaag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Banaag stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wilkinson follows into mount!
Banaag is rocked!
It looks like Luisito Banaag has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banaag is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Wilkinson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Banaag is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russell's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marek Siuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Russell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siuta swinging wildly here.
Siuta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Siuta throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siuta backs up against the cage.
Siuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Siuta.
Russell lands with an uppercut that bounces Siuta off the cage and back into range.
Russell misses with a low kick as Siuta jumps back.
Russell scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Russell avoids a kick to the body.
Siuta misses the shot to the body.
Russell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siuta.
Siuta misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta scores with a hook.
Marek Siuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siuta throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Siuta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Siuta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russell lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Siuta misses the target.
Siuta throws a push kick but Russell slaps the foot to one side.
Russell throws a right and a left that Siuta avoids nicely.
Shaun Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Russell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russell misses with an uppercut. Siuta saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta throws a good cross that connects.
Siuta closes the distance and clinches up with Russell, looking for a takedown. Siuta pushes Russell against the cage but Russell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
Siuta scores with a jab. Russell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siuta.
Siuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell cracks a nice hook into Siuta's ribs.
Siuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Siuta throws a shot from downtown. Russell moves away and avoids it.
Siuta misses the shot to the body.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Russell throws a nice looking combination but Siuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siuta.
Siuta throws out a leg kick but Russell moves out of range and Siuta only half commits.
Russell throws a leg kick
and Siuta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siuta. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siuta connects with a body shot that sends Russell's belly button to the back.
Siuta tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Siuta misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a three punch combo that has Siuta backing up. Siuta nods at Russell to acknowledge the strikes.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siuta 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.
Russell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siuta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta moves away from the strike by Russell.
Siuta throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siuta needs to keep his hands up - Russell had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta cracks Russell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Russell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Russell moves out of range of the body kick.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Russell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Siuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russell.
Russell misses with a body punch
and Siuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Siuta defending well as Russell loads up on a big left hand.
Russell slips under a jab.
Siuta throws a push kick but Russell slaps the foot to one side.
Russell looks to throw the jab but Siuta is out of range.
Siuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell 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.
Russell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siuta throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Shaun Russell has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Siuta's head.
Russell throws a hook to the side of Siuta's head but Siuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siuta.
Siuta throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Siuta slips under a jab.
Shaun Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siuta throws a low kick but Russell avoids it.
Siuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Russell there.
Good work by Russell as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell jabs Siuta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell slips a jab from Siuta.
Siuta slips under a jab.
Siuta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siuta throws a head kick that misses.
Russell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siuta.
Siuta with a nice cross.
Siuta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russell has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta avoids the body shot from Russell.
Russell throws out a loose jab but Siuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siuta throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Siuta is looking to clinch but Russell is avoiding it.
Siuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siuta scores with a sloppy right hand. Russell should have avoided that one.
Russell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siuta.
Siuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Siuta to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a leg kick that knocks Siuta off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Siuta. Beautiful body shot.
Russell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Siuta.
Siuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta defending well as Russell loads up on a big left hand.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Siuta.
Russell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siuta.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siuta tries to land a leg kick but Russell saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Siuta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marek Siuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaun Russell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the body from Siuta misses
and Russell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siuta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell blocks a leg kick.
Russell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siuta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Siuta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Siuta looks to throw the jab but Russell is out of range.
Russell swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell takes one to the side of the head.
Russell ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
Russell connects with a body shot that sends Siuta's belly button to the back.
Siuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russell.
Siuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siuta has a takedown stuffed.
Russell moves away from the strike by Siuta.
Jab from Siuta.
Siuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell cracks Siuta with a good jab.
Russell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
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!
Russell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaun Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siuta fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell lands a nice hook to Siuta's body. Siuta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russell swings widly with a right hand
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell looks to land a combination but Siuta avoids it well.
Russell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siuta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russell misses with a straight left.
Russell misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Russell.
Siuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russell.
Russell tries to move into range but Siuta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Russell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.
Russell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell feints a jab promting Siuta to slip. Russell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Siuta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Siuta throws a sloppy head kick
and Russell counters with a nice body shot.
Russell looks to land a right hand but Siuta moved out of range.
Russell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russell tries a low kick but Siuta avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russell.
Siuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siuta. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Russell!
During a confident post fight interview, Shaun Russell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horace Buckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. On his way into the cage it seems that Rasheed Willis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rasheed Willis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
200 lbs
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23
190 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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Horace Buckle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckle doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Willis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buckle pinned against the cage. Buckle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Buckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buckle circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckle.
Buckle misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Buckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis looking to score a takedown here. Buckle is defending well but Willis drives through and ends up in Buckle's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Willis passes Buckle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckle tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Willis throwing shots but Buckle is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Willis in particular looking to stall.
Willis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Buckle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Buckle is defending well.
Buckle gets back to full guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but Buckle keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buckle wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Willis throws a strike but Buckle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis trying to keep a closed guard but Buckle is proving a slippery customer.
Willis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buckle is aware though and is defending well.
Buckle advances position into side control!
Willis is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Willis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buckle is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buckle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis is thwarting Buckle's attempts to control the position.
Willis wants to take a breather but Buckle is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buckle wants to get back to full guard.
Willis is looking to stall here but Buckle recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasheed Willis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buckle moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Horrible takedown by Buckle or perhaps it was just good defense by Willis which made him look bad.
Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Willis tries to work over Buckle's front leg with a kick but Buckle checks it.
Buckle with a poor takedown
and Willis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buckle moves to clinch but Willis breaks away
and Willis counters with a series of strikes. Buckle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Willis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckle as he jumps to the side.
Willis shoots in but Buckle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis shoots and misses
and Buckle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willis cracks Buckle with an open hand slap.
Buckle misses with a double jab.
Buckle throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buckle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Willis throws a shot from downtown. Buckle moves away and avoids it.
Buckle throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Willis throws a series of punches but Buckle avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.
Buckle throws a wild body kick that Willis sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Buckle.
Buckle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willis.
Buckle connects with a jab.
Buckle throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckle lands the left hand.
Buckle throws a nice head kick!
Buckle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horace Buckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a leg kick which misses Buckle's front leg but catches the back leg as Buckle tries to avoid it.
Buckle throws a series of strikes that have Willis backpedaling.
Willis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buckle is fending him off so far but Willis persists. Nope, Buckle circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willis but Willis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willis's sensitive parts.
Buckle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckle.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buckle tries to sprawl but Willis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buckle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buckle trying to control here.
Willis wants to pass to mount but Buckle is defending the position.
Willis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis stalling away here and it's allowed Buckle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Buckle is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
Buckle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Willis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Willis passes Buckle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis wants to take a breather but Buckle is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckle is looking to escape.
Willis wants to control but Buckle is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Buckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Buckle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Willis is in Buckle's guard.
Rasheed Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Willis wants to control from the top but Buckle keeps moving.
Buckle wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckle pushes Willis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Willis scores with a hook.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Buckle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis tries to bum rush Buckle with a series of wild strikes but Buckle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckle connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
Buckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rasheed Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Willis.
Buckle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buckle throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Willis blocks the leg kick.
Willis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Willis misses.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buckle throws out the jab.
Buckle fails to land the takedown.
Willis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buckle avoids it really well and circles away.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buckle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buckle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Buckle finds it's way through Willis's defenses.
Buckle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckle tries to sprawl but Willis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Willis is taking a breather. Buckle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Buckle tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Willis manages to move to mount!
Willis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Willis prevents Buckle from getting the reversal.
Willis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Willis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buckle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Buckle trying to get back to his feet but Willis is in full control for now.
Willis wants to control the position but Buckle frees himself and scrambles - Willis manages to regain control in side control.
Willis wants to control but Buckle is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis wants to take a breather but Buckle manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Willis.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasheed Willis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Willis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasheed Willis!
After winning the bout, Rasheed Willis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tulppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermanni Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Holopainen's choice of entrance music: Black&Yellow. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
300 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulppu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermanni Holopainen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holopainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holopainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tulppu but Tulppu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tulppu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holopainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Hermanni Holopainen has been cut.
Tulppu throws a series of strikes that have Holopainen backpedaling.
Tulppu lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulppu throws a leg kick but Holopainen moved away.
Holopainen is looking to clinch.
Hermanni Holopainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holopainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Teppo Tulppu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermanni Holopainen.
Holopainen forces Tulppu back against the cage and clinches.
Holopainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Tulppu gets an underhook and turns Holopainen into the cage.
Tulppu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Tulppu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holopainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tulppu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holopainen wants a takedown but no success here.
Tulppu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulppu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holopainen.
Tulppu scores with a jab to the body.
Holopainen looks winded!
Tulppu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tulppu jabs Holopainen right on the nose. Holopainen blinks but takes it well.
Tulppu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tulppu, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holopainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tulppu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tulppu, as that shot connected.
Holopainen shoots in for a double leg but Tulppu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tulppu sends Holopainen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tulppu is motioning to the referee to let Holopainen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holopainen is rocked!
Holopainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holopainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tulppu finish him?
Holopainen is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tulppu just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Holopainen has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Teppo Tulppu!
After winning the bout, Teppo Tulppu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nawal Chekhemani's chin.
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171 lbs
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191 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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tony Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Chekhemani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hendricks lands a leg kick that knocks Chekhemani off balance momentarily.
Chekhemani missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendricks slips a jab and a cross from Chekhemani.
Chekhemani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendricks.
Chekhemani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chekhemani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekhemani misses with a looping right.
Chekhemani throws a sloppy head kick
and Hendricks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendricks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chekhemani, pushing him back against the cage.
Chekhemani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chekhemani motions for Hendricks to come forward. Chekhemani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Chekhemani gets a clinch.
Chekhemani blocks an elbow strike from Hendricks.
Chekhemani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendricks or not.
Hendricks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chekhemani breaks from the clinch.
Nawal Chekhemani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Chekhemani.
Chekhemani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hendricks.
Chekhemani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hendricks does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendricks, as that shot connected.
Hendricks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chekhemani's head backwards.
Chekhemani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendricks was well out of range. Poor timing from Chekhemani.
Chekhemani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendricks.
Chekhemani throws the kick towards the body but Hendricks avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a leg kick which misses Chekhemani's front leg but catches the back leg as Chekhemani tries to avoid it.
Chekhemani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendricks tries to bum rush Chekhemani with a series of wild strikes but Chekhemani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekhemani misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chekhemani avoids a wild elbow strike from Hendricks.
Hendricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hendricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hendricks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nawal Chekhemani has been cut.
Chekhemani avoids the elbow strike from Hendricks, against the cage.
Chekhemani blocks a body shot from Hendricks.
Chekhemani wants to take the fight to the mat but Hendricks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chekhemani breaks the clinch.
Hendricks lands with a nice combination. Chekhemani backs away looking to recover.
Chekhemani throws a lazy uppercut
and Hendricks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hendricks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chekhemani's head.
Hendricks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chekhemani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chekhemani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Chekhemani misses.
Hendricks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks throws a head kick that half lands.
Chekhemani avoids the head kick by Hendricks.
Hendricks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chekhemani. That did some damage!
Hendricks dips to his left and cracks Chekhemani with an uppercut!
Chekhemani ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Chekhemani is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Hendricks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chekhemani misses with a two punch combination.
Chekhemani moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chekhemani lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Chekhemani circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chekhemani.
Hendricks misses with a hook.
Chekhemani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chekhemani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Chekhemani moves out of range.
Hendricks 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.
Chekhemani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendricks.
Chekhemani swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chekhemani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hendricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chekhemani.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekhemani. Hendricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nawal Chekhemani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chekhemani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hendricks is out of range and Chekhemani settles back down.
Chekhemani lands a head shot.
Chekhemani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chekhemani counters with a monster head kick that knocks Hendricks out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nawal Chekhemani!
Nawal Chekhemani gave a mention to Legion of Pain Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Para Salud. Jack Madison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
141 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Fok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madison misses with an uppercut.
Madison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fok drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fok is working Madison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fok distracts Madison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fok connects with a couple of short punches.
Fok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Madison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fok working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison wants to stand up but Fok is controlling him.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fok looking to pass the guard.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fok scoring with some ground and pound.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fok lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Madison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fok stops Madison from standing up.
Madison wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison wants to get back to his feet but Fok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fok working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Madison's head.
Fok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fok is looking to work some ground and pound but Madison has wrist control.
Fok chips away with some ground and pound.
Madison controlling the position.
Fok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Madison wants to stand up but Fok is controlling him.
Fok throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fok's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Madison won't allow Fok to sweep him here.
Fok is working hard here to advance position.
Fok is working an open guard so Madison takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madison avoids the head kick by Fok.
Fok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fok tries to close the distance and clinch but Madison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Madison.
Madison lands an uppercut.
Madison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fok has Madison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Madison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fok goes for a takedown in the clinch but Madison prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Fok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fok.
Fok closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fok is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fok in side control, throwing shots but Madison defends.
Madison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Madison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Fok dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
Fok takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Fok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madison is looking to land body kicks.
Fok avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fok. Madison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fok dives in and grabs Madison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madison pushes down on Fok's head and hops out.
Madison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fok.
Madison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fok.
Fok throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison throws a right and a left that Fok avoids nicely.
Madison throws a head kick but Fok moves out of range.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fok throws out the jab.
Madison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison looks for the body kick but Fok saw that one coming.
Fok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Madison as he avoids it easily.
Fok misses with a wild combination.
Fok misses with a wild body shot.
Fok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madison is able to avoid easily.
Madison avoids the head kick by Fok.
Adrian Fok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madison throws a series of punches but Fok avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Madison.
Fok cracks Madison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fok misses with a double jab.
Fok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Madison as Fok shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Fok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Madison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fok takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Fok misses.
Madison lands a lovely overhand right.
Madison connects with a leg kick. Fok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Fok does it's job there.
Madison misses with a double jab.
Fok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison wants to control but Fok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Adrian Fok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Madison's head.
Fok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fok.
Fok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Madison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madison won't allow Fok to pass to mount.
Fok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Madison pushes Fok off and gets back to his feet.
Madison keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fok tries to close the distance and clinch but Madison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison misses with a few strikes there.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Fok fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Madison sprawls well initially but Fok persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fok throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Madison to regain full guard.
Fok with a nice head shot there.
Madison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fok is controlling him.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fok.
Madison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fok off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fok wants to clinch.
Madison throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fok tries to bum rush Madison with a series of wild strikes but Madison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madison looks to land a combination but Fok avoids it well.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fok digs a good hook to Madison's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Fok dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Fok looks to score with a jab to the body but Madison is just out of range.
Madison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Madison misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Fok.
Fok throws a head kick that misses.
Fok moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fok is trying to drag Madison to the mat but Madison just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Madison prevents the takedown attempt.
Madison prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Fok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Madison.
Fok has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Madison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fok changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Madison throws a combination. Fok tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fok misses the shot to the body.
Fok fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madison.
Madison lands with a right hand.
Fok shoots in but no luck this time.
Fok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jack Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands with a kick to the temple. Fok shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fok back to the cage. Madison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fok shoots in for a takedown but Madison shows good takedown defense.
Madison dodges the punch combination from Fok.
Donk. Madison catches Fok right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Fok.
Madison throws a right and a left that Fok avoids nicely.
Madison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Madison misses with a few strikes there.
Fok misses with a series of wild punches.
Madison throws a right hand that Fok ducks under and follows up with a left that Fok also avoids with ease.
Fok shoots in for a takedown but Madison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fok connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fok back to the cage. Madison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fok shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fok looks to land a strike but Madison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fok.
Fok throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison has his feet on Fok's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A combination from Madison does no damage.
Madison misses with a double jab.
Jack Madison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fok is defended easily by Madison.
Nice cross by Fok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison throws a wild body kick that Fok sees coming a mile off.
Fok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madison.
Fok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adrian Fok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fok punishes Madison's body with a nice straight punch.
Fok misses with a wild body shot.
Fok is looking to wear down Madison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Madison's guard.
Madison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Fok.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fok, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Fok!
A less than humble Adrian Fok misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mukassa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mukassa Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones motions for Strongham to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strongham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Strongham dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Strongham moves away and avoids it.
Mukassa Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strongham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Strongham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Strongham throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Strongham.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Strongham. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Strongham tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Strongham is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Strongham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strongham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but Strongham is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strongham is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is keen to just control but Strongham is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Strongham struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones trying to control the action but Strongham just sinks the hooks in.
Strongham has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones trying to survive by controlling the hands.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tedd Strongham.
Jones takes a swing at Strongham's ribcage but misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strongham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strongham on the side of the head.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tedd Strongham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strongham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Strongham ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Strongham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Strongham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strongham misses with a low kick.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strongham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strongham lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strongham lands a body shot.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strongham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strongham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones punishes Strongham's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mukassa Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strongham as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a low kick but Strongham avoids it.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a jab when Strongham was well out of range.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strongham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Strongham is trying to escape back to his feet but Jones uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Strongham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strongham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strongham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Strongham defends.
Jones 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.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Strongham working to try and regain half guard.
Jones goes for an armbar but Strongham turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Strongham.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Strongham pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones controls Strongham momentarily but Strongham frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones pulls Strongham in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Strongham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Strongham stuffs the takedown.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukassa Jones.
A head kick misses from Strongham.
Jones moves out of range as Strongham throws a body kick.
Jones lands with a straight right. Strongham didn't see that one coming.
Jones is looking to slow Strongham down with leg kicks.
Strongham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Strongham.
Nice takedown defense from Strongham. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Mukassa Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strongham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Strongham's head but Strongham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Strongham which made him look bad.
Strongham connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but Strongham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strongham sprawls well. Strongham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Strongham lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a hook but Strongham avoids it easily.
Strongham fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strongham - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strongham. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strongham slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Mukassa Jones has been cut.
Strongham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tedd Strongham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mukassa Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strongham manages to avoid it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Strongham.
Strongham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Strongham counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Strongham throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Strongham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Strongham tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Strongham tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Strongham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strongham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Strongham.
Strongham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strongham throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Strongham sprawls well.
Strongham cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Strongham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crunch! Strongham slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strongham as he jumps to the side.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukassa Jones.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strongham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strongham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strongham keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strongham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strongham misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Strongham 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.
Strongham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a jab when Strongham was well out of range.
Strongham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones takes a swing at Strongham's ribcage but misses.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Strongham misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
enabling Strongham to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Strongham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Strongham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Strongham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Strongham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Strongham misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Strongham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Strongham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strongham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strongham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strongham.
Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strongham moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedd Strongham clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mukassa Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Strongham counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Strongham counters with a nice leg kick.
Strongham dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Strongham misses with a looping left.
Jones shoots in but Strongham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Strongham moves away and avoids it.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Strongham had a free shot at his head there.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strongham circles away.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukassa Jones.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Strongham jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones throws a head kick but Strongham moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strongham lands with a right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Jones is aggressively charging in as Strongham backs up avoiding any damage. Strongham tosses out a jab and Jones runs right into it face first! Jones is out cold! Strongham dropped down on all fours and is barking in Jones's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tedd Strongham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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