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SPNY 177:Waitzel - Velasquez 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank comes into the arena with Ball Game blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: UT Texas Fight Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frank. Frank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank misses with a low kick.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frank!
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams slips under a jab.
Frank misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Frank misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Frank tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been hearing reports that Frank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frank is rocked!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Frank seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams tries to work over Frank's front leg with a kick but Frank checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Frank.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank misses with the combination.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Frank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams misses with a hook.
Frank slips a jab from Williams.
Brian Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Frank checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Williams motions for Frank to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Frank staying out of range there.
Frank throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frank.
Frank blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Williams misses.
Frank defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frank lands with an overhand left.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams jabs Frank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Frank keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Frank sees it coming and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Brian Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Frank.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Frank manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Frank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frank postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Frank stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frank controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frank connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank connects with a couple of short punches.
Frank throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frank's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but Frank pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Frank is in guard.
Frank is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frank looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frank's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frank in his tracks.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams misses the jab.
Frank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Frank slips a straight right by Williams.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Williams takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a front kick.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a left to the body.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank moves away from the strike by Williams.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
A shot to the liver by Frank. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Frank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Frank slips a straight right by Williams.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Frank's leg but Frank calmly moves out of range.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Frank shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank with a nice head shot there.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frank looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Tony Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frank connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Williams!
Brian Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tony Frank stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 300 Violin Orchestra. Dean Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lee Maokhamphiou's chin.
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Maokhamphiou!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Maokhamphiou avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maokhamphiou counters with a nice body shot.
Hall is looking to clinch but Maokhamphiou is avoiding it.
Hall wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maokhamphiou, as that shot connected.
Maokhamphiou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maokhamphiou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hall misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maokhamphiou closes the distance and clinches.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou working aggressively here.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Maokhamphiou controls the action.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Maokhamphiou.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Maokhamphiou avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maokhamphiou lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Maokhamphiou misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Maokhamphiou.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maokhamphiou working aggressively here.
Hall tries a body shot but Maokhamphiou blocks it.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maokhamphiou blocks a body shot from Hall.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall pushes Maokhamphiou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maokhamphiou or not.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Maokhamphiou avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Maokhamphiou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Hall blocks a body shot from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Maokhamphiou on the inside.
Maokhamphiou lands a body shot.
A short right from Maokhamphiou on the inside.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
A right hand to the body from Maokhamphiou.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
Maokhamphiou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Maokhamphiou controls the action.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Dean Hall will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maokhamphiou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maokhamphiou defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall darts in and clinches Maokhamphiou up against the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Dean Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Maokhamphiou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall tries a body shot but Maokhamphiou blocks it.
Hall presses Maokhamphiou against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Maokhamphiou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Maokhamphiou.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Maokhamphiou misses with some punches.
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Maokhamphiou fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Maokhamphiou fails to land.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall blocks a body shot from Maokhamphiou.
Hall lands a body punch.
Maokhamphiou misses with some punches.
Maokhamphiou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Hall is working Maokhamphiou over against the cage.
Maokhamphiou lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Maokhamphiou controls the action.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Maokhamphiou controls the action.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou working aggressively here.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou misses with some punches.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maokhamphiou.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Maokhamphiou avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Maokhamphiou cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maokhamphiou lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maokhamphiou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Dean Hall will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maokhamphiou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maokhamphiou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Hall tries to clinch
and Maokhamphiou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Dean Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a jab when Maokhamphiou was well out of range.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maokhamphiou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maokhamphiou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maokhamphiou tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maokhamphiou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Maokhamphiou avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
Maokhamphiou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands a body shot.
Maokhamphiou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Maokhamphiou.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Maokhamphiou blocks it.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall misses with some punches.
Maokhamphiou tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Maokhamphiou controls the action.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maokhamphiou swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Maokhamphiou.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike.
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maokhamphiou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou misses with some punches.
Maokhamphiou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Maokhamphiou cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Maokhamphiou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maokhamphiou misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maokhamphiou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Hall blocking some punches.
Maokhamphiou prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall prevents a body shot from Maokhamphiou.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Maokhamphiou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Maokhamphiou controls his hands.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maokhamphiou's elbow.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Maokhamphiou uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands a left hand.
Maokhamphiou scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Lee Maokhamphiou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maokhamphiou blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Maokhamphiou.
I think Hall 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Itto tries for a takedown but Marshall manages to get underhooks.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itto avoids it.
Itto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Itto works on Marshall's body with a couple of short punches.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Itto.
Marshall misses with a punch on the inside.
Itto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Marshall misses
and Itto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall scores with a hook.
Marshall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Itto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall throws a chopping leg kick but Itto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Itto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itto scores with a leg kick.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itto throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Itto moves out of range easily.
Itto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshall's calf.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Itto.
Itto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall throws a front kick that sends Itto stumbling back into the cage.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Itto throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Marshall throws a right hand that Itto ducks under and follows up with a left that Itto also avoids with ease.
Marshall moves into the clinch.
Itto is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. Itto won't want to take too many of those.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Itto taking a breather.
Marshall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Itto tries to score a body lock takedown but Marshall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ogami Itto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Itto backwards.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Itto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itto has hold of one of Marshall's legs. Marshall is fighting the takedown attempt but Itto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marshall is trying to control the position but Itto postures up.
Marshall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marshall 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Marshall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Itto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Marshall pulls down on the head and he's put Itto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Riley Marshall!
Our winner, Riley Marshall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. The key to victory for Felipe Melo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melo counters with a leg kick.
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Snow misses with a combination
and Melo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily.
Snow checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo swings widly with a right hand
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Melo. Snow shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melo.
Melo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melo misses with a leg kick
and Snow counters with a three punch combo that has Melo backing up. Melo nods at Snow to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, jab by Melo - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snow.
Snow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Melo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut.
Melo motions for Snow to come forward. Melo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Melo.
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Snow counters with a three punch combo that has Melo backing up. Melo nods at Snow to acknowledge the strikes.
Melo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo scores with a spinning back kick!
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Snow really felt that one!
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melo feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Snow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow avoids the body shot from Melo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Snow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Melo - the referee stops the clock and Snow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Melo. Snow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Felipe Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow looks winded!
Snow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Jon Snow's cut even more.
Melo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Melo lands with a nice body kick.
Melo wants to slow Snow down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melo throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Melo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Melo counters with a leg kick.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Snow down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snow checks a leg kick.
Melo scores with a jab.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Melo moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow blocks the body kick.
Melo throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Melo throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Felipe Melo is winning the standup battle so far.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melo, as that shot connected.
The cut above Jon Snow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Melo misses with a looping right.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Melo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Melo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Snow.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Melo lands a head kick!
Jon Snow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Snow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felipe Melo!
Felipe Melo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby TupperIII will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Anderson.
TupperIII circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
TupperIII avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
TupperIII displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperIII avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch there but TupperIII circles away.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as TupperIII checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. TupperIII looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but TupperIII is just out of range.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. TupperIII does a little dance to reset his feet.
TupperIII keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
TupperIII blocks a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and TupperIII counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
TupperIII thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Anderson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby TupperIII!
A victorious Bobby TupperIII thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into the arena with The Last Ride of Leonard Washington blaring out of the sound system. Stupka has chosen Red Army March as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
233 lbs
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250 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with a good body shot.
Stupka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stupka looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Stupka misses with a right hand
and Washington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stupka wants to get back to full guard but Washington has passed into side control.
Washington 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.
Washington throwing strikes but Stupka manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Washington wants to control but Stupka postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Stupka lands some shots froms side control.
Stupka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Washington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Washington some visible discomfort.
Washington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Washington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stupka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washington wants to improve his position but Stupka is controlling well.
Washington is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Washington trying to hold on to Stupka's head to control him but Stupka postures up.
Stupka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Washington is trying to control but can't.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Stupka has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington trying to hold on to Stupka's head to control him but Stupka postures up.
Stupka wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washington looks for a takedown but Stupka sprawls well.
Washington throws a series of punches but Stupka avoids them all with ease.
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Stupka saw that one coming.
Stupka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Stupka moved away.
Washington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stupka momentarily.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stupka moves away.
Washington lands with a straight right. Stupka didn't see that one coming.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Stupka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Washington. Washington obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Stupka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Stupka is keeping the position.
Stupka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stupka is working away from the top position though.
Stupka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
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 Leonard Washington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Washington scores with a decent looking hook.
Stupka cracks Washington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Stupka as Washington shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Stupka. That snapped Washington's head back.
Stupka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stupka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stupka moves away from the strike by Washington.
Stupka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stupka moves out of range as Washington throws a body kick.
Stupka misses with a low kick.
Washington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stupka is able to avoid easily.
Washington slips a jab from Stupka.
Washington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stupka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stupka throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stupka.
Stupka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington slips a straight right by Stupka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Stupka! Washington is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Stupka!
After the fight, Rocco Stupka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. 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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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le counters with a nice leg kick.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Le misses.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esposito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Esposito moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Le slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Le throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Le.
That kick from Esposito tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Le.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Esposito has managed to clinch.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Le is blocking nicely.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've been informed that Le has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito.
Le throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Nice shot by Esposito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Le moved away.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Esposito. That snapped Le's head back.
Le is rocked!
Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
Le utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Esposito avoids it.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Esposito has Le pressed against the cage, preventing Le from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito delivers a nice body kick.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Esposito tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito thumps Le with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Le tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le misses with a body kick.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Le clinches.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito drops Le with a big knee straight up the middle! Le is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Le throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito connects with a single shot there.
Le gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Esposito gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
As Frank Esposito got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This was my final competitive fight. It's been a great career.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thory might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's a fight. Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory misses with a two punch combination.
Thory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kruger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thory loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Thory throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger throws a solid leg kick but Thory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruger.
Thory blocks a jab.
Kruger throws a push kick but Thory slaps the foot to one side.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thory, as that shot connected.
Thory displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kruger.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thory as he jumps to the side.
Kruger looks to throw the jab but Thory is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruger.
Thory throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Thory blocks the leg kick.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Thory's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Both fighters circling a little - Thory finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kruger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thory counters with a straight right hand.
Vic Thory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kruger.
Kruger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thory.
Kruger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Thory throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Thory lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory throws a low kick, looking for Kruger's leg but Kruger calmly moves out of range.
We've been told by Thory's head coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thory throws a body kick that misses.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Thory needs to keep his hands up - Kruger had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Thory with a nice cross.
Thory tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Thory jabs Kruger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thory moves forwards but Kruger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Thory moves out of range easily.
Kruger misses with a body kick.
Kruger scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger slips a jab from Thory.
Thory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thory has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kruger is working away from the top position though.
Kruger wants to work for an arm triangle but Thory is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thory wants to improve his position but Kruger is controlling well.
Thory looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kruger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thory really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kruger scoring with strikes but Thory is staying in there.
Kruger tries to control but Thory wriggling away.
Thory wants to control but Kruger is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger with shots to the head and body - Thory looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kruger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruger scores with a nice head shot.
Kruger with a nice cross.
Thory 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.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Thory's head but Thory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruger blocks the leg kick.
Kruger swings for the body but Thory moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Thory takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger shoots in looking for a takedown. Thory tries to sprawl out of it but Kruger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thory manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Thory.
Thory moves in looking to clinch but Kruger pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Thory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger tries a low kick but Thory avoids it.
Kruger punishes Thory's body with a nice straight punch.
Thory takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Kruger slips a jab from Thory.
Thory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. Thory looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Thory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thory throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Kruger blocks the low kick.
Kruger scores with a decent looking hook.
Thory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thory scores with a decent looking hook.
Thory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruger is rocked!
Thory throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Thory finish him?
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thory throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kruger crashing down! Kruger tries to stagger back to his feet but Thory just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kruger asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Thory!
Vic Thory thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velasquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Waitzel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Velasquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
Waitzel tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waitzel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Waitzel misses with a looping right.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waitzel.
Waitzel scores with the left hand. Velasquez knows he should have avoided that one.
Velasquez takes a swing at Waitzel's ribcage but misses.
Waitzel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Velasquez sprawling to the canvas! Velasquez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Waitzel finish him?!
Velasquez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel fakes the body blow, causing Velasquez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Velasquez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Shane Waitzel 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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