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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Quinlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melcone Aisa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stephen Quinlan's chin.
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152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Quinlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melcone Aisa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisa throws a hook but Quinlan blocks it.
Aisa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aisa thuds his right hand into Quinlan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aisa misses with the combination.
Aisa connects with a single shot there.
Quinlan is rocked!
Aisa misses with a double jab.
Oh Quinlan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quinlan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aisa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quinlan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aisa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aisa loads up on a big right hand but Quinlan slips the punch.
Aisa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aisa looks to land a combination but Quinlan avoids it well.
Aisa moves in close and cracks Quinlan with a massive right hand! Quinlan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Aisa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melcone Aisa!
Our winner, Melcone Aisa, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, How do you gauge Caesar?. 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 Julius Hallava was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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219 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Hallava!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hallava swinging wildly here.
Caesar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Caesar trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hallava can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caesar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar fails to land the takedown.
Caesar shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallava is just out of range.
Caesar doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallava circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Caesar does it's job there.
Hallava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caesar tries to clinch but Hallava is having none of it.
Caesar dives in for a single leg takedown but Hallava sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Julius Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallava prevents the takedown attempt.
Hallava is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Caesar tries to pull guard but Hallava holds him up against the cage and eventually Caesar drops back down to his feet.
Hallava prevents the takedown attempt.
Caesar is trying to drag Hallava to the mat but Hallava just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hallava pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallava misses the target.
Hallava fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caesar blocks a leg kick.
Hallava with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Caesar prevents Hallava from getting back to his feet.
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Caesar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hallava's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar stands up and beckons Hallava to join him on the feet.
Caesar throws a series of punches but Hallava avoids them all with ease.
Caesar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caesar checks a leg kick nicely.
Hallava tries to sprawl but Caesar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Caesar controlling the action here.
Caesar decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava misses with a two punch combination.
Caesar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caesar misses with a wild combination.
Caesar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Caesar lands in his opponent's guard.
Caesar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hallava.
Caesar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallava can do to turn this around?
Hallava scores with a shot to the body.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hallava sprawls well. Hallava wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caesar gets slowly back to his feet.
Caesar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gaius Julius Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caesar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Caesar seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Caesar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caesar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hallava to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hallava can't keep his opponent in guard - Caesar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Caesar thows a huge punch but Hallava dodges it nicely.
Hallava pushes Caesar off looking to stand but Caesar dives back in and keeps control.
Caesar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Caesar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava tries to buck Caesar off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hallava is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Caesar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caesar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caesar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gaius Julius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar dives in and grabs Hallava's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hallava pushes down on Caesar's head and hops out.
Hallava throws a right hand that Caesar ducks under and follows up with a left that Caesar also avoids with ease.
Caesar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hallava displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caesar.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Julius Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Caesar scores with a takedown into Hallava's guard.
Caesar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar stands up from Hallava's guard - Caesar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hallava pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caesar back to the cage. Hallava follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Gaius Julius Caesar has been cut.
Julius Hallava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caesar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallava throws a series of punches but Caesar moves out of range.
Hallava tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caesar is able to avoid easily.
Caesar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hallava connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hallava throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallava defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Caesar.
Caesar wants to clinch
and Hallava counters with a two punch combo.
Caesar is looking to clinch.
Caesar shoots in for a double leg but Hallava sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caesar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hallava doesn't seem bothered though.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julius Hallava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar lands with an overhand left.
Caesar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hallava tries to avoid it but Caesar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hallava to the ground. Hallava escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hallava misses with a shot to the body
and Caesar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hallava to stand up.
Caesar shoots for a takedown but Hallava saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hallava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caesar circles away quickly and effectively.
Julius Hallava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caesar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters circling a little - Hallava finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caesar moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hallava throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caesar dives in and grabs Hallava's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hallava pushes down on Caesar's head and hops out.
Hallava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallava on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hallava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hallava chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hallava misses with a low kick.
Caesar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hallava's head backwards.
Hallava tries to score with a low kick but Caesar moves his leg out of the way.
Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Caesar stands and steps away. Hallava gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar scores with a jab to the body.
Hallava gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caesar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Julius Hallava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaius Julius Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Further stalling from Caesar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julius Hallava.
I think Caesar 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Julius Caesar!
Gaius Julius Caesar took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kar Caminsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kar Caminsky!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
James controlling the action here.
James works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Caminsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Caminsky's shoulder. That is not cool.
Caminsky is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
James is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Caminsky's shoulder. That is not cool.
Caminsky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caminsky looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James has control of an arm but Caminsky manages to advance to James's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Caminsky is persistently looking for the submission but James is defending it well.
Caminsky doesn't have the hooks in and James manages to turn into his guard.
James is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Morbid Conditioning School $600 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
James is in close to Caminsky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James advances to half guard.
James slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caminsky is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
James with the ground and pound from mount.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
James landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Caminsky on his heels. He'll look to pass Caminsky's guard now, I'm sure.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caminsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
James passes Caminsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caminsky is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Further stalling from James.
Nice strikes from James there.
James working over Caminsky with some ground and pound. Caminsky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James stalling.
James lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've been informed that Caminsky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caminsky can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
James controlling his opponent.
James seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Caminsky for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Caminsky turns into him and now he's in James's guard.
Caminsky stopping the sweep attempt from James.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to sweep here but Caminsky controlling him for the moment.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James tries to strike from the bottom.
James wants to sweep here but Caminsky controlling him for the moment.
James controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
James fails with the takedown
and Caminsky counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Caminsky to acknowledge the strikes.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Caminsky!
Caminsky wants to control but James postures up.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James continues to stall.
James has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
James tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
James staying calm.
James tries to advance to mount but can't.
Caminsky takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James cracks Caminsky with a big elbow.
James working the ground and pound.
Caminsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caminsky, who protects the arm well.
James working away.
James is staying tight to Caminsky's torso, preventing him from escaping.
James has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Caminsky!
James working Caminsky over with strikes here.
James controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Caminsky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jordan James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James dominating with strikes here.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Caminsky?
The referee warns Caminsky that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from mount.
James lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James controlling his opponent.
James landing strikes from the mount and Caminsky is in trouble!
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caminsky is trying to escape the mount.
Kar Caminsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrin Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zyb comes into the arena with "Battle" by Gangstarr blaring out of the sound system. Chris Zyb has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Zyb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darrin Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zyb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Darrin Dalton has been cut.
Zyb thows a body kick. Dalton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zyb gets a double leg takedown into Dalton's guard.
Zyb is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zyb content to stall in guard here.
Dalton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zyb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Zyb decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zyb looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dalton!
Dalton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zyb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zyb has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dalton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyb tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zyb looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zyb wants to take Dalton's back but he can't do it this time.
Zyb working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dalton turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zyb off and cradles Dalton's limp body as Zyb celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Chris Zyb!
A very excited looking Chris Zyb 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Jarman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Naughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughton has chosen Magic Man as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psycho Jarman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cal Naughton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naughton looks to throw the jab but Jarman is out of range.
Naughton throws a series of punches but Jarman moves out of range.
Naughton ducks under a wild hook from Jarman.
Nice shot lands for Naughton.
Naughton tries to bum rush Jarman with a series of wild strikes but Jarman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Naughton.
Naughton misses with an uppercut. Jarman saw that one coming.
Naughton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jarman.
Naughton misses with a head kick.
Jarman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naughton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naughton throws a series of punches but Jarman moves out of range.
Naughton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Jarman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Jarman misses the target.
Naughton throws a body shot but no joy.
Naughton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naughton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarman momentarily.
Jarman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jarman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Naughton's half guard.
Jarman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jarman is trying to control the action in half guard but Naughton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarman is looking for a kimura here.
Jarman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Naughton sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarman stalling.
Naughton tries to kick Jarman off but Jarman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jarman trying to mount his opponent but Naughton defends it.
Jarman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Naughton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jarman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarman slips nicely into half guard.
Naughton tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jarman manages to move to mount!
Jarman goes for an armbar but Naughton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Naughton.
Jarman has a closed guard, preventing Naughton from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jarman's closed guard. He's half up but Jarman has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jarman pivots and extends the arm, Naughton falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jarman! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Psycho Jarman!
After the big win, Psycho Jarman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamo Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Cal Naughton had this to say: 'I wet my bed until I was nineteen. There's no shame in that! Ain't no shame in losing either.. Shake N Bake!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvad Gerber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvad Gerber told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arvad Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell misses with a body kick.
A big right from Gerber misses.
Blackwell throws a head kick that misses.
Gerber avoids the body shot from Blackwell.
Gerber throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackwell throws the kick towards the body but Gerber avoids it.
Blackwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackwell.
A low kick from Gerber is predictable there
and Blackwell counters with an outside leg kick.
Gerber looks to land a left hand but Blackwell moved out of range nicely.
Blackwell ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Blackwell throws a leg kick but Gerber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arvad Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwell thumps Gerber with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwell works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
Gerber throws a solid leg kick but Blackwell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gerber.
Blackwell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerber blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gerber momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gerber.
Blackwell throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Blackwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackwell throws a body kick that misses.
Blackwell connects with a leg kick. Gerber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerber looks to land a right hand but Blackwell moved out of range.
Gerber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gerber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackwell.
Blackwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerber.
Blackwell stalks Gerber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gerber's face. Gerber staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Blackwell.
Gerber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell scores with a nice right hand.
Gerber throws a leg kick that misses.
Blackwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Gerber swinging wildly here.
Gerber misses with a leg kick
and Blackwell counters with a three punch combo that has Gerber backing up. Gerber nods at Blackwell to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerber scores with a jab.
Gerber misses with a left hand
and Blackwell counters with a body kick that stops Gerber in his tracks momentarily.
Gerber scores with a jab.
Gerber throws an overhand right that lands on Blackwell's shoulder, as Blackwell tries to avoid the shot.
Blackwell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blackwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blackwell checks it well.
Blackwell throws a sloppy head kick and Gerber moves out of range easily.
Blackwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Blackwell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Blackwell.
Gerber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackwell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gerber misses with a straight left.
Gerber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blackwell throws a head kick that Gerber semi-blocks.
Gerber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerber's head.
Gerber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerber throws a right hand that misses
and Blackwell comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Gerber stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Blackwell is on him like rabid pit bull! Gerber slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Blackwell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boonchu Por Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Por Pramuk comes into the arena with don't cry for me Argentina blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominic Tattum enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boonchu Por Pramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boonchu Por Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tattum. Por Pramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tattum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Por Pramuk's head coaches at The Sweat Lodge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Por Pramuk clinches.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage.
Por Pramuk cracks Tattum with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattum letting Por Pramuk take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boonchu Por Pramuk.
Tattum gets tackled into the cage by Por Pramuk. Por Pramuk maintains the clinch.
Tattum takes an elbow to the temple.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Por Pramuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Por Pramuk avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boonchu Por Pramuk.
Tattum scores with a push kick.
Por Pramuk clinches up against the cage.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boonchu Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk has closed the distance and engaged Tattum in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum wants to get back to striking at distance but Por Pramuk won't allow it.
Por Pramuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Por Pramuk for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Por Pramuk leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boonchu Por Pramuk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Por Pramuk misses with a kick to the body.
Tattum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Por Pramuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tattum can do to turn this around?
Tattum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Por Pramuk avoids the head kick by Tattum.
Tattum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Por Pramuk if he has to take too many more of those.
Por Pramuk moves into range and clinches up with Tattum.
A right hand to the body from Por Pramuk.
A frustrated look appears on Tattum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk pushes Tattum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Por Pramuk stalling against the cage.
Boonchu Por Pramuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tattum's efforts to push away.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tattum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Por Pramuk stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tattum is trying to push Por Pramuk away but Por Pramuk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
Tattum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tattum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tattum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow that stopped Tattum in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dominic Tattum has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
Tattum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Por Pramuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tattum tries to circle away but Por Pramuk has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Por Pramuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tattum's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Por Pramuk slows down the pace here.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boonchu Por Pramuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Tattum'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tattum lands a high kick!
Por Pramuk throws a push kick but Tattum slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Tattum lands but Por Pramuk takes it in his stride.
Tattum lands a head kick!
Tattum moves out of range of the body kick.
Tattum throws a front kick that sends Por Pramuk stumbling back into the cage.
Por Pramuk rushes Tattum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Por Pramuk has Tattum pushed against the cage.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuk stalling in the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow that misses.
Tattum tries to break the clinch but Por Pramuk is controlling the position.
Por Pramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
Por Pramuk has Tattum pressed against the cage.
Por Pramuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Por Pramuk lands an elbow inside.
Tattum is trying to break free.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Tattum working hard to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tattum dodges an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum dodges an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Por Pramuk presses Tattum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Por Pramuk controlling the action here for a moment.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the cage.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Por Pramuk to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tattum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Por Pramuk lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Por Pramuk throws an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk prevents Tattum from breaking the clinch.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the cage.
Por Pramuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Por Pramuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boonchu Por Pramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Por Pramuk, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boonchu Por Pramuk!
Boonchu Por Pramuk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Blood of Cu Chulainn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Flash Gordon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cu Chulainn's chin.
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194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chulainn's sensitive parts.
Chulainn instigates a clinch.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Chulainn.
Gordon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Chulainn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chulainn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Chulainn drops back down to his feet.
Gordon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Chulainn shrugs off.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulainn blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Chulainn misses with some punches.
Chulainn takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Chulainn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gordon gets a clinch.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
Chulainn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gordon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flash Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon clinches up with Chulainn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Chulainn looking for a takedown.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Chulainn in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Chulainn in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chulainn blocks an uppercut.
Gordon's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Chulainn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chulainn 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.
Chulainn is trying to drag Gordon to the mat but Gordon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn tries to break free but Gordon pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Chulainn shrugs off.
Gordon lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Chulainn in his tracks for a moment.
Chulainn is rocked!
Chulainn is working for takedown but Gordon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gordon keeps control of Chulainn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn letting Gordon take a breather here.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Chulainn blocking some punches.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Chulainn in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chulainn is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is trying to pull guard but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Chulainn in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulainn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gordon to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon lands a big right hand that drops Chulainn! The killer instinct kicks in and Gordon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gordon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flash Gordon!
A relieved looking Flash Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lovelair swivels and escapes.
Centura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lovelair as he jumps to the side.
Centura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lovelair defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Distor Centura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovelair slaps away a takedown attempt from Centura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Centura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Centura feints and as Lovelair raises his hands in defense, Centura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centura lands a couple of digs.
Lovelair trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair wants to stand and escape but Centura is having none of it.
Centura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Centura landing with the ground and pound.
Centura wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Centura tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovelair is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lovelair can do anything to dispel that myth.
Centura stands up over Lovelair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Centura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lovelair trying to control the position.
Lovelair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Centura.
Lovelair has his foot on Centura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Centura works his way back into a safe position though.
Centura with a nice head shot there.
Centura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Centura stands up over Lovelair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Centura trying to control but Lovelair is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura landing some decent shots from guard.
Centura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Centura trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Centura is really struggling to control Lovelair but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Centura cracks Lovelair with a solid left hand.
Centura distracts Lovelair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Centura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Centura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Centura wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving.
Centura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Centura wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair has momentary wrist control but Centura slips an elbow through the middle.
Centura stands up over Lovelair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Centura working some strikes from top position.
Lovelair wants to sweep but no luck.
Centura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Centura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Centura landing some decent shots from guard.
Lovelair is rocked!
Centura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lovelair is still in real trouble! Can Centura finish him?
Centura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lovelair seems to have recovered his senses.
Centura postures up and lands a big shot to Lovelair's brow.
Centura chips away with some ground and pound.
Lovelair looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovelair, not yet.
Centura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Centura is in close to Lovelair's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Centura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lovelair wants to sweep here but Centura controlling him for the moment.
Centura wants to control from the top but Lovelair keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Centura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Centura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Centura lands a couple of digs.
Centura passes Lovelair's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovelair keeps working.
Centura lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lovelair! More strikes land and this one is all over! Centura jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
After the fight, Distor Centura 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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