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SPNY 223: Surov - Santa Cruz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Peerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riasco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show. Peerson has chosen Good Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Peerson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riasco shoots in and bounces Peerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riasco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riasco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Riasco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riasco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco is trying to get an arm triangle but Peerson is defending well.
Riasco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peerson is trying to control Riasco's posture but Riasco avoids it.
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.
Riasco goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peerson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Riasco but great work by Peerson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riasco is looking for a sweep.
Peerson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riasco to his feet.
Peerson stuffs the takedown attempt from Riasco. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Riasco shoots in but Peerson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peerson enables Riasco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peerson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riasco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peerson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peerson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peerson!
Riasco is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peerson just content to control the position.
Riasco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peerson off and has taken his back!
Riasco looking for the choke but no joy.
Peerson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Riasco.
Peerson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Riasco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peerson just trying to survive but Riasco is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Riasco is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Peerson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Peerson is trying to get back to his feet but Riasco has full control of the position and if anything, Peerson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riasco is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Peerson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Peerson for a finish.
Peerson is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Riasco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riasco closes the distance and clinches up with Peerson, looking for a takedown. Riasco pushes Peerson against the cage but Peerson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riasco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peerson is fending him off so far but Riasco persists. Nope, Peerson circles away and we're back to standing.
Peerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Peerson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riasco.
Peerson misses with a double jab.
Santiago Riasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riasco.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peerson misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Riasco with that takedown attempt.
Riasco has his takedown stuffed
and Peerson counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peerson misses with the combination.
Peerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Riasco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Peerson.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown but Peerson shows good takedown defense.
Peerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riasco dives in for a single leg takedown but Peerson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riasco is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peerson can't fight it off and eventually Riasco manages to take the fight to the floor. Peerson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riasco stops Peerson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco trying to control the position from guard on top but Peerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riasco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peerson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Riasco has Peerson in his guard.
Peerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Riasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riasco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riasco working for a triangle but Peerson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santiago Riasco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riasco has an active guard here but Peerson has managed to pass into half guard.
Peerson is looking to stall here but Riasco recovers full guard.
Riasco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peerson defends well.
Peerson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Peerson escapes and throws Riasco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Peerson trying to control the position but Riasco is working away.
Peerson wants to stand but Riasco is controlling his arm.
Peerson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Peerson misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Peerson misses.
Ross Peerson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riasco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Riasco is looking for a kimura but Peerson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riasco to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Peerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Peerson slaps away a takedown attempt from Riasco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riasco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peerson tries to avoid it but Riasco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peerson to the ground. Peerson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Riasco or perhaps it was just good defense by Peerson, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riasco misses with a takedown attempt - Peerson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riasco slips a jab and a cross from Peerson.
Peerson feints a jab promting Riasco to slip. Peerson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riasco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peerson throws a combination that misses
and Riasco counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Peerson!
Riasco is trying to get an arm triangle but Peerson is defending well.
Riasco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peerson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peerson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riasco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco wants to control for a moment but Peerson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Riasco is looking for a kimura here.
Riasco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peerson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riasco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peerson defends it well.
Riasco 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.
Riasco prevents Peerson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peerson won't allow Riasco to pass to mount.
Riasco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riasco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riasco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peerson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riasco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peerson tries to kick Riasco off but Riasco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Riasco is trying to work for a kimura but Peerson is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riasco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peerson has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Riasco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riasco 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Riasco!
A very excited looking Santiago Riasco 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Branson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branson's entrance music is Meytal Cohen - Toxicity. A fine choice. Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Branson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Branson misses with a takedown attempt - Garavito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Branson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garavito counters with a low kick, right behind Branson 's knee.
Garavito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Branson moves out of range easily.
Garavito throws a head kick that misses.
Garavito misses with a wild body shot.
Garavito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Branson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Branson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garavito, pushing him back against the cage.
Garavito told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Garavito misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garavito presses Branson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Branson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garavito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branson tries to pull guard but Garavito won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Branson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garavito tries a body shot but Branson blocks it.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Branson.
A short uppercut from Garavito.
We've been hearing reports that Branson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Garavito.
Garavito tries to work over Branson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branson is trying to pull guard but Garavito has him pressed against the cage.
Garavito tries a body shot but Branson blocks it.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Branson.
Garavito lands a left hand.
Branson jumps into guard, dragging Garavito to the mat.
Garavito content to stall in guard here.
Garavito is looking to work some ground and pound but Branson has wrist control.
Garavito is stalling in the full guard.
Branson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garavito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garavito content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito passes Branson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garavito is trying to control. Branson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Garavito is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Branson wants to improve his position but Garavito is controlling well.
Branson looking for submissions off his back.
Branson is trying to control but can't.
Branson wants to sweep but Garavito has passed to side control!
Garavito staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branson is looking to regain half guard here but Garavito keeps moving and retains side control.
Garavito 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.
Branson is letting Garavito control him for a moment.
Garavito is looking to take a break and control but Branson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Branson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garavito laying and praying for a moment but Branson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Garavito is trying to control. Branson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garavito content to control rather than advance.
Branson is looking to improve his position.
Garavito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Branson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garavito pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Branson wants to improve his position but Garavito is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Garavito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garavito misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Branson to counter with a crisp jab.
Branson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garavito but Garavito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garavito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Garavito.
A swing and a miss from Garavito.
Branson looks for a takedown but Garavito sprawls well.
Garavito looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garavito passes Branson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Branson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Branson is staying active underneath Garavito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luis Garavito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Branson won't allow Garavito to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garavito pulls his head out easily.
Garavito is taking a breather. Branson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Garavito is trying to control. Branson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branson is trying to get back to full guard.
Garavito performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Branson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garavito in particular looking to stall.
Garavito wants to pass to mount but Branson is defending the position.
Garavito sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garavito rushes Branson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garavito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garavito pushes Branson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Branson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garavito just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Branson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garavito misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garavito.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garavito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Branson jumps guard but Garavito stands there with Branson around his waist. Branson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garavito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garavito throws a punch but it's blocked by Branson.
Garavito lands with a right to the head.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garavito tries to work over Branson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garavito swings wildly with an uppercut but Branson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branson jumps into guard, dragging Garavito to the mat.
Garavito content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Branson has locked up a guillotine! Branson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Garavito is holding on here and Branson must be using up a lot of energy. Garavito has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Branson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Branson!
Kyle Branson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch has chosen Fight For Your Right To Party as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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179 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yauch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yauch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Julio throws a jab but it's blocked by Yauch.
Yauch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Yauch coming out on top.
Julio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Julio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Yauch walks into a straight right hand from Julio.
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!
Julio misses with a right hand
and Yauch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Julio scores with a hook to the body. Yauch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses.
Julio lands with a hook. Yauch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yauch throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yauch.
Julio throws a right and a left that Yauch avoids nicely.
Yauch misses with a two punch combination.
Julio catches Yauch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Julio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yauch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Julio scores with a nice head shot.
Julio dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio cracks a nice hook into Yauch's ribs.
Yauch gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Julio as Yauch tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio tries to break the clinch but Yauch is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yauch.
Yauch lands an uppercut.
Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch tried to score with a low kick but Julio checks it.
Julio throws a hook to the side of Yauch's head but Yauch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yauch if he has to take too many more of those.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yauch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yauch throws a leg kick but Julio checks it.
Yauch with a nice cross.
Julio is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio looks to land a combination. Yauch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yauch misses with a right hand
letting Julio counter with a right hand.
Yauch throws out a loose jab but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yauch looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Julio digs a good body shot into Yauch's ribs.
A jab lands there for Yauch.
Yauch misses with a looping left.
Julio swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch slips a jab from Julio.
Yauch throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Yauch throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yauch throws a body shot but no joy.
Yauch lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio counters with a straight right hand.
Julio lands an overhand right.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Julio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Julio.
Yauch throws a looping overhand right but Julio ducks down to avoid it.
Julio thuds his right hand into Yauch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
Yauch connects with a leg kick. Julio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julio scores with a body shot.
Yauch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yauch misses with a straight left.
Julio scores with a hook to the body. Yauch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yauch avoids the head kick by Julio.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
Yauch looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Julio throws the left hand but Yauch avoids the punch easily.
Yauch misses with a left hand
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Julio blocks the body kick.
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yauch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Yauch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yauch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio moves out of range as Yauch throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch closes the distance and clinches.
Yauch can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Julio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yauch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yauch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yauch misses with some punches.
Yauch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yauch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julio's efforts to push away.
A short right from Yauch.
Julio blocking some punches.
Yauch gets through Julio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yauch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Julio does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yauch in his tracks.
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julio lands a jab to the nose.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yauch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Julio cracks Yauch with an open hand slap.
Yauch misses with a hook
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Julio walks into a straight right hand from Yauch.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yauch throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio lands a jab to the head.
Julio lands a right hook to the body.
Yauch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Julio.
Yauch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Julio avoids nicely.
Yauch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yauch moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yauch's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Julio throws a body punch but Yauch moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Julio.
Yauch closes the distance and clinches.
Yauch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yauch misses with a body punch.
Julio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yauch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julio breaks the clinch.
A big left from Yauch misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Yauch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yauch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yauch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yauch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Julio connects with an inside leg kick.
Yauch swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Julio gets tackled into the cage by Yauch. Yauch maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julio.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yauch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yauch.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Julio controls his hands.
Yauch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yauch tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Yauch back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yauch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
Yauch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yauch misses with a body shot
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yauch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.
A big right from Julio misses.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Yauch wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Julio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Yauch.
Julio misses with a hook. Yauch ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yauch thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio slips a straight right by Yauch.
Yauch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yauch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Julio moves out of range as Yauch strikes.
Yauch slips under a jab.
Yauch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Julio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yauch circles away quickly and effectively.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch moves forwards but Julio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Julio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yauch.
Yauch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio misses with a hook.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yauch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Julio.
Julio lands an overhand right.
Julio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yauch throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yauch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Julio blocks a jab.
Yauch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick there by Julio.
Yauch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yauch throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Julio.
Yauch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Nice body punch from Julio.
Yauch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Yauch.
Julio throws a one two combo.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yauch looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Yauch throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Julio tests Yauch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Julio 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
Don Julio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus has chosen Laces Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
190 lbs
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32
193 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird lands a nice looking body shot.
Folignus defending well as Baird loads up on a big left hand.
Baird slips under a jab from Folignus.
Folignus gets caught napping as Baird dives in and scores a takedown. Folignus manages to retain guard.
Baird preventing the sweep.
Folignus keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
Baird trying to control but Folignus is working from the bottom.
Folignus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folignus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baird defends well.
Folignus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Folignus trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Folignus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird slips nicely into half guard.
Folignus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baird.
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.
Folignus taking some punishment here, with Baird in his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Baird's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Baird lands with a punch from half guard.
Folignus wants to control but Baird is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Folignus tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Folignus trying to hold on to Baird's head to control him but Baird postures up.
Baird is trying to control. Folignus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baird is thwarting Folignus's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird looks to score with a jab to the body but Folignus is just out of range.
Folignus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Folignus gets tackled into the cage by Baird. Baird maintains the clinch.
Baird pulls guard effortlessly.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Folignus from controlling successfully.
Baird is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Folignus wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Baird is trying to control the position but Folignus postures up.
Folignus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Folignus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Folignus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baird because Folignus loaded up on that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird working to try and regain half guard.
Folignus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baird is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Folignus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baird.
Folignus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macadam Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Folignus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baird drives through and clinches with Folignus against the cage.
Folignus trying to land knees to the body.
Folignus taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Folignus is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Baird ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baird no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baird looking to hit a scissor sweep but Folignus is one step ahead there.
Baird is working hard here to advance position.
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Folignus wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird seems keen to control Folignus's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baird throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Folignus wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Folignus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Folignus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Folignus 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.
Folignus keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
Baird would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baird instigates a clinch.
Folignus effectively controlling the action here.
Folignus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baird walks away with a smile on his face. Folignus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four 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.
Baird lands a right hook to the body.
Folignus stalks Baird and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baird's face. Baird staggers backwards, shaken.
Baird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Folignus dives in for a single leg takedown but Baird sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Baird managing to block the knees to the body from Folignus.
Baird successfully pulls guard.
Baird is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baird looking to hit a scissor sweep but Folignus is one step ahead there.
Folignus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baird wants to land a leg kick but Folignus is out of range.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Folignus connects with the punch.
Macadam Baird is winning the standup battle so far.
Folignus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Folignus misses.
Folignus thumps Baird with a low kick.
That kick from Baird tenderised Folignus's leg. Folignus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baird pulls guard successfully.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Folignus trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird 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.
Folignus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Folignus is looking to work some ground and pound but Baird has wrist control.
Baird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Folignus's guard.
Baird trying to control but Folignus is working from the bottom.
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.
Folignus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baird defends it easily.
Folignus keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
Baird tries to free his leg and advance position but Folignus is retaining full guard.
Baird scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baird's guard.
Folignus trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Folignus preventing the sweep.
Baird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Folignus can do to turn this around?
Folignus trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Folignus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Baird is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baird defending well though.
Folignus drops an elbow to the side of Baird's head.
Baird tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nick Folignus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Folignus is working for a kimura but Baird is defending it quite comfortably.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Macadam Baird.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baird, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macadam Baird!
A pretty intense looking Macadam Baird took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
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31
287 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamole takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Rockamole on the inside.
Rockamole wants a takedown.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Rockamole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Rockamole tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Rockamole back against the cage.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Rockamole letting Nelson take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockamole lands an uppercut.
Rockamole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rockamole misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rockamole gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the cage.
Rockamole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockamole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Rockamole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockamole throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockamole.
Rockamole turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nelson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at NY Warriors, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rockamole trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Rockamole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rockamole trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rockamole.
Rockamole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rockamole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockamole trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rockamole's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rockamole is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole not doing much here.
Nelson won't allow Rockamole to pass to mount.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Rockamole sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockamole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockamole dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Rockamole trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Rockamole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockamole sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson pushes Rockamole off looking to stand but Rockamole dives back in and keeps control.
Rockamole trying to pass the guard but Nelson defending well.
Nelson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hantu Rockamole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nelson throws a low kick but Rockamole moves out of range easily.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockamole.
Rockamole drives through with a takedown into Nelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rockamole trying to move into half guard but instead Nelson has managed to sweep!
Rockamole looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rockamole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockamole preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockamole gets back to full guard.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Rockamole to sweep him here.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockamole trying to control the position.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rockamole has wrist control.
Rockamole working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Rockamole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand up but Rockamole is controlling him.
Rockamole wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Rockamole wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Rockamole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockamole tries a head kick but it misses.
Rockamole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Rockamole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson gets caught flat footed, as Rockamole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rockamole trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson pushes Rockamole off and gets back to his feet.
Rockamole drives through with a takedown into Nelson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rockamole is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockamole wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hantu Rockamole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Rockamole is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Rockamole blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Rockamole throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rockamole misses with a body shot.
Nelson is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Rockamole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Rockamole throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Rockamole.
Rockamole is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rockamole looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Rockamole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson lands a head kick. Rockamole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rockamole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rockamole trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson pushes Rockamole off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockamole motions for Nelson to come forward. Rockamole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hantu Rockamole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockamole throws a head kick that half lands.
Rockamole shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Rockamole is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson is trying to stand.
Hoy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rockamole is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nelson!
Rockamole throwing strikes here but Nelson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rockamole tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
Rockamole lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Rockamole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Rockamole's lack of action.
Rockamole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson has one foot on Rockamole's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockamole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rockamole finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockamole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rockamole.
Rockamole blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockamole connects with a solid leg kick.
Rockamole scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hantu Rockamole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rockamole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hantu Rockamole!
Hantu Rockamole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo's entrance music is Fort Minor - Remember the name. A fine choice. Stupka has chosen Red Army March as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Stupka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stupka.
Stupka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Stupka 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.
Melo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo ducks under a wild hook from Stupka.
Stupka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stupka moves away from the strike by Melo.
Stupka punishes Melo's body with a nice straight punch.
Melo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stupka.
Stupka throws out a loose jab but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melo looks to land a combination but Stupka avoids it well.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Stupka lands with a right hand.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut.
Melo misses the shot to the body.
Stupka throws a hook to the side of Melo's head but Melo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stupka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melo throws a hook but Stupka avoids it easily.
Melo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stupka. That did some damage!
Stupka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws the left hand but Stupka avoids the punch easily.
Stupka connects with a jab.
Stupka misses with a looping right.
Melo digs a good body shot into Stupka's ribs.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stupka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stupka lunges at Melo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Melo's hand.
Melo misses with a kick to the body.
Melo lands with a right hand.
Melo moves away from the strike by Stupka.
Stupka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melo.
The crowd cheers as Melo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stupka doesn't seem phased though.
Stupka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Rocco Stupka's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stupka missing with a left hand there. Melo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo looks to land a combination but Stupka avoids it well.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stupka.
Stupka lands with a cross.
Felipe Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo jabs Stupka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melo walks into a stiff left hand from Stupka.
Melo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stupka.
Felipe Melo's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo missing with a left hand there. Stupka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stupka.
Melo misses with a looping left.
Melo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Melo has knocked Stupka down with a huge combo! Melo steps away and waves a wobbly Stupka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stupka is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stupka. Melo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stupka is still on wobbly legs! Can Melo finish him?
Stupka misses with the combination.
Stupka seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh!!! Melo has knocked Stupka down with a huge combo! Melo steps away and waves a wobbly Stupka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The cut above Rocco Stupka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melo moves out of range of the strikes.
Stupka throws a low kick, looking for Melo's leg but Melo calmly moves out of range.
Stupka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stupka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Felipe Melo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stupka throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stupka avoids the body shot from Melo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka throws a hook but Melo blocks it.
Melo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stupka lands with a good body shot.
Melo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stupka connects with a right hand. Melo shakes it off.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Stupka! Melo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Stupka!
Rocco Stupka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Felipe Melo was interviewed post fight and said 'I always try and have fun out there, I got holes but hell its fun.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Tritter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte avoids the head kick by Tritter.
Tritter tries to clinch up but Creyonte circles away and keeps his distance.
Tritter throws a hook but Creyonte blocks it.
Creyonte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Creyonte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Tritter throws a body shot but no joy.
Creyonte works Tritter's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Creyonte blocks the low kick.
Tritter misses with a low kick.
Creyonte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tritter.
Creyonte pushes Tritter away with a front kick.
Tritter misses the jab.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Creyonte. That snapped Tritter's head back.
Creyonte thuds his shin into the meat of Tritter's side.
Creyonte shoots in and bounces Tritter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creyonte landing some decent shots from guard.
Creyonte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tritter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creyonte.
Creyonte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tritter keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
Tritter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creyonte.
Creyonte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tritter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creyonte 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.
Tritter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tritter has his hands on Creyonte's head, controlling the position.
Tritter is wriggling around but Creyonte manages to pass to half guard.
Creyonte throwing shots but Tritter is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Tritter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Creyonte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tritter is refusing to be controlled, as Creyonte sits in half guard.
Tritter trying to control here.
Creyonte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tritter is just riding it out for now. Creyonte eventually gives up the hold.
Tritter is trying to stand.
Tritter is refusing to be controlled, as Creyonte sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is pressing down on Tritter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tritter is holding on for now.
Creyonte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tritter pushes Creyonte off looking to stand but Creyonte dives back in and keeps control.
Creyonte wants to control but Tritter is keeping him busy.
Creyonte working over Tritter with some ground and pound. Tritter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Creyonte seems to be looking for submissions.
Creyonte trying to pass the guard but Tritter defending well.
Creyonte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tritter's head.
Creyonte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Creyonte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tritter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Creyonte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Creyonte's back!
Tritter avoiding Creyonte 's attempts to control his hands.
Creyonte covering up well and avoiding damage.
Creyonte trying to control the hands but Tritter won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Creyonte's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tritter lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tritter misses with a punch to the head.
Creyonte tries to escape but Tritter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tritter moves into the clinch successfully.
Creyonte tries for a takedown but Tritter manages to get underhooks.
Creyonte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Creyonte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tritter can't fight it off and eventually Creyonte manages to take the fight to the floor. Tritter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creyonte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creyonte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tritter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Creyonte is working hard here to advance position.
Tritter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Creyonte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tritter can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creyonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Tritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creyonte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter wants to get back to his feet but Creyonte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Creyonte throws a big right hand that misses.
Tritter keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
Koral Creyonte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creyonte is really struggling to control Tritter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tritter misses with an uppercut. Creyonte saw that one coming.
Creyonte looking to score a takedown here. Tritter is defending well but Creyonte drives through and ends up in Tritter's guard.
Creyonte is looking to work some ground and pound but Tritter has wrist control.
Creyonte stops Tritter from standing up.
Tritter pulls Creyonte in to control the position.
Creyonte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creyonte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte throws a big elbow that misses.
Tritter wants to stand and escape but Creyonte is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tritter has his hands on Creyonte's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Creyonte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Creyonte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tritter defends well and Creyonte ends up having to push Tritter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tritter is trying to break free.
Creyonte jumps guard but Tritter stands there with Creyonte around his waist. Creyonte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creyonte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tritter walks away with a smile on his face. Creyonte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Creyonte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Creyonte closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tritter quickly recovers to half guard.
Creyonte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Tritter looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is thwarting Tritter's attempts to control the position.
Creyonte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tritter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creyonte working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tritter gets full guard.
Creyonte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tritter keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
Creyonte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creyonte won't allow Tritter to get back to his feet.
Tritter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tritter wants to stand and escape but Creyonte is having none of it.
Creyonte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Tritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tritter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creyonte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tritter to the mat! Tritter manages to get full guard.
Tritter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Creyonte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Creyonte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tritter controls Creyonte momentarily but Creyonte frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creyonte cracks Tritter with a solid left hand.
Tritter keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Creyonte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tritter's waist but Tritter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creyonte off to one side.
Tritter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tritter throws a sloppy head kick and Creyonte moves out of range easily.
Creyonte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tritter's head.
Michael Tritter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creyonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tritter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Tritter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Creyonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Creyonte wants to clinch.
Creyonte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Tritter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tritter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creyonte slips a jab and a cross from Tritter.
A head kick by Tritter misses
and Creyonte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tritter throws a series of punches but Creyonte moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creyonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Tritter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tritter misses with a body shot.
Tritter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creyonte.
Tritter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creyonte defending well as Tritter loads up on a big left hand.
Creyonte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tritter's waist but Tritter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creyonte off to one side.
Creyonte fails with a takedown attempt.
Tritter loads up on a big right hand but Creyonte slips the punch.
Creyonte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tritter.
Tritter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Creyonte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tritter tries to avoid it but Creyonte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tritter to the ground. Tritter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creyonte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Creyonte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tritter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creyonte.
Creyonte chips away with some ground and pound.
Creyonte trying to control but Tritter is working from the bottom.
Tritter wants to stand up but Creyonte is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creyonte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tritter keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Creyonte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Tritter has knocked Creyonte down with a huge combo! Tritter steps away and waves a wobbly Creyonte back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Creyonte is rocked!
Creyonte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tritter doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Creyonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael Tritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tritter moves in looking to clinch but Creyonte pushes him off.
Tritter misses with a lunging right hand
and Creyonte counters with a nice uppercut.
Creyonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Creyonte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tritter defends it nicely.
Tritter misses with a body kick.
Creyonte fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creyonte throws a wild hook but Tritter just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Creyonte gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tritter raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Tritter!
Michael Tritter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Koral Creyonte had this to say: 'Thanks to my teammates for helping me, this guy is really tough, I did my best and gave my all! See you later guys..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy's entrance music is Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Turner swings for the body but Duddy moves out of range.
Duddy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Ike Turner has been cut.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Duddy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duddy is looking to clinch.
Duddy tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duddy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duddy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duddy pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Duddy has double underhooks.
Duddy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duddy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Duddy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner thows a leg kick but Duddy checks it
and Duddy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duddy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Nice body kick there by Duddy.
A low kick from Duddy is predictable there
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
Duddy tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duddy.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duddy.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Duddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duddy's knee momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Duddy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duddy looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner thows a leg kick but Duddy checks it
and Duddy counters with an inside leg kick.
Duddy misses with a low kick.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Duddy tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duddy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turner defends well and Duddy ends up having to push Turner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Duddy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Duddy fails with the takedown.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duddy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Duddy lands a high kick!
Duddy misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duddy thinking.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duddy back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duddy shoots and misses
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Duddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lunges at Duddy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duddy's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Duddy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duddy checks it well.
Duddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Duddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duddy at a distance.
Duddy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ike Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duddy.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duddy throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Duddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duddy wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duddy has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Duddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner checks a leg kick.
Duddy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Duddy.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duddy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Duddy throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Duddy throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner tries to break free but Duddy pushes him back against the cage.
Duddy gets control of Turner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duddy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duddy working for submissions but it's allowed Turner to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy is trying to get back to full guard.
Turner decides to return to a standing position.
Duddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Duddy motions for Turner to come forward. Duddy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner lands a front kick.
Turner cracks the inside of Duddy's front leg.
Duddy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duddy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duddy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duddy scores with a leg kick.
Duddy misses with a takedown attempt
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turner avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy misses with a body kick.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duddy rather than just go for the knockout.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turner avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Duddy throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner slips a straight right by Duddy.
Duddy throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duddy thinking.
Duddy throws a one two combo.
Duddy misses with a leg kick.
Duddy misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
John Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Duddy.
Turner thuds a left hand into Duddy's body.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Duddy.
John Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Duddy throws a solid leg kick but Turner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duddy.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duddy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner avoids the body shot from Duddy.
Duddy throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Duddy.
Duddy is looking to land body kicks.
Duddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duddy really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Duddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ike Turner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Duddy tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Duddy is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Duddy looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Duddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duddy throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Duddy is predictable there
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Duddy is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy dives in for a single leg takedown but Turner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner is trying to push Duddy away but Duddy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duddy looking to slow down the pace here.
Duddy wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner tries to circle away but Duddy has him pinned against the cage.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Turner is trying to break free.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duddy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duddy misses with a low kick.
Duddy scores with a push kick.
Turner looks to land a combination but Duddy avoids it well.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ike Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looks to land a combination. Turner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duddy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Duddy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Turner blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Duddy misses
and Duddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Duddy tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duddy manages to avoid it.
Duddy throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Turner blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Duddy 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.
Duddy tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duddy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duddy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Duddy misses the target.
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner scores with a head kick.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
A solid body kick from Duddy.
Duddy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duddy at a distance.
John Duddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Duddy throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Duddy's ribs.
Turner slips under a jab.
Duddy missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duddy throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duddy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Duddy.
Well Duddy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Duddy!
John Duddy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onizuka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nate Dogg - First We Pray. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shinichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onizuka misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Onizuka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Onizuka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Onizuka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Onizuka does no damage.
A nice combination there by Khan.
It looks like Shinichi Onizuka has been cut.
Onizuka misses the shot to the body.
Onizuka throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Onizuka's head.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as Onizuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka throws a big shot that misses.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Onizuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Onizuka.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Abaka Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Shinichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Onizuka scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Onizuka.
Onizuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Onizuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up but Onizuka circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Onizuka misses.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Onizuka finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Onizuka circles away.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Onizuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Onizuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Onizuka swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Onizuka moves out of range easily.
Onizuka swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Onizuka.
Onizuka misses with a looping right.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Onizuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Onizuka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khan did well to prevent Onizuka getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka controlling the action here.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Onizuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Onizuka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Onizuka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Onizuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Onizuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Onizuka'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.
Onizuka throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Onizuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onizuka. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Onizuka throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onizuka looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Onizuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Onizuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Onizuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onizuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Onizuka shrugs off.
Onizuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Onizuka blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a head punch that misses.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Onizuka controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Onizuka misses with a body punch.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Onizuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Onizuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onizuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onizuka scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Onizuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Onizuka avoids it.
Shinichi Onizuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Onizuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Onizuka manages to break the clinch.
Onizuka lands an overhand right.
Onizuka misses with a body shot.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onizuka.
Onizuka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Onizuka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Onizuka throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Onizuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Onizuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Onizuka scores with a jab.
Onizuka looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Onizuka misses with a left hand
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Onizuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onizuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Onizuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onizuka misses with an uppercut.
Onizuka misses with a looping right.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Onizuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onizuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka lands with a right hand.
Onizuka cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Onizuka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Onizuka blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Onizuka improves position.
Onizuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Onizuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Onizuka'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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Khan tries to clinch up but Onizuka circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Onizuka misses its intended target.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Onizuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onizuka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Onizuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onizuka misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Onizuka moves away
and Onizuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Onizuka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Onizuka misses with the head strike.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Onizuka is blocking nicely.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Onizuka's defenses.
Onizuka presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Onizuka tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Onizuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Onizuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Onizuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Onizuka lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Onizuka managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Onizuka's face.
Onizuka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Onizuka trying to land knees to the body.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Onizuka's ribcage. Onizuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Onizuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Onizuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Onizuka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Onizuka lands an uppercut.
Onizuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Onizuka improves position.
Onizuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Onizuka lands with a light punch inside.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Onizuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Onizuka.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Onizuka.
Onizuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Onizuka controls his hands.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Onizuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onizuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinichi Onizuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Onizuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Onizuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Onizuka is defending well for now.
Abaka Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onizuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onizuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries to work over Onizuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Onizuka.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Onizuka as Khan tries to tie him up.
Onizuka pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinichi Onizuka.
I've got Onizuka 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichi Onizuka!
Shinichi Onizuka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes to the cage accompanied by Amphetamines. Santa Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 cent P.I.M.P kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov slips a jab from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Cruz misses the body punch
so Surov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santa Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov is working Santa Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santa Cruz has his foot on Surov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Surov works his way back into a safe position though.
Surov distracts Santa Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Surov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santa Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Santa Cruz pulls Surov in close to prevent any damage.
Surov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Surov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Santa Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Surov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santa Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santa Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Santa Cruz trying to control the action but Surov is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov dodges the ground and pound from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Santa Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Santa Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santa Cruz working his ground and pound in the gym.
Surov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santa Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santa Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Surov is just riding it out for now. Santa Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Surov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Surov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym Beam, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Surov has his foot on Santa Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santa Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Santa Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Surov has wrist control.
Surov working for a triangle but Santa Cruz defends it easily.
Santa Cruz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Surov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santa Cruz is looking to defend but Surov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santa Cruz! Surov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santa Cruz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov retains his welterweight title!
Alexei Surov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Rafael Santa Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'That bullshit, I'm going to appeal that decision it sucks balls, fuck it!'.
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