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USFC 66 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louden Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shino Ohio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hurley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to self starter. Shino Ohio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louden Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shino Ohio!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ohio sneaks out the side door and pushes Hurley away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hurley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ohio counters with a two punch combo.
Ohio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hurley checks a low kick from Ohio.
Shino Ohio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley fails with the takedown.
Ohio with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohio blocks the body kick.
Hurley goes for a double leg but Ohio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ohio continues to drive forward.
Hurley sets himself, and Ohio steps forward looking for the clinch! Hurley avoids it this time.
Ohio tries to clinch up.
Hurley tries to clinch there but Ohio circles away.
Ohio throws a series of punches but Hurley moves out of range.
Ohio dodges the punch combination from Hurley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurley shoots for a double leg takedown but Ohio sprawls well. He's pushed Hurley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ohio tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hurley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohio is fending him off so far but Hurley persists. Nope, Ohio circles away and we're back to standing.
Ohio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ohio as he avoids it easily.
Ohio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hurley backs up against the cage.
Ohio clinches.
Hurley tries to break free but Ohio pushes him back against the cage.
Hurley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ohio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hurley back to the cage. Ohio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ohio stalling the fight.
Ohio breaks from the clinch.
Ohio is looking to score with low kicks.
Hurley throws a series of punches but Ohio avoids them all with ease.
As Hurley backs off Ohio throws a huge counter combo but Hurley manages to avoid it all.
Hurley gets tackled into the cage by Ohio. Ohio maintains the clinch.
Ohio breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Ohio tries to get set, Hurley tries to push him back and clinch up but Ohio manages to avoid the attempt.
Ohio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ohio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hurley shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ohio unleashes a big counter combination but Hurley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hurley has a takedown stuffed.
Ohio leaves Hurley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hurley checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ohio.
Hurley shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hurley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ohio has managed to clinch.
Hurley is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Hurley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ohio breaks the clinch.
Hurley tries to clinch but Ohio moves out of range.
Ohio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Hurley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hurley closes the distance and clinches up with Ohio, looking for a takedown. Hurley pushes Ohio against the cage but Ohio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hurley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohio moves away.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ohio but Ohio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ohio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hurley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ohio sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shino Ohio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hurley swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohio.
Ohio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hurley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurley is defended easily by Ohio.
Ohio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hurley throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ohio counters with a series of strikes. Hurley will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Ohio.
Ohio clinches.
Ohio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohio counters with a stiff right hand.
Ohio's corner calls for a 1-2. Ohio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ohio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hurley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ohio.
No joy there for Ohio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ohio misses with the combination.
Hurley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ohio.
Ohio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Ohio.
Hurley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Louden Hurley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Ohio as Hurley shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ohio circles away.
Hurley with a poor takedown
and Ohio counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ohio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hurley on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohio keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ohio misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurley needs to keep his hands up - Ohio had a free shot at his head there.
Hurley checks a low kick from Ohio.
Shino Ohio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ohio clinches up with Hurley and pushes him back against the cage.
Ohio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hurley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ohio breaks from the clinch.
Hurley connects with an inside leg kick.
Hurley shoots and misses
and Ohio counters with a left and a right that stings Hurley.
Ohio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ohio clinches with his opponent.
Hurley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohio connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hurley.
A leg kick checked by Hurley.
A quick step to the side and Hurley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohio works over Hurley's head and body with a nice combination.
Ohio with a nice cross.
Ohio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ohio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hurley wants to clinch.
Hurley has Ohio up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shino Ohio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hurley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ohio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hurley tries to counter by clinching up but Ohio breaks away and moves out of range.
Ohio closes the distance and clinches.
Ohio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohio rushes Hurley and presses him up against the cage.
Ohio keeps control of Hurley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ohio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ohio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ohio manages to circle out of the way.
Hurley goes for a double leg but Ohio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ohio continues to drive forward.
Ohio moves out of range as Hurley throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohio tries to clinch but Hurley moves out of range.
Ohio tries to clinch but Hurley moves out of range.
Ohio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ohio breaks from the clinch.
Hurley moves into the clinch successfully.
Hurley manages to break the clinch.
Ohio forces Hurley back against the cage and clinches.
Ohio has Hurley pressed against the cage, preventing Hurley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ohio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley tries to break the clinch but Ohio is controlling the position.
Hurley breaks the clinch.
Ohio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ohio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ohio scores with a one two! Hurley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ohio misses with a double jab.
Hurley tries for a takedown but Ohio circles away easily
and Ohio counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shino Ohio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ohio rushes Hurley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ohio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley tries to clinch but Ohio is having none of it.
Ohio lands a jab-cross combination.
Ohio rushes Hurley and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley is trying to break free.
Ohio prevents Hurley from breaking the clinch.
Hurley is trying to push Ohio away but Ohio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ohio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohio tries to bum rush Hurley with a series of wild strikes but Hurley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ohio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hurley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hurley moves into the clinch.
Hurley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hurley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shino Ohio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ohio 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shino Ohio!
A very excited looking Shino Ohio 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.
In defeat, Louden Hurley stepped up to the mic, saying 'the fuck man'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Euphegen Doubdtfire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksei Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doubdtfire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boyka somewhat.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doubdtfire scoring well with a low kick there.
Doubdtfire connects with a right hand. Boyka shakes it off.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka closes the distance and clinches up with Doubdtfire, looking for a takedown. Boyka pushes Doubdtfire against the cage but Doubdtfire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boyka has his takedown stuffed
and Doubdtfire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Euphegen Doubdtfire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Boyka.
Doubdtfire lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka shoots in for a takedown but Doubdtfire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doubdtfire throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doubdtfire lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doubdtfire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doubdtfire connects with a high kick.
Boyka is rocked!
It looks like Aleksei Boyka has been cut.
Boyka is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Doubdtfire just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Boyka has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Euphegen Doubdtfire!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie McGordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Jack!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGordon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jack quickly recovers to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McGordon'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.
McGordon stalling away here and it's allowed Jack to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McGordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack working for a triangle but McGordon defends it easily.
Jack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGordon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGordon has managed to get both his arms back between Jack's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGordon forces his way into half guard.
McGordon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGordon tries to stand and escape but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack is trying to control but can't.
McGordon 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.
Jack looking for submissions off his back.
McGordon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGordon wants to stand up but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack is refusing to be controlled, as McGordon sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
Jack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jack regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGordon throws a big elbow that misses.
Jack has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think McGordon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jack has tightened it up now! McGordon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Black Jack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desert Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desert Storm !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with the combination.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Storm misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Storm 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
It looks like Desert Storm has been cut.
Storm slips under a jab.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Storm 's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to clinch
and Storm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Storm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Storm misses with a kick to the body
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young digs a good hook to Storm 's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young thuds a left hand into Storm 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young connects with the punch.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm .
Storm is looking to counter punch.
Young misses with a double jab.
It looked like Storm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Storm .
Young pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm lands a left hand.
Storm is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Storm has his back to the cage.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Young misses with some punches.
Storm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Storm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Young is rocked!
Storm slows down the pace here.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
Storm unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Young! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Storm is unloading with more strikes now! Young drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desert Storm !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George West Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keats works over West Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from West Jr. Keats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keats misses with a few strikes there.
West Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West Jr throws a hook but Keats blocks it.
West Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keats changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West Jr tries to avoid it but Keats manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West Jr to the ground. West Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keats lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keats is defended easily by West Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Keats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keats misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like West Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keats misses with a takedown attempt
enabling West Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kenneth Keats has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keats misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and West Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
West Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by West Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West Jr takes one to the chin there.
Keats moves away from the strike by West Jr.
West Jr tries to sprawl but Keats drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Keats is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and West Jr defends it well.
West Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Keats.
Keats trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Keats postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keats 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.
West Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Keats is proving a slippery customer.
Keats scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keats's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Keats throwing strikes but missing.
Keats throws a big right hand that misses.
Keats throws a big elbow that misses.
West Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keats accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Keats wants to pass the guard but West Jr is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
West Jr missing with a left hand there. Keats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keats tries to counter with a takedown but West Jr is quick to defend against it.
Keats shoots and misses
and West Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Keats misses.
Keats throws a series of punches but West Jr avoids them all with ease.
West Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
West Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keats falls off balance throwing a combination
and West Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Keats missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West Jr tries to get to full guard but Keats has control of the leg.
Keats missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keats throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if West Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Keats with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
West Jr is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keats controlling the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keats is trying to control the action in half guard but West Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Keats looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West Jr is fending him off so far but Keats persists. Nope, West Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from West Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keats scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keats works over West Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Keats shoots for a takedown but West Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
West Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keats. West Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
West Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keats.
West Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left and a right from Keats both land. Nice combination.
West Jr jabs Keats to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Keats dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Keats's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keats changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on West Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keats postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Keats is looking to take a break and control but West Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keats tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Keats working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats scores with punches from side control.
Keats is looking to take a break and control but West Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keats tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
West Jr has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Keats 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.
Keats in side control lands a decent elbow.
Keats landing strikes.
Keats cracks West Jr with a big right hand but West Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
West Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keats scores with a couple of short elbows.
Keats in side control lands a decent elbow.
Keats is looking to take a break and control but West Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keats tries to score with some ground and pound. West Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
West Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Keats in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Keats working the ground and pound but West Jr is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Keats are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
West Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Keats throws a strike aimed at the side of West Jr's head but West Jr avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats grinds an elbow into West Jr's temple.
West Jr is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Keats working the ground and pound.
Keats fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Keats postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Keats scoring with punches and elbows.
Keats throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Keats controls the position.
Keats creates some space and throws a big elbow, but West Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keats misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keats looking to punish the body of his opponent here but West Jr is avoiding damage well.
West Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keats lands a few punches from side control.
West Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Keats working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Keats wants to control for a moment but West Jr uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Keats looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Keats.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keats lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Keats dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Keats'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
West Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keats moves away.
West Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keats.
West Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
West Jr rushes Keats and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keats has dropped down and is working for a takedown. West Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Keats manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Keats throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keats.
Keats trying to control from half guard but West Jr is working away.
West Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Keats.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats wants to take a breather but West Jr is having none of it.
Keats missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keats is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West Jr can do to turn this around?
Keats is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keats seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keats in particular looking to stall.
West Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Keats thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
West Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Keats takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keats not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keats wants to lay and pray for a moment but West Jr keeps working.
Keats scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keats thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West Jr's head.
Keats missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keats throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keats fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West Jr manages to avoid it.
West Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keats drops down looking for a counter takedown but West Jr sprawls and moves away.
Keats ducks right into an uppercut from West Jr.
West Jr moves into the clinch.
Keats drops down looking for an ankle pick but West Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kenneth Keats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats ducks under a wild hook from West Jr.
Keats tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Keats.
Keats misses with a combination
enabling West Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
West Jr throws a lazy right hand but Keats sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George West Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Keats.
West Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keats.
Keats shoots for a double leg takedown but West Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Keats's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Keats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Keats.
Keats looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keats darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Keats missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenneth Keats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keats thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keats content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
West Jr is looking to control Keats's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West Jr avoid being mounted?
West Jr is not content to let Keats control the position.
Keats thows a huge punch but West Jr dodges it nicely.
George West Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Keats seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Keats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keats, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Keats!
A less than humble Kenneth Keats misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile . Russell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Encore Jay z and Lincoln Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Russell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurns.
Russell scores with a jab to the head.
Russell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russell throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Russell catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russell shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Russell cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Russell misses with a two punch combination.
Russell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Russell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Russell moved away.
Russell with the counter takedown but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a wild body kick that Russell sees coming a mile off.
Russell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Russell throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Russell looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burns thuds his right hand into Russell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russell.
Russell digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Russell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Russell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a leg kick.
Russell tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Russell wants to break free but Burns has control.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns is working Russell over against the cage.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Russell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Russell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns clinches up with Russell and pushes him back against the cage.
Russell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brady Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Russell throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Russell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Russell circles away.
A left lands for Russell.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Psycho Russell has been cut.
Burns throws a head kick that misses
and Russell counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Russell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Russell scrambles back to his feet.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russell is rocked!
Russell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Russell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Russell - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brady Burns!
In defeat, Psycho Russell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got to train harder and get more focus'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Chimaera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Mazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chimaera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vikings warrior spirit. Mazza has chosen Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Chimaera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Mazza!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chimaera counters with a low kick, right behind Mazza 's knee.
Mazza misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Chimaera misses the target.
Mazza slips under a jab.
Chimaera scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mazza is defended easily by Chimaera.
Chimaera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mazza.
The Chimaera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Mazza.
Chimaera connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaera throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Lou Mazza has been cut.
Chimaera pushes Mazza away with a front kick.
Mazza looks winded!
Chimaera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazza.
Chimaera throws a quick counter head kick but Mazza was just out of range.
Chimaera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazza shoots and misses
and Chimaera counters with a head kick that drops Mazza to the mat! Mazza scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mazza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chimaera scores with a kick to the body.
Mazza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chimaera delivers a nice body kick.
Mazza shoots for a takedown but Chimaera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chimaera thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mazza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mazza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chimaera counters with a body kick that stops Mazza in his tracks momentarily.
Chimaera moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazza misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chimaera.
Chimaera connects with a knee to the head.
Chimaera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chimaera pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Chimaera.
Chimaera scores with a knee to the head.
Chimaera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazza shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick from Chimaera lands but Mazza takes it in his stride.
Chimaera throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mazza crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Chimaera!
An out of breath and clearly excited The Chimaera thanked AnonymouS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Tyrell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Tyrell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyrell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
Tyrell lands a high kick!
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
Ross drops his hands momentarily and Tyrell needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ross just on the top of the head. Ross drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ross - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chad Tyrell!
A relieved looking Chad Tyrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus comes to the cage accompanied by Truck stop - Baja maja. The key to victory for Ricky Shopionus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shopionus is fending him off so far but Bang persists. Nope, Shopionus circles away and we're back to standing.
Bang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ricky Shopionus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shopionus throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Shopionus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bang dives in and scores a takedown into Shopionus's guard.
Shopionus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shopionus trying to keep a closed guard but Bang is proving a slippery customer.
Bang landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shopionus is positioning himself well to prevent Bang advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura but Shopionus is defending well.
Bang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shopionus wants to improve his position but Bang is controlling well.
Shopionus is controlling Bang's trapped leg to prevent Bang from advancing to side control.
Shopionus is pressing down on Bang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bang is fighting to break Shopionus's control of his arms but Shopionus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shopionus trying to control the position.
Bang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bang drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bang as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Shopionus screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bang! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Miro Bang!
Miro Bang took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't no stopping us now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Ragnar Sigurdsson has been cut.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez with the ground and pound but Sigurdsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sigurdsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sigurdsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinez 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.
Sigurdsson postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigurdsson looking to pass the guard.
Martinez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martinez throwing short punches from the bottom.
Martinez striking off his back but it's not causing Sigurdsson any problems.
Martinez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Sigurdsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is striking but Sigurdsson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sigurdsson blocks the strikes from Martinez.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sigurdsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
Martinez swings for the body but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Sigurdsson connects with a looping right hand.
Sigurdsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Sigurdsson tries to sprawl but Martinez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sigurdsson is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sigurdsson avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martinez lands a nice short elbow.
Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut is getting worse.
Sigurdsson moves into full guard.
Martinez is fighting to break Sigurdsson's control of his arms but Sigurdsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Sigurdsson's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Sigurdsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Martinez throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Sigurdsson wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sigurdsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sigurdsson preventing the sweep.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sigurdsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Sigurdsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sigurdsson 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.
Sigurdsson wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sigurdsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez striking off his back but it's not causing Sigurdsson any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sigurdsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sigurdsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigurdsson pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sigurdsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sigurdsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigurdsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sigurdsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez is leaning against Sigurdsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigurdsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Sigurdsson.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sigurdsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigurdsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigurdsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigurdsson prevents a body shot from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigurdsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigurdsson misses with some punches.
Sigurdsson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Sigurdsson controls the action.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Sigurdsson.
Martinez tries to work over Sigurdsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Sigurdsson's hands, connecting with Sigurdsson's forehead.
Jeez, Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez! Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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