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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Bagheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagheri's entrance music is Tonight's Our Night. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Bagheri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Chin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagheri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bagheri seems to be working for a kimura but Chin defends the submission attempt.
Chin is looking to improve his position.
Chin is defending against the submission attempts here by Bagheri.
Bagheri seems to be working for a kimura but Chin defends the submission attempt.
Chin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagheri has gone for a leg lock! Chin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagheri's guard.
Chin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bagheri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagheri is looking to cinch up a triangle. Chin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bagheri's body to avoid the submission. Bagheri has instead reached around Chin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bagheri arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mohammad Bagheri!
Mohammad Bagheri very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor McConor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McConor comes to the cage accompanied by The Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious B.I.G.. Peter Redfield is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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156 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor McConor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Redfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Redfield.
It looks like Gregor McConor has been cut.
McConor takes a swing at Redfield's ribcage but misses.
McConor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Redfield misses its intended target.
McConor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Redfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Redfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McConor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redfield at a distance.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but McConor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfield misses with a hook.
McConor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConor takes a swing at Redfield's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Redfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice uppercut there from Redfield.
McConor lands a glancing blow to the side of Redfield's head.
Redfield walks into a jab.
McConor throws a jab but it's blocked by Redfield.
McConor looks to score with a jab to the body but Redfield is just out of range.
McConor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throws a hook to the side of McConor's head but McConor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McConor misses with the combination.
Redfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McConor.
A punch lands to the side of McConor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from McConor misses its intended target.
McConor swats away the attempt to clinch by Redfield.
McConor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McConor there as he acknowledges the shot.
McConor scores with a jab to the head.
Redfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McConor.
Gregor McConor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield moves into the clinch.
McConor wants to break the clinch but can't.
McConor is trying to break the clinch but Redfield is controlling him.
Redfield can't find room to land a body shot as McConor controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
A nice left hand lands by Redfield.
Redfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McConor backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConor working hard to break the clinch.
Redfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McConor controls his hands.
Redfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redfield misses with a punch to the body.
Redfield working aggressively here.
McConor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McConor's efforts to push away.
McConor prevents a body shot from Redfield.
Redfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConor blocks a body shot from Redfield.
McConor is trying to push Redfield away but Redfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
McConor prevents a body shot from Redfield.
McConor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redfield.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Redfield lands with a right to the head.
Redfield prevents McConor from breaking the clinch.
Redfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McConor backwards.
Redfield keeps control of McConor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McConor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redfield lands with a left to the head.
McConor can't find room to land a body shot as Redfield controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on McConor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McConor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Redfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConor tries to break free but Redfield pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfield.
Redfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on McConor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McConor trying to control the position but instead, Redfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed McConor into the cage.
A short right from Redfield.
McConor is trying to force a seperation but Redfield has the dominant position.
Redfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConor tries to break the clinch but Redfield is controlling the position.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
McConor misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Redfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregor McConor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McConor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from McConor misses its target.
McConor moves away from the strike by Redfield.
A quick step to the side and McConor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from McConor misses its intended target.
McConor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfield.
Redfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McConor throws out the jab.
Redfield blocks a jab.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Redfield looks to score with a jab to the body but McConor is just out of range.
McConor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McConor jabs Redfield right on the nose. Redfield blinks but takes it well.
Redfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McConor counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfield. McConor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConor lands a slapping body shot.
McConor with a jab.
Redfield swings for the body but McConor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConor with a nice cross.
Redfield lands with a good body shot.
Redfield throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Redfield there.
McConor walks into a jab.
McConor looks to land a left hand but Redfield moved out of range nicely.
Redfield wants to counter with a clinch but McConor pushes him away.
Redfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McConor, pushing him back against the cage.
McConor taking a breather.
Redfield lands a right hand.
Redfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Redfield.
Redfield pushes McConor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfield.
Redfield keeps control of McConor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McConor lands a right hand.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield struggles to land a body shot inside as McConor controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on McConor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redfield lands a nice uppercut.
Redfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McConor blocking some punches.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
McConor is trying to push Redfield away but Redfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Redfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McConor decides to pull guard.
McConor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Redfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Redfield seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redfield's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redfield is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redfield lands with an overhand left.
Redfield connects with a right hand. McConor shakes it off.
Gregor McConor is winning the standup battle so far.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redfield.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
McConor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McConor there as he acknowledges the shot.
McConor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield defending well as McConor loads up on a big left hand.
Redfield tries to counter by closing the distance.
Redfield moves into the clinch.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McConor.
Redfield lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Redfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregor McConor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for McConor. That snapped Redfield's head back.
McConor takes one to the chin there.
McConor is rocked!
McConor is aggressively charging in as Redfield backs up avoiding any damage. Redfield tosses out a jab and McConor runs right into it face first! McConor is out cold! Redfield dropped down on all fours and is barking in McConor's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Redfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bolek's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills. 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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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bolek. Those never looked like landing.
Bolek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ferguson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolek.
Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolek working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Bolek throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Bolek manages to avoid it.
Bolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Bolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bolek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Bolek is avoiding it.
Billy Bolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson moves in looking to clinch but Bolek pushes him off.
Bolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolek connects with a right hand. Ferguson shakes it off.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolek throws a counter combo.
Bolek scores with a nice strike.
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolek, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolek has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to push Bolek away but Bolek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferguson is trying to break the clinch but Bolek has him pressed against the cage.
Bolek throws a head punch that misses.
Bolek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Bolek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bolek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolek misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolek.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferguson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolek wants to get back to his feet but Ferguson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bolek can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson trying to move into half guard but instead Bolek has managed to sweep!
Ferguson has a closed guard, preventing Bolek from standing up.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ferguson controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolek is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ferguson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bolek is surviving well by controlling Ferguson's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is working for a guillotine from mount but Bolek frees his head quite easily.
You get the feeling that Bolek really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ferguson wants to take his opponent's back but Bolek doesn't allow it.
Ferguson looking to secure an arm triangle but Bolek defends it well.
Bolek's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Bolek.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson wants to break free but Bolek has control.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Bolek misses with a wild combination.
Bolek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy Bolek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Bolek is avoiding it.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Bolek.
Bolek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Bolek punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bolek misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolek.
Nice body punch from Bolek.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bolek moves away
and Bolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bolek is having none of it.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Bolek circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bolek is having none of it.
Ferguson clinches up with Bolek and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Bolek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Bolek.
A jab from Bolek misses.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bolek thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Ferguson walks into a stiff left hand from Bolek.
Bolek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fergusons head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Bolek has the dominant position.
Bolek is working Ferguson over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Bolek.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bolek moves out of range.
Bolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Bolek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolek misses with a combination
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Bolek circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolek swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Ferguson is looking to clinch but Bolek is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Bolek moves out of range.
Ferguson closes the distance but Bolek moves to the side
and Bolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolek dips to his left and cracks Ferguson with an uppercut!
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolek, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson can't break the clinch.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Bolek pushes Ferguson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ferguson working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson wants to break free but Bolek has control.
Ferguson blocks an uppercut.
Ferguson wants to break free but Bolek has control.
Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Bolek.
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!
Bolek lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson moves to clinch but Bolek breaks away
and Bolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolek looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolek circles away.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Bolek circles away.
Billy Bolek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Bolek sprawls well.
Bolek jabs at Ferguson's body.
Bolek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferguson is rocked!
Ferguson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bolek. Ferguson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bolek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bolek!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Bolek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Salinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Antonio Salinas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Salinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Satoru Takada!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salinas loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Takada throws a hook to the side of Salinas's head but Salinas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salinas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada scores with a shot to the body.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Salinas counters with a straight right hand.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
letting Salinas counter with a right hand.
Takada misses with a shot to the body
and Salinas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takada misses with an uppercut
and Salinas counters with a straight right hand.
Takada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satoru Takada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takada swinging wildly here.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Takada 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada misses with a two punch combination.
Takada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Takada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada slips under a jab from Salinas.
Nice uppercut there from Takada.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Salinas moved out of range nicely.
Salinas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takada eats them both and turns towards Salinas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Takada looks to land a right hand but Salinas moved out of range.
Salinas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salinas moves forwards but Takada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takada misses with a hook
and Salinas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takada thuds a left hand into Salinas's body.
Salinas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Takada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salinas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
A nice combination there by Salinas.
Salinas thuds a left hand into Takada's body.
Salinas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takada.
Takada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salinas scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salinas lands a jab to Takada's midsection.
Salinas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takada defending well as Salinas loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Takada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takada gets a clinch.
Takada working aggressively here.
Takada stalling.
Salinas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takada's defenses.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Salinas.
Takada misses with a body punch.
Salinas avoids the elbow strike from Takada, against the cage.
Takada lands an elbow that stopped Salinas in his tracks for a moment.
Salinas is leaning against Takada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Takada.
Salinas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada lands an elbow just above Salinas 's eye.
Salinas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Salinas on the inside.
Salinas lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Salinas.
A short uppercut from Salinas.
Salinas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salinas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takada.
Takada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salinas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salinas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salinas fails to land with a series of punches.
Salinas cracks a nice hook into Takada's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada takes one to the chin there.
Takada misses with a hook
and Salinas counters with a straight right hand.
Salinas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takada.
A slow jab from Salinas misses its intended target.
Salinas moves out of range as Takada strikes.
Salinas throws a leg kick but Takada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salinas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salinas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takada tries to clinch but Salinas moves away
and Salinas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Salinas counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takada has closed the distance and engaged Salinas in a clinch.
Salinas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Salinas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salinas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Salinas. Beautiful body shot.
Salinas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salinas missing with a left hand there. Takada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonio Salinas is winning the standup battle so far.
Takada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salinas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada throws a sloppy body shot
and Salinas counters with a nice uppercut.
Takada misses with a right hand
and Salinas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada is rocked!
Salinas misses with a low kick as Takada jumps back.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Salinas counters with a one-two to the body.
Takada is still on wobbly legs! Can Salinas finish him?
Salinas drops Takada with a naaaaasty hook - Takada is in real trouble here! Salinas dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Salinas!
After winning the bout, Antonio Salinas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fight Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Buren has chosen Blue Monday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
185 lbs
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25
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fight Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren misses the shot to the body.
Guy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Guy prevents Van Buren from standing back up.
Guy is nestled in close to Van Buren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Buren wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.
Guy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Van Buren wants to get back to his feet.
Van Buren regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Guy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Van Buren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guy passes into side control.
Van Buren seems a little lost for a moment, as Guy dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren prevents Guy from improving position.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.
Van Buren is trying to improve his position.
Guy trying to control the position but Van Buren is working away.
Van Buren tries to improve position but can't.
Guy scoring with punches from side control.
Van Buren struggling a bit here.
Van Buren wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy working the head and body with strikes.
Van Buren is letting Guy control him for a moment.
Van Buren takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Guy lands some shots froms side control.
Guy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Buren some visible discomfort.
Guy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Guy controls the position from side control.
Guy working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy landing a few strikes.
Guy scores with punches from side control.
Guy tries for a kimura but Van Buren is defending well.
Van Buren is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Buren is trying to escape the position but Guy is controlling the position.
Van Buren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Guy seems content to control.
Van Buren is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Buren avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guy prevents Van Buren from standing back up.
Van Buren tries to roll over but Guy keeps him under control.
Guy seems to be working for a kimura but Van Buren defends the submission attempt.
Guy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van Buren pushes Guy off but Guy dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks Guy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Guy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Guy wants to control but Van Buren is keeping him busy.
Van Buren tries to bench press Guy off him but Guy keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fight Guy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Buren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Buren looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.
Van Buren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Buren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
Fight Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Van Buren.
Van Buren is looking to clinch.
Guy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guy lands in his opponent's guard.
Guy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy working some strikes from top position.
Van Buren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Buren wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Buren is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy content to stall in guard here.
Van Buren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guy connects with a couple of short punches.
Guy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Buren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guy has managed to get both his arms back between Van Buren's legs - danger averted.
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.
Guy is in close to Van Buren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Buren keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
Fight Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Buren looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren punching to the body, from the bottom.
Guy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Buren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guy lands a few punches from side control.
Guy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Buren, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy slows the pace down.
Guy landing strikes.
Guy staying calm.
Guy working the head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Buren keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fight Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Buren fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Buren fails to land the takedown.
Van Buren tries to clinch but Guy moves away
and Guy counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Buren explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Guy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Guy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Buren down.
Guy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Guy working the ground and pound from side control.
Guy controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy working the body and head with strikes.
Van Buren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Van Buren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Guy 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.
Van Buren won't allow Guy to pass to mount.
Guy working over Van Buren with some ground and pound. Van Buren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guy working the head and body with strikes.
Van Buren wants to control the action here but instead Guy manages to pass to full mount!
Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Van Buren is in no mood to give up.
Guy breaks from Van Buren's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Van Buren tries to hold on but Guy postures up.
Guy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Buren is rocked!
Van Buren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Van Buren! Guy sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Van Buren and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fight Guy!
Fight Guy 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.
In defeat, Robin Van Buren stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will return. I will be better. My hair will be greener.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Quail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JoJo Monsoon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoJo Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toby Quail!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon slips a jab from Quail.
Monsoon tries to counter with a takedown but Quail is quick to defend against it.
Quail missing with a left hand there. Monsoon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monsoon throws an overhand right that lands on Quail's shoulder, as Quail tries to avoid the shot.
Quail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monsoon.
Monsoon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quail misses with a body shot.
Monsoon throws a jab when Quail was well out of range.
Quail throws a counter combo.
Quail misses with a few strikes there.
Monsoon scores with a jab.
Monsoon tries to bum rush Quail with a series of wild strikes but Quail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Monsoon.
Nice shot by Quail.
Monsoon digs a good body shot into Quail's ribs.
Donk. Monsoon catches Quail right on the button with a cross.
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!
Quail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quail lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monsoon dodges the punch combination from Quail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quail is rocked!
Monsoon closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Quail out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JoJo Monsoon!
Our winner, JoJo Monsoon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zain Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Delamitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zain Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Delamitri!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delamitri walks into a jab.
Delamitri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wu lands a right hook to the body.
Wu lands an overhand right.
Delamitri moves out of range of the strikes.
Wu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wu throws a leg kick which misses Delamitri's front leg but catches the back leg as Delamitri tries to avoid it.
Delamitri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Wu avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Wu. That snapped Delamitri's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Wu misses.
Delamitri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wu throws a hook but Delamitri blocks it.
Wu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wu lands with a hook. Delamitri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Delamitri slips under a jab from Wu.
Delamitri with the counter takedown but Wu avoids it easily.
Wu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Delamitri slips under a jab from Wu.
And Delamitri tries to counter it with a takedown but Wu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wu throws out a leg kick but Delamitri moves out of range and Wu only half commits.
Wu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delamitri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delamitri slips a straight right by Wu.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu missing with a left hand there. Delamitri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delamitri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Delamitri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Wu misses.
Delamitri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wu moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Wu connects with an inside leg kick.
Wu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wu misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wu.
Wu misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Wu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wu. Beautiful body shot.
Delamitri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wu scores with a nice right hand.
Wu throws a body punch but Delamitri moves out of range.
Wu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Delamitri tries to counter it with a takedown but Wu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wu cracks Delamitri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Wu finds it's way through Delamitri's defenses.
Wu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delamitri under the eye.
Delamitri moves forwards but Wu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Delamitri is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zain Wu!
A very excited looking Zain Wu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Congo is just out of range.
Eriksson 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 Obi Congo has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Eriksson.
A solid body kick from Eriksson.
Congo misses with a right hand
and Eriksson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Eriksson lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Eriksson slams his shin into Congo's torso.
Congo is breathing heavily.
Eriksson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eriksson.
Eriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eriksson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson connects with a jab.
Congo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eriksson lands with a nice body kick.
Eriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Eriksson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eriksson lands the left hand.
Congo tries to clinch but Eriksson moves out of range.
Eriksson sends Congo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Eriksson is motioning to the referee to let Congo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Congo is rocked!
Obi Congo's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson is stalking Congo. Congo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Eriksson, and it's lights out! Congo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Eriksson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buri Bokh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokh comes to the cage accompanied by Mt. KHARKHIRAA. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool- Let The Bodies Hit The Floor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buri Bokh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokh tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Bokh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buri Bokh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alec Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bokh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bokh but Bokh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Bokh counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bokh isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bokh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buri Bokh!
Buri Bokh retains his welterweight title!
Buri Bokh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Alec Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry all'.
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