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EPL 8.11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (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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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Doctor Greenthumb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Greenthumb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Watson defending well as Greenthumb loads up on a big left hand.
Watson cracks Greenthumb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greenthumb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prestige MMA Acadamy in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenthumb throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Greenthumb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson lands with a kick to the temple. Greenthumb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Doctor Greenthumb has been cut.
We've been informed that Watson 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.
Greenthumb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson connects with the punch.
Watson throws a hook but Greenthumb blocks it.
A big left from Watson misses.
Greenthumb lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Greenthumb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greenthumb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greenthumb misses with a looping left.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Greenthumb saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Watson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Watson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greenthumb is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Watson misses.
Greenthumb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greenthumb slips a jab from Watson.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenthumb.
Watson slips under a jab from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Greenthumb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greenthumb misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Greenthumb.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watson slips a straight right by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greenthumb's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Greenthumb is out of range.
Greenthumb throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greenthumb.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson's corner calls for a 1-2. Watson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greenthumbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson tests Greenthumb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greenthumb throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson tries to move into range but Greenthumb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Greenthumb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Watson.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Greenthumb might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Watson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenthumb blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
A jab from Watson misses.
Greenthumb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson blocks a jab.
Greenthumb throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greenthumb throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Greenthumb's knee momentarily.
Greenthumb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watson is rocked!
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Greenthumb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greenthumb lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Greenthumb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greenthumb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut.
Greenthumb tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Greenthumb fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Watson scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greenthumb on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Watson.
Greenthumb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson throws out a leg kick but Greenthumb moves out of range and Watson only half commits.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Greenthumb throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenthumb throws out the jab.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greenthumb's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Greenthumb slips the punch.
Greenthumb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Greenthumb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
A little feinted left hand from Greenthumb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Greenthumb moves out of range easily.
Greenthumb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Greenthumb.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Watson tests Greenthumb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson works the jab nicely.
Greenthumb throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson is looking to score with low kicks.
Greenthumb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Greenthumb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Greenthumb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Greenthumb misses.
Watson motions for Greenthumb to come forward. Watson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greenthumb is looking to counter punch.
Greenthumb looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greenthumb throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson misses with a hook
letting Greenthumb counter with a right hand.
Greenthumb throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greenthumb. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctor Greenthumb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greenthumb.
Watson throws a fast counter high kick but Greenthumb manages to duck under it in time.
Watson misses with a double jab
and Greenthumb counters with a right hand to the body.
Greenthumb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Watson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Greenthumb misses the target.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Watson scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greenthumb throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson scores with a nice strike.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Watson.
Greenthumb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Greenthumb shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid body kick from Watson.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb misses with a hook
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Greenthumb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Greenthumb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Watson.
Greenthumb throws a head kick that misses.
Greenthumb backing away here, and Watson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Greenthumb to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson jabs at Greenthumb's body.
Thomas Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greenthumb throws a sloppy head kick
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Watson!
Doctor Greenthumb was interviewed post fight and said 'Day by day, I get better and better. So I cant be beat. I wont be beat. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Sobis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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278 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Sobis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Kerenzikov misses
and Sobis counters with a right hand from hell and Kerenzikov is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Sobis!
Tito Sobis is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Nikitin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 14 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nikitin works Gregorovitsj's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gregorovitsj lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nikitin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nikitin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nikitin lands a nice hook to Gregorovitsj's body. Gregorovitsj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikitin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gregorovitsj makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nikitin really felt that one!
Nikitin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gregorovitsj is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Nikitin throws a strike aimed at the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj avoids it well.
Gregorovitsj gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nikitin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gregorovitsj!
Gregorovitsj really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nikitin wants to take Gregorovitsj's back but he can't do it this time.
Gregorovitsj avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nikitin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj wants to control but Nikitin is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Nikitin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nikitin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gregorovitsj turns into him and now he's in Nikitin's guard.
Nikitin managing to control the position.
Nikitin trying to keep a closed guard but Gregorovitsj is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nikitin's guard.
Gregorovitsj sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nikitin manages to get to full guard.
Gregorovitsj won't allow Nikitin to sweep him here.
Gregorovitsj slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gregorovitsj looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nikitin has his foot on Gregorovitsj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gregorovitsj works his way back into a safe position though.
Nikitin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nikitin trying to control the position.
Nikitin wants to sweep here but Gregorovitsj controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj wants to pass the guard but Nikitin 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.
Nikitin fails with the takedown
and Gregorovitsj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
Nikitin fails with the takedown
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikitin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a left hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice body kick.
Gregorovitsj thuds his right hand into Nikitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikitin moves away.
A lazy left from Gregorovitsj finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj takes a swing at Nikitin's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nikitin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice shot that snaps Nikitin's head back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice body kick.
Boris Gregorovitsj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Nikitin.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gregorovitsj cracks a nice hook into Nikitin's ribs.
Boris Gregorovitsj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a left hand but Nikitin moved out of range nicely.
Nikitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gregorovitsj defends it well.
Nikitin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikitin blocks a head kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Nikitin tries to counter it with a takedown but Gregorovitsj pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nikitin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gregorovitsj counters with a stiff right hand.
Nikitin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikitin blocks a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gregorovitsj scores with a head kick. Nikitin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregorovitsj quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gregorovitsj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gregorovitsj rather than just go for the knockout.
Nikitin takes a swing at Gregorovitsj's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gregorovitsj to counter with a crisp jab.
Nikitin shoots and misses
and Gregorovitsj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Nikitin. Beautiful body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Nikitin does it's job there.
Gregorovitsj tests Nikitin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
Nikitin looks to land a right hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikitin.
Gregorovitsj throwing a counter right hand but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Nikitin throws a hook but Gregorovitsj avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Gregorovitsj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gregorovitsj has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Gregorovitsj!
Boris Gregorovitsj took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Du Hast. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
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30
193 lbs
22 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris wants to clinch up but DeVanzo keeps it at a distance.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from DeVanzo misses.
Harris clinches.
DeVanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVanzo presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from DeVanzo.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
DeVanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris avoiding damage as DeVanzo throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a body shot from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo lands a right hand.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DeVanzo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo being controlled against the cage.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of DeVanzo's head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing DeVanzo back against the cage.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeVanzo lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVanzo is trying to stall.
Harris wants to stall.
DeVanzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris trying to stall but DeVanzo improves his position.
DeVanzo misses with the head strike.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
DeVanzo being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bastien Harris.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris tries to clinch there but DeVanzo circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from DeVanzo misses its target.
DeVanzo scores with a leg kick.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by DeVanzo as he connects with a hook.
DeVanzo throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo thumps Harris with a low kick.
DeVanzo dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeVanzo throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris is looking to clinch.
DeVanzo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris misses with a kick to the body
enabling DeVanzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is rocked!
DeVanzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can DeVanzo finish him?
Harris looks winded!
DeVanzo moves into the clinch successfully.
DeVanzo pushes Harris against the cage. DeVanzo is working some dirty boxing. DeVanzo pushes off with a quick right hook! Harris goes down! Harris tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! DeVanzo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie DeVanzo!
Artie DeVanzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto misses with a body punch
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uusisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Uusisto's shoulder, as Uusisto tries to avoid the shot.
Hale throws a body kick that misses.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Hale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
Uusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale misses with a leg kick.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uusisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hale attempts a counter takedown but Uusisto avoids it well and moves away.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hale has been working on his balance at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Uusisto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale throws a leg kick but Uusisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uusisto looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Uusisto moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Uusisto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uusisto, right into the meat.
Hale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uusisto.
Uusisto connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uusisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusisto.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Uusisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Uusisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusisto.
Uusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uusisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hale leaves Uusisto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hale leaves Uusisto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusisto loads up on a big right hand but Hale slips the punch.
Uusisto shoots in for a takedown but Hale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandon Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Uusisto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
Hale scores with the left hand. Uusisto knows he should have avoided that one.
Uusisto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uusisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
Uusisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uusisto quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uusisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uusisto is still trying to improve position.
Hale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uusisto moves into full guard.
Hale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hale manages to get himself to full guard.
Uusisto trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hale is on top in guard.
Hale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uusisto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hale trying to control but Uusisto is working from the bottom.
Hale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uusisto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hale has picked Uusisto up and slammed him! Uusisto can't keep hold of the triangle and Hale manages to pass to side control!
Uusisto struggling a bit here.
Uusisto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto trying to control from half guard but Hale is working away.
Hale gets back to full guard.
Uusisto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Uusisto with a nice head shot there.
Hale trying to control the position here.
Uusisto won't allow Hale to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a strike but Hale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uusisto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uusisto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hale has passed into side control.
Hale has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hale prevents Uusisto from getting the reversal.
Uusisto regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is looking for a sweep. Hale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uusisto is looking to control Hale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uusisto avoid being mounted?
Well, if Hale 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.
Hale wants to take a breather but Uusisto is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uusisto is looking to improve his position.
Hale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusisto's head.
Uusisto is defending against the submission attempts here by Hale.
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!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Hale.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
After the fight, Brandon Hale was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Billy Beast enters the cage!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast is looking to slow Thrul down with leg kicks.
Thrul misses with a low kick.
Thrul misses the shot to the body.
Thrul swings widly with a right hand
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Beast lands a head shot.
Thrul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thrul showed some decent athleticism there.
Beast is refusing to be controlled, as Thrul sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Thrul seems content to control.
Thrul working Beast over with strikes.
Thrul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thrul.
Thrul throwing shots but Beast is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul slows the pace down in half guard.
Thrul is looking to advance position but Beast won't allow it.
Thrul with the ground and pound but Beast uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Beast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thrul controls the pace.
Beast controls Thrul momentarily but Thrul frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thrul is looking to advance position but Beast has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beast controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is working to get back to half guard.
Thrul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thrul is looking to escape.
Beast avoids the attempt from Thrul to control.
Thrul 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.
Thrul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul tries to hold on but Beast postures up.
Thrul is squirming around, avoiding Beast's attempts to control the action.
Thrul is desperately trying to improve his position but Beast has a good base and remains in mount.
Thrul is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at *Shrug*, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thrul regains half guard.
Thrul is looking for a sweep. Beast is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thrul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beast slows the pace down in half guard.
Thrul desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul is striking but Beast is not phased and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is trying to get back to full guard.
Beast controlling the pace.
Thrul regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beast won't allow Thrul to sweep him here.
Thrul has his foot on Beast's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beast works his way back into a safe position though.
Thrul wants to hit a switch here but Beast passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thrul there!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to control but Thrul wriggling away.
Beast looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beast looking to control but Thrul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thrul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to hold on but Beast pushes him away.
Thrul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beast tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thrul wants to control but Beast is having none of it.
Thrul is working to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thrul is trying to escape the mount.
Beast sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thrul throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beast prevents Thrul from getting the reversal.
Thrul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beast takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thrul is desperately trying to improve his position but Beast has a good base and remains in mount.
Thrul is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Beast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beast 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Beast!
In his post fight interview, Billy Beast gave a big smile as he said 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Grice has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice connects with a leg kick. Gutz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gutz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
Gutz is looking for a counter combo.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grice's calf.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Gutz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice swings widly with a right hand
and Gutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutz throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gutz tries to keep at a distance but Grice has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice tries to work over Gutz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grice scores with a shoulder strike.
Gutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
Gutz is trying to break the clinch but Grice is controlling him.
Gutz can't break the clinch.
Gutz breaks the clinch.
Gutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grice!
Gutz throws a push kick but Grice slaps the foot to one side.
Grice instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
Grice misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Grice gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Grice wants to land a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice's corner calls for a 1-2. Grice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grice misses with a body kick.
Gutz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grice lands a leg kick that knocks Gutz off balance momentarily.
Grice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grice throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gutz.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz lunges at Grice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grice's hand.
Grice catches Gutz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Gutz.
Gutz throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz checks a leg kick.
Grice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gutz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grice tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but Gutz saw it coming and moves away.
Gutz lands a big right hand that sends Grice crashing to the mat! Gutz stays standing though and waves Grice back to his feet!
Grice is rocked!
Gutz sends Grice crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gutz is motioning to the referee to let Grice up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grice is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grice backs away from a small jab... but Gutz lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Grice crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Gutz with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Gary Grice stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
26 - 8 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
Flay with a hook.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Flay saw that one coming.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flay gets the takedown into side control.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Flay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hall to see if he's OK.
Flay wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Flay moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Flay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Flay wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flay wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flay wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Flay stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Tantalus Flay has been cut.
Flay wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Flay connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flay.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Flay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Flay scores with a body shot.
Hall blocks a head kick by Flay.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Flay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Hall slips under a jab from Flay.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Flay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flay shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Flay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flay with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flay. That did some damage!
Flay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flay scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flay throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Flay lands a jab-cross combination.
Flay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Flay misses with a looping right.
Flay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Sloppy strikes from Flay. Those never looked like landing.
Hall throws a leg kick but Flay checks it.
Flay feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Flay's knee but Flay avoids it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Flay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flay to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flay avoids it really well and circles away.
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flay won't be happy with that.
Flay can't do much from the bottom here.
Flay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall wants to improve his position but Flay is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall is looking to control Flay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Hall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flay trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Flay there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Flay in particular looking to stall.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flay.
Hall is not content to let Flay control the position.
Flay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall tries to roll over but Flay keeps him under control.
Flay is nestled in close to Hall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Flay 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.
Hall won't allow Flay to pass to mount.
Flay is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flay lands a nice short elbow.
Flay is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flay thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Flay is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good shot there by Flay.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Flay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay throws a leg kick
and Flay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flay cracks Hall with a good jab.
A jab from Flay misses.
Flay misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantalus Flay!
Our winner, Tantalus Flay, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilton Teimosia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton Teimosia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Teimosia.
Crash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teimosia circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Teimosia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crash misses with a body punch
and Teimosia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teimosia lands a head shot.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia throws a shot to the body.
Crash tries a low kick but Teimosia avoids it.
Crash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teimosia is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Teimosia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teimosia finds it's way round the side to connect with Crash's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teimosia takes a step back to recover.
Crash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Teimosia lands.
Teimosia throws a hook but Crash avoids it easily.
Crash half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Teimosia.
Dickie Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash wants to land a leg kick but Teimosia is out of range.
Teimosia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Teimosia avoids the body shot from Crash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teimosia connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Crash. Those never looked like landing.
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crash gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teimosia.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teimosia.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teimosia.
Crash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teimosia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Teimosia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Teimosia checks the leg kick.
Teimosia looks for the body kick but Crash saw that one coming.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teimosia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crash's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teimosia lands with an uppercut that bounces Crash off the cage and back into range.
Crash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teimosia.
A punch combination from Crash misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash motions for Teimosia to come forward. Crash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crash throws a series of punches but Teimosia avoids them all with ease.
Teimosia lands a nice shot that snaps Crash's head back.
Crash is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Teimosia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Crash misses
and Teimosia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teimosia swats away the attempt to clinch by Crash.
Crash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teimosia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crash counters with a nice body shot.
Crash wants to land a leg kick but Teimosia is out of range.
Teimosia throws out a leg kick but Crash moves out of range and Teimosia only half commits.
Teimosia throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Teimosia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Teimosia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Teimosia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
Teimosia managing to block the knees to the body from Crash.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teimosia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teimosia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crash.
Crash is looking to wear down Teimosia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Teimosia there.
Crash misses with a left hand
enabling Teimosia to counter with a crisp jab.
Crash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Teimosia staying out of range there.
Teimosia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crash is rocked!
Teimosia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teimosia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teimosia has Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crash lands with an overhand left.
Teimosia moves forwards but Crash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Crash misses
and Teimosia counters with a right hand to the body.
Teimosia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teimosia was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Teimosia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crash slips a jab from Teimosia.
Crash wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crash takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teimosia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Teimosia slips under a jab from Crash.
Teimosia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crash moves to clinch but Teimosia breaks away
and Teimosia counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Teimosia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crash throws a solid leg kick but Teimosia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crash.
Teimosia throws a lazy uppercut
and Crash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teimosia backs up against the cage.
Crash throws a lazy body kick
enabling Teimosia to counter with a crisp jab.
Crash misses with a leg kick.
Crash shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crash throws a hook but Teimosia avoids it easily.
Teimosia stuns Crash with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Teimosia misses.
Teimosia connects with a solid leg kick.
Teimosia cracks Crash with a right hand 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!
Teimosia looks for the body kick but Crash saw that one coming.
Crash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crash scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Teimosia misses.
Crash looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at Teimosia's knee but Teimosia avoids it well.
Teimosia misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crash.
Teimosia throws a head kick but Crash moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crash crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Teimosia - the referee stops the clock and Crash gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Teimosia. Crash manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Teimosia thumps Crash with a low kick.
Teimosia gets tackled into the cage by Crash. Crash maintains the clinch.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Crash controls the action.
Crash lands a nice knee to the body.
Teimosia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crash.
Crash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teimosia avoids it.
Crash landing knees to the head.
Crash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crash misses with some punches.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teimosia.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crash throws an elbow but misses.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia manages to break the clinch.
Crash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teimosia checks it well.
Teimosia looks to land a right hand but Crash moved out of range.
A jab from Teimosia misses.
Teimosia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teimosia dips to his left and cracks Crash with an uppercut!
Teimosia lands a nice shot to the body.
Teimosia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
Nice cross by Teimosia.
Teimosia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Teimosia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teimosia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crash connects with a looping right hand.
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teimosia moves away.
Crash moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.
Crash throws a body punch but Teimosia moves out of range.
Teimosia lands a slapping body shot.
Crash throws a body punch but Teimosia moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Teimosia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teimosia avoids the head kick by Crash.
Teimosia lands the left hand.
Teimosia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Teimosia.
Teimosia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teimosia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teimosia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Teimosia.
Crash throws a leg kick that misses.
Crash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teimosia throws an overhand right that lands on Crash's shoulder, as Crash tries to avoid the shot.
Crash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teimosia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teimosia moves out of range of the body kick.
Teimosia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teimosia moves out of range of the strikes.
Teimosia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash is looking to chop away at Teimosia's legs.
Crash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Teimosia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teimosia scores with a hook.
Teimosia looks to throw the jab but Crash is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crash avoids the head kick by Teimosia.
Crash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Crash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teimosia feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hilton Teimosia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teimosia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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