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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanibal Bufflo (ranked 6451 p4p, 696 weight class) and Jack King (ranked 6406 p4p, 693 weight class). Kanibal Bufflo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kanibal Bufflo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack King!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bufflo, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bufflo tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Bufflo back against the cage.
King pushes Bufflo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
Bufflo is breathing heavily.
King lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
A short left from King.
A short uppercut from King.
Bufflo letting King take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bufflo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under King's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bufflo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack King!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Addy Hardini (ranked 5400 p4p, 384 weight class) and Ash Road (ranked 6488 p4p, 419 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Addy Hardini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Road!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road goes for a double leg but Hardini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardini continues to drive forward.
Hardini leaves Road with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardini throws a head kick but Road moves out of range.
Hardini lands a head kick. Road smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Road as he avoids it easily.
Hardini pushes Road away with a front kick.
Road has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardini finds it's way round the side to connect with Road's head.
Hardini fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardini quickly recovers to half guard.
Road looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Road passes to side control.
Hardini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Road on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Road goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardini has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Road but great work by Hardini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hardini off and has taken his back!
Road scores with punches to the body.
Hardini's coaches at Cozad MMA New York have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hardini takes a big shot to the side of the head.
What can Hardini do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Road lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Road.
Road throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hardini!
Road is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Road gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Road gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Road apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hardini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Road shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Road was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hardini is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Road happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardini prevents Road from improving position.
Road throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hardini on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Road working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Road takes a little break here. Hardini wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hardini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Road wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Road thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Road moves into full mount!
Road controlling the position easily from mount.
Road with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hardini to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hardini shrugs it off.
Road looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Road takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Road really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hardini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Road dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardini throws a sloppy head kick and Road moves out of range easily.
Road drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hardini defends it well.
Ash Road is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardini throws a poor cross that misses
and Road counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Road frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Road has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Road controlling his opponent.
Road goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hardini turns into him and now he's in Road's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Road can do anything to dispel that myth.
Road looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardini is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road has Hardini pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Road has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hardini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardini trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Road manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Road controlling from the top position.
Road passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road trying to pass the guard but Hardini defending well.
Road works his way into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Road is looking to take a break and control but Hardini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Road has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Road is working Hardini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Road working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Road lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road tries for a kimura but Hardini is defending well.
Road works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Road tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hardini's legs.
Road tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Road has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Road wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardini, who protects the arm well.
Road working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road 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.
Road lands a nice forearm strike.
Road lands a decent elbow from side control.
Road grinds an elbow into Hardini's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Road passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hardini!
Road working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Road sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Road showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Road shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardini pinned against the cage. Hardini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Road avoids the head kick by Hardini.
We've been informed that Road has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hardini throws a jab when Road was well out of range.
Hardini throws a lazy head kick
and Road counters with a shoot takedown. Hardini fights it but they end up in guard.
Road working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Road showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Road.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardini is defending against the submission attempts here by Road.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Road is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardini!
Road landing punches.
Hardini taking shots to the head.
Road sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ash Road has got the better of the ground game so far.
Road lands a couple of good shots and Hardini has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Addy Hardini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardini is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road lands a good shot there. Hardini covers up! Road smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Hardini to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Road jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Road!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim St John (ranked 3902 p4p, 388 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 4636 p4p, 442 weight class). St John comes to the cage accompanied by Machine gun Kelly - Till I Die. Tim St John could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Diaz's chin.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim St John!
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, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A big left from St John misses.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
St John thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St John, who protects the arm well.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
St John is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz landing strikes.
Diaz tries for a kimura but St John is defending well.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand back up. Diaz steps back and let's St John get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
St John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
St John rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but St John blocks nicely.
St John is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St John is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz 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.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St John.
St John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by St John. Beautiful body shot.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St John defends it well.
St John misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
St John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St John leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh St John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a big elbow - St John is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nate Diaz waved his t-shirt featuring CAGED CROW Clothings 50$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Bandit (ranked 4571 p4p, 355 weight class) and Edson Rodrigo (ranked 24990 p4p, 488 weight class). Bandit comes to the cage accompanied by Mardial - Hypegone ft. Gbrand. Edson Rodrigo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Rodrigo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bandit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bandit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bandit forces his way into half guard.
Bandit moves nicely into side control.
Bandit is putting a hurting on Rodrigo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodrigo taking a bit of punishment here - Bandit scoring with strikes.
Bandit trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Bandit working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodrigo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bandit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigo keeps working.
Bandit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit lands an elbow.
Rodrigo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rodrigo is trying to escape and Bandit transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rodrigo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bandit! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Bandit!
After winning the bout, The Bandit 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 Ranulf Drengot (ranked 3604 p4p, 370 weight class) and Huan Estrados (ranked 6241 p4p, 537 weight class). Estrados is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranulf Drengot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huan Estrados!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrados wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drengot scores with a leg kick.
Estrados throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Estrados takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drengot defending well as Estrados loads up on a big left hand.
Estrados misses with a double jab.
Drengot drives through and clinches with Estrados against the cage.
Estrados is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Estrados manages to break the clinch.
Estrados attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Estrados moves to clinch but Drengot breaks away
and Drengot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drengot scoring with some ground and pound.
Estrados wriggles free and stands up.
Drengot closes the distance and pushes Estrados back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drengot is trying to stall.
Estrados breaks the clinch.
Drengot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Estrados on his heels. He'll look to pass Estrados's guard now, I'm sure.
Drengot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drengot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estrados wants to stand up but Drengot is controlling him.
Drengot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drengot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Estrados swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drengot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Estrados looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Estrados looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Estrados!
Estrados working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drengot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Estrados wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drengot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Estrados has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Drengot is trying to get back to half guard.
Estrados has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Estrados tries a head kick but it misses.
Drengot is looking for a counter combo.
Drengot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drengot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drengot throws a big right hand that misses.
Drengot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Drengot throws a strike but Estrados rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drengot is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Estrados frees his head nicely. Oh but Drengot has switched to an armbar! Estrados is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ranulf Drengot!
A victorious Ranulf Drengot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Huan Estrados had this to say: 'Sorry'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mitchell (ranked 3923 p4p, 390 weight class) and Trent Ruta (ranked 7805 p4p, 590 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Ruta!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruta manages to break the clinch.
Ruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruta.
Ruta fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruta takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike.
Ruta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mitchell smiles and moves away.
Mitchell dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Ruta closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mitchell.
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruta moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruta fails to pull guard.
Ruta just leaning against Mitchell, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Ruta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell backing away here, and Ruta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruta has managed to clinch.
Ruta trying to land knees to the body.
Ruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruta darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Ruta into the cage.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Ruta persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mitchell clinches up with Ruta and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mitchell or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruta, which made it look bad.
Ruta instigates a clinch.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Ruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruta darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Ruta into the cage.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Ruta misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell gets tackled into the cage by Ruta. Ruta maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruta.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruta's waist but Ruta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruta misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Ruta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ruta darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Ruta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Ruta trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
Ruta breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Ruta has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell pushes Ruta up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruta stalling.
I was talking to Mitchell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruta misses with an elbow over the top.
Ruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruta lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Ruta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruta throws an elbow but misses.
Ruta lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Ruta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Ruta manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Ruta shows good takedown defense.
Ruta shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruta off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Ruta shoots in.
Ruta tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Ruta.
Mitchell looks to land a combination. Ruta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Ruta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Ruta has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mitchell.
Ruta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruta breaks from the clinch.
Ruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Ruta's head but Ruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Ruta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruta moves into the clinch.
Mitchell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruta prevents it.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Ruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mitchell to keep the fight standing.
Ruta decides to pull guard.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Ruta keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ruta trying to control the position.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Ruta keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell pushing down on Ruta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Ruta is looking to escape.
Mitchell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ruta missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Ruta.
Ruta instigates a clinch.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruta tries to pull guard but Mitchell won't allow it.
Ruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mitchell is defending well.
Mark Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Ruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell jumps guard and drags Ruta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mitchell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruta defends it easily.
Ruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Ruta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mitchell manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruta is defending well for now.
Ruta breaks the clinch.
Ruta wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
A combination from Ruta does no damage.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Ruta avoids it well.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Ruta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Ruta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruta obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruta connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruta tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Ruta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruta clinches.
Ruta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mitchell to keep the fight standing.
Mark Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Ruta.
Ruta tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Ruta breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruta rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruta stalling the fight.
Mitchell tries to stall but Ruta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruta jumps guard and drags Mitchell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruta looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Ruta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Ruta keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Ruta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ruta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruta is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two 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.
Ruta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mark Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruta throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Ruta fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Ruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruta clinches.
Ruta throws an elbow that misses.
Ruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Ruta moved away.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruta digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruta is trying to pull guard but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Ruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mitchell pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruta trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruta throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruta's waist but Ruta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Ruta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruta has double underhooks.
Mitchell jumps guard but Ruta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ruta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruta decides to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Ruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruta 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Ruta!
Trent Ruta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Oxford (ranked 3690 p4p, 495 weight class) and David Wallace (ranked 3497 p4p, 474 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
202 lbs
6 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Oxford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Oxford.
We've been told by Oxford's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Oxford counters with a single leg into guard. Wallace didn't expect that.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Oxford is having none of it.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oxford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oxford throws an elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oxford's guard. Nice move by Wallace!
Oxford has a closed guard, preventing Wallace from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oxford trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxford is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oxford throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Oxford keeps moving.
Oxford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wallace wants to get up but he can't break Oxford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Oxford looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wallace is defending well. Oxford quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wallace has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Oxford celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Oxford!
A relieved looking Al Oxford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pather Jhonson (ranked 4537 p4p, 442 weight class) and Joe Simpson (ranked 7282 p4p, 607 weight class). Simpson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Grease Lightning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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24
196 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pather Jhonson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Simpson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhonson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jhonson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simpson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jhonson kicks Simpson off and gets back to his feet.
Jhonson fails with the takedown
and Simpson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simpson wants to clinch.
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!
Jhonson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Simpson defends well and Jhonson ends up having to push Simpson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pather Jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jhonson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jhonson's guard now, I'm sure.
Jhonson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jhonson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Simpson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jhonson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jhonson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Simpson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jhonson struggling to land strikes to the head as Simpson covers up.
Jhonson gets his hands free as Simpson looks to control.
Jhonson landing with strikes.
Can Simpson hold on?! Jhonson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jhonson controlling from the back.
Simpson trying to control the hands but Jhonson breaks the grip.
Jhonson 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.
Jhonson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jhonson is cranking Simpson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Simpson! He's tightened the choke and Simpson is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pather Jhonson!
Pather Jhonson is the new middleweight champion!
Pather Jhonson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Matthews (ranked 1826 p4p, 191 weight class) and Antonio Brown (ranked 3904 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown 's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Matthews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Brown !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews, which made it look bad.
Matthews scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Matthews is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Matthews's guard.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matthews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Matthews is controlling Brown 's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown passes Matthews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matthews has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown moves into full mount! Matthews won't be happy about that!
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Matthews is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown .
Brown quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brown but it's paid off an Matthews is forced to tap! Nice work by Brown .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Brown !
Antonio Brown is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Brown started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 987 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gustav Gustavsson (ranked 2195 p4p, 239 weight class). Gustavsson has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest The Best as his entrance music. Gustav Gustavsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut
and Midget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gustavsson's guard.
Gustavsson pushes Midget off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Midget looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustav Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midget slips under a jab.
Midget appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gustavsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Midget ducks right into an uppercut from Gustavsson.
Midget gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Midget with a series of wild strikes but Midget uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Midget shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gustavsson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Midget drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gustavsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gustavsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gustavsson!
Gustavsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Midget is trying to control Gustavsson's posture but Gustavsson avoids it.
Gustavsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Midget manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Midget does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Midget manages to get to full guard.
Midget working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gustavsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gustavsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midget trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gustavsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Midget avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Midget looking for a guillotine here but Gustavsson defends easily.
Midget has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gustavsson doesn't defend quickly enough and Midget has managed to lock this one up! Can Gustavsson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Midget on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Midget!
Justin Midget retains his lightweight title!
Gustav Gustavsson was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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