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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corsair Light (ranked 4183 p4p, 367 weight class) and Ryan Sampson (ranked 3121 p4p, 298 weight class). Ryan Sampson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corsair Light!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sampson.
Ryan Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Light.
Sampson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Light throws the left hand but Sampson avoids the punch easily.
Sampson moves out of range as Light strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Sampson. Those never looked like landing.
Light throws a hook to the side of Sampson's head but Sampson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sampson circles away.
Sampson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Sampson does no damage.
Sampson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Light.
Sampson feints a jab promting Light to slip. Sampson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Light slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light avoids a punch combination nicely.
Light throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sampson staying out of range there.
Sampson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sampson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Light throws a lazy right hand but Sampson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Light throws a hook but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson misses with a double jab.
Light throws a big shot that misses.
Sampson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sampson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sampson defending well as Light loads up on a big left hand.
Light takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sampson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Light.
Sampson looks to land a combination but Light avoids it well.
Sampson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Light attempts a counter takedown but Sampson avoids it well and moves away.
Sampson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danga de danga de dang - Sampson scores with a four punch combination!
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Light appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Light misses with a hook. Sampson ducked under it nicely.
Light looks to land a right hand but Sampson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Sampson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light throws a hook to the side of Sampson's head but Sampson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Sampson. Those never looked like landing.
Light misses with a hook. Sampson ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Sampson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sampson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Light is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sampson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sampson looks winded!
Danga de danga de dang - Sampson scores with a four punch combination!
Light has been working on his balance at Bang Bros Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sampson.
Light misses with an uppercut.
Sampson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Light.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson ducks under a wild hook from Light.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Sampson slips the punch.
Light closes the distance and clinches up with Sampson, looking for a takedown. Light pushes Sampson against the cage but Sampson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sampson throws a counter combo.
Light is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sampson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Light changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Light throws a looping overhand right but Sampson ducks down to avoid it.
Sampson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Light misses.
Light looks to land a left hand but Sampson moved out of range nicely.
Sampson throws a combination. Light tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sampson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sampson misses with a two punch combination.
Light shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Light is working for a submission of some sort.
Sampson is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Light wants to pass the guard but Sampson is defending well.
Sampson is trying to stand back up but Light is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sampson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sampson bucks up and throws Light to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Light shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sampson's guard.
Light passes Sampson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Light seems to be looking for submissions.
Light seems to be looking for submissions.
Light is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sampson defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light stalling away here and it's allowed Sampson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Light prevents Sampson from getting back to his feet.
Light passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sampson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corsair Light!
Corsair Light retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Corsair Light made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Javier Fernandez (ranked 6306 p4p, 466 weight class) and Uri Romanov (ranked 4435 p4p, 387 weight class). Uri Romanov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Javier Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Uri Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov tries for a takedown but Fernandez circles away easily
and Fernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Fernandez scores with a hook to the body. Romanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Javier Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Fernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Romanov.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Romanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanov content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Romanov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov decides to return to a standing position.
Javier Fernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romanov feints and as Fernandez raises his hands in defense, Romanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fernandez is wriggling around but Romanov manages to pass to half guard.
Fernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fernandez pushes Romanov off but Romanov dives into side control.
Fernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanov on the ground.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Romanov advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Romanov.
Romanov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fernandez looks a forlorn figure.
Romanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Romanov working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov dominating with strikes here.
Fernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fernandez tries to get out of the position.
Romanov controlling from mount.
Fernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romanov unloading with bombs!
Fernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fernandez?
Romanov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Romanov tries to land a body kick
and Fernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Fernandez stuffs the takedown.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fernandez duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Javier Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Romanov.
Romanov clinches up against the cage.
Romanov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fernandez regains guard immediately.
Fernandez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Romanov manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uri Romanov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romanov 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.
Fernandez has his feet on Romanov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but Fernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Romanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romanov jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.
Romanov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fernandez some visible discomfort.
Romanov cracks Fernandez with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Romanov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Fernandez. No joy for Romanov on that attempt.
Romanov has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Fernandez throws a combination. Romanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fernandez.
Romanov shoots in but Fernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Javier Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Romanov.
Fernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Fernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Romanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fernandez wants to stall.
Fernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Romanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romanov is on top in guard.
Romanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep. Romanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Romanov controlling his opponent.
Romanov stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez is letting Romanov control him for a moment.
Romanov lands a few punches from side control.
Romanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romanov stands up and beckons Fernandez to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Romanov has a takedown stuffed.
Romanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fernandez throws Romanov to one side and escapes!
Romanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fernandez is looking to get back to is feet but Romanov passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanov tries for a kimura but Fernandez is defending well.
Fernandez is letting Romanov control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov trying to control the action but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Romanov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fernandez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romanov is putting a hurting on Fernandez here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov working the ground and pound.
Fernandez is looking to reverse the position.
Uri Romanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romanov lands a few punches from side control.
Fernandez taking a bit of punishment here - Romanov scoring with strikes.
Romanov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Romanov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fernandez!
Javier Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov content just to control the position here.
Romanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanov wants to finish this one by submission but Fernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Romanov.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position but Romanov isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Romanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Wilson (ranked 25762 p4p, 555 weight class) and Mma Sucks (ranked 6453 p4p, 471 weight class). Rico Wilson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mma Sucks's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mma Sucks!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Sucks responds with a good body kick, but Wilson manages to step out the way in time.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Sucks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sucks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Sucks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wilson feints and as Sucks raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson 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.
Sucks looks winded!
Wilson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sucks for as long as he can get away with.
Sucks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves into full mount!
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
Wilson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Wilson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has his arm under Sucks's chin here. Game over son! Wilson squeezes tightly and Sucks is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rico Wilson!
Rico Wilson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Gonclaves (ranked 3813 p4p, 456 weight class) and Jim Brunson (ranked 8050 p4p, 684 weight class). Pedro Gonclaves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Gonclaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brunson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson darts in trying to clinch
and Gonclaves counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonclaves.
Gonclaves gets caught flat footed, as Brunson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brunson stopping the sweep attempt from Gonclaves.
Brunson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonclaves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brunson has managed to get both his arms back between Gonclaves's legs - danger averted.
Brunson wants to pass the guard but Gonclaves is keeping the position.
Brunson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonclaves striking from the bottom here.
Brunson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brunson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonclaves throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gonclaves is controlling Brunson's posture.
Gonclaves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonclaves throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gonclaves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brunson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonclaves looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brunson is defending well. Gonclaves quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brunson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gonclaves celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Gonclaves!
Pedro Gonclaves really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that PEAK logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Howardson (ranked 1731 p4p, 241 weight class) and Ricardo Miles (ranked 5560 p4p, 550 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Howardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Miles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howardson lands a glancing blow to the side of Miles's head.
Miles throws a leg kick but Howardson moved away.
Howardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miles.
Howardson wants to clinch.
Howardson throws a series of punches but Miles moves out of range.
Miles misses the jab.
Howardson tries to counter with a takedown but Miles is quick to defend against it.
Miles shoots in for a takedown but Howardson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howardson.
Miles throws out a counter right but Howardson avoids it with no problem.
Howardson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Howardson.
Howardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Howardson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Howardson misses with a double jab.
Miles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Michael Howardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howardson rushes Miles and presses him up against the cage.
Miles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Howardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Miles.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howardson.
Howardson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Miles wants to break free but Howardson has control.
Howardson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howardson.
Our sources have told us that Howardson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Howardson lands a shoulder strike.
Howardson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Howardson lands with a left to the head.
Howardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Miles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howardson digs a right hand underneath Miles's ribcage. Miles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Howardson lands a nice uppercut.
Howardson lands with a left to the head.
Howardson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howardson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howardson lands with a right to the head.
Howardson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howardson lands with a light punch inside.
Howardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howardson lands a nice shot to the body.
Miles looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howardson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Howardson.
Howardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Howardson.
Howardson gets through Miles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howardson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
We've been informed that Miles has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Howardson lands a nice uppercut.
Howardson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howardson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Howardson fails to land.
Howardson lands an uppercut.
Miles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howardson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howardson lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Howardson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howardson.
Howardson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howardson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Howardson.
A short left from Howardson.
Howardson lands a shot to the body.
Howardson lands with a left to the head.
Howardson lands an uppercut.
Howardson lands a shot to the body.
Miles takes a shot to the head.
Howardson scores a nice knee to the body.
Howardson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Howardson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Howardson.
Howardson is working Miles over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Howardson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Howardson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
Howardson lands with a nice combination. Miles backs away looking to recover.
Howardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howardson has managed to clinch.
Michael Howardson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howardson misses with the head strike.
Howardson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miless head.
Howardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miles can do to turn this around?
Howardson pushes Miles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miles takes a shot to the head.
Howardson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howardson scores with a shot to the side of Miles's head.
Howardson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howardson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howardson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Howardson.
Miles is pushing Howardson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miles takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Howardson on the inside.
Miles is rocked!
Howardson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Miles is looking to break free of the clinch but Howardson has double underhooks.
Howardson cracks Miles with a nice body shot.
Howardson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howardson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Howardson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howardson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howardson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miless head.
Howardson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miles takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howardson.
Howardson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miles is still on wobbly legs! Can Howardson finish him?
Howardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miles takes a shot to the head.
Howardson pushes Miles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howardson lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Howardson.
Howardson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howardson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Howardson lands with a light punch inside.
Howardson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Howardson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howardson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howardson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Howardson lands a nice uppercut.
Howardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howardson.
Howardson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Miles! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Howardson is unloading with more strikes now! Miles drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Howardson!
Michael Howardson retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Howardson thanked Caveman clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Robshaw (ranked 7830 p4p, 210 weight class) and Kostas Karelis (ranked 3341 p4p, 134 weight class). Martin Robshaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Martin Robshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelis takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Robshaw.
Karelis throws a body punch but Robshaw moves out of range.
Karelis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robshaw is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robshaw slips under a jab from Karelis.
Robshaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Robshaw.
Karelis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robshaw slips a straight right by Karelis.
Karelis 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.
Robshaw scores with a jab.
Karelis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Karelis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karelis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Robshaw's face as Karelis controls the position.
Karelis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Karelis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robshaw some visible discomfort.
Karelis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Robshaw's shoulder. That is not cool.
Karelis looks up at the clock and then as Robshaw takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Karelis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis controlling from side mount.
Karelis working the ground and pound from side control.
Karelis happy to just control the position for now.
Karelis working the strikes but Robshaw uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Karelis not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robshaw taking some punishment here, with Karelis in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karelis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robshaw wants to control but Karelis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Karelis.
Robshaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robshaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelis controlling the action here.
Robshaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karelis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelis stalling.
Karelis winds up and cracks Robshaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karelis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Karelis 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Robshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robshaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelis.
A cross from Robshaw lands.
Karelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robshaw avoids the body shot from Karelis.
Robshaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Karelis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karelis is rocked!
Robshaw lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Karelis head around and knocks him out cold! Robshaw hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Robshaw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Howard (ranked 5587 p4p, 122 weight class) and Arnold Kallas (ranked 5787 p4p, 184 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Kallas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard gets caught napping as Kallas dives in and scores a takedown. Howard manages to retain guard.
Kallas throws a sloppy strike and Howard has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kallas is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Howard!
A less than humble Michael Howard misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico I Pivo (ranked 2267 p4p, 95 weight class) and Francisco Danconia Jr (ranked 6187 p4p, 124 weight class). I Pivo comes to the cage accompanied by moderna cajka. Nico I Pivo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Danconia Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Rio de Janeiro, Nico I Pivo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Danconia Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Pivo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danconia Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
I Pivo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danconia Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Danconia Jr.
Danconia Jr misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danconia Jr.
A short left from Danconia Jr.
I Pivo is breathing heavily.
Danconia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of I Pivos head.
Danconia Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danconia Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of I Pivo backwards.
I Pivo is trying to stall.
Danconia Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of I Pivo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danconia Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danconia Jr.
Danconia Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danconia Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danconia Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Danconia Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I Pivo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Danconia Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danconia Jr.
A short right from Danconia Jr.
Danconia Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of I Pivo backwards.
Danconia Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I Pivo is rocked!
Danconia Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh I Pivo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danconia Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danconia Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danconia Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danconia Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but I Pivo uses good head movement to avoid it.
I Pivo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I Pivo seems to have got his legs back now.
Danconia Jr drops I Pivo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! I Pivo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Danconia Jr creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends I Pivo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! I Pivo drops to his knees and Danconia Jr pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Danconia Jr!
Francisco Danconia Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Francisco Danconia Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Nico I Pivo had this to say: 'fuck,I can beat him'.
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