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W8 E2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Drago (ranked 4982 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Generic Jobber (ranked 166 p4p, 65 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Android Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Generic Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jobber defends well and Drago ends up having to push Jobber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drago wants to stall.
Drago trying to control the position but instead, Jobber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drago into the cage.
Jobber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Jobber won't allow it.
Drago changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jobber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drago.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Jobber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jobber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jobber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago closes the distance but Jobber moves to the side
and Jobber counters with a left to the body.
Jobber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jobber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drago with a body shot.
Drago with a poor takedown
and Jobber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Android Drago has been cut.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago wants to clinch
and Jobber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Drago misses
and Jobber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jobber as Drago shoots in.
Jobber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drago tries for a takedown but Jobber circles away easily
and Jobber counters with a nice body shot.
Jobber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jobber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago dives in for a single leg takedown but Jobber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jobber appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber scores with a shoulder strike.
Jobber pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drago blocks a body shot from Jobber.
Jobber lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jobber.
Jobber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Android Drago's cut is getting worse.
Jobber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragos head.
Drago really is a fat lump.
Jobber is trying to break free.
Jobber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jobber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jobber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jobber.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jobber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Drago successfully pulls guard.
Jobber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jobber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jobber is still trying to improve position.
Jobber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jobber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Generic Jobber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Android Drago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago with a poor takedown
and Jobber counters with a nice right hand that sends Drago toppling to the canvas! Drago scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jobber finish him?!
Drago misses with a takedown attempt
and Jobber counters with a right hand to the body.
Jobber dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Android Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jobber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Generic Jobber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jobber wants it to stay on the feet.
Jobber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt
and Jobber counters with a nice right hand that sends Drago toppling to the canvas! Drago scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jobber finish him?!
 Drago is rocked!
Android Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Jobber moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Jobber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries for a takedown but Jobber circles away easily
and Jobber counters with a crisp right that sends Drago to the canvas! Jobber follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Generic Jobber!
An out of breath Generic Jobber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Creele (ranked 24384 p4p, 3752 weight class) and Xiong Guo (ranked 134 p4p, 141 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alphonse Creele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiong Guo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guo cracks a nice hook into Creele's ribs.
A slow jab from Creele misses its intended target.
Guo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Creele at a distance.
Alphonse Creele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guo scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Guo as he checks the leg kick.
Creele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guo backs up against the cage.
Guo slips under a jab.
Guo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guo jabs Creele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Creele misses with an uppercut
and Guo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creele misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creele tries to clinch but Guo is having none of it.
Creele throws a jab when Guo was well out of range.
Guo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guo momentarily.
Creele looks to throw the jab but Guo is out of range.
Good leg kick by Creele.
Creele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fetus MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Guo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Creele lands a jab to the nose.
Creele misses with a looping left.
Guo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guo takes a swing at Creele's ribcage but misses.
Guo looks to throw the jab but Creele is out of range.
Creele throws a body kick that misses.
Creele misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Creele misses.
Creele stuns Guo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guo slips under a jab.
Creele is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Creele misses with a hook.
Guo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Creele with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guo.
Creele misses with a hook
and Guo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Creele.
Guo catches Creele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Creele.
Creele throws a right hand that misses
and Guo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creele thinking.
Guo throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creele. Guo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creele misses with a hook. Guo ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Creele tenderised Guo's leg. Guo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Creele misses.
Creele scores with a nice head shot.
Creele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Creele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guo.
Creele with a nice calf kick.
Creele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guo misses the jab.
Guo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Creele misses the target.
Guo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Guo lands with a good body shot.
Creele throws a sloppy body shot
and Guo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Creele throws a shot from downtown. Guo moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creele lands a glancing blow to the side of Guo's head.
Creele moves forwards but Guo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guo duly obliges.
Creele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guo.
Guo checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Guo coming out on top.
Guo moves out of range of the strikes.
Guo moves away from the strike by Creele.
Guo digs a good body shot into Creele's ribs.
Guo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alphonse Creele will probably get the nod.
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.
Guo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Creele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guo.
Xiong Guo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Creele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Creele thinking.
Creele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Creele rather than just go for the knockout.
Creele throws a solid leg kick but Guo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creele.
Guo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creele moves away.
An inside leg kick from Creele misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creele moves forwards but Guo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Creele throws a push kick but Guo slaps the foot to one side.
Creele misses with an uppercut
and Guo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creele throws a poor cross that misses
and Guo counters with a straight right hand.
Guo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guo. Creele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creele misses with an uppercut.
Creele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Creele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guo manages to avoid it.
Guo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Creele throws a low kick but Guo moves out of range easily.
Guo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Creele misses the target.
Creele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guo misses with a hook to the body
and Creele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creele cracks Guo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Creele misses.
Guo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Creele.
Creele misses the shot to the body.
Guo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Creele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guo. Creele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creele misses with a looping left.
Creele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creele misses with a body shot.
Guo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guo takes a swing at Creele's ribcage but misses.
Creele misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Creele.
Creele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Creele misses with a straight right.
Guo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creele misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creele throws a looping overhand right but Guo ducks down to avoid it.
Guo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guo misses with a body shot.
Guo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creele.
Guo moves out of range of the leg kick from Creele.
A telegraphed right hand from Creele misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Guo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Creele misses with a straight right.
Guo checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Guo.
Guo throws a jab when Creele was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Creele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creele swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Guo counter with a right hand.
Guo staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alphonse Creele will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Creele.
Guo misses with a straight left.
Guo scores with a jab to the body.
Creele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guo.
Guo digs a good hook to Creele's body.
Creele throws a body shot but no joy.
Guo takes one to the side of the head.
Guo throws a body shot but no joy.
Creele looks for the body kick but Guo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creele ducks under a wild hook from Guo.
Creele misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Creele - the referee stops the clock and Guo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Creele. Guo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Creele lands a jab to Guo's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creele throws a poor cross that misses
and Guo counters with a nice uppercut.
Creele looks to score with a jab to the body but Guo is just out of range.
Creele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guo.
Creele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Creele blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Creele misses the target.
Guo dodges the punch combination from Creele.
The crowd cheers as Creele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guo doesn't seem phased though.
Creele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guo's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creele throws a right hand that Guo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guo also avoids with ease.
Guo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guo scores with a body shot.
Creele tries a low kick but Guo avoids it.
Creele misses with the body kick
and Guo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guo staying out of range there.
Guo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creele slips under a jab from Guo.
As Guo backs away, Creele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Creele throws the left hand but Guo avoids the punch easily.
Creele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creele throws a lazy right hand but Guo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creele swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Guo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guo just misses with a punch to the body.
Creele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Creele tries to land a leg kick but Guo saw it coming and moves away.
Guo throws a body punch but Creele moves out of range.
Guo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creele.
Guo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Creele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guo.
Guo misses with a body punch
and Creele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xiong Guo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Guo coming out on top.
Guo throws a hook to the side of Creele's head but Creele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guo takes a swing at Creele's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guo, as that shot connected.
Creele throws a series of punches but Guo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creele throws a shot from downtown. Guo moves away and avoids it.
Creele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guo swings for the body but Creele moves out of range.
Creele motions for Guo to come forward. Creele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Creele throws out a loose jab but Guo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Creele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creele manages to avoid it.
Guo throws out a loose jab but Creele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alphonse Creele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guo.
As Guo looks to move away, Creele throws a big counter combo but Guo just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonse Creele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Creele!
After winning the bout, Alphonse Creele 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Reem (ranked 1389 p4p, 24380 weight class) and Deruck Nganoo (ranked 20 p4p, 197 weight class). Reem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Daft Punk - Robot Rock. Deruck Nganoo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deruck Nganoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nganoo throws a shot from downtown. Reem moves away and avoids it.
Nganoo misses with a straight left.
Nganoo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nganoo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nganoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nganoo can't get the takedown.
Nganoo pulls guard.
Nganoo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nganoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nganoo looking for a guillotine here but Reem defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nganoo working for a triangle but Reem defends it easily.
Reem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nganoo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reem defends it easily.
Reem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nganoo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reem slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nganoo looking for a guillotine here but Reem defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nganoo has his foot on Reem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reem works his way back into a safe position though.
Nganoo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reem stacks Nganoo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reem!
Nganoo can't do much from the bottom here.
Nganoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nganoo is trying to control Reem's posture but Reem avoids it.
That's four 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.
Reem 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nganoo is trying to control Reem's posture but Reem avoids it.
Nganoo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nganoo wants to control but Reem postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deruck Nganoo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reem misses with a body kick.
Reem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nganoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nganoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reem misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nganoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reem feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reem blocks a jab.
Nganoo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReem.
Reem throws a head kick that misses.
Nganoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Reem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nganoo throws a hook but Reem avoids it easily.
Reem half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Nganoo.
Nganoo misses with a hook.
Reem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nganoo wants to counter with a clinch but Reem pushes him away.
Nganoo drives through and clinches with Reem against the cage.
Nganoo jumps guard.
Nganoo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reem doesn't defend quickly enough and Nganoo has managed to lock this one up! Can Reem escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nganoo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deruck Nganoo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Yonic (ranked 2430 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Moose McKinley (ranked 53 p4p, 57 weight class). Dominick Yonic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moose McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinley digs a good body shot into Yonic's ribs.
McKinley scores with a sloppy right hand. Yonic should have avoided that one.
McKinley scores with a decent looking hook.
McKinley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKinley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
A big left from McKinley misses.
McKinley misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
Yonic throws a shot to the body.
Yonic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKinley throws a series of punches but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from McKinley misses its intended target.
McKinley scores with a one two! Yonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moose McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yonic defends it nicely.
McKinley scores with a hook to the body. Yonic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKinley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yonic's head.
McKinley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yonic counters with a left to the body.
McKinley lands with a shot to the body.
Yonic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yonic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKinley.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but McKinley manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley needs to keep his hands up - Yonic had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by McKinley as he connects with a hook.
McKinley misses with a straight right.
McKinley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yonic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dominick Yonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moose McKinley.
Yonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKinley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yonic's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic takes a swing at McKinley's ribcage but misses.
McKinley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Yonic misses.
McKinley cracks Yonic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McKinley works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley misses with a left hand
and Yonic counters with a body kick that stops McKinley in his tracks momentarily.
McKinley throws a shot to the body.
Yonic staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
A jab from McKinley misses.
Nice body kick there by Yonic.
McKinley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McKinley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yonic throws a good cross that connects.
McKinley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley thuds a left hand into Yonic's body.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKinley swings widly with a right hand
and Yonic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinley lands with a hook. Yonic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McKinley lands a head shot.
Dominick Yonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKinley misses with a combination
and Yonic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKinley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Yonic scores with a kick to the body.
McKinley takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moose McKinley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yonic connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for McKinley.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKinley connects with a right hand. Yonic shakes it off.
McKinley avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for McKinley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a really nice looking cross but McKinley seems unphased.
McKinley missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKinley scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic takes a swing at McKinley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley connects with the punch.
Yonic slips under a jab from McKinley.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McKinley walks into a stiff left hand from Yonic.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Yonic misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McKinley.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
McKinley stuns Yonic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from McKinley.
Yonic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKinley misses with a right hand
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McKinley.
McKinley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yonic to counter with a crisp jab.
McKinley throws a shot from downtown. Yonic moves away and avoids it.
McKinley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKinley connects with a nice looking jab.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
McKinley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKinley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yonic eats them both and turns towards McKinley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yonic is rocked!
McKinley cracks Yonic with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yonic tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McKinley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yonic is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moose McKinley!
After winning the bout, Moose McKinley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocken Takedown (ranked 5894 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 181 p4p, 12 weight class). 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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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocken Takedown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire shoots in for a takedown but Takedown shows good takedown defense.
Zaire slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Takedown.
Takedown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takedown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takedown throws a sloppy strike and Zaire has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Takedown is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Zaire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdullah Zaire!
Our winner, Abdullah Zaire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Montenegro (ranked 2211 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Akwasi Nti (ranked 49 p4p, 41 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montenegro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle. Akwasi Nti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Akwasi Nti!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Montenegro moved out of range.
Nti has closed the distance and engaged Montenegro in a clinch.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Nti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montenegro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montenegro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montenegro tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Montenegro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Montenegro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Nti to work.
Montenegro blocks an uppercut.
Montenegro blocks an uppercut.
Montenegro tightens his grip and picks Nti up, before dumping him to the ground. Nti manages to land in guard.
Montenegro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montenegro distracts Nti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montenegro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nti is trying to keep Montenegro in close.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montenegro 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.
Montenegro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montenegro postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Montenegro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Montenegro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nti wants to control the position but Montenegro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Montenegro connects with a nice short shot to Nti's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montenegro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nti trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Montenegro there.
Montenegro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montenegro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montenegro is working away from the top position though.
Nti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montenegro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nti's head.
Montenegro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montenegro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montenegro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montenegro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Montenegro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Montenegro lands a glancing blow to the side of Nti's head.
Nti throws a combination. Montenegro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montenegro shoots for a double leg takedown but Nti sprawls well. He's pushed Montenegro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montenegro is looking to clinch.
Montenegro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nti wants to counter the offense by Montenegro and move into the clinch position.
Nti has Montenegro up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Nti.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Montenegro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montenegro's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
Montenegro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
Montenegro blocks a body shot from Nti.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montenegro tries for a takedown but Nti manages to get underhooks.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Montenegro is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nti to the mat. Nti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nti working a defensive guard here.
Montenegro lands a couple of digs.
Montenegro connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
Montenegro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Montenegro working some strikes from top position.
Montenegro cracks Nti with a solid left hand.
Montenegro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Montenegro chips away with some ground and pound.
Montenegro is pushing down on Nti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nti is fighting to maintain full guard but Montenegro has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Montenegro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montenegro lands strikes from half guard.
 Nti is rocked!
Montenegro is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Nti is hurt! He's hurt bad - Montenegro fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Nti from any more punishment! Congratulations to Montenegro! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Montenegro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginny Cotroni (ranked 1509 p4p, 3391 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 25 p4p, 73 weight class). Apollo Creed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245
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220
1 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ginny Cotroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotroni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cotroni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Creed counters with a crisp one two that drops Cotroni! Creed thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cotroni to his feet! Cotroni is in big trouble!
Cotroni is rocked!
Cotroni misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Cotroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ginny Cotroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Cotroni tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Creed wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed!
Apollo Creed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cosby (ranked 1128 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Nikita Yashin (ranked 34 p4p, 55 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by I Want Your Sex. Yashin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Nikita Yashin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Yashin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cosby shoots in and gets a takedown into Yashin's guard.
Yashin keeping moving, preventing Cosby from controlling successfully.
Cosby content to stall in guard here.
Cosby stands and throws Yashin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yashin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cosby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yashin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil Cosby!
A very excited looking Phil Cosby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adams Bricks (ranked 1304 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Roder Control (ranked 42 p4p, 21 weight class). Roder Control told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Bricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roder Control!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Control misses the target.
Control misses with a hook
and Bricks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Control looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bricks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bricks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Control throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Control cracks Bricks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Control has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bricks to stand back up!
Bricks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Control misses with a left hand
and Bricks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Roder Control has been cut.
Bricks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Control.
Bricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Control throws a hook to the side of Bricks's head but Bricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Control lands with a good body shot.
Control misses with a hook.
Bricks moves away from the strike by Control.
Control throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bricks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bricks defending well as Control loads up on a big left hand.
Bricks throwing a counter right hand but Control manages to avoid it.
Bricks missing with a left hand there. Control was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Control jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bricks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Control.
The fighters circling - Control throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricks connects with a nice looking jab.
Control takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roder Control seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Control misses with a body shot.
Control throws a right hand that misses
and Bricks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Control misses with a right hand
and Bricks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Control misses the jab.
Bricks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Control throws a shot from downtown. Bricks moves away and avoids it.
Bricks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Control's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bricks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Control scrambles back to his feet.
Bricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Control is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Control moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Control throws a jab when Bricks was well out of range.
Bricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Control.
The fighters circling - Bricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricks looks to land a combination. Control sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Control throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bricks counter with a right hand.
Control throws a lazy uppercut
and Bricks counters with a nice uppercut.
Control is rocked!
Control misses with a hook
and Bricks counters with a huge left! Control is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bricks isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Control from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bricks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adams Bricks!
A very excited looking Adams Bricks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Nti (ranked 1607 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Vinny Cotroni (ranked 27 p4p, 33 weight class). Kwame Nti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwame Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Cotroni!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Nti.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cotroni.
Cotroni throws a jab when Nti was well out of range.
Cotroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotroni throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Nti throws a good cross that connects.
Cotroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Cotroni throws a series of punches but Nti moves out of range.
Cotroni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cotroni throws a looping overhand right but Nti ducks down to avoid it.
Cotroni walks into a left hand.
Cotroni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Cotroni misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti scores with a nice strike.
Nti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotroni.
Nti defending well as Cotroni loads up on a big left hand.
Nti connects with a jab.
Cotroni misses with a double jab.
Vinny Cotroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotroni throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
Nti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cotroni defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Nti throws a hook but Cotroni avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Cotroni saw that one coming.
Cotroni throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cotroni working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotroni.
Nti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotroni.
Cotroni prevents a body shot from Nti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nti presses Cotroni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cotroni is trying to force a seperation but Nti has the dominant position.
Cotroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotroni manages to break the clinch.
Nti moves away from the strike by Cotroni.
Nti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Cotroni's head but Cotroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotroni misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti rushes Cotroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotroni throws a nice looking combination but Nti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotroni misses the jab.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nti stalks Cotroni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cotroni's face. Cotroni staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Cotroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nti staying out of range there.
Cotroni throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Nti misses.
Cotroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters by moving into the clinch.
Cotroni is trying to break free.
Cotroni breaks the clinch.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotroni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cotroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Cotroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cotroni jabs Nti right on the nose. Nti blinks but takes it well.
Nti moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti jabs Cotroni right on the nose. Cotroni blinks but takes it well.
Cotroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nti slips a jab and a cross from Cotroni.
Cotroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cotroni throws a shot from downtown. Nti moves away and avoids it.
Cotroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cotroni misses with a straight left.
Cotroni misses with a looping right.
Nti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotroni.
Nti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nti moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti works Cotroni's body with a nice hook.
Cotroni misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cotroni.
Nti lunges at Cotroni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotroni's hand.
Vinny Cotroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotroni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nti eats them both and turns towards Cotroni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Nti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nti.
Cotroni looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nti works over Cotroni's head and body with a nice combination.
Nti fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotroni throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Cotroni misses with the combination.
Cotroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Nti misses.
Nti blocks a jab.
Cotroni throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Cotroni misses with a left hand
and Nti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cotroni!
Cotroni trying to remain calm as Nti controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotroni is trying to get back to his feet.
Cotroni trying to remain calm as Nti controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cotroni throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotroni misses with a straight left.
Nti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cotroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cotroni.
Nti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cotroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Cotroni misses with a combination
and Nti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nti.
Cotroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Cotroni throws a right hand that Nti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nti also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti lands a nice looking body shot.
Cotroni misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
Cotroni misses with a hook
so Nti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cotroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cotroni might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti wants to pass the guard but Cotroni is keeping the position.
Nti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cotroni is looking to stand up but Nti isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti defending well as Cotroni loads up on a big left hand.
Nti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotroni.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nti, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotroni misses with an uppercut.
Nti is looking to counter the offense by Cotroni and move into the clinch.
Cotroni misses the jab.
Nti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cotroni manages to circle out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Cotroni. Those never looked like landing.
Nti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cotroni throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Nti just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotroni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotroni scrambles back to his feet.
Cotroni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cotroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nti.
Cotroni has control of Nti's left arm, preventing Nti from doing any damage.
Cotroni being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotroni pulls Nti in close to his closed guard and prevents Nti from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cotroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nti is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nti slips under a jab from Cotroni.
Nti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotroni.
Cotroni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cotroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Cotroni misses with a looping right.
Cotroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Cotroni.
Kwame Nti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Cotroni.
Cotroni missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotroni throws out a loose jab but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotroni throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotroni misses the jab.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Nti scores with a jab to the body.
Nti misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Decent striking displayed by Nti there.
A big right from Cotroni misses.
Cotroni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cotroni lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotroni takes one to the chin there.
Cotroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotroni's corner calls for a 1-2. Cotroni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Cotroni misses its intended target.
Nti thuds a left hand into Cotroni's body.
Nti rushes Cotroni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cotroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cotroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cotroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti tries to work over Cotroni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cotroni.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Cotroni has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Cotroni misses with some punches.
Vinny Cotroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotroni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotroni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kwame Nti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotronis head.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Cotroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cotroni fails to land.
Cotroni breaks from the clinch.
Nti has closed the distance and engaged Cotroni in a clinch.
Nti prevents Cotroni from breaking the clinch.
Nti misses with some punches.
Cotroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands a right hand.
Cotroni tries to break the clinch but Nti is controlling the position.
Cotroni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cotroni can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Cotroni prevents a body shot from Nti.
Nti controlling the action here for a moment.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti scores with a shot to the side of Cotroni's head.
Cotroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotroni tries to break the clinch but Nti is controlling the position.
Nti is working Cotroni over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwame Nti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cotroni wants to get back to striking at distance but Nti won't allow it.
Nti lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cotroni to his knees! Nti keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Nti!
Kwame Nti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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