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SCC 31: Too Much PRIDE PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Tamburello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Tamburello!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamburello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamburello throws a series of punches but Nutz avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Tamburello misses.
The crowd cheers as Tamburello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nutz doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Tamburello - just one landing.
Tamburello throws a nice looking combination but Nutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tamburello's waist but Tamburello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutz off to one side.
No joy there for Tamburello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamburello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nutz at a distance.
Nutz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tamburello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nutz somewhat.
Tamburello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Tamburello connects with a jab.
Tamburello catches Nutz napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nutz to the canvas!
Nutz is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tamburello's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Nutz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamburello postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nutz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tamburello!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamburello tries to hold on but Nutz pushes him away.
Nutz seems to have got his legs back now.
Nutz looking for a guillotine from mount but Tamburello is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tamburello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tamburello can't escape the position.
Tamburello holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nutz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nutz landing strikes from the mount.
Nutz lands a big shot there that rocks Tamburello but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nutz punching from mount but Tamburello doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamburello is looking to get to half guard.
Nutz unloads with some shots from mount but Tamburello bucks and avoids them well.
Nutz lands with some strikes.
Tamburello is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tamburello has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nutz 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.
Nutz wants to control the pace but Tamburello is squirming around nicely.
Tamburello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nutz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nutz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tamburello tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamburello is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nutz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nutz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nutz lands a big elbow.
Nutz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nutz looking to ground and pound but Tamburello is blocking nicely.
Tamburello is trying to escape the mount.
Nutz wants to finish this one by submission but Tamburello is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nutz.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Nutz prevents Tamburello from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nutz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tamburello is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Nutz has taken his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tamburello preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nutz.
Tamburello has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nutz looking for the RNC.
Nutz has the hooks in. Tamburello is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tamburello trying to control but not successfully.
Tamburello is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nutz struggling to land strikes to the head as Tamburello covers up.
Tamburello is trying to break free.
Nutz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tamburello trying to get back to his feet but Nutz is in full control for now.
Nutz looking for the choke from the back.
Nutz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tamburello up.
Nutz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tamburello is trying to defend against the choke here but Nutz has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nutz Tightens the hold and Tamburello taps out furiously! Nutz displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Nutz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson comes to the ring accompanied by Here To Stay by Korn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Larson is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster tries to pass to full mount but Larson defends it.
Foster tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Larson.
Larson looking for submissions off his back.
Foster is trying to control the action in half guard but Larson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larson!
Poor strikes thrown by Foster there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Larson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Larson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foster is keeping the position for now.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Foster.
Larson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster keeping full guard, as Larson tries to pass.
Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Larson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larsonis looking to pass into half guard but Foster pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Foster is in guard.
Larson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larson has a closed guard, preventing Foster from standing up.
Foster wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larson.
Larson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Larson won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
Larson tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Foster is pulling down on Larson's head to control his posture.
Foster wants to stand but Larson is controlling the position.
Foster looks gassed!
Larson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Foster dives on top into guard.
Larson looking for a sweep. Not yet Larson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster is looking to stand up but Larson won't let him.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Larson.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.
Larson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Larson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Larson is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
Foster trying to control here.
Larson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larson.
Larson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Larson looking to sit in guard and control but Foster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Larson wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larson's head.
Foster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larson wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster pushing down on Larson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foster is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster prevents Larson from improving his position.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larson!
Larson wants to control but Foster is having none of it.
Larson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Foster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larson is looking to escape.
Foster with a couple of short strikes.
Foster working Larson over with strikes here.
Foster lands a big elbow.
Foster content just to control the position here.
Foster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Foster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Larson.
Larson 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.
Foster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Larson's guard.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larson is trying to control the position but Foster postures up.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Foster trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foster as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larson shoots and misses
and Foster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
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.
Larson shoots in and bounces Foster off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Larson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Foster has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Larson is looking to defend but Foster has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Larson! Foster pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Larson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Foster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osborne has chosen DMX - We Right Here as his entrance music. Wayne Osborne struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Osborne tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Osborne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne Osborne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osborne misses with a low kick.
Osborne shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osborne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osborne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Osborne has wrist control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Osborne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones stays in close to Osborne's body and controls the position.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Osborne blocks nicely.
Osborne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Osborne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones 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.
Jones 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.
Jones pushing down on Osborne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Osborne is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Osborne has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones trying to control the action but Osborne is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Osborne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Osborne tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Osborne throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Osborne looks gassed!
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones scores with the left hand. Osborne knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Osborne wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Osborne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osborne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Osborne from controlling successfully.
Jones is controlling Osborne's posture.
Jones has his feet on Osborne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Osborne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Osborne tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Osborne blocks a head kick by Jones.
Osborne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Osborne off the ropes and back into rage.
Jones with a jab.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osborne.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Osborne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Osborne takes one to the side of the head.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Osborne's torso.
Osborne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Osborne misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osborne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones lands a head kick. Osborne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Osborne!
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Osborne to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Osborne shrugs it off.
Osborne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones looking to control but Osborne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Osborne is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Osborne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Osborne is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Osborne looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones landing punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Osborne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones working Osborne over with strikes here.
Osborne is looking to get to half guard.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Osborne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Osborne is trying to escape the mount.
Osborne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Osborne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Osborne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Osborne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Osborne tries to improve position but can't.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Osborne wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Osborne takes one to the chin there.
Osborne misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Osborne.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones catches Osborne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Osborne is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justice Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones digs a good hook to Osborne's body.
Jones looks to land a combination. Osborne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Osborne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Osborne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osborne wants to clinch
and Osborne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Osborne shrugs it off though.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne Osborne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones lands a head kick. Osborne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Osborne is breathing heavily.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones lands a jab to Osborne's midsection.
Osborne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Osborne keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Osborne has wrist control.
Jones 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.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Osborne shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Osborne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Osborne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Osborne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Osborne looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne is looking to get to half guard.
Osborne is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Osborne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Osborne is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Osborne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Osborne is rocked!
Osborne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Osborne is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Osborne wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Osborne taking shots to the head.
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Osborne is having none of it.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Osborne seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Osborne is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Osborne is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Osborne flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jones anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Osborne and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jones slips an arm under Osborne chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jones has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jones is squeezing on Osborne like an anaconda would it's prey. Osborne fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justice Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Nash had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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24
166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Olympus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olympus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Olympus 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.
Olympus trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olympus advances position into side control!
Olympus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olympus has hold of Nash's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nash manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Olympus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nash's face.
Nash can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus controlling his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You get the feeling that Nash really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Olympus.
Nash regains half guard.
Olympus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olympus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Olympus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olympus trying to control from half guard but Nash is working away.
Olympus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nash reverses the position - he's now on top in Olympus's guard.
Nash looking to sit in guard and control but Olympus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Olympus is working for a submission of some sort.
Olympus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nash does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olympus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nash trying to control here.
Nash is looking to escape.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Olympus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olympus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nash did well to prevent Olympus getting side control.
Olympus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nash keeps working.
Nash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Olympus from controlling successfully.
Olympus won't allow Nash to get back to his feet.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Olympus from controlling successfully.
Nash 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.
Olympus is looking to advance position but Nash has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Olympus is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olympus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nash sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olympus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nash prevents Olympus from getting the reversal.
Nash trying to control but Olympus is having none of it.
Olympus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Olympus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Olympus passes to full mount!
Olympus prevents Nash from getting the reversal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Olympus controlling from the full mount.
Nash wants to try and get back to his feet.
Olympus content just to control the position here.
Olympus has hold of Nash's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nash manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Olympus scoring with strikes but Nash is staying in there.
Nash is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Olympus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nash hang on?
Olympus controlling the position easily from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Olympus looking to control but Nash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nash working to try and regain half guard.
Olympus trying to control but Nash is having none of it.
Olympus content just to control the position here.
Olympus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Olympus tries to control but Nash wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olympus scoring with strikes but Nash is staying in there.
Olympus unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Nash really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nash is bucking up trying to escape but Olympus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nash is rocked!
Olympus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Nash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olympus content just to control the position here.
Nash taking shots to the head.
Olympus lands a big elbow - Nash is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nash is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Apollo Olympus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the ring accompanied by Panasonic Youth by The Dillinger Escape Plan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Louis Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Fernando !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando fails with the takedown.
Fernando dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Fernando 's head and hops out.
Louis Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Evans lands the left hand.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fernando is rocked!
Evans connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fernando - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Louis Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hasimir Fenring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenring comes to the ring accompanied by Opeth - The Grand Conjuration. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
184 lbs
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25
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Hasimir Fenring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fenring.
Fenring jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Maddox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maddox.
Fenring throws the left hand but Maddox avoids the punch easily.
Maddox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fenring tries to avoid it but Maddox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fenring to the ground. Fenring escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fenring throws a combination that misses
and Fenring takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hasimir Fenring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenring misses with a body shot.
Fenring scores with a punch to the head.
Fenring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fenring punishes Maddox's body with a nice straight punch.
Fenring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Fenring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fenring but Fenring pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but Fenring sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maddox lands a jab to the nose.
Fenring just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox 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.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fenring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenring keeping full guard, as Maddox tries to pass.
Maddox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fenring is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maddox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenring keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maddox looking to ground and pound but Fenring is blocking nicely.
Fenring tries to buck Maddox off but he can't manage it.
Maddox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thowing shots but they're missing.
Fenring wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maddox.
Fenring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fenring blocking the ground and pound.
Maddox thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maddox punching from mount but Fenring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maddox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maddox working the ground and pound effectively.
Maddox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maddox misses with a head shot.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maddox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fenring because Maddox loaded up on that one.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fenring holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maddox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maddox misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fenring is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fenring holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maddox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maddox unloads with some shots from mount but Fenring bucks and avoids them well.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Maddox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fenring is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Maddox throws some wild stikes that Fenring manages to avoid easily.
Maddox landing punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maddox with good strikes from the mount here!
Maddox is landing with some decent strikes but Fenring is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fenring wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maddox.
Maddox has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fenring's face.
The referee warns Fenring that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fenring holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maddox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maddox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fenring looks a forlorn figure.
Maddox looking to ground and pound but Fenring is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox unloads with some shots from mount but Fenring bucks and avoids them well.
Fenring is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maddox is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fenring can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fenring blocking the ground and pound.
Maddox lands a big shot there that rocks Fenring but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fenring trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fenring is breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maddox throws some wild stikes that Fenring manages to avoid easily.
Fenring avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maddox.
Maddox lands with some strikes.
Maddox lands with some strikes.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maddox is landing with some decent strikes but Fenring is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fenring avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maddox.
Maddox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fenring because Maddox loaded up on that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maddox punching from mount but Fenring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maddox breaks from Fenring's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maddox punching from mount but Fenring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maddox working the ground and pound effectively.
Fenring squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maddox lands a heavy elbow.
Maddox wants to control the pace but Fenring is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maddox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Fenring.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Maddox dodges the punch combination from Fenring.
Fenring misses with a two punch combination.
Maddox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fenring smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Fenring as Maddox shoots in.
Fenring throws a series of punches but Maddox moves out of range.
Fenring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Maddox with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenring.
Fenring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenring.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Fenring dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hasimir Fenring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
Fenring scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fenring ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fenring misses with an uppercut. Maddox saw that one coming.
Fenring digs a good hook to Maddox's body.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenring lands a really nice looking cross but Maddox seems unphased.
Fenring just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox checks a leg kick nicely.
Fenring misses with a straight right.
Fenring throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Fenring looks to throw the jab but Maddox is out of range.
Fenring misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenring was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
A lazy left from Maddox finds it's target.
Maddox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fenring to the mat! Fenring manages to get full guard.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Fenring keeps moving.
Maddox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maddox trying to control but Fenring is working from the bottom.
Maddox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fenring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maddox stops Fenring from standing up.
Maddox throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fenring darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fenring lunges at Maddox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maddox's hand.
Maddox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maddox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fenring finds it's way round the side to connect with Maddox's head.
Fenring lands the left hand.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fenring.
Fenring misses with a body shot
and Maddox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fenring's guard.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Fenring keeps moving.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maddox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maddox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Fenring blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fenring throws a looping overhand right but Maddox ducks down to avoid it.
Fenring swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maddox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maddox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fenring's head.
Maddox looks to land a strike but Fenring avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maddox trying to control but Fenring is working from the bottom.
Maddox with a nice head shot there.
Maddox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maddox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ken Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maddox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Fenring blocks nicely.
Hasimir Fenring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing.
Maddox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Fenring.
Good work by Maddox as he checks the leg kick.
Fenring misses with a low kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maddox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fenring.
Fenring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Fenring is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Fenring misses its intended target.
Fenring leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fenring misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a stiff right hand.
Maddox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fenring throws out the jab.
Fenring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenring scores with a leg kick.
Fenring lands the left hand.
Fenring connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fenring lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Fenring. Beautiful body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maddox.
Fenring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fenring moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Fenring.
Fenring takes a swing at Maddox's ribcage but misses.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
Fenring misses with a two punch combination.
Fenring scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Maddox.
I think Maddox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 19:20
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 19:19
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ken Maddox!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Rivers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Rivers!
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, Diangi Makiavala!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers scores with a takedown into Makiavala's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makiavala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rivers stays in close to Makiavala's body and controls the position.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Makiavala keeps moving.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rivers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makiavala works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Makiavala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rivers 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers trying to control but Makiavala is working from the bottom.
Makiavala wants to sweep here but Rivers controlling him for the moment.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makiavala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers distracts Makiavala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivers throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rivers looking to sit in guard and control but Makiavala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Makiavala controlling him for the moment.
Makiavala 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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Makiavala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rivers is pulling down on Makiavala's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makiavala throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makiavala keeping full guard, as Rivers tries to pass.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makiavala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Makiavala is keen to just control but Rivers is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying is best to control the position here.
Rivers is not content to let Makiavala control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makiavala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Makiavala from controlling successfully.
Rivers managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Makiavala tries to pass.
Makiavala stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
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.
Makiavala trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Rivers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makiavala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Makiavala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makiavala.
Makiavala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makiavala wants it to stay on the feet.
Makiavala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rivers showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rivers lands a nice short elbow.
Rivers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makiavala is pressing down on Rivers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rivers slips nicely into half guard.
Rivers is looking to take a break and control but Makiavala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves into full mount! Makiavala won't be happy about that!
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makiavala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivers lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rivers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Makiavala is rocked!
Rivers has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makiavala's face.
Makiavala is still in real trouble! Can Rivers finish him?
Rivers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rivers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makiavala is looking to escape.
Makiavala seems to have recovered his senses.
Makiavala is desperately trying to improve his position but Rivers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rivers wants to control the pace but Makiavala is squirming around nicely.
Makiavala is desperately trying to improve his position but Rivers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makiavala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Rivers.
Makiavala is trying desperately to improve position.
Makiavala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Makiavala scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rivers land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rivers stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Rivers!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the ring accompanied by Stir It Up. Harper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome To Jamrock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Harper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harper. That one must have hurt.
Jab from Kelly.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Harper is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harper momentarily.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
A jab from Kelly finds it's way through Harper's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly lands with a hook. Harper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Harper.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harper misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Harper walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harper.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Van Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harper, right into the meat.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harper slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly forces Harper back against the ropes and clinches.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Harper into the ropes.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harper has his back to the ropes.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Harper.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harper breaks the clinch.
Harper slips under a jab.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
Harper keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Harper clinches.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Harper into the ropes.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Kelly looking to stall.
Harper tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
Kelly can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stalling against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly pushes Harper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly clinches up with Harper and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Harper.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Kelly's ribcage.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Harper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Harper wants to stall.
Harper blocking some punches.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harpers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper is trying to stall.
Harper is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly pushes Harper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harper letting Kelly take a breather here.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harper up against the ropes.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Harper blocking some punches.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harper lands with a nice body kick.
Harper tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Harper's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Harper throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harper's head.
Harper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly cracks Harper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
and Harper makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kelly really felt that one!
Harper tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Ben Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harper has time to react.
Harper connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Harper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Harper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Harper's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Harper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Harper tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Harper's head.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Kelly catches Harper right on the button with a cross.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Harper.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Harper's ribs.
Harper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harper swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Harper is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harper throws a solid leg kick but Kelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harper.
Harper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Harper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Kelly takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Kelly has Harper pushed against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to stall.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Kelly wants to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the ropes.
Kelly working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper stalling in the clinch.
Kelly looking to stall.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper has Kelly pressed against the ropes.
Harper continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Harper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the ropes.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Kelly is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Harper being controlled against the ropes.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Kelly is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Van Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Kelly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harper counters with a good, hard body kick but Kelly shrugs it off.
Harper throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Harper's ribs.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kelly swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harper.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Harper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelly moves out of range as Harper throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Harper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Harper lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly scores with a jab.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harper has time to react.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
Kelly cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Harper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Harper tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Harper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Harper misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Harper counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Harper moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Harper connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Harper moved out of range nicely.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harper on the side of the head.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly lunges at Harper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harper's hand.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Harper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelly punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Kelly misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harper swivels and escapes.
Harper tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harper.
Harper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly misses with a body shot
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly lands with a cross.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Harper prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper is rocked!
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly misses with some punches.
Harper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harper is looking to clinch.
Harper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harper's head backwards.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harper has Kelly up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Harper is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harper has his back to the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly pushes Harper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Kelly!
Van Kelly retains his lightweight title!
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