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YFL 29: All of the Lights PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall Mason has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Brutus's chin.
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mason!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Brutus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brutus gets slowly back to his feet.
Brutus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react.
Brutus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mason's half guard.
Brutus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brutus thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Brutus is controlling the pace.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brutus throwing shots but Mason is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is trying to stand up here but Brutus is controlling him well.
Brutus wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brutus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brutus is trying to work for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
Brutus trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
Mason wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brutus.
Brutus 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.
Brutus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Brutus prevents Mason from standing back up.
Brutus wants to stand up but Mason has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brutus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
Brutus is looking to stall here but Mason recovers full guard.
Brutus has gone for a leg lock! Mason slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brutus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason chips away with some ground and pound.
Mason drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brutus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mason has Brutus in his guard.
Brutus throwing strikes but missing.
Brutus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brutus tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Brutus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Brutus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brutus wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Brutus throwing strikes but missing.
Brutus tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Brutus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brutus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Brutus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brutus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mason momentarily.
Mason tries to clinch but Brutus moves away
and Brutus counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason misses with a combination
and Brutus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mason won't be happy with that.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mason tries to escape but Brutus is in control.
Mason managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brutus.
Mason is not content to let Brutus control the position.
Brutus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus lands some shots froms side control.
Brutus trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Brutus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brutus trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Brutus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marcus Brutus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brutus throwing strikes but Mason manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brutus is pressing down on Mason's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brutus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brutus is on top in guard.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brutus trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Brutus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Brutus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Mason looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brutus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brutus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brutus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brutus trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brutus lands a couple of elbows.
Brutus working some strikes from top position.
Brutus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mason is keeping the position for now.
Mason wants to stand but Brutus is controlling the position.
Brutus trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Brutus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brutus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mason looks to clinch
and Brutus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brutus throwing strikes but missing.
Brutus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brutus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mason trying to control the position.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brutus pushes down on Mason's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason taking some punishment here, with Brutus in his half guard.
Mason has hold of Brutus's hands but Brutus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brutus wants to free his trapped foot but Mason is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brutus winds up and cracks Mason with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brutus wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Brutus is trying to work for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
Mason is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brutus connects with a nice short shot to Mason's temple.
Brutus working Mason over with strikes.
Brutus winds up and cracks Mason with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brutus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mason has hold of Brutus's hands but Brutus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brutus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brutus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brutus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mason doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brutus.
Brutus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brutus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mason does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mason is trying to maintain the position but Brutus is very close to passing his half guard.
Brutus throwing shots but Mason is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brutus is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
Brutus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brutus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brutus thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Brutus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marshall Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason trying to hold on to Brutus's head to control him but Brutus postures up.
Brutus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcus Brutus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brutus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Brutus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brutus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Brutus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bush!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James has a takedown stuffed.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bush's guard now.
James is stalling in the full guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Bush is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
James postures up in Bush's guard and throws a big left but Bush blocks it.
James trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
James landing with the ground and pound.
James 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 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.
Bush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Bush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bush wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bush passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
James won't allow Bush to pass to mount.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bush pulls his head out easily.
Bush trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to control Bush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Bush tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
Bush is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James trying to hold on to Bush's head to control him but Bush postures up.
Bush wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
James wants to control but Bush is keeping busy.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
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.
James wants to get back to full guard.
James is working hard here to advance position.
Bush is looking for a kimura here.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Bush sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
James drives through and clinches with Bush against the cage.
The referee calls for James to work.
Bush trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bush into the cage.
Bush lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bush's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura but Bush is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
James throwing shots but Bush is blocking nicely.
Bush pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James prevents Bush from standing back up.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James is looking to take a break and control but Bush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bush manages to get to full guard.
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.
James trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
Bush has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Bush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bush stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Bush advances position into side control!
James is looking to regain half guard here but Bush keeps moving and retains side control.
Bush throws an elbow but James slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
James is looking to reverse the position.
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.
James gets back to half guard.
Bush looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for James!
James sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ron James will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James closes the distance and pushes Bush back into the cage.
A hook to the body from James.
Bush is trying to break free.
James crunches a lovely knee into Bush's ribcage.
Bush goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James cracks a nice hook into Bush's ribs.
James throws a lazy body kick
and Bush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James gets full guard.
Bush looking to pass the guard.
Bush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bush!
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bush can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bush avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
James with the ground and pound from mount.
James unloads with some shots from mount but Bush bucks and avoids them well.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bush in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James 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.
James landing shots from mount.
Ron James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bush wants to control but James is having none of it.
Jay Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James content just to control the position here.
James unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley-Road to Zion. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rock Action enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Action!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson moves into the clinch.
Action is trying to stall.
Swanson has Action pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Action tumbling to the mat - Swanson dives into Action's guard.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson postures up in Action's guard and throws a big left but Action blocks it.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson throws a strike but Action rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swanson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Action wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Action looking to sit in guard and control but Swanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Action has wrist control.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Action.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson 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.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Action looking for a sweep. Not yet Action, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Action is keeping the position for now.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Action is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Action works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Swanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Actions head.
Swanson is trying to drag Action to the mat but Action just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swanson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Action tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
Action can't break the clinch.
Swanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Action regains guard.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Action is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Swanson trying to control but Action is working from the bottom.
Action working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson working some strikes from top position.
Swanson with a nice head shot there.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Action is keeping the position for now.
Action is breathing heavily.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Action is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Action works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson cracks Action with a solid left hand.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swanson throws and elbow that misses. Action uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Action!
Swanson pulls Action in close to his closed guard and prevents Action from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swanson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Action uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Action looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Action swinging wildly here.
Action misses with a two punch combination.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Action tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Action is fighting off a takedown attempt but Swanson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Action to the mat. Action regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Action keeps moving.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Action takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Action is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Action keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Swanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Action utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Action preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Swanson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swanson shoots in and bounces Action off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock Action has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Swanson.
A combination from Action does no damage.
Rock Action is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Action tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swanson is in Action's guard.
Swanson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Swanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen The Crimson by Atreyu as his entrance music. 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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27
211 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Cruz throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Johnson is rocked!
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!
walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Johnson limp body while Cruz jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiger Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a Beast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boyle at a distance.
Boyle throws an off balance right hand
and Rage counters with a leg kick.
Rage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Boyle, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Boyle against the cage but Boyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage lands a body shot.
Boyle throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Rage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boyle is breathing heavily.
Rage lands with a nice body kick.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks Boyle off balance momentarily.
Boyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Rage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rage clinches.
Rage is leaning against Boyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Rage gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boyle regains guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyle's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyle has wrist control.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rage scoring with some ground and pound.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Rage 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.
Rage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyle misses with a hook
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rage counters with a low kick, right behind Boyle 's knee.
Rage takes a swing at Boyle's ribcage but misses.
Boyle gets tackled into the cage by Rage. Rage maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rage.
Boyle letting Rage take a breather here.
Boyle throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.
Rage gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rage is keen to just control but Boyle is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage thows a huge punch but Boyle dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Rage.
Rage throwing shots but Boyle is blocking nicely.
Rage wants to control but Boyle is keeping him busy.
Rage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rage is trying to control the action in half guard but Boyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage seems to be working for a kimura but Boyle defends the submission attempt.
Rage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boyle is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage controlling the action here.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Boyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Beast Rage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt - Boyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rage shoots for a double leg takedown but Boyle sprawls well. He's pushed Rage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boyle.
Boyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Rage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boyle really felt that one!
Boyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pete Boyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Rage.
Boyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage throws a sloppy head kick
and Boyle counters with a straight right hand.
Rage throws a head kick that misses.
Boyle misses with a right hand
and Rage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rage.
Boyle being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Rage's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyle has a couple of punches blocked by Rage.
Rage slowing the pace effectively.
Boyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyle tries for a takedown but Rage manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Rage as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle is trying to drag Rage to the mat but Rage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Rage.
Rage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyle or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Rage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rage.
Rage has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boyle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rage punishes Boyle with strikes from the back mount.
The referee is taking a good look at Boyle as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rage!
Rage lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can Boyle hold on?! Rage is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rage punishes Boyle with strikes from the back mount.
You can see the frustration on Boyle's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rage throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Boyle!
Rage looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Boyle tries to escape the position.
Rage is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rage gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rage gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rage apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rage.
Rage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rage.
Rage controlling the position from side mount.
Beast Rage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage wants to control but Boyle is keeping him busy.
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.
Boyle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rage trying to control but Boyle postures up.
Rage tries to roll over but Boyle keeps him under control.
Boyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle trying to control the action but Rage is working from the bottom.
Pete Boyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Goines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goines comes to the cage accompanied by Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva Goes Mental AMV. Jeffrey Goines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
220 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Goines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lex Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goines slips a straight right by Ruthless.
Ruthless misses with a straight right.
Ruthless jabs at Goines's body.
Ruthless getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Ruthless. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Goines misses the target.
Goines shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ruthless is trying to defend but Goines finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goines wants to control but Ruthless is keeping him busy.
Goines throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goines thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goines is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruthless is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goines looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ruthless is staying active underneath Goines, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless wants to get back to his feet.
Goines throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goines is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruthless doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goines.
Ruthless wants to get back to full guard.
Goines throwing shots but Ruthless is blocking nicely.
Goines is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Goines working over Ruthless with some ground and pound. Ruthless looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruthless can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Ruthless is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goines thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruthless's head.
Goines throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruthless works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruthless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruthless working for a triangle but Goines defends it easily.
Goines in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines wants to pass the guard but Ruthless is keeping the position.
Goines postures up.
Ruthless working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goines.
Goines slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goines with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goines wants to pass the guard but Ruthless is keeping the position.
Ruthless working a defensive guard here.
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.
Goines thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruthless keeping full guard, as Goines tries to pass.
Goines is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruthless has wrist control.
Goines trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruthless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruthless is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruthless keeping full guard, as Goines tries to pass.
Ruthless looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Goines dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goines throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goines thinking.
Ruthless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goines was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthless.
Ruthless jabs at Goines's body.
Goines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruthless but Ruthless pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goines on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruthless scores with a jab. Goines acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goines has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruthless finds it's way round the side to connect with Goines's head.
Ruthless fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruthless lands a right hook to the body.
Goines rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruthless counters with a nice body shot.
Goines takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruthless looks to land a combination. Goines sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruthless throws a right and a left that Goines avoids nicely.
Ruthless is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goines.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless misses with a double jab
and Goines counters with a takedown into side control.
Goines fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ruthless is looking to regain half guard here but Goines keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruthless gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Goines with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruthless is just holding on here. Goines manages to take his back.
Goines has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ruthless's body.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is trying to break free.
Goines scores with strikes from the back.
Goines has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ruthless has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Goines 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goines is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ruthless is defending well though. Goines let's go of the attempt for now.
Ruthless wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to break free.
Goines tries to get the hooks in deep but Ruthless pushed the leg off.
Goines looking for the choke but no joy.
Ruthless holding both Goines 's hands and preventing any damage.
Goines cracks Ruthless with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ruthless from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goines is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ruthless is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Goines off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Goines has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruthless holding both Goines 's hands and preventing any damage.
Goines controlling from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruthless defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Goines dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruthless misses with a straight right.
Goines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a hook but Goines avoids it easily.
Ruthless swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruthless thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruthless scores with a sloppy right hand. Goines should have avoided that one.
Goines takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Ruthless.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goines shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruthless manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goines's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruthless lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruthless misses with a body shot.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruthless is fending him off so far but Goines persists. Nope, Ruthless circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Ruthless.
Lex Ruthless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruthless leaves Goines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Ruthless.
Lex Ruthless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruthless displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruthless throws a lazy uppercut
so Goines counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruthless 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.
Ruthless has control of Goines's left arm, preventing Goines from doing any damage.
Goines pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruthless is keeping the position for now.
Ruthless is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goines is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruthless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goines content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goines with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goines won't allow Ruthless to sweep him here.
Jeffrey Goines overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruthless utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruthless wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Goines manages to pass to side control.
Goines is trying to work for a kimura but Ruthless is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless wants to get back to full guard.
Ruthless tries to kick Goines off but Goines keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lex Ruthless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goines takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruthless blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goines.
Ruthless looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruthless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goines landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruthless is trying to control but Goines passes into side control!
Ruthless managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goines.
Goines advances nicely into full mount.
Goines trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goines has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruthless's face.
Goines looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goines can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruthless is looking to escape.
Jeffrey Goines is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goines raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Goines showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goines, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Goines!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Fernandez.
Couture throws a chopping leg kick but Fernandez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
Couture does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fernandez enables Couture to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fernandez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Couture wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Couture sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fernandez's guard.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture slips a nice elbow through Fernandez's hands, connecting with Fernandez's forehead.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
Couture is keen to just control but Fernandez is a slippery customer.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Fernandez's head.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fernandez is not content to let Couture control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Couture stalling.
Couture lands strikes from half guard.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fernandez is rocked!
Couture is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fernandez!
Fernandez is still in real trouble! Can Couture finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Couture! Fernandez is hurt baaadly! Couture is firing away with more strikes - Fernandez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Couture!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattheus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattheus Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Chino!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a head kick but Chino moves out of range.
Santos throws a lazy body kick
and Chino counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chino tries to stand but Santos is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Chino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chino.
Donk. Santos catches Chino right on the button with a cross.
Chino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santos.
Chino throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Chino counters with a nice body kick.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chino counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Chino Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Santos is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alpha Chino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derksen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mindless Self Indulgence- Bitches. Nabonaga has chosen Thief's Theme by Nas as his entrance music. Byron Derksen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Byron Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nabonaga as Derksen shoots in.
Derksen tries to clinch up but Nabonaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Derksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabonaga manages to avoid it.
Derksen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nabonaga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Derksen's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabonaga stops Derksen from standing up.
Derksen is looking for a triangle but Nabonaga pushes his legs off easily.
Nabonaga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Derksen's guard.
Derksen is looking to stand up but Nabonaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Derksen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nabonaga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabonaga throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derksen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derksen misses with a takedown attempt - Nabonaga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Derksen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Derksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nabonaga lands with a straight right. Derksen didn't see that one coming.
Derksen has a takedown stuffed.
Derksen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Derksen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nabonaga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nabonaga wants to control but Derksen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen in side control, throwing shots but Nabonaga defends.
Nabonaga wants to control but Derksen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derksen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Derksen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nabonaga is not content to let Derksen control the position.
Derksen is trying to get an arm triangle but Nabonaga is defending well.
Derksen working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Derksen tries to score with some ground and pound. Nabonaga controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nabonaga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Derksen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Nabonaga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nabonaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Nabonaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derksen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nabonaga stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen trying to control the action but Nabonaga is working from the bottom.
Nabonaga defending against the ground and pound.
Derksen is looking to take a break and control but Nabonaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabonaga taking a bit of punishment here - Derksen scoring with strikes.
Derksen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Derksen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nabonaga misses with an uppercut. Derksen saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Byron Derksen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Derksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Derksen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nabonaga wants to get back to his feet but Derksen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Derksen trying to control but Nabonaga is working from the bottom.
Derksen preventing the sweep.
Derksen advances position into side control!
Nabonaga is looking for a sweep.
Derksen trying to control the action but Nabonaga is working from the bottom.
Derksen working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Derksen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nabonaga defending against the ground and pound.
Derksen tries for a kimura but Nabonaga is defending well.
Derksen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derksen throws a strike aimed at the side of Nabonaga's head but Nabonaga avoids it well.
Derksen grinds an elbow into Nabonaga's temple.
Derksen is trying to get an arm triangle but Nabonaga is defending well.
Derksen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nabonaga has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga is looking to regain half guard here but Derksen keeps moving and retains side control.
Byron Derksen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Derksen grinds an elbow into Nabonaga's temple.
Derksen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nabonaga dodges the ground and pound from Derksen.
Derksen in side control, throwing shots but Nabonaga defends.
Nabonaga on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen working the ground and pound.
Derksen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Derksen decides to stand back up.
Nabonaga throws a big shot that misses.
Odda Nabonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derksen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nabonaga's waist but Nabonaga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derksen off to one side.
Nabonaga lands a body shot.
Derksen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nabonaga as he jumps to the side.
Nabonaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Derksen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nabonaga's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands with a punch from half guard.
Derksen prevents Nabonaga from improving his position.
Derksen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nabonaga's head.
Derksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nabonaga trying to hold on to Derksen's head to control him but Derksen postures up.
Nabonaga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derksen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derksen is thwarting Nabonaga's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Derksen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Derksen misses with a takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a solid body kick.
Derksen with a poor takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nabonaga, right into the meat.
Nabonaga misses with a low kick.
Nabonaga lands a jab to the head.
Derksen tries for a takedown but Nabonaga circles away easily
and Nabonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derksen misses with a double jab
and Nabonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Derksen shoots for a takedown but Nabonaga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derksen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Derksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen shoots in looking for a takedown but Nabonaga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Derksen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derksen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nabonaga. Nabonaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Derksen fails with a takedown attempt.
Derksen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nabonaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nabonaga scores with a hook.
Nabonaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derksen wants to clinch but Nabonaga slips to the side
and Nabonaga counters with a good low kick that Derksen was not able to check.
Nabonaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Byron Derksen has been cut.
Derksen shoots in and drives through. Nabonaga sprawls well.
Derksen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabonaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derksen has time to react.
Nabonaga lands a nice shot that snaps Derksen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga throws a head kick that misses.
Nabonaga clobbers Derksen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nabonaga punishes Derksen's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabonaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Derksen moves out of range of the body kick from Nabonaga.
Nabonaga lands with an overhand left.
Byron Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derksen closes the distance and clinches up with Nabonaga, looking for a takedown. Derksen pushes Nabonaga against the cage but Nabonaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nabonaga lands a head shot.
Nabonaga catches Derksen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Derksen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a three punch combo that has Derksen backing up. Derksen nods at Nabonaga to acknowledge the strikes.
Nabonaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derksen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nabonaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Derksen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga misses with the combination.
Byron Derksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Nabonaga.
Derksen wants to clinch
letting Nabonaga counter with a right hand.
Nabonaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nabonaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Nabonaga catches Derksen right on the button with a cross.
Derksen misses with a takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Derksen thinking.
Nabonaga scores with a head kick. Derksen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derksen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Nabonaga.
Nabonaga cracks Derksen with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga misses with an uppercut. Derksen saw that one coming.
Nabonaga digs a good body shot into Derksen's ribs.
Derksen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nabonaga tests Derksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nabonaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Odda Nabonaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Derksen is defended easily by Nabonaga.
Nabonaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Derksen's sensitive parts.
Nabonaga misses with a hook.
Nabonaga clobbers Derksen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derksen misses with a combination
and Nabonaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nabonaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odda Nabonaga really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Derksen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Derksen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nabonaga which made him look bad.
Derksen with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Nabonaga.
Nabonaga cracks Derksen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Nabonaga.
Derksen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabonaga thuds his right hand into Derksen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nabonaga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nabonaga looks to land a right hand but Derksen moved out of range.
Nabonaga misses with a straight right.
Derksen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nabonaga pinned against the cage. Nabonaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nabonaga slaps away a takedown attempt from Derksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Derksen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nabonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nabonaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nabonaga throws a shot from downtown. Derksen moves away and avoids it.
Derksen shoots for a takedown but Nabonaga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nabonaga misses the jab.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Nabonaga.
Nabonaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Derksen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nabonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Nabonaga - just one landing.
Derksen ducks under a wild hook from Nabonaga.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derksen.
Nabonaga is looking to slow Derksen down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga connects with a body shot that sends Derksen's belly button to the back.
Derksen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nabonaga avoids it really well and circles away.
Nabonaga lands with a hook. Derksen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nabonaga works the jab nicely.
Derksen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nabonaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nabonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Nabonaga catches Derksen right on the button with a cross.
Nabonaga throws a leg kick which misses Derksen's front leg but catches the back leg as Derksen tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Derksen.
Nabonaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nabonaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Nabonaga tenderised Derksen's leg. Derksen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nabonaga scores with a hook.
Derksen tries to clinch but Nabonaga moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Nabonaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nabonaga throws a shot to the body.
Derksen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nabonaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Derksen's head.
Byron Derksen's cut is getting worse.
Nabonaga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Derksen on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabonaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabonaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derksen doesn't seem bothered though.
Nabonaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derksen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Derksen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nabonaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Nabonaga as he connects with a hook.
Nabonaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Derksen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nabonaga is fending him off so far but Derksen persists. Nope, Nabonaga circles away and we're back to standing.
Nabonaga lands a jab to Derksen's midsection.
A head kick misses from Nabonaga.
Derksen tries to clinch up
and Nabonaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nabonaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Derksen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nabonaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byron Derksen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabonaga lands a body shot.
Nabonaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nabonaga lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odda Nabonaga dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Byron Derksen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Derksen closes the distance but Nabonaga moves to the side
and Nabonaga counters with a nice body shot.
Derksen misses with a jab to the body
and Nabonaga counters with a right hand to the body.
Nabonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nabonaga lands a really nice looking cross but Derksen seems unphased.
Derksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nabonaga sprawls well. Nabonaga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nabonaga connects with a jab.
Nabonaga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Derksen's head backwards.
Nabonaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nabonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Derksen.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nabonaga lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen blocks a head kick by Nabonaga.
Nabonaga cracks Derksen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nabonaga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derksen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen misses with a double jab
and Nabonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nabonaga scores with a nice head shot.
Jeez, Byron Derksen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Derksen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Derksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Byron Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabonaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Derksen.
Derksen shoots and misses
and Nabonaga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Derksen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nabonaga lands an overhand right.
Nabonaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Nabonaga misses.
Derksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nabonaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nabonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Nabonaga lands a glancing blow to the side of Derksen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derksen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nabonaga punishes Derksen's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabonaga connects with an inside leg kick.
Nabonaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nabonaga lands a nice hook to Derksen's body. Derksen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nabonaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Derksen. That did some damage!
Nabonaga catches Derksen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Byron Derksen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Odda Nabonaga!
Odda Nabonaga is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Velvet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Pimpin. Ramirez has chosen Go to sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Velvet Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gino Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Ramirez is rocked!
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Velvet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Jones.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ramirez thowing shots but they're missing.
Ramirez landing punches.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ramirez unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Ramirez throwing strikes but Jones recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ramirez.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez stops Jones from standing up.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Ramirez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramirez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Ramirez working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jones tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling his head.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramirez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramirez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Velvet Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a hook
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Ramirez won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ramirez punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ramirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Ramirez loaded up on that one.
Ramirez thowing shots but they're missing.
Ramirez has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ramirez punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ramirez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Ramirez lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Ramirez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Gino Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Jones stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Ramirez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ramirez, into his guard.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramirez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Ramirez's legs - danger averted.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ramirez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones tries to stand but Ramirez is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ramirez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramirez is controlling Jones's posture.
Ramirez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Jones works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Jones drops Ramirez with a beautiful combination! Ramirez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
BOOM! Jones lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ramirez. Ramirez tries to recover but Jones is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ramirez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velvet Jones!
Velvet Jones retains his middleweight title!
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