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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gengis Kan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Panzram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gengis Kan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kan misses with a jab to the body
and Panzram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gengis Kan has been cut.
Kan throws a combination that misses
and Panzram counters with a nice right hand that sends Kan toppling to the canvas! Kan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Panzram finish him?!
Kan is rocked!
Panzram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Kan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kan is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Panzram backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kan's temple! It sends Kan violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Panzram celebrates and the doctors try to help Kan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Carl Panzram!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Hells Bells. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmo Lupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Hallow!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallow tries to clinch
and Lupe counters with a nice right hand that sends Hallow toppling to the canvas! Hallow scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lupe finish him?!
It looks like Brad Hallow has been cut.
Lupe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallow misses with a two punch combination.
Hallow wants to clinch but Lupe slips to the side
and Lupe counters with a big right hand! Oh Hallow is in trouble here! Lupe follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmo Lupe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uisce beag has chosen Watermark by Enya as his entrance music. Jason Bourne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, uisce uisce beag!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
uisce beag throws a looping overhand right but Bourne ducks down to avoid it.
uisce beag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
uisce beag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bourne.
Bourne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from uisce beag.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Bourne blocks a head kick by uisce beag.
uisce beag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from uisce beag misses.
Bourne blocks a head kick by uisce beag.
Bourne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
uisce beag throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bourne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
uisce beag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uisce beag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
uisce beag lands with a kick to the temple. Bourne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jason Bourne has been cut.
Whack! uisce beag lands a heavy head kick that drops Bourne. The ref tackles uisce beag to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bourne was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). uisce uisce beag!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice In Chains - No Excuses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Fitts!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fitts sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fitts wants to get back to full guard.
Fitts keeping control of the position.
Fitts is trying to stand up here but Cooper is controlling him well.
Cooper trying to control the action but Fitts is working from the bottom.
Fitts is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fitts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fitts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitts gets full guard.
Fitts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooper is controlling him.
Fitts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fitts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fitts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fitts has momentary wrist control but Cooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Cooper won't allow Fitts to sweep him here.
Fitts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fitts looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitts wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Fitts is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper jumps into guard, dragging Fitts to the mat.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fitts is aware though and is defending well.
Cooper 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.
Fitts wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitts defends well.
Fitts wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fitts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fitts wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Fitts postures up.
Fitts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Fitts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fitts throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper fails with the takedown
and Fitts counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Fitts.
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.
Fitts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Ricky Fitts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitts tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
Fitts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitts misses with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fitts pushes Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but Fitts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitts throws a low kick, looking for Cooper's leg but Cooper calmly moves out of range.
Fitts slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitts jabs at Cooper's body.
Fitts cracks Cooper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cooper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A good leg kick by Fitts.
Fitts throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitts connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.
Fitts is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitts stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitts misses with a wild body shot.
Fitts throws a solid leg kick but Cooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fitts.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitts misses with a few strikes there.
Fitts scores with a hook.
Fitts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitts throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Cooper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fitts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooper somewhat.
Fitts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitts misses with a leg kick
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fitts working a defensive guard here.
Fitts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fitts is on top in guard.
Fitts trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fitts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Fitts from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Fitts was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cooper scores with a takedown into Fitts's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper postures up.
Cooper trying to control but Fitts is working from the bottom.
Fitts wants to stand up but Cooper is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitts trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitts keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Fitts wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Fitts keeps moving.
Fitts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooper is controlling him.
Fitts wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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 Jack Cooper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitts misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitts tries to work over Cooper's front leg with a kick but Cooper checks it.
Fitts misses with a head kick.
Fitts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cooper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fitts taking some punishment here, with Cooper in his half guard.
Cooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fitts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fitts keeping control of the position.
Cooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitts defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitts is trying to stand up here but Cooper is controlling him well.
Cooper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fitts's head.
Cooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fitts pushes Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
Fitts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fitts's waist but Fitts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Cooper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fitts's half guard.
Cooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitts defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitts is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Fitts wants to get back to his feet.
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. Cooper connects with a nice short shot to Fitts's temple.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fitts is trying to stand up here but Cooper is controlling him well.
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitts defending well though.
Cooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ricky Fitts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooper controlling the action here.
Fitts kicks Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
Cooper fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitts misses with a head kick.
Jack Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fitts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ricky Fitts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitts tries to sprawl out of it but Cooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper checks a low kick from Fitts.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Fitts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cooper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cooper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooper is in Fitts's guard.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fitts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fitts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cooper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweet's entrance music is Knock Out. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sweet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Sweet does no damage.
Sweet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Murdock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murdock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murdock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sweet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murdock wants to pass the guard but Sweet is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sweet wants to stand and escape but Murdock is having none of it.
Murdock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murdock throwing strikes but missing.
Murdock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murdock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murdock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murdock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweet has wrist control.
Murdock stands and throws Sweet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murdock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Murdock.
The strikes coming from Murdock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sweet regains half guard, as Murdock was trying to land strikes.
Sweet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murdock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murdock.
Sweet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murdock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sweet defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murdock gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sweet misses with a shot to the body
so Murdock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murdock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murdock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murdock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sweet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Murdock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sweet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sweet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sweet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murdock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Murdock.
Murdock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Sweet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet working hard to break the clinch.
Sweet tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Murdock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sweet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sweet tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Sweet is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock lands with a left to the head.
Murdock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sweet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Sweet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murdock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sweet up against the cage.
Sweet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Sweet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sweet is trying to stall.
Murdock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sweet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butter Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Murdock.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Sweet keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Sweet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sweet tries to kick Murdock off but Murdock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murdock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sweet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sweet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murdock.
Sweet kicks Murdock off and gets back to his feet.
Sweet thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sweet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murdock.
Murdock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sweet's head.
Murdock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murdock working Sweet over with strikes.
Murdock misses with a head shot. Sweet uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sweet is looking to stand up but Murdock isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sweet throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweet.
Murdock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sweet circles away.
Murdock shoots for a double leg takedown but Sweet sprawls well. He's pushed Murdock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet looks to land a combination but Murdock avoids it well.
Sweet lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murdock.
Sweet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sweet lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweet scores with a jab to the body.
Sweet digs a good body shot into Murdock's ribs.
Sweet jabs at Murdock's body.
Butter Sweet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock drops his hands momentarily and Sweet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a series of strikes that have Murdock backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet lands with an overhand left.
Sweet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sweet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sweet stuffs the takedown.
Butter Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Murdock.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from Sweet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sweet.
Murdock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sweet lands with a good body shot.
Sweet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murdock at a distance.
Butter Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sweet lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sweet scores with a decent looking hook.
Murdock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sweet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murdock somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems Remix. Anderson has chosen 'Trapped Under Ice' by Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Carter throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Carter.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson throws a leg kick
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter with a hook.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Carter thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Carter with a jab.
Carter tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a hook
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson scores with a hook.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Shawn Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson throws a leg kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Anderson is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Carter letting Anderson take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter misses the jab.
Carter digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Carter throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter looks to throw a body kick
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
A head kick by Carter misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Carter working aggressively here.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Carter.
A short right from Carter.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Carter is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter lands a body punch.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jeff Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shawn Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Carter tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Carter blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between G Kar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kar comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Fire. Bobbick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Indestructable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, G Kar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobbick misses with an uppercut
and Kar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Bobbick catches Kar right on the button with a cross.
Kar shoots in and gets a takedown into Bobbick's guard.
Bobbick scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bobbick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bobbick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kar counters with an outside leg kick.
Kar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobbick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kar.
Bobbick misses with a hook
and Kar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobbick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bobbick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kar circles away quickly and effectively.
Kar avoids the body shot from Bobbick.
Kar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bobbick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kar.
Kar misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick tries to circle away but Kar has him pinned against the cage.
Bobbick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bobbick manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bobbick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kar - the referee stops the clock and Bobbick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kar. Bobbick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bobbick enables Kar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bobbick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobbick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bobbick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bobbick's guard.
Kar is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick wants to get back to his feet.
Kar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kar misses with a head shot. Bobbick uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bobbick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kar.
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.
Kar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobbick wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kar manages to pass to side control.
Kar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
G Kar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobbick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bobbick misses with a body punch
and Kar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kar misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Kar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kar takes a swing at Bobbick's ribcage but misses.
Bobbick misses with a left hand
and Kar counters with a shoot takedown. Bobbick fights it but they end up in guard.
Kar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bobbick dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobbick's guard.
Bobbick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kar postures up in Bobbick's guard and throws a big left but Bobbick blocks it.
Bobbick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bobbick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Kar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobbick is retaining full guard.
Kar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bobbick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kar.
G Kar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobbick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kar 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.
Bobbick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kar.
Kar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick keeping full guard, as Kar tries to pass.
Kar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kar throws a big right hand that misses.
Kar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kar throws and elbow that misses. Bobbick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kar's guard. Nice move by Bobbick!
Kar has his hands on Bobbick's head, controlling the position.
Bobbick trying to control but Kar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
G Kar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kar checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Bobbick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kar.
Bobbick throws a poor cross that misses
and Kar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bobbick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bobbick throws a sloppy body shot
and Kar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bobbick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kar thows a big elbow that misses.
Kar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kar forces his way into half guard.
Bobbick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bobbick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kar.
Kar throws a big right hand that misses.
Kar landing with the ground and pound.
Kar postures up and lands a big shot to Bobbick's brow.
G Kar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bobbick for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bobbick wants to stand and escape but Kar is having none of it.
Duane Bobbick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
G Kar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Kar misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
G Kar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kar 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... G Kar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Devil went down to Georgia. Dream is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One 24. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tangerine Dream!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dream throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dream takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dream lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dream counters with a nice leg kick.
Dream slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Dream keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dream sees it coming and defends easily.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dream is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dream keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dream really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Dream is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Dream is not content to let Thomas control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Dream avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dream keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas 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.
Thomas postures up in Dream's guard and throws a big left but Dream blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas throws a strike but Dream rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dream stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
Dream avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to sweep but instead, Dream has passed into half guard.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Dream is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Dream is controlling well.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas is pressing down on Dream's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dream wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 John Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dream avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Dream avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Dream throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Dream looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Dream will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dream missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dream lands the left hand.
Dream moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Dream strikes.
Dream connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dream tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dream pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dream fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dream.
Dream lands a body shot.
Dream needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Dream avoids it well.
That kick from Dream tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dream was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Dream wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Dream saw that one coming.
A low kick from Dream is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
Thomas prevents Dream from getting back to his feet.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Dream slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Dream content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking for subs off his back but Dream has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Dream looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream is posturing up here but Thomas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dream tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dream has to tap! Slick submission there by Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Thomas!
John Thomas retains his middleweight title!
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