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INSPIRE 5 - Caged Genocide PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MIlky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Dekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, MIlky White!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekker scores with a head kick.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekker.
Dekker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dekker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekker counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Dekker on that attempt.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dekker pinned against the cage. Dekker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dekker counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
MIlky White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dekker.
Dekker lands a head kick!
White clinches up against the cage.
White manages to break the clinch.
Dekker scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Dekker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a nice kick to the body.
White looks gassed!
Dekker slips under a jab from White.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dekker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dekker fails in his attempt to clinch.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Dekker sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dekker throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
Dekker throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
Dekker tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dekker - that will leave a mark!
Dekker swinging wilding here.
Dekker throws a head kick that half lands.
Dekker scores with a spinning back kick!
Dekker with a hook.
Dekker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Dekker.
Dekker scores with a head kick.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dekker lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
Dekker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Dekker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekker.
Dekker misses with a wild combination.
Dekker scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dekker.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Dekker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dekker duly obliges.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker counters with a head kick.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dekker.
Dekker lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dekker fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekker scores with a head kick.
Dekker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dekker counters with a one-two to the body.
Dekker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Dekker lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dekker misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dekker shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dekker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dekker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dekker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Dekker does no damage.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dekker counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Dekker lands but White takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dekker staying out of range there.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dekker.
White shoots in and drives through. Dekker sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from White misses.
Dekker tries to clinch up
and White counters with a left to the body.
Nice body kick there by Dekker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker dominated that 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dekker - that will leave a mark!
Ramon Dekker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dekker stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
Dekker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Dekker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dekker throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White swinging wilding here.
Dekker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekker lands a nice looking body kick.
Dekker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dekker.
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dekker scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Dekker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekker counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Dekker lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a thumping low kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekker. Dekker obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker counters with a leg kick.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dekker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dekker throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White has managed to clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dekker. Dekker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Dekker sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dekker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker counters with a nice leg kick.
White clinches with his opponent.
White has Dekker pressed against the cage, preventing Dekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White has Dekker pressed against the cage, preventing Dekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dekker looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White throws a looping overhand right but Dekker ducks down to avoid it.
Dekker lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
A left and a right from Dekker both land. Nice combination.
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.
Dekker throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
Dekker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White avoids the head kick by Dekker.
White slips a jab and a cross from Dekker.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Dekker. Dekker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Dekker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dekker counters with a leg kick.
White looks to land a combination. Dekker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dekker tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dekker is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dekker.
Dekker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramon Dekker is winning the standup battle so far.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with an inside leg kick.
Dekker throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dekker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White throws a series of punches but Dekker avoids them all with ease.
Dekker fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dekker lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dekker misses with a straight left.
White misses with a combination
and Dekker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dekker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dekker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
Dekker shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dekker counter with a right hand.
White moves in looking to clinch but Dekker pushes him off.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dekker counters with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekker.
Dekker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Dekker lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramon Dekker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown but Dekker shows good takedown defense.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dekker throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Dekker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dekker counters with a head kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dekker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dekker throws a head kick that half lands.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White has managed to clinch.
Dekker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White breaks the clinch.
Dekker is looking to clinch.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Dekker has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dekker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dekker has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dekker has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dekker wants to break free but White has control.
White is trying to break the clinch but Dekker has him pressed against the cage.
Dekker wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
A short uppercut from White.
Dekker tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White has had enough of the clinch but Dekker keeps him there for the moment.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dekker is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Dekker prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White prevents Dekker from breaking the clinch.
White has Dekker pressed against the cage, preventing Dekker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dekker working hard to break the clinch.
Dekker is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dekker.
Dekker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White closes the distance and pushes Dekker back into the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekker lands with a thumping leg kick.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dekker counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Dekker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dekker blocks a jab.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dekker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Dekker.
White misses with a double jab
and Dekker counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White looks to land a combination but Dekker avoids it well.
Dekker lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MIlky White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dekker counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dekker fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dekker, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Dekker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Sterns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ed Sterns!
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, Will Baker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sterns doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sterns misses the shot to the body.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Sterns moves out of range easily.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker tries for a takedown but Sterns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baker is defended easily by Sterns.
The fighters circling - Sterns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Sterns.
Baker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ed Sterns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Baker.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick by Sterns misses
and Baker counters with a big head kick but Sterns shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Sterns misses.
Sterns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sterns looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Sterns blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sterns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Sterns gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to get back to half guard.
Baker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sterns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sterns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baker some visible discomfort.
Sterns is trying to get an arm triangle but Baker is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterns throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Sterns are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sterns tries to move to mount but Baker blocks the move with his legs.
Sterns lands a few punches from side control.
Sterns misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Baker parries the strikes from Sterns easily there. Sterns is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baker to escape.
Sterns is breathing heavily.
Sterns postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterns lands a nice forearm strike.
Sterns working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sterns prevents Baker from escaping the position.
Baker prevents Sterns from improving position.
Sterns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baker lands a head kick!
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sterns misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baker throws a head kick that misses
so Sterns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sterns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sterns is pushing down on Baker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baker is fighting to maintain full guard but Sterns has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterns working the head and body with strikes.
Sterns works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sterns wants to finish this one by submission but Baker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sterns.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sterns punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baker tries to hold on but Sterns pushes him away.
Sterns with a couple of short strikes.
Sterns 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sterns looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sterns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Sterns dominated that 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.
Sterns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker wants to clinch but Sterns slips to the side
and Sterns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sterns thows a huge punch but Baker dodges it nicely.
Sterns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sterns lands strikes from half guard.
Baker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sterns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
Sterns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baker's head.
Baker is trying to stand back up but Sterns is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sterns cracks Baker with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sterns.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sterns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baker is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Baker.
Sterns tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sterns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sterns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sterns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sterns.
Sterns wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterns looking for a guillotine here but Baker defends easily.
Sterns is looking for a triangle but Baker pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sterns is keeping the position for now.
Baker trying to control but Sterns is working from the bottom.
Baker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sterns manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sterns lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterns is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sterns landing shots from mount.
Sterns working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sterns with the ground and pound from mount.
Sterns scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Sterns connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sterns thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sterns throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sterns has hold of Baker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sterns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sterns has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baker's face.
Baker is looking to improve his position but Sterns isn't that keen on the idea.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Sterns landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sterns has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Baker is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ed Sterns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between chris vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen target=blank>Tombstone & Young Guns as his entrance music. David White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, chris vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David White!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
vasa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
vasa prevents White from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
White looks gassed!
vasa is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for vasa to get the leverage.
vasa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White is staying active underneath vasa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
vasa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
White is staying active underneath vasa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White is trying to stand up here but vasa is controlling him well.
White is looking to get back to is feet but vasa passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is working to avoid the ground and pound but vasa connects with a decent elbow.
vasa working the ground and pound.
White is pushing vasa's head away, looking to escape. vasa manages to hold on to the position though.
vasa 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.
vasa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
vasa is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
vasa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vasa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
White pushes vasa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, vasa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
vasa is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
vasa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. White is trying to escape and vasa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and White is forced to tap! Nice work there by vasa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). chris vasa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by El Distorto De Melodica by Everclear. Otto Horn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
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, Otto Horn!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn is looking to clinch.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Horn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
It looks like Joseph Watson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Horn wants to clinch.
Otto Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn is looking to clinch.
Horn tries to clinch up.
Watson throws a head kick that Horn semi-blocks.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn misses with the combination.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horn avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horn swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horn tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horn. That did some damage!
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horn throws out the jab.
Watson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horn swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Horn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson lands a big head kick that sends Horn tumbling to the mat! Watson takes a step backwards and waves Horn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Horn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson feints and then cracks Horn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horn down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn tries to clinch up.
Watson moves out of range as Horn strikes.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horn looks gassed!
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Horn.
Horn tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watson rather than just go for the knockout.
Watson clinches.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Horn blocks with his arms.
Horn tries to pull guard but Watson holds him up against the cage and eventually Horn drops back down to his feet.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horn throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watson.
Watson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Horn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horn defends it well.
Watson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Watson working for a submission but Horn is keeping him at bay.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horn?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with some strikes.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Horn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Horn is on top in guard.
Horn tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Horn from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Watson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horn lands with a nice body punch.
Watson tries to move into range but Horn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Horn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Horn in his tracks momentarily.
A jab from Horn misses.
Horn wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Joseph Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horn is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Watson lands but Horn takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch but Horn is having none of it.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horn leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Horn tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
Joseph Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Horn tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Horn takes a step back to recover.
Watson lands a nice looking body kick.
Horn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Horn's front leg but catches the back leg as Horn tries to avoid it.
Horn dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
Watson throws a head kick that Horn semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson delivers a nice body kick.
Horn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watson.
Watson scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Watson lands but Horn takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Watson.
A head kick from Watson lands but Horn takes it in his stride.
Watson lands a head kick. Horn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horn is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Watson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Watson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Horn! He's out on his feet! Watson rushes in and drops Horn with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joseph Watson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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18
150 lbs
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18
144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rude throwing shots but Hicks is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Rude seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hicks to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hicks is looking to stand up but Rude isn't so interested in that idea.
Rude content to stall in guard here.
Rude wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
Rude thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
Rude throwing strikes from guard but Hicks blocks nicely.
Rude slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Rude trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rude stands up and waves to Hicks to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rude.
Hicks is looking to clinch.
Rude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rude pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hicks being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rude looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude controls Hicks momentarily but Hicks frees himself.
Rude managing to control the position.
Hicks wants to stand but Rude is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rude is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hicks won't allow Rude to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude wants to get back to his feet but Hicks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hicks tries to stand but Rude is controlling from the bottom.
Rude throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hicks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Hicks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rude is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hicks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rude.
Rude closes the distance and pushes Hicks back into the cage.
Hicks is trying to break the clinch but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Hicks is pressed up against the cage. Rude has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hicks down to the mat. Hicks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hicks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hicks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rude shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 Rick Rude will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rude tries for a takedown but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rude throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rude throws and low kick but Hicks moves out of range easily.
Rude closes the distance and pushes Hicks back into the cage.
Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Rude drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hicks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rude misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks wants to clinch but Rude slips to the side
and Rude counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Hicks tries to clinch up
and Rude counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to force a seperation but Rude has the dominant position.
Hicks prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks looking to slow down the pace here.
Hicks working hard to break the clinch.
Hicks tries to stall but Rude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicks avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Rude prevents Hicks from breaking the clinch.
Hicks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hicks is pressed up against the cage. Rude has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hicks down to the mat. Hicks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
Rude doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hicks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ben Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rude.
Ben Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Hicks scores with a four punch combination!
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rude fails with a takedown attempt.
Rude closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hicks to the mat! Hicks manages to get full guard.
Rude slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rude prevents Hicks from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude taking a breather here.
Rude grinds an elbow into Hicks's temple.
Hicks is letting Rude control him for a moment.
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.
The ground and pound from Rude seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rude controls the position.
Rude prevents Hicks from escaping the position.
Hicks being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Hicks.
I think Rude has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogerio Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex King!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King has knee on belly and moves into mount.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alves?
King landing shots from mount.
King landing punches.
King landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King working for a submission but Alves is keeping him at bay.
King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to finish this one by submission but Alves is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from King.
King looks gassed!
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alves's face.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
King landing strikes from the mount and Alves is in trouble!
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King controlling from the full mount.
Alves is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Alves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but instead King has moved into half guard.
King working Alves over with strikes.
Alves tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King works his way into side control.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Alves leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King avoids the body shot from Alves.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogerio Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex King.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves digs a good hook to King's body.
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves connects with a jab.
King misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
King wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves lands an overhand right.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King throws a strike aimed at the side of Alves's head but Alves avoids it well.
Alves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Alves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alves tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound.
Alves on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King cracks Alves with a big right hand but Alves just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
King is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King preventing the sweep.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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.
King ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
King has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
King manages to pull guard.
Alves postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
King 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.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alves is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alex King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with shots to the head and body - Alves looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
King has hold of Alves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
King is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alves can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alves tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
King is going olschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
Alves is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alves is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
King working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
Alves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Alves tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
King trying to pass the guard but Alves defending well.
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.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
King wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Rogerio Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
King striking from the bottom.
King looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alves is defending well. King quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alves has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! King celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex King!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cusumano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cusumano has chosen Descending by Lamb of God as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cusumano.
Cusumano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Page.
Cusumano is rocked!
Cusumano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Page tries to avoid it but Cusumano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Page to the ground. Page escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cusumano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page lands a left and a right that send Cusumano crashing to the mat, dazed. Page thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cusumano is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Cusumano switches off momentarily and Page cracks him with a monster right hand! Cusumano topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Page dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Page!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morgan Page!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilber Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilber Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Williams jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunt pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hunt's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Williams tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilber Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunt clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Williams misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mike Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Wilber Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to de liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt scores with a three punch combo!
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mike Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Williams jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Wilber Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunt pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Hunt catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hunt duly obliges.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt really dominated that 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.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams is rocked!
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to de liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams walks into a jab.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunt cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt lands a jab-cross combination.
Hunt tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilber Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt scores with a three punch combo!
Hunt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Williams thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams working aggressively here.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 40:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 40:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes's entrance music is Draculino. A fine choice. Earl Bennet told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinicius Magalhaes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but Magalhaes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magalhaes slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
Bennet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magalhaes did well to prevent Bennet getting side control.
Magalhaes regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magalhaes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magalhaes is trying to keep Bennet in close.
Bennet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magalhaes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennet.
Magalhaes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bennet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bennet is sitting in close to Magalhaes's body. Magalhaes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bennet is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bennet is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Magalhaes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinicius Magalhaes!
Vinicius Magalhaes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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