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BKC NY 57 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styxx comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. Santana has chosen Amateur as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dis Styxx!
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, Benjamin Santana!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fakes the leg kick and cracks Styxx in the body.
Styxx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Styxx missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styxx misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Styxx misses
and Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana misses with a leg kick.
Styxx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santana!
Santana lands with a slapping head kick.
Styxx blocks a low kick nicely.
Styxx misses the shot to the body.
Styxx tries to bum rush Santana with a series of wild strikes but Santana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Styxx scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Styxx checks it.
Styxx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Styxx throws a chopping leg kick but Santana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Styxx misses with a looping left.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Styxx misses with a jab to the body
and Santana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styxx walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santana.
Dis Styxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styxx slips a straight right by Santana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styxx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styxx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styxx misses the shot to the body.
Santana cracks the inside of Styxx's front leg.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Styxx is predictable there
and Santana counters with a good low kick that Styxx was not able to check.
Styxx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Styxx just misses with a punch to the body.
Styxx rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Styxx is breathing heavily.
Styxx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana lands a leg kick that knocks Styxx off balance momentarily.
Styxx moves out of range as Santana throws a body kick.
Styxx on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santana!
Styxx takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Santana.
Styxx doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santana scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santana.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Styxx misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a body kick that stops Styxx in his tracks momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Santana connects with a solid leg kick.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Santana.
Styxx is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Styxx takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santana.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Styxx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santana connects with an inside leg kick.
Santana scoring well with a low kick there.
Santana scores with a leg kick.
Santana lands a leg kick that knocks Styxx off balance momentarily.
Santana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santana throws a front kick that sends Styxx stumbling back into the cage.
Santana thuds his shin into the meat of Styxx's side.
Santana scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx throws a combination that misses
and Santana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Styxx's knee momentarily.
Santana thows a body kick. Styxx tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santana digs a good hook to Styxx's body.
Styxx on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santana feints and then cracks Styxx's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styxx down.
Santana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styxx will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana is looking to slow Styxx down with leg kicks.
Santana lands a right hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santana. Styxx shrugs it off though.
Santana lunges at Styxx with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Styxx's hand.
Santana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Styxx takes a step back to recover.
Santana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santana throws a front kick that sends Styxx stumbling back into the cage.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana thows a body kick. Styxx tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana connects with a solid leg kick.
Santana scores with a kick to the body.
Santana looks for the body kick but Styxx saw that one coming.
Santana lands a head shot.
Santana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Styxx takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana connects with a looping right hand.
Styxx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santana. That one must have hurt.
Santana lands a leg kick that knocks Styxx off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santana works Styxx's body with a nice hook.
Styxx takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Santana 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.
Santana scores with a leg kick.
Styxx jabs at Santana's body.
Santana lands a nice looking body kick.
Styxx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Santana.
Benjamin Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styxx misses the shot to the body.
Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Styxx misses with a looping left.
Santana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Styxx feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santana. Styxx shrugs it off though.
Santana pushes Styxx away with a front kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Styxx might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Santana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Styxx walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santana.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santana scores with a hook to the body. Styxx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Styxx is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styxx's calf.
Styxx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santana.
Styxx takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Styxx if he has to take too many more of those.
Santana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styxx. That did some damage!
Santana scores with a kick to the body.
Styxx has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santana.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santana, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santana!
Styxx throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styxx's calf.
Santana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styxx. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Santana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styxx's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Santana.
Crunch! Santana slams his shin into Styxx's torso.
Santana scores with a body shot.
Santana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santana thumps Styxx with a low kick.
That kick from Santana tenderised Styxx's leg. Styxx is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styxx is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Santana.
Santana lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Styxx 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Santana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Styxx misses with a double jab
and Santana counters with a straight right hand.
Santana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santana.
Santana cracks Styxx with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Styxx sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santana. Styxx shrugs it off though.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santana connects with an inside leg kick.
Santana delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana pushes Styxx away with a front kick.
Styxx takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Styxx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santana counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Styxx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santana. That one must have hurt.
Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styxx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Santana.
Santana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Styxx at a distance.
Santana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Styxx.
Styxx tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santana connects with a solid leg kick.
Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Styxx misses with a lunging right hand
and Santana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Styxx is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styxx's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Santana.
Santana thumps Styxx with a low kick.
Styxx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santana keeps Styxx at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Santana 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Styxx misses with a wild body shot.
Styxx slips under a jab.
Styxx swings widly with a right hand
and Santana counters with a thumping low kick.
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styxx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styxx throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Styxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Styxx is just out of range.
Santana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santana scores with a leg kick.
Styxx throws a jab but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styxx on the side of the head.
Santana throws a leg kick but Styxx sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santana slips under a jab.
A big right from Styxx misses.
Santana throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands a glancing blow to the side of Styxx's head.
Styxx lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Benjamin Santana has been cut.
Santana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Styxx on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Santana.
Crunch! Santana slams his shin into Styxx's torso.
Styxx looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santana throws out a leg kick but Styxx moves out of range and Santana only half commits.
Styxx takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Styxx throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Styxx misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Styxx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styxx looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Santana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styxx misses with a hook
and Santana counters with a leg kick.
Benjamin Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Santana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Styxx throws a body kick that misses.
Styxx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santana throws a head kick that Styxx semi-blocks.
Styxx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Styxx lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Styxx throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santana makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Styxx really felt that one!
Santana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Styxx if he has to take too many more of those.
Styxx misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santana counters with a thumping low kick.
Santana lands a nice looking body shot.
Styxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santana throws a leg kick but Styxx sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Santana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Santana.
Santana throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana connects with a solid leg kick.
Styxx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
Santana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Styxx misses the shot to the body.
Santana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Styxx throws a leg kick but Santana checks it.
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styxx misses with a straight left.
Santana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styxx throws out the jab.
Styxx throws a poor cross that misses
and Santana counters with an inside leg kick.
Styxx misses with a left hand
and Santana counters with an inside leg kick.
Santana feints and then cracks Styxx's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styxx down.
Styxx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santana, right into the meat.
Santana feints and then cracks Styxx's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styxx down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santana.
Dis Styxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styxx takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Styxx on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santana thows a body kick. Styxx tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santana can pounce on him.
Styxx throws a lazy uppercut
and Santana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Santana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Styxx crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santana - the referee stops the clock and Styxx gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santana. Styxx manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santana cracks Styxx with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Styxx on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Styxx throws a poor cross that misses
and Santana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Styxx's knee momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santana!
Santana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styxx takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana throws a shot to the body.
Styxx misses with a left hand
and Santana counters with a three punch combo that has Styxx backing up. Styxx nods at Santana to acknowledge the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Santana.
Santana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Santana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Belafonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belafonte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Victor Belafonte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Belafonte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke has his takedown stuffed
and Belafonte counters with a nice uppercut.
Belafonte darts in trying to clinch
and Hawke counters with a single leg into guard. Belafonte didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hawke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Belafonte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hawke, into his guard.
Hawke pushes a forearm under Belafonte's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Belafonte is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Hawke!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Of Savoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Inkotatoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Savoy comes to the cage accompanied by We are the Champions- Queen. Inkotatoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i love the way you lie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Al Inkotatoy 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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143 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Of Savoy!
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, Al Inkotatoy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Of Savoy there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Savoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inkotatoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Savoy misses with a low kick.
Of Savoy closes the distance but Inkotatoy moves to the side
and Inkotatoy counters with a straight right hand.
Of Savoy lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Of Savoy.
Of Savoy wants to clinch but Inkotatoy slips to the side
and Inkotatoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Savoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inkotatoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Savoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Inkotatoy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Savoy throws an overhand right that lands on Inkotatoy's shoulder, as Inkotatoy tries to avoid the shot.
Inkotatoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inkotatoy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Savoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Savoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Savoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inkotatoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Of Savoy misses with a takedown
and Inkotatoy counters with a takedown into side control.
Inkotatoy scores with punches from side control.
Inkotatoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Inkotatoy working the body and head with strikes.
Inkotatoy throws an elbow but Of Savoy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Of Savoy is pushing Inkotatoy's head away, looking to escape. Inkotatoy manages to hold on to the position though.
Inkotatoy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from escaping the position.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Of Savoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Of Savoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Of Savoy tries to escape but Inkotatoy is in control.
Inkotatoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Of Savoy is trying to buck Inkotatoy off.
Inkotatoy throws a strike aimed at the side of Of Savoy's head but Of Savoy avoids it well.
Of Savoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Inkotatoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Inkotatoy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Of Savoy tries to buck Inkotatoy off but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Of Savoy struggling a bit here.
Inkotatoy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Inkotatoy looks gassed!
An elbow from Inkotatoy crashes against the mat.
Inkotatoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inkotatoy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Of Savoy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Inkotatoy misses with the ground and pound.
Of Savoy is looking to regain half guard here but Inkotatoy keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Inkotatoy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from escaping the position.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Savoy tries to escape but Inkotatoy is in control.
Inkotatoy in side control, throwing shots but Of Savoy defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Of Savoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Of Savoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inkotatoy on the ground.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
Inkotatoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Inkotatoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
Inkotatoy scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Inkotatoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Of Savoy is trying to get back to his feet.
Of Savoy tries to bench press Inkotatoy off him but Inkotatoy keeps the position.
Inkotatoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Of Savoy tries to improve position but can't.
Of Savoy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Inkotatoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Of Savoy defending against the ground and pound.
Inkotatoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Inkotatoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inkotatoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inkotatoy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Of Savoy did well to prevent Inkotatoy getting side control.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Inkotatoy is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Inkotatoy connects with a nice short shot to Of Savoy's temple.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Savoy is looking to improve his position.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Inkotatoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Of Savoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Of Savoy is trying to stand back up but Inkotatoy is controlling him
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Of Savoy tries to roll over but Inkotatoy keeps him under control.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from improving his position.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Of Savoy is looking for a sweep. Inkotatoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from standing back up.
Of Savoy tries to get to full guard but Inkotatoy has control of the leg.
Of Savoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Inkotatoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Inkotatoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Of Savoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Inkotatoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet.
Inkotatoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Savoy defending well though.
Of Savoy is looking to escape.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Inkotatoy throwing shots but Of Savoy is blocking nicely.
Of Savoy is trying to stand up here but Inkotatoy is controlling him well.
Of Savoy tries to roll over but Inkotatoy keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Of Savoy pushes Inkotatoy off looking to stand but Inkotatoy dives back in and keeps control.
Inkotatoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Savoy's head.
Of Savoy is looking to escape.
Of Savoy wants to get back to full guard.
Inkotatoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inkotatoy wants to free his trapped foot but Of Savoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inkotatoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Of Savoy defending well though.
Of Savoy is trying to stand.
Inkotatoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inkotatoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Of Savoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inkotatoy.
Of Savoy wants to improve his position but Inkotatoy is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Savoy is working hard here to advance position.
Inkotatoy prevents Of Savoy from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Inkotatoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Of Savoy digs a good hook to Inkotatoy's body.
Of Savoy closes the distance but Inkotatoy moves to the side
and Inkotatoy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Of Savoy's guard.
Of Savoy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Of Savoy wants to get back to his feet but Inkotatoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Inkotatoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Inkotatoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inkotatoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Savoy has wrist control.
Inkotatoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Savoy has wrist control.
Inkotatoy stops Of Savoy from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Savoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inkotatoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Of Savoy wants to stand and escape but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Inkotatoy preventing the sweep.
Inkotatoy postures up.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Inkotatoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of Savoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inkotatoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Inkotatoy stopping the sweep attempt from Of Savoy.
Of Savoy wants to stand and escape but Inkotatoy is having none of it.
Of Savoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Of Savoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Of Savoy wants to stand up but Inkotatoy is controlling him.
Inkotatoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Of Savoy has his feet on Inkotatoy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Inkotatoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Of Savoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Of Savoy.
Of Savoy punishes Inkotatoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Of Savoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inkotatoy is fending him off so far but Of Savoy persists. Nope, Inkotatoy circles away and we're back to standing.
Of Savoy throws a leg kick but Inkotatoy moved away.
Of Savoy dives in and grabs Inkotatoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inkotatoy pushes down on Of Savoy's head and hops out.
Eugene Of Savoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inkotatoy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Savoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Savoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Savoy jabs at Inkotatoy's body.
Of Savoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inkotatoy at a distance.
Of Savoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Eugene Of Savoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Of Savoy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Of Savoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Savoy with a hook.
Jab, jab by Of Savoy - just one landing.
Of Savoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inkotatoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of Savoy connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Of Savoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inkotatoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Inkotatoy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Cornell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vermillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Cornell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Vermillion's chin.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Vermillion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermillion looks to land a left hand but Cornell moved out of range nicely.
Vermillion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell gets a takedown into half guard.
Vermillion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cornell.
Cornell thows a huge punch but Vermillion dodges it nicely.
Cornell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vermillion keeps working.
Cornell throwing shots but Vermillion is blocking nicely.
Cornell winds up and cracks Vermillion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vermillion actively working from the bottom here.
Cornell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cornell drops an elbow to the side of Vermillion's head.
Vermillion taking some punishment here, with Cornell in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vermillion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornell scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermillion actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cornell lands a nice short elbow.
Vermillion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vermillion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cornell.
Cornell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermillion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vermillion looking for submissions off his back.
Vermillion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cornell is working away from the top position though.
Vermillion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vermillion looks gassed!
Vermillion is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cornell.
Vermillion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cornell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vermillion has hold of Cornell's hands but Cornell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Cornell seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vermillion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vermillion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cornell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vermillion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vermillion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cornell working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cornell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vermillion is rocked!
Vermillion wants to sweep but Cornell has passed to side control!
Cornell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornell landing a few strikes.
Vermillion is not content to let Cornell control the position.
Cornell working the head with strikes.
Cornell trying to control the action but Vermillion is working from the bottom.
Cornell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cornell is staying tight to Vermillion's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vermillion can't do much from the bottom here.
Cornell scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornell slows the pace down.
Cornell looks up at the clock and then as Vermillion takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cornell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vermillion takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cornell working the ground and pound.
Vermillion is still in real trouble! Can Cornell finish him?
Vermillion takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cornell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vermillion to see if he's OK.
Cornell controlling the position from side mount.
Cornell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vermillion keeps working.
Vermillion seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Cornell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vermillion tries to bench press Cornell off him but Cornell keeps the position.
Cornell taking a breather here.
Cornell is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Cornell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cornell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermillion slips a jab and a cross from Cornell.
Cornell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vermillion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cornell is working Vermillion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cornell throws a big right hand that misses.
Cornell stands up over Vermillion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cornell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vermillion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cornell lands a couple of digs.
Vermillion is breathing heavily.
Cornell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermillion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cornell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cornell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vermillion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cornell scoring with some ground and pound.
Vermillion working for a triangle but Cornell defends it easily.
Vermillion has momentary wrist control but Cornell slips an elbow through the middle.
Cornell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cornell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cornell landing with the ground and pound.
Cornell with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell landing with the ground and pound.
Cornell scoring with some ground and pound.
Cornell lands a couple of digs.
Vermillion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cornell is aware though and is defending well.
Cornell connects with a couple of short punches.
Cornell is in close to Vermillion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cornell cracks Vermillion with a solid left hand.
Cornell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cornell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cornell with a nice head shot there.
Cornell is stalling in the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell with a nice head shot there.
Vermillion keeping moving, preventing Cornell from controlling successfully.
Cornell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vermillion looking to control but Cornell passes into half guard.
Cornell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vermillion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cornell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cornell winds up and cracks Vermillion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cornell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cornell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cornell winds up and cracks Vermillion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vermillion has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cornell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cornell!
Cornell is looking to take a break and control but Vermillion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cornell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cornell working the head and body with strikes.
Cornell working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornell cracks Vermillion with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cornell immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Vermillion is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cornell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Cornell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathieu Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins comes to the cage accompanied by Tinie Tempah - Simply Unstoppable. Rainbow Trout has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mathieu Desjardins's chin.
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathieu Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Desjardins throws a combination that misses
and Trout counters with a stiff right hand.
Desjardins throws a leg kick
and Trout counters with a stiff right hand.
Desjardins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Desjardins lands with a right hand.
Desjardins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trout is out of range and Desjardins settles back down.
Trout cracks the inside of Desjardins's front leg.
Trout keeps the fight on the outside.
Trout fakes the leg kick and cracks Desjardins in the body.
Desjardins is breathing heavily.
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!
and Trout counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Desjardins! He's just covering up as Trout starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainbow Trout!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie. Colt Hardin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Clarke's chin.
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26
213 lbs
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24
220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin misses with a left hand
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clarke misses with a hook to the body
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Hardin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Clarke - just one landing.
Hardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clarke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a low kick, looking for Hardin's leg but Hardin calmly moves out of range.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardin's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin is looking to stand up but Clarke isn't so interested in that idea.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Hardin blocks nicely.
Clarke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarke postures up in Hardin's guard and throws a big left but Hardin blocks it.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Hardin blocks nicely.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Clarke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Hardin blocks nicely.
Clarke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Clarke has Hardin in his guard.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
Clarke working for submissions but it's allowed Hardin to get to half guard.
Hardin wants to take a breather but Clarke is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to roll over but Hardin keeps him under control.
Hardin wants to take a breather but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke gets back to full guard.
Clarke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clarke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clarke has an active guard here but Hardin has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin decides to return to a standing position.
Hardin misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardin tries to kick Clarke off but Clarke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardin is looking for a sweep. Clarke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardin is staying active underneath Clarke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clarke.
Clarke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Clarke 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.
Hardin swings widly with a right hand
and Clarke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardin throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Clarke counters with a right hand to the body.
Colt Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke feints and as Hardin raises his hands in defense, Clarke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Clarke passes Hardin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clarke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clarke wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clarke.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to advance position but Hardin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clarke is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardin has a good base and remains in mount.
Clarke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardin looking to control but Clarke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clarke regains half guard.
Clarke actively working from the bottom here.
Clarke is trying to maintain the position but Hardin is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarke is trying to stand.
Clarke moves into full guard.
Hardin trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking for a guillotine here but Hardin defends easily.
Hardin trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clarke looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clarke is pulling down on Hardin's head to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardin is looking to stand up but Clarke won't let him.
Clarke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hardin uses it to pass to side control.
Clarke is trying to get back to half guard.
Clarke is pushing Hardin's head away, looking to escape. Hardin manages to hold on to the position though.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Clarke can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardin misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardin trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Clarke scoring with some ground and pound.
Clarke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clarke throws a strike but Hardin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clarke looking to finish Hardin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardin!
Clarke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Clarke avoids the attempt from Hardin to control.
Clarke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardin?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardin wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke throwing strikes here but Hardin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hardin is trying to stand up.
Clarke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hardin taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke working for a guillotine from mount but Hardin is in no mood to give up.
Clarke moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hardin has worked his arm free - good work by Hardin!
Clarke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clarke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke staying calm.
Hardin dodges the ground and pound from Clarke.
Colt Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardin struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clarke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street comes to the cage accompanied by The Truth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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236 lbs
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230 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Street's head.
Street checks a low kick from Ronald.
Street feints and as Ronald raises his hands in defense, Street changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ronald is adopting a defensive guard.
Street looking to sit in guard and control but Ronald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronald wanted to stand there but Street had control of the position.
Street is trying to keep Ronald in close.
Street is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ronald is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ronald moves into the clinch.
Ronald misses with an elbow strike.
Street tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Street trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Street with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Street tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ronald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Street content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ronald.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ronald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Street's brow.
Ronald blocking some punches.
Street misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronald blocks a body shot from Street.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head punch on the inside from Street fails to land.
Ronald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Street lands an elbow inside.
Street working aggressively here.
Ronald dodges an elbow strike from Street.
A nice right hand lands inside from Street.
Ronald missing with knees to the body.
Street pushes Ronald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ronald avoiding damage.
Ronald lands a damaging elbow.
Street tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronald avoids the damage to the body.
Street struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronald controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Street.
Street with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street throws a knee to the head but misses.
Street misses with a punch on the inside.
Street swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronald avoids the elbow strike from Street, against the cage.
Street blocks an elbow strike.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Street leaning against his opponent.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
Street throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ronald blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronald is defending well for now.
Street throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ronald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Street takes an elbow to the temple.
Street effectively controlling the action here.
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.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Street for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Street gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ronald lands a damaging elbow.
Ronald managing to block the knees to the body from Street.
Street pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronald lands a damaging elbow.
Street misses with a knee to the head.
Ronald lands a shoulder strike.
Ronald misses with an elbow strike.
Street misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronald prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Street wants to clinch
and Ronald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronald clinches.
Street tries for a takedown but Ronald manages to get underhooks.
Street is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ronald pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Street takes a shot to the head.
Ronald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronald has a couple of punches blocked by Street.
Street fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronald pushes Street back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronald stops a takedown attempt from Street.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ronald throws an elbow but it misses.
Street tries to stall but Ronald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronald dodges an elbow strike from Street.
Ronald lands an elbow just above Street 's eye.
Knees to the body from Street.
Street looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald tries to break free but Street pushes him back against the cage.
Ronald lands a nice elbow.
Ronald lands a nice knee to the body.
Street pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ronald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Street tries a body shot but Ronald blocks it.
Street tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronald prevents the takedown attempt.
Street looking for a takedown.
Ronald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Street blocks the elbow strike.
Street is trying to drag Ronald to the mat but Ronald just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronald is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Street lands a knee to the head.
Ronald stalling the fight.
Ronald lands an elbow inside.
Street takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronald.
Street tries to score a body lock takedown but Ronald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Street with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Street throws a knee to the head but misses.
Street looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronald blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ronald.
Street is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Street fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Street.
Street swings for the body but Ronald moves out of range.
Street fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronald avoids it really well and circles away.
Brad Ronald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Street fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Street chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronald can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Ronald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronald misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Ronald misses.
Street looks to throw the jab but Ronald is out of range.
Street tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronald moves into the clinch.
Street trying to stall but Ronald improves his position.
Street seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ronald is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ronald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Street is defending well for now.
Street throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronald unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Street is trying to stall.
Ronald being controlled against the cage.
Ronald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ronald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ronald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Street moves away.
Street throws a right and a left that both miss.
Street fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronald throws a looping overhand right but Street ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Street scores with a four punch combination!
Ronald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ronald closes the distance and clinches.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronald is defending well for now.
Ronald gets through Street's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Street unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Street blocks an elbow strike from Ronald.
Ronald is looking to break free of the clinch but Street has double underhooks.
Street stalling in the clinch but Ronald improves position.
Ronald missing with knees to the body.
Ronald blocks an elbow strike.
Street lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Brad Ronald has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Street just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronald's brow.
Street lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Street.
Ronald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Street throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronald avoiding damage as Street throws knees to the body.
Street throws a knee to the head but misses.
Street tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Street dodges an elbow strike from Ronald.
Ronald pushes off an throws an elbow but Street leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ronald throws an elbow that misses.
Street throws an elbow but it misses.
Ronald gets underhooks to prevent Street's takedown attempt.
Street goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ronald prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Street lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronald backwards.
Street goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ronald prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Street with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Street leaning his opponent against the cage.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
Street tries to stall but Ronald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Street blocks the elbow strike.
Street gets through Ronald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronald blocks an elbow strike.
Ronald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ronald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Street is defending well for now.
Street takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street effectively controlling the action here.
Street misses with some punches.
Street avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronald.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ronald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Street avoids it.
Ronald swings wildly with an uppercut but Street uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronald is pressed up against the cage. Street has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronald down to the mat. Ronald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ronald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronald. Street does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Street's head backwards.
Street moves away from the strike by Ronald.
Ronald cracks Street with a right hand to the side of the head.
Street looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ronald! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brad Ronald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Bellec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bell!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellec. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellec tries to land a body kick
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bellec thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bellec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellec gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellec finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellec goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell throws the left hand but Bellec avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Bellec misses
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell moves into the clinch.
Bell lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bell.
Bellec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bellec using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellec displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bell up against the cage.
Bellec tries to stall but Bell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bellec really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bell tries to work over Bellec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Bell lands a damaging elbow.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellec just leaning against Bell, taking a breather.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
Bellec tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Bell avoiding damage as Bellec throws knees to the body.
Bell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bellec blocking some punches.
Bellec stalling against the cage.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bellec missing with knees to the body.
Bellec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellec.
Bellec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bell.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Bell taking a breather.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Bell.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bell cracks Bellec with a nice body shot.
Bell pushes Bellec back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bellec.
Bellec blocking some punches.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Bell effectively controlling the action here.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bellec missing with knees to the body.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell works on Bellec's body with a couple of short punches.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellec avoiding damage as Bell throws knees to the body.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bell.
Bell gets through Bellec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell tries to work over Bellec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell scores with a shot to the side of Bellec's head.
Bellec stalling the fight.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell gets through Bellec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bellec - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bellec has Bell pushed against the cage.
Bellec is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bell is keeping busy.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
Bellec is pushing Bell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bellec throws a head kick that misses
and Bell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bell can't find room to land a body shot as Bellec controls the action.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell misses with an elbow strike.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellec is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bell is keeping busy.
Bell misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellec pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellec.
Bellec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bellec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
Bellec blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell tries to work over Bellec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellec dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellec taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellec avoids a wild elbow strike from Bell.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bellec.
Bell is leaning against Bellec and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec takes a shot to the head.
Bell working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bell.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Bell misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Bellec has Bell pushed against the cage.
Bell slowing the pace effectively.
Bell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Bell.
Bellec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bellec thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy body kick from Bellec
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellec scores with a nice body kick.
Bellec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bellec throws a leg kick
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters by moving into the clinch.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellec controls his hands.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellec controls his hands.
Bellec stalling in the clinch but Bell improves position.
Bellec blocks an uppercut.
Bellec'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bell.
Bellec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bellec is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellec has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Bellec.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body
and Bell counters with an inside leg kick.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
Bellec throws a lazy head kick
and Bell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bell.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bellec pushes off an throws an elbow but Bell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bell is leaning against Bellec and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellec is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellec has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bell lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bellec throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bellec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bellec is predictable there
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Bellec.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a good low kick that Bellec was not able to check.
Bellec is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bellec's knee momentarily.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Good work by Bellec as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Bellec is predictable there
and Bell counters with a nice leg kick.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bell - that will leave a mark!
Bellec throws a head kick that misses
and Bell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bellec thinking.
Bellec thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec walks into a jab.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses
and Bell counters with an inside leg kick.
Bellec throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bellec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Bellec's head.
Bellec throws a nice head kick!
A big left from Bell misses.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellec.
Bell throws a head kick but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bell's calf.
Bellec throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bellec is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bellec throws a body kick the misses
and Bell counters by clinching up.
A short right from Bell.
Joe Bell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Bellec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellec controls his hands.
Bellec is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellec stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Bell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bellec trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellec tries to break the clinch but Bell is controlling the position.
Bell lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bellec will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bell up against the cage.
Bellec blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellec stalling against the cage.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bellec blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Bellec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bellec gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bell lands with a right to the head.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
Bellec looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Bellec.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bell really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with a good low kick that Bellec was not able to check.
A low kick from Bellec is predictable there
and Bell counters with a thumping low kick.
Bell cracks Bellec with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce Bellec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a solid body kick.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bellec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bell gets through Bellec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell scores with a shot to the side of Bellec's head.
Bellec tries to stall but Bell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Bellec trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellec.
Good body shot from Bell.
Bellec blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell letting Bellec take a breather here.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bellec.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell pushes off an throws an elbow but Bellec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bellec is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bell tries to work over Bellec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellec controls his hands.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
That's two 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.
Bellec tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Bell throws an elbow but it misses.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bellec blocking some punches.
Bellec trying to land knees to the body.
Bellec trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Bellec blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bell lands with a left to the head.
Bell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bellec avoids it.
Bellec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bellec is trying to stall.
Maybe Bellec would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec manages to break the clinch.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellec throws a lazy head kick
and Bell counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellec.
Bellec drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick by Bellec misses
and Bell moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellec wants to stall.
Bell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bellec tries to stall but Bell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Bellec will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bell up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellec.
Bell missing with knees to the body.
Bell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
Bell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Bellec avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell cracks Bellec with a nice body shot.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellec's elbow.
Bell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellec or not.
Bellec tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bell dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a nice body kick.
Bell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bellec thows a body kick. Bell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bellec taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bellec'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.
Bell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bellec blocks the elbow strike.
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bell misses with an elbow over the top.
Bellec is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec avoiding damage as Bell throws knees to the body.
Bellec is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bell tries to work over Bellec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellec just leaning against Bell, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Bellec.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Bellec misses
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Bellec is predictable there
and Bell counters with an outside leg kick.
Joe Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellec thows a leg kick but Bell checks it
and Bell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell counters with a good, hard body kick but Bellec shrugs it off.
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.
Bellec misses with a leg kick
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellec.
A head kick by Bellec misses
and Bell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Bellec blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bellec blocking some punches.
Bellec looking to slow down the pace here.
Bell throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Bellec misses
and Bell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellec throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a low kick, right behind Bellec 's knee.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses
and Bell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bellec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.
Bell lands an elbow inside.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellec backwards.
Bellec is rocked!
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Bellec.
Bell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Bellec is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bellec wants to stall.
Bellec seems to have got his legs back now.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bellec letting Bell take a breather here.
Bell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bell blocks an elbow strike.
Bell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell working aggressively here.
Bellec prevents a body shot from Bell.
Bellec putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell tries to land knees in the clinch but Bellec avoids the damage to the body.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce Bellec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellec missing with knees to the body.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Bellec improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bell 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bell!
Joe Bell is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus has chosen Iron Mask Alexander The Great as his entrance music. Ray Mayweather could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Peleus's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Peleus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Peleus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peleus's corner calls for a 1-2. Peleus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mayweather lands a jab to Peleus's midsection.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayweather but Mayweather pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peleus shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ray Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Mayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather scores with a nice head shot.
Peleus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather is trying to defend but Peleus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Peleus is looking to take a break and control but Mayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayweather is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Peleus is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mayweather tries to hold on but Peleus postures up.
Peleus looking to control but Mayweather is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayweather tries to reverse the position but Peleus maintains control.
Peleus raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus looking to finish with strikes here!
Peleus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayweather is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Peleus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peleus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mayweather is squirming around, avoiding Peleus's attempts to control the action.
Peleus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peleus cracks Mayweather with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peleus lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peleus with good strikes from the mount here!
Peleus lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayweather is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mayweather tries to hold on but Peleus postures up.
Peleus breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayweather is working to get back to half guard.
Mayweather might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mayweather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mayweather tries to get out of the position.
Peleus landing strikes from the mount and Mayweather is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Peleus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peleus working Mayweather over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peleus breaks from Mayweather's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peleus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus 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.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peleus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peleus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mayweather swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peleus counters with a leg kick.
Peleus throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Peleus counters with a straight right hand.
Ray Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peleus slips a jab from Mayweather.
Good work by Mayweather as he checks the leg kick.
Peleus shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Peleus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayweather chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peleus can pounce on him.
Peleus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mayweather works over Peleus's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alexander Peleus has been cut.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayweather jabs Peleus right on the nose. Peleus blinks but takes it well.
Peleus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mayweather to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather misses with a straight left.
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peleus.
Peleus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peleus somewhat.
Peleus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
Ray Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Peleus tried to score with a low kick but Mayweather checks it.
Peleus shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peleus.
Peleus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peleus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather throws out the jab.
Peleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayweather throws a lazy uppercut
and Peleus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peleus trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Peleus prevents Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Peleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peleus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mayweather looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mayweather looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mayweather!
Peleus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus can't do much from the bottom here.
Peleus manages to get back to half guard.
Mayweather wants to stand up but Peleus has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Peleus manages to get to full guard.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but instead Peleus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Peleus stands up and waves to Mayweather to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut
and Peleus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peleus. Peleus obviously looking to wear him down.
Peleus misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peleus moves forwards but Mayweather connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peleus tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Peleus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peleus takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peleus.
Mayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather scores with a decent looking hook.
Mayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather throws a right hand that misses
and Peleus counters with a nice body shot.
Peleus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.
Mayweather misses with a right hand
and Peleus counters with a low kick, right behind Mayweather 's knee.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peleus throws a good cross that connects.
Mayweather cracks Peleus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peleus moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus throws a hook but Mayweather blocks it.
Mayweather throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Peleus to counter with a crisp jab.
Peleus throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather throws a leg kick but Peleus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peleus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayweather.
Mayweather scores with a body shot.
Peleus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peleus.
Peleus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Peleus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayweather scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather with a nice cross.
Peleus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peleus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mayweather is trying to escape the mount.
Peleus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mayweather is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peleus looking to finish with strikes here!
Peleus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peleus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mayweather is desperately trying to improve his position but Peleus has a good base and remains in mount.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peleus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mayweather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Peleus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peleus lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peleus looking to control but Mayweather is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ray Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peleus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Peleus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mayweather has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Peleus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Peleus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peleus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Peleus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. Jones has chosen Doctor Jones as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones swinging wildly here.
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Neill misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
O Neill throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Neill lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neill is defending well for now.
Jones lands a body shot.
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!
O Neill prevents a body shot from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
O Neill is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Jones.
O Neill takes an elbow to the temple.
O Neill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neill won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones digs a right hand into O Neill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neill's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body.
Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but O Neill blocks it.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Neill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neill won't want to take too many of those.
Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones misses with some punches.
O Neill blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Neill blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones works on O Neill's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
O Neill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but O Neill is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by O Neill.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neill's brow.
O Neill blocking some punches.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but O Neill is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neill avoids it.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from O Neill on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
O Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
O Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Neill thinking.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Neill falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
O Neill misses with a left hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Neill misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. O Neill will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neill misses with a hook
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
O Neill misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
O Neill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head.
Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
O Neill tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doctor Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an elbow just above O Neill 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Neill lands a jab to the head.
O Neill misses with a right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neill misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Neill connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill blocking some punches.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
O Neill is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neill avoids it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neill.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neill or not.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neill.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but O Neill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Jones.
O Neill dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
O Neill takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
Jones digs a right hand into O Neill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neill's gas tank.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Jones.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neill or not.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that O Neill shrugs off.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones really 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.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doctor Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Neill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones closes the distance and pushes O Neill back into the cage.
A short left from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neill's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neill.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Neill misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Neill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is working O Neill over against the cage.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
O Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from O Neill.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neill.
Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands a right hand.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
O Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Jones.
O Neill blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right from Jones.
O Neill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
O Neill tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing O Neill back against the cage.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Neill is defending well for now.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neill.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones clobbers O Neill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones closes the distance and pushes O Neill back into the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones works on O Neill's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
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!
Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head.
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.
O Neill dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
O Neill takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neill's brow.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from O Neill fails to land.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
O Neill takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Neill blocking some punches.
O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by O Neill.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Neill prevents a body shot from Jones.
Martin O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neill blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
O Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A hook to the body from O Neill.
O Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doctor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill misses with some punches.
O Neill working hard to break the clinch.
O Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neill blocking some punches.
O Neill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
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.
O Neill working aggressively here.
A short right from Jones.
O Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
O Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
O Neill scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped O Neill in his tracks for a moment.
O Neill throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
O Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 43:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 43:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Jones!
Doctor Jones is the new welterweight champion!
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