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TTFC Deathwish 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Amsterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Owen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Amsterdam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Owen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amsterdam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amsterdam thuds his right hand into Owen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Mark Owen has been cut.
Amsterdam misses the jab.
Amsterdam misses with a straight left.
Amsterdam throws a monster overhand right that drops Owen! Amsterdam follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajax Amsterdam!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Brasi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spike Smith's chin.
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Brasi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Brasi throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brasi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Brasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Brasi throws an off balance right hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brasi throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Brasi misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Brasi and Smith goes tumbling to the canvas! Brasi follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Spike Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to improve his position but Brasi is controlling well.
Brasi blocks the strikes from Smith.
Brasi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
Smith trying to control but Brasi postures up.
Brasi is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brasi.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Brasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brasi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smith to get to his feet.
Brasi gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is holding his hands too far apart here. Brasi throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Smith is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luca Brasi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braylon Beswicke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe moves to clinch but Beswicke breaks away
and Beswicke counters with a straight right hand.
Beswicke cracks Doe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beswicke stuns Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beswicke thuds his right hand into Doe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Doe misses
and Beswicke counters with a left to the body.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Doe wants to clinch
and Beswicke counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe misses with a left hand
and Beswicke counters with an inside leg kick.
Doe needs to keep his hands up - Beswicke had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Doe throws a leg kick
and Beswicke counters with an outside leg kick.
Doe closes the distance but Beswicke moves to the side
and Beswicke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doe's knee momentarily.
Doe looks gassed!
Doe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beswicke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doe somewhat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beswicke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beswicke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beswicke connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doe's head.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe wants to clinch
and Beswicke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beswicke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beswicke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Doe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Beswicke finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Beswicke has cracked Doe with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Beswicke lands another huge swinging hook and Doe tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Doe, before Beswicke can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braylon Beswicke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Ausrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galbraith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galbraith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Galbraith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Jonas Ausrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galbraith!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galbraith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galbraith shoots in looking for a takedown but Ausrin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Galbraith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ausrin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ausrin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galbraith.
Ausrin throws a sloppy head kick and Galbraith moves out of range easily.
Galbraith doesn't manage to clinch there - Ausrin circles away.
Galbraith tries to clinch but Ausrin moves out of range.
Galbraith throws a right and a left that Ausrin avoids nicely.
Oooooh!!! Ausrin has knocked Galbraith down with a huge combo! Ausrin steps away and waves a wobbly Galbraith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like John Galbraith has been cut.
Galbraith looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ausrin throws a quick head kick that knocks Galbraith silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Ausrin is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonas Ausrin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster has chosen Bed Intruder as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
216 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters.
Lancaster misses with a takedown
and Masters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masters throws a good cross that connects.
Masters darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lancaster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters lands a jab to the nose.
Lancaster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masters counters with an outside leg kick.
Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lancaster looks gassed!
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lancaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters. Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
Masters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masters can pounce on him.
Masters connects with a nice looking jab.
Masters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lancaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Masters scores with a leg kick.
Masters lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Masters throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lancaster's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Masters lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Trent Masters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar comes to the cage accompanied by The Boys of the Old Brigade. Kendall Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Thomas throws a low kick but O Briar avoids it.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a hook
and O Briar counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Briar.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and O Briar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into O Briar's ribs.
O Briar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Briar tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Briar.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the body.
O Briar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
O Briar is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Briar counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
O Briar throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
O Briar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Briar slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Briar moves away.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a combination. O Briar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas tries to work over O Briar's front leg with a kick but O Briar checks it.
Kendall Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and O Briar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Briar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Briar throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by O Briar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and O Briar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
O Briar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
O Briar throws a strike aimed at the side of Thomas's head but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas is trying to work for a sweep but O Briar has mounted him!
O Briar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the head.
O Briar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Briar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Briar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Briar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Briar lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but O Briar maintains control.
O Briar looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas!
O Briar punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Briar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Briar with the ground and pound from mount.
O Briar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Briar with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
O Briar lands with some strikes.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Briar landing shots from mount.
O Briar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Briar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but O Briar maintains control.
BOOM! O Briar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomas gets back to half guard.
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 Briar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas tries to roll over but O Briar keeps him under control.
Thomas looks gassed!
O Briar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Briar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from O Briar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Briar blocks the strikes from Thomas.
O Briar lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. O Briar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Briar lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph O Briar dominated that round.
That's time! O Briar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Briar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Briar under the eye.
O Briar throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
O Briar cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Briar counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as O Briar shoots in.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
O Briar throws out a powerful jab.
O Briar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas lunges at O Briar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Briar's hand.
O Briar misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
O Briar cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas thows a leg kick but O Briar checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by O Briar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Briar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Briar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Briar counters with a nice kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of O Briar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Briar feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and O Briar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
O Briar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
O Briar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding O Briar's attempts to control the action.
O Briar landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas throwing hammer fists to the chest of O Briar. What's that going to do exactly?
Thomas is looking to improve his position but O Briar isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but O Briar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Briar landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Briar breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
O Briar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
O Briar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
O Briar winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ralph O Briar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but O Briar is very close to passing his half guard.
O Briar slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
O Briar working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Briar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Briar's back!
O Briar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar manages to get to full guard.
Thomas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Briar's head.
O Briar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
O Briar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
O Briar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Briar working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but O Briar has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Briar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Briar scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph O Briar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for O Briar.
Thomas misses with a hook
and O Briar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas blocks a jab.
A jab from O Briar misses.
O Briar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
O Briar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but O Briar is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Briar misses with a looping right.
Thomas with a jab.
O Briar blocks a jab.
O Briar fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas moves away from the strike by O Briar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but O Briar is out of range.
Thomas scores with a hook.
O Briar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Briar. O Briar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas thows a leg kick but O Briar checks it
and O Briar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Briar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Briar was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
O Briar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas throws a combination. O Briar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Briar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
O Briar misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Briar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas cracks O Briar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and O Briar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of O Briar's head but O Briar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Briar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Briar slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch there but O Briar circles away.
O Briar looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas slips a jab from O Briar.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by O Briar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sizes up O Briar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas tests O Briar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Briar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by O Briar.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and O Briar counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Thomas wants to control but O Briar postures up.
O Briar working the head with strikes.
O Briar looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Briar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Briar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thomas tries to buck O Briar off but O Briar is having none of it.
Thomas strikes from the bottom but O Briar takes advantage and advances to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Briar wants to finish this one by submission but Thomas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Briar.
Kendall Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph O Briar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Briar landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Thomas throwing hammer fists to the chest of O Briar. What's that going to do exactly?
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. O Briar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph O Briar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Briar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph O Briar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slammer comes to the cage accompanied by my wife my bitch my girl. Presley has chosen Burning love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pat Slammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elvis Presley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Pat Slammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley gets a clinch.
Presley lands a nice uppercut.
Slammer tries to land a knee to the head but Presley blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Presley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slammer's brow.
Presley pushes off an throws an elbow but Slammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Presley's brow.
Presley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slammer throws an elbow that misses.
Slammer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Slammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slammer trying to land knees to the body.
Presley throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slammer throws an elbow but misses.
Presley managing to block the knees to the body from Slammer.
Slammer blocks an elbow strike.
Presley lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pat Slammer has been cut.
Slammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slammer lands an elbow inside.
Slammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slammer lands an elbow inside.
Slammer throws an elbow that misses.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but Slammer blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Presley.
With the fighters up against the cage, Presley throws an elbow but misses.
Slammer tries a knee to the head but Presley blocks it.
Slammer dodges an elbow strike from Presley.
Slammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Presley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Presley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Presley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Presley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slammer's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands an elbow that stopped Slammer in his tracks for a moment.
Slammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Presley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slammer.
Presley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slammer avoids it.
Presley lands a left hand.
Slammer is breathing heavily.
Presley misses with an elbow strike.
Presley lands an elbow that stopped Slammer in his tracks for a moment.
Slammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Pat Slammer's cut is getting worse.
Slammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Presley.
Slammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Presley.
Presley drops Slammer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slammer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Slammer is rocked!
Pat Slammer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slammer dodges an elbow strike from Presley.
Presley pushes Slammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Presley lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Oh Slammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Presley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slammer seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Presley.
Slammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Presley.
A short left from Presley.
A right hook to the body lands for Presley.
Presley lands an elbow inside that Slammer shrugs off.
Jeez, Pat Slammer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Presley drops Slammer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slammer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pat Slammer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elvis Presley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creedence Clearwater Revival: Down On The Corner . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Thompson throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Thompson cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Filipovic.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filipovic.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Filipovic misses with a body shot.
Thompson misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
Filipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Tommy Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook but Filipovic blocks it.
Thompson cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a head kick that drops Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Filipovic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Filipovic to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Filipovic looks to clinch but Thompson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Filipovic taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommy Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Rolfes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Nicks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Nicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastian Rolfes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolfes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nicks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolfes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicks counters with a head kick. That will keep Rolfes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rolfes misses with a takedown attempt
and Nicks counters with a nice leg kick.
Mario Nicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastian Rolfes.
Nicks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Nicks finds it's target.
Rolfes with a poor takedown
enabling Nicks to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicks digs a good body shot into Rolfes's ribs.
No joy there for Nicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicks misses with the combination.
A jab from Nicks finds it's way through Rolfes's defenses.
Nicks clobbers Rolfes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nicks scores with a leg kick.
Nicks throws out a loose jab but Rolfes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolfes tries for a takedown but Nicks circles away easily
and Nicks counters with a left and a right that stings Rolfes.
Rolfes looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rolfes is rocked!
Mario Nicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicks lands a big head kick that sends Rolfes to the canvas! Nicks follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Nicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bellec might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Ryan has chosen Everlast - What It's Like as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brendan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bellec lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Bellec avoids the body shot from Ryan.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bellec.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Bellec lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryan tries to bum rush Bellec with a series of wild strikes but Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brendan Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellec swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bellec walks into a straight right hand from Ryan.
Bellec keeps the fight on the outside.
Bellec throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Bellec on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan has managed to clinch.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bellec working hard to break the clinch.
Bellec manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellec.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bellec counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Bellec counters with a leg kick.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Bellec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellec slips a straight right by Ryan.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ryan. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellec connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Bellec ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bellec!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellec.
Bellec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellec thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
Ryan lands a jab.
Bellec thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Ryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bellec.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bellec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ryan looks gassed!
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crunch! Bellec slams his shin into Ryan's torso.
Ryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Bellec throws a head kick that half lands.
Bellec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Bellec checks it.
Bellec defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec throws a nice head kick!
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellec thows a body kick. Ryan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bellec.
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Bellec moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Bellec crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Bellec manages to break the clinch.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Bellec counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellec there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bellec.
Bellec swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bellec.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellec.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Ryan 's knee.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bellec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bellec scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Ryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Bellec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan closes the distance but Bellec moves to the side
and Bellec counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Bellec counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Bellec counters with a head kick.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bellec connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bellec.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Bellec makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ryan really felt that one!
Bellec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Bellec throws a head kick that half lands.
Bellec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bellec connects with a high kick.
Ryan tries to clinch
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Bellec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bellec rather than just go for the knockout.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Bruce Bellec is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a good, hard body kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Bellec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bellec lands a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bellec - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bellec. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Ryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bellec makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ryan really felt that one!
Ryan blocks a head kick by Bellec.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bellec doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellec looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Ryan swings for the body but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellec can pounce on him.
Bellec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Bellec moves out of range easily.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ryan wants to clinch
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bellec throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellec manages to avoid it.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan lands a jab.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ryan takes a step back to recover.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Bellec slips the punch.
Bellec throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan tries to clinch but Bellec moves away
and Bellec counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ryan scores with a head kick.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Bellec slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Ryan cracks Bellec with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Bellec sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Bellec throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryan looks to clinch
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bellec lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellec checks a leg kick.
Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellec is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bellec stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a lazy body kick
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellec throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Bellec checks it.
Ryan lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan tries to clinch up
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellec moves away.
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Bellec throws a front kick that sends Ryan stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Bellec is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Bellec keeps it at a distance.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Bellec is avoiding it.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bellec counters with an outside leg kick.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Bellec counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan tries to clinch but Bellec moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellec.
Bellec scores with a push kick.
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bellec - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bellec. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellec lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bellec throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
Ryan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellec plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bellec moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Bellec counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bellec blocks a jab.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Bellec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
That kick from Bellec tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan misses with a body punch
and Bellec counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryan's knee momentarily.
Bellec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellec.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bellec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bellec on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ryan. Ryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Bellec lands but Ryan takes it in his stride.
Bellec scores with a head kick.
Bellec throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Bellec moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellec circles away.
Bellec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Bellec misses with a kick to the body.
Bellec is looking to land body kicks.
Bellec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bellec tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bellec checks a leg kick.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Bellec circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec had his way with Brendan Ryan in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellec momentarily.
Bellec has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bellec lands a nice looking body kick.
Ryan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bellec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Bellec looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ryan closes the distance but Bellec moves to the side
and Bellec counters with a body kick that stops Ryan in his tracks momentarily.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Ryan misses with a hook. Bellec ducked under it nicely.
Ryan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bellec's hands.
Bellec thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Ryan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellec.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Bellec thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ryan if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bellec moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bellec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellec sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bellec scores with a head kick.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Bellec throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellec. Bellec obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellec ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Bellec down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan 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.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Ryan tries to clinch
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Ryan misses
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
Ryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bellec counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
Ryan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Bellec slips under a jab.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Bellec moved out of range.
Ryan connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Bellec counters with a nice leg kick.
Bellec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan connects with a jab.
Bellec scores with a push kick.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellec scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brendan Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bellec. Ryan shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Bellec lands but Ryan takes it in his stride.
Bellec scores with a nice body kick.
Bellec throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bellec throws a head kick that half lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bellec. Ryan shrugs it off though.
Bellec feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bellec. Ryan shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bellec plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Ryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellec. Bellec obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellec throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Bellec counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryan's knee momentarily.
Bellec connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellec scores with a kick to the body.
Bellec lands a high kick!
Bellec lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bellec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellec, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bellec!
Bruce Bellec retains his middleweight title!
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