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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). o hAodha comes to the cage accompanied by Cursum Perficio by Enya. Shepherd has chosen 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celion Dion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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172 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aodhan o hAodha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o hAodha throws a sloppy head kick
and Shepherd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
o hAodha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shepherd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shepherd throws a lazy head kick
letting o hAodha counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jack Shepherd has been cut.
o hAodha misses with a double jab.
o hAodha defending well as Shepherd loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shepherd.
o hAodha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o hAodha tries a low kick but Shepherd avoids it.
A head kick misses from Shepherd.
Shepherd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
o hAodha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shepherd counters with a good low kick that o hAodha was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
o hAodha is looking to clinch but Shepherd is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shepherd avoids the head kick by o hAodha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shepherd was covering up waiting for the punch and o hAodha finishes the takedown easily into guard.
o hAodha postures up.
o hAodha thows a big elbow that misses.
Shepherd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
o hAodha throwing strikes but missing.
o hAodha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shepherd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
o hAodha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
o hAodha postures up in Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Shepherd blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd is looking to control o hAodha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shepherd avoid being mounted?
o hAodha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shepherd's head.
o hAodha thows a huge punch but Shepherd dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shepherd can do anything to dispel that myth.
o hAodha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shepherd's head.
Shepherd wants to get back to full guard.
o hAodha thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shepherd to regain full guard.
Shepherd pulls o hAodha in close to prevent any damage.
Shepherd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from o hAodha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shepherd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
o hAodha thows a big elbow that misses.
o hAodha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shepherd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from o hAodha.
o hAodha with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o hAodha looking to pass the guard.
Shepherd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shepherd is trying to control the position but o hAodha postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
o hAodha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells o hAodha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shepherd keeping full guard, as o hAodha tries to pass.
o hAodha throws a big right hand that misses.
Shepherd looks gassed!
o hAodha looking to pass the guard.
o hAodha postures up in Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Shepherd blocks it.
o hAodha postures up.
o hAodha throws a big right hand that misses.
o hAodha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aodhan o hAodha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Shepherd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
o hAodha fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shepherd checks a leg kick.
Shepherd lands with a kick to the temple. o hAodha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shepherd scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from o hAodha does no damage.
o hAodha fails with a takedown attempt.
o hAodha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
o hAodha throws a sloppy head kick
and Shepherd counters with an inside leg kick.
Shepherd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches o hAodha on the side of the head.
Jack Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
o hAodha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
o hAodha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shepherd.
Shepherd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
o hAodha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shepherd throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shepherd. Those never looked like landing.
Shepherd checks a low kick from o hAodha.
o hAodha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shepherd.
o hAodha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
o hAodha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shepherd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Shepherd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shepherd throws a looping overhand right but o hAodha ducks down to avoid it.
Shepherd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepherd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
o hAodha ducks right into an uppercut from Shepherd.
Shepherd throws a big shot that misses.
Shepherd circles away from the clinch attempt.
o hAodha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shepherd as he jumps to the side.
o hAodha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shepherd.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shepherd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Shepherd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shepherd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shepherd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shepherd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepherd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shepherd loads up on a big right hand but o hAodha slips the punch.
A slow jab from Shepherd misses its intended target.
Shepherd lands a two punch combo.
o hAodha throws a leg kick but Shepherd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shepherd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shepherd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shepherd scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shepherd.
Shepherd misses with a hook.
o hAodha throws a sloppy head kick
and Shepherd counters with a head kick. That will keep o hAodha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shepherd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of o hAodha's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shepherd, right into the meat.
Shepherd throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shepherd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shepherd misses with a double jab
and o hAodha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shepherd thinking.
Shepherd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shepherd misses the jab.
Shepherd misses with a leg kick
and o hAodha counters with a shoot takedown. Shepherd fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepherd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
o hAodha thows a big elbow that misses.
o hAodha postures up in Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Shepherd blocks it.
o hAodha lands a couple of digs.
o hAodha throws a big right hand that misses.
o hAodha postures up in Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Shepherd blocks it.
o hAodha throwing strikes from guard but Shepherd blocks nicely.
o hAodha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
o hAodha tries to free his leg and advance position but Shepherd is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shepherd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Shepherd's cut.
That's time! o hAodha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shepherd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
o hAodha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shepherd jabs o hAodha right on the nose. o hAodha blinks but takes it well.
Shepherd blocks a leg kick.
Shepherd cracks the inside of o hAodha's front leg.
o hAodha shoots in but no luck this time.
Shepherd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
o hAodha looks to land a right hand but Shepherd moved out of range.
o hAodha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
o hAodha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shepherd circles away.
Shepherd lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Aodhan o hAodha has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shepherd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shepherd lands a nice shot that snaps o hAodha's head back.
o hAodha is rocked!
Shepherd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shepherd tests o hAodha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shepherd misses with an uppercut. o hAodha saw that one coming.
Shepherd scores with a hook.
Shepherd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows o hAodha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shepherd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
o hAodha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shepherd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha throws and elbow that misses. Shepherd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in o hAodha's guard. Nice move by Shepherd!
o hAodha working a defensive guard here.
Shepherd trying to control but o hAodha is working from the bottom.
o hAodha managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shepherd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
o hAodha trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aodhan o hAodha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shepherd swings widly with a right hand
and o hAodha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Shepherd misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
o hAodha wants to slow Shepherd down by chopping away at his legs.
Shepherd looks to land a left hand but o hAodha moved out of range nicely.
o hAodha looks for a takedown but Shepherd sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aodhan o hAodha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
o hAodha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shepherd throws an off balance right hand
and o hAodha counters with a big head kick but Shepherd shrugs it off.
Shepherd lands with a straight right. o hAodha didn't see that one coming.
Shepherd misses with a looping left.
A jab from Shepherd does it's job there.
Shepherd misses with a looping right.
Jack Shepherd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepherd looks to throw the jab but o hAodha is out of range.
o hAodha forces Shepherd back against the cage and clinches.
o hAodha misses with a hook to the ribs.
o hAodha tries a body shot but Shepherd blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shepherd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shepherd 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shepherd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Klaustner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: -. 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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220 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Klaustner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Klaustner.
Klaustner jabs at Sakara's body.
Klaustner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klaustner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klaustner stuns Sakara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klaustner lands a leg kick that knocks Sakara off balance momentarily.
Klaustner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sakara looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klaustner lands a jab.
Sakara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaustner cracks Sakara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klaustner lands with a good body shot.
Klaustner is looking to wear down Sakara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Klaustner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klaustner lands a leg kick that knocks Sakara off balance momentarily.
Sakara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klaustner connects with a crisp jab.
Klaustner lands a jab.
Sakara is rocked!
Klaustner fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sakara to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sakara looks to clinch but Klaustner throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sakara taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vince Klaustner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by RZA - Samurai Theme . Gracie has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shogun Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spector!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector misses with a combination
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spector misses with a right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Spector misses the shot to the body.
Spector misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
Spector misses with a few strikes there.
Spector fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spector tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie thumps Spector with a low kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spector takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Spector, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spector.
Spector misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spector throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Spector looks gassed!
Spector scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
Spector throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spector is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Spector moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spector rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Spector misses with a left hand
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spector throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Spector misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Spector tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spector crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Spector gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Spector manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie cracks the inside of Spector's front leg.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spector if he has to take too many more of those.
Spector takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Spector's side.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Spector takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spector has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Spector throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spector throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Spector 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
Spector throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Spector in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie throws a head kick but Spector moves out of range.
A big left from Spector misses.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
A punch combination from Spector misses.
Shogun Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
Spector misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Spector dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spector's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spector.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spector throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Spector shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spector on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spector cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spector. That did some damage!
Spector throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spector is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Spector throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Spector in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie is looking to slow Spector down with leg kicks.
Mark Spector is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spector misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Spector takes it in his stride.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Spector.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Spector's torso.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mark Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spector steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spector chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Spector's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie scores with a push kick.
A combination from Spector does no damage.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spector misses with a straight right.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Spector throws a combination that misses
and Spector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spector lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Spector.
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Spector throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie is looking to slow Spector down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spector swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Spector tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Spector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
Spector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie jabs at Spector's body.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spector misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Spector takes it in his stride.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Spector sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spector.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Spector lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Spector throws a combination that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie lands a head kick. Spector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spector lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Gracie thumps Spector with a low kick.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spector misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spector really felt that one!
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spector walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie thumps Spector with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Gracie clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie lands a head kick!
Gracie slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spector takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spector looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spector lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spector.
Spector throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Spector was not able to check.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
Spector tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spector if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spector walks into a left hand.
Spector stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spector can do to turn this around?
Spector throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie lands a head kick. Spector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie feints and then cracks Spector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spector down.
Spector throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Spector takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Spector down.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spector has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Spector off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spector misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spector is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Spector down.
Spector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Gracie had his way with Mark Spector in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Spector looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Spector throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Spector shrugs it off.
Gracie sizes up Spector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spector throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Spector misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spector really felt that one!
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Spector shrugs it off.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Spector tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spector throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Spector in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie lands a head kick!
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.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to slow Spector down with leg kicks.
Spector scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a head kick that Spector semi-blocks.
Spector misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Shogun Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Nice body kick there by Gracie.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Spector throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spector's knee momentarily.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spector. That did some damage!
That kick from Gracie tenderised Spector's leg. Spector is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Spector takes it in his stride.
Mark Spector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Spector shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie lands a head kick. Spector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spector looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Spector misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spector misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Spector shrugs it off.
Spector on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Spector stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Spector off balance momentarily.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spector. That did some damage!
Spector's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spector scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spector tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spector swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:41
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:41
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucic throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lucic counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Lucic saw it coming and moves away.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucic. That did some damage!
Lucic misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Lucic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Lucic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lucic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucic.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lucic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lucic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Lucic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucic scores with a punch to the head.
Lucic scores with a nice right hand.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Lucic counters with an inside leg kick.
Lucic keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucic swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Lucic was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Lucic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lucic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucic.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Lucic's leg. Lucic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Lucic counters with a left to the body.
Lucic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva sizes up Lucic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lucic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Lucic.
Lucic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucic is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucic. Lucic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lucic misses the jab.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Lucic.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Lucic as he checks the leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucic.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lucic lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Lucic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucic misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
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!
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucic is out of range.
Lucic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva thumps Lucic with a low kick.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Lucic misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Lucic throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Lucic misses with an uppercut.
Lucic connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Lucic looks gassed!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Lucic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva slips a straight right by Lucic.
Lucic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Lucic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lucic's knee momentarily.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Lucic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milan Lucic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva thumps Lucic with a low kick.
Lucic loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Lucic misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva thumps Lucic with a low kick.
Lucic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucic will feel that in the morning.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva clinches up with Lucic and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucic is breathing heavily.
Lucic blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lucic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucic is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Lucic prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Lucic settles back down.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucic's calf.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucic's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Lucic blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Lucic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Lucic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Nice body punch from Lucic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lucic checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lucic circles away.
Lucic misses with a left hand
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lucic really felt that one!
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Lucic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Lucic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva feints and then cracks Lucic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucic down.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucic on the side of the head.
Lucic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucic. That did some damage!
Lucic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lucic is rocked!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lucic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Lucic off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Lucic's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucic tries to avoid it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Lucic seems unphased.
Silva pushes Lucic away with a front kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva wants to clinch.
Lucic moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucic looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Lucic swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lucic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Lucic blocks the low kick.
Lucic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucic is out of range.
Lucic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lucic circles away.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Lucic throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva connects with the punch.
Lucic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva jabs Lucic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva connects with a right hand. Lucic shakes it off.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva keeps Lucic at a distance using the push kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucic can do to turn this around?
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!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Lucic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva is looking to slow Lucic down with leg kicks.
Lucic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Lucic off balance momentarily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucic swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Lucic off balance momentarily.
Lucic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucic's sensitive parts.
Lucic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva cracks Lucic with an open hand slap.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva cracks Lucic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva cracks Lucic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Lucic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lucic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Lucic down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva thumps Lucic with a low kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lucic keeps it at a distance.
Lucic misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lucic misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a head kick that Lucic semi-blocks.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Lucic seems unphased.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield comes to the cage accompanied by Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head. 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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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Morris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield misses with a hook
and Morris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayfield feints and then cracks Morris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morris down.
Mayfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morris misses with an uppercut.
Mayfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayfield blocks a head kick by Morris.
Mayfield wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayfield throws an off balance right hand
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayfield tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morris on the side of the head.
Morris connects with a crisp jab.
Morris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayfield on the side of the head.
Morris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield wants to clinch but Morris slips to the side
and Mayfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayfield with a hook.
Mayfield throws a sloppy head kick
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield misses with a left hand
and Mayfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris 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.
Morris throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mayfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris lands with a nice combination. Mayfield backs away looking to recover.
Mayfield rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mayfield lands a left hand.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Mayfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Mayfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayfield cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mayfield scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Mayfield.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayfield misses with the head strike.
Mayfield landing knees to the body.
Morris looks gassed!
Mayfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mayfield fails to land.
Mayfield is working Morris over against the cage.
Morris blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayfield.
Morris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Mayfield.
Mayfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Morris won't want to take too many of those.
Mayfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mayfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris tries a body shot but Mayfield blocks it.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Mayfield controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mayfield as Morris tries to tie him up.
Mayfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morris working aggressively here.
Mayfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Morris should have avoided that one.
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayfield's elbow.
Mayfield digs a right hand into Morris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morris's gas tank.
Mayfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morris pushes Mayfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morris.
Still in the clinch, Mayfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayfield's elbow.
Mayfield tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris tries a body shot but Mayfield blocks it.
Mayfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayfield breaks from the clinch.
Morris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mayfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Mayfield misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Morris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mayfield. That's going to slow Morris down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mayfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
A head kick from Mayfield lands but Morris takes it in his stride.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Mayfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris misses with a hook
and Mayfield counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morris loads up on a big right hand but Mayfield slips the punch.
Morris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayfield counters with a straight right hand.
Mayfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morris misses with a left hand
and Mayfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris misses with a left hand
and Mayfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Mayfield misses.
Morris digs a good body shot into Mayfield's ribs.
Tyler Mayfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayfield looks to clinch
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayfield throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Morris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayfield is just out of range.
Mayfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morris has had enough of the clinch but Mayfield keeps him there for the moment.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Mayfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mayfield fails to land.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayfield tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayfield with a knee to the head.
Morris has a couple of punches blocked by Mayfield.
Morris lands a body shot.
Mayfield missing with knees to the body.
Mayfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mayfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayfield can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Mayfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morris lands a nice elbow.
Morris pushes Mayfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to stall but Mayfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Mayfield misses with a knee strike.
Mayfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Mayfield landing knees to the body.
Morris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Mayfield scores with a hook to the body.
Tyler Mayfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayfield trying to control the position but instead, Morris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayfield into the cage.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Mayfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Mayfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayfield.
Mayfield digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Morris.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayfield backwards.
Mayfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris'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.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayfield lands an uppercut.
Morris is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayfield.
Mayfield trying to control the position but instead, Morris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayfield into the cage.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.
Morris looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Morris has Mayfield pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Mayfield avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Mayfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayfield cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Mayfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Mayfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Mayfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Mayfield landing knees to the head.
Mayfield tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Mayfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Mayfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Morris working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Mayfield.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mayfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayfield misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Mayfield dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mayfield closes the distance but Morris moves to the side
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler Mayfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayfield misses with a hook.
Mayfield is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Mayfield misses with an uppercut
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayfield.
Morris lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayfield off the cage and back into rage.
Morris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mayfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris lands a body shot.
Morris misses with a lunging right hand
and Mayfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
Mayfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mayfield ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mayfield misses with an uppercut
and Morris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws out a loose jab but Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayfield tries to break free but Morris pushes him back against the cage.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayfield or not.
Mayfield lands with a light punch inside.
Morris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris slowing the pace effectively.
Morris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Morris'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.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mayfield fails to land.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mayfield cracks Morris with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Morris.
Mayfield can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Morris avoiding damage as Mayfield throws knees to the body.
Mayfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayfield lands an uppercut.
Morris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mayfield is working Morris over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mayfield.
Mayfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mayfield trying to land knees to the body.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield tries to land a knee to the head but Morris blocks with his arms.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mayfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morris lands an uppercut.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Morris to work.
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Mayfield is controlling him.
Mayfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mayfield as the two fighters clinch.
Mayfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Mayfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morris misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Mayfield.
Mayfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wes Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mayfield.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morris.
Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morris misses with an uppercut
and Mayfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayfield moves to clinch but Morris breaks away
and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayfield misses with a knee to the head.
Mayfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayfield misses with a knee to the head.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Mayfield controls the action.
A short uppercut from Morris.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayfield backwards.
Morris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morris throws an elbow but it misses.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Mayfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Mayfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knockout Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knockout Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Bob misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quaid forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
Bob tries to work over Quaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quaid is keeping busy.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Quaid digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
Bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quaid.
Quaid is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Knockout Bob has been cut.
Quaid is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quaid.
Bob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quaid lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Quaid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bob looking to slow down the pace here.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quaid's elbow.
Quaid leaning against his opponent.
Quaid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bob prevents it.
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!
Quaid has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bob regains guard immediately.
Quaid is in close to Bob's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quaid preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Quaid scoring with some ground and pound.
Quaid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bob's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid pushing down on Bob's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Quaid thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Quaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Quaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Quaid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quaid on the ground.
Bob trying to hold on to Quaid's head to control him but Quaid postures up.
Quaid winds up and cracks Bob with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips a nice elbow through Bob's hands, connecting with Bob's forehead.
Quaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bob pushes Quaid off looking to stand but Quaid dives back in and keeps control.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quaid is working away from the top position though.
Quaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Quaid with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bob tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bob does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quaid passes to side control.
Quaid lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quaid wants to control but Bob is keeping him busy.
Quaid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quaid tries to advance to mount but can't.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Bob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid working the head with strikes.
Quaid grinds an elbow into Bob's temple.
Bob is trying to improve his position.
Quaid working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knockout Bob's cut is getting worse.
Bob dodges the ground and pound from Quaid.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bob to see if he's OK.
Knockout Bob's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Quaid landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jeez, Knockout Bob's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Knockout Bob's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Quaid!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Angelini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schkayle comes into the arena with Far East Movement - Like a G6 blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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284 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
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, Joel Angelini!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schkayle scores with a sloppy right hand. Angelini should have avoided that one.
Schkayle looks to throw the jab but Angelini is out of range.
Angelini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schkayle sprawling to the canvas! Schkayle rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Angelini finish him?!
It looks like Richtor Schkayle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Angelini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schkayle feints and then cracks Angelini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angelini down.
Schkayle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schkayle tries to land a front kick but Angelini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Angelini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schkayle connects with a high kick.
Schkayle lands a front kick.
A jab from Angelini misses.
Richtor Schkayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Angelini.
Schkayle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schkayle. Angelini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schkayle delivers a nice body kick.
Schkayle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Angelini finds it's way through Schkayle's defenses.
Schkayle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Schkayle misses.
Schkayle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angelini throws an overhand right that lands on Schkayle's shoulder, as Schkayle tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkayle lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schkayle.
A combination from Angelini does no damage.
Angelini misses with an uppercut.
Schkayle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schkayle.
Angelini looks gassed!
Schkayle with a hook.
Schkayle scores with a nice body kick.
Schkayle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schkayle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Angelini throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Schkayle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angelini doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Joel Angelini has been cut.
Schkayle lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schkayle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schkayle scores with a body shot.
Schkayle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schkayle feints and then cracks Angelini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angelini down.
Schkayle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schkayle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schkayle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schkayle.
Crunch! Schkayle slams his shin into Angelini's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle lands a slapping body shot.
Schkayle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schkayle lands a nice shot to the body.
Schkayle scores with a punch to the head.
Angelini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schkayle.
Angelini takes one to the chin there.
Angelini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schkayle lands with an overhand left.
Schkayle connects with a nice looking jab.
Schkayle lands with a shot to the body.
Schkayle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schkayle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Angelini's head.
Schkayle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schkayle scoring well with a low kick there.
Schkayle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schkayle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Schkayle tenderised Angelini's leg. Angelini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Angelini misses the body punch
and Schkayle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schkayle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schkayle lands a nice shot that snaps Angelini's head back.
Angelini takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schkayle.
Crunch! Schkayle slams his shin into Angelini's torso.
Schkayle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angelini's calf.
Schkayle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schkayle lands a nice looking body kick.
Angelini takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schkayle.
Jab from Schkayle.
Nice uppercut lands for Schkayle. That snapped Angelini's head back.
Angelini is rocked!
Schkayle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Angelini is still on wobbly legs! Can Schkayle finish him?
Schkayle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Angelini seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Schkayle.
Nice cross by Schkayle.
Schkayle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Schkayle slams his shin into Angelini's torso.
Schkayle lands with a straight right. Angelini didn't see that one coming.
Schkayle connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Angelini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schkayle connects with a solid leg kick.
Schkayle connects with an inside leg kick.
Schkayle thumps Angelini with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schkayle!
A slapping body kick lands there for Schkayle.
Schkayle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angelini's calf.
Schkayle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angelini drops his hands momentarily and Schkayle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick from Schkayle.
Schkayle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schkayle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkayle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schkayle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schkayle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Angelini momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schkayle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richtor Schkayle dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schkayle lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Schkayle coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schkayle.
Richtor Schkayle is winning the standup battle so far.
Angelini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Angelini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Schkayle has got the better of the exchanges.
Schkayle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schkayle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Angelini will feel that in the morning.
Schkayle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Angelini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schkayle lands a brutal head kick. Angelini looks out on his feet and Schkayle throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Richtor Schkayle!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mac Cumhaill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warriors Code . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Cumhaill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Cumhaill has his takedown stuffed
and Rayn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range of the body kick from Rayn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayn misses with an uppercut. Mac Cumhaill saw that one coming.
Mac Cumhaill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a left hand
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rayn!
Rayn tries to hold on but Mac Cumhaill postures up.
Mac Cumhaill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mac Cumhaill working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Khun Rayn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Cumhaill throwing strikes here but Rayn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mac Cumhaill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Khun Rayn's cut even more.
Mac Cumhaill raining down shots from the mount!
The cut above Khun Rayn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khun Rayn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
215 lbs
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217 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Charyak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charyak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryback throws a combination. Charyak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charyak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryback circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Charyak.
Charyak tries to clinch there but Ryback circles away.
Charyak with a hook.
Ryback throws a body punch but Charyak moves out of range.
Charyak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryback misses with a two punch combination.
Charyak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charyak scores with a hook to the body. Ryback takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Charyak throws a right and a left that Ryback avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ryback, as that shot connected.
Charyak scoring well with a low kick there.
Charyak misses with a shot to the body
and Ryback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryback changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Charyak counters with a stiff right hand.
Charyak tries to clinch there but Ryback circles away.
Charyak is looking to clinch.
Ryback misses with a left hand
and Charyak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryback misses with a hook
and Charyak counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryback wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charyak throws a hook but Ryback blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback moves out of range as Charyak strikes.
Ryback misses with a jab to the body
and Charyak counters with a straight right hand.
Charyak tries to clinch up
and Ryback counters with a straight right hand.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Charyak counters with a stiff right hand.
Charyak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Charyak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charyak.
Ryback throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Charyak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charyak closes the distance but Ryback moves to the side
and Ryback counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback throws a jab when Charyak was well out of range.
Charyak lands with a kick to the temple. Ryback shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charyak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charyak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charyak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ryback to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryback throws a right hand that misses
and Charyak counters with a two punch combo.
Ryback misses with a hook
and Charyak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ryback really felt that one!
Ryback takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charyak throws a front kick that sends Ryback stumbling back into the cage.
Brad Charyak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryback looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charyak is looking to clinch but Ryback is avoiding it.
Charyak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charyak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryback.
Charyak looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryback is just out of range.
Charyak stuns Ryback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Charyak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryback has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charyak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryback throws a poor cross that misses
and Charyak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ryback is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charyak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ryback has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charyak lands a leg kick that knocks Ryback off balance momentarily.
Charyak works over Ryback's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Charyak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Charyak. That's going to slow Ryback down.
It looks like Casey Ryback has been cut.
Charyak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Charyak lands a leg kick that knocks Ryback off balance momentarily.
Charyak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryback's sensitive parts.
Charyak throws a series of punches but Ryback avoids them all with ease.
Charyak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryback swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charyak lands a high kick!
Charyak is looking to clinch.
Ryback is breathing heavily.
Ryback misses with a hook
and Charyak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryback's knee momentarily.
Charyak throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Charyak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charyak tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Charyak misses with a body shot.
Charyak doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryback circles away.
Ryback on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Ryback.
Charyak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Charyak rushes Ryback and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryback's elbow.
Charyak lands a body punch.
Ryback throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Charyak as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charyak with a knee to the head.
Charyak has Ryback pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryback's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charyak lands a knee to the head.
Charyak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ryback stalling in the clinch but Charyak improves position.
Charyak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryback is looking to break free of the clinch but Charyak has double underhooks.
Charyak scores with a shoulder strike.
Charyak stalling the fight.
Charyak cracks Ryback with a nice body shot.
Charyak jumps guard but Ryback stands there with Charyak around his waist. Charyak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryback is trying to break the clinch but Charyak has him pressed against the cage.
Charyak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charyak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charyak scores a nice knee to the body.
Charyak lands a left hand.
Charyak digs a right hand underneath Ryback's ribcage. Ryback let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Charyak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak gets control of Ryback's arms and successfully pulls guard. Charyak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Charyak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ryback wants to control from the top but Charyak keeps moving.
Charyak tries to strike from the bottom.
Charyak trying to control the position.
Ryback stopping the sweep attempt from Charyak.
Ryback wants to control from the top but Charyak keeps moving.
Charyak has his foot on Ryback's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryback works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryback controlling from the top position.
Ryback stopping the sweep attempt from Charyak.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Casey Ryback wasn't active enough on the ground.
Charyak misses with a body kick.
Ryback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryback throws a big shot that misses.
Ryback throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charyak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Charyak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Ryback's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Charyak tries to clinch
and Ryback counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryback misses with an uppercut
and Charyak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charyak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryback.
Brad Charyak is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryback misses with a hook
and Charyak counters with a good low kick that Ryback was not able to check.
Charyak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryback is out of range and Charyak settles back down.
Charyak throws a body punch but Ryback moves out of range.
Ryback takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Charyak throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charyak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charyak throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charyak lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryback throws a body punch but Charyak moves out of range.
A big left from Charyak misses.
Charyak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charyak misses with a head kick.
Ryback keeps the fight on the outside.
Charyak misses with the combination.
Charyak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryback misses with a hook
and Charyak counters by moving into the clinch.
Charyak digs a right hand into Ryback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ryback's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Charyak.
Ryback takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charyak is leaning against Ryback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charyak is leaning against Ryback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charyak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charyak cracks Ryback with a nice body shot.
Charyak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charyak lands a body shot.
Charyak lands a body shot.
Ryback blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charyak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryback backwards.
Charyak lands an uppercut.
Charyak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brad Charyak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charyak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charyak looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charyak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Charyak.
Charyak tries to stall but Ryback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charyak.
Charyak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charyak obliges.
Charyak lands with a right to the head.
Charyak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryback escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charyak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Charyak counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charyak manages to avoid it.
Charyak throws a sloppy head kick and Ryback moves out of range easily.
Charyak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryback's head.
Charyak 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback misses with a right hand
and Charyak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charyak lands a head kick. Ryback smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ryback moves out of range of the body kick from Charyak.
Charyak sizes up Ryback with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charyak throws a shot from downtown. Ryback moves away and avoids it.
Ryback swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charyak counters with a low kick, right behind Ryback 's knee.
Charyak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ryback manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charyak clinches up with Ryback and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charyak works on Ryback's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charyak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryback backwards.
Charyak digs a right hand underneath Ryback's ribcage. Ryback let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Charyak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryback can do to turn this around?
Charyak lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Charyak clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Ryback's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Charyak with a jab.
Charyak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charyak, right into the meat.
Charyak is looking to clinch.
Ryback swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charyak counters with a one-two to the body.
Charyak lands with a hook. Ryback tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charyak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryback finds it's way round the side to connect with Charyak's head.
Charyak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryback is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Charyak misses with a low kick as Ryback jumps back.
Ryback showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charyak.
A head kick misses from Charyak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charyak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charyak lands a right hook to the body.
Charyak tries to clinch but Ryback is having none of it.
Charyak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryback counters with a right hand to the body.
Charyak swings widly with a right hand
and Charyak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryback missing with a left hand there. Charyak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Charyak is looking to clinch but Ryback is avoiding it.
Charyak closes the distance and pushes Ryback back into the cage.
Charyak lands a knee to the body.
Charyak blocks an elbow strike.
Charyak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryback.
Charyak lands a left hand.
Charyak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Charyak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryback won't allow Charyak to sweep him here.
Ryback looking to sit in guard and control but Charyak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charyak stands and throws Ryback's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charyak is looking to take a break and control but Ryback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ryback's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryback tries to buck Charyak off but Charyak is having none of it.
Charyak working the head with strikes.
Charyak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Charyak crashes against the mat.
Ryback gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ryback is desperately trying to improve his position but Charyak has a good base and remains in mount.
Charyak lands a nice shot to the head.
Ryback is looking to improve his position but Charyak isn't that keen on the idea.
Charyak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is squirming around, avoiding Charyak's attempts to control the action.
Charyak dominating with strikes here.
Charyak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ryback tries to hold on but Charyak postures up.
Charyak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryback's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charyak looking to finish Ryback with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ryback!
Ryback really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryback is squirming around, avoiding Charyak's attempts to control the action.
Ryback tries to hold on but Charyak pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Charyak had his way with Casey Ryback in that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Ryback's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ryback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charyak moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Charyak - that will leave a mark!
Ryback on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryback misses with a jab to the body
and Charyak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charyak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Ryback.
Charyak tries to clinch but Ryback moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ryback 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryback takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryback throws a lazy uppercut
and Charyak counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryback is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charyak's elbow.
Ryback working aggressively here.
Ryback can't break the clinch.
Charyak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ryback clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Charyak struggling to land strikes to the head as Ryback covers up.
I would not like to be Ryback right now.
Charyak lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Charyak scores with punches and elbows.
Charyak controls the position.
Ryback turns into Charyak and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charyak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ryback looking to pass the guard.
Charyak keeping moving, preventing Ryback from controlling successfully.
Charyak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charyak is on top in guard.
Brad Charyak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryback is trying to keep Charyak in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charyak tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryback is retaining full guard.
Charyak wants to control from the top but Ryback keeps moving.
Ryback looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryback, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Charyak being controlled here momentarily.
Ryback lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Charyak!
Charyak can't escape the position.
Ryback with good strikes from the mount here!
Ryback controlling the position easily from mount.
Charyak tries to hold on but Ryback pushes him away.
Charyak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to control but Charyak is having none of it.
Charyak working to try and regain half guard.
Charyak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ryback tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ryback content just to control the position here.
Charyak is trying to escape the mount.
Casey Ryback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Charyak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charyak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:43
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:43
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Charyak!
Brad Charyak retains his light heavyweight title!
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