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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Guitierezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Guitierezz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Hector Guitierezz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Guitierezz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guitierezz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Guitierezz is looking for a sweep. Drysdale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drysdale is looking to take a break and control but Guitierezz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drysdale is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guitierezz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drysdale.
Drysdale is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guitierezz has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drysdale seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Guitierezz is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Drysdale!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Macklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abe Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jefferson or perhaps it was just good defense by Macklin which made him look bad.
Jefferson slaps away a takedown attempt from Macklin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jefferson dives in and grabs Macklin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macklin pushes down on Jefferson's head and hops out.
Macklin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jefferson.
It looks like Abe Jefferson has been cut.
A head kick by Jefferson misses
and Macklin counters with a series of strikes. Jefferson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macklin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jefferson.
Chris Macklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Jefferson.
Nice sprawl there from Macklin as Jefferson shoots in.
Macklin throws a head kick that misses
and Jefferson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Macklin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macklin working to try and regain half guard.
Jefferson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macklin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jefferson throwing strikes here but Macklin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Macklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jefferson on the ground.
Macklin blocking the ground and pound.
Macklin wants to control but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Macklin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jefferson.
Macklin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jefferson.
Macklin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jefferson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macklin is trying desperately to improve position.
Jefferson content just to control the position here.
Macklin is desperately trying to improve his position but Jefferson has a good base and remains in mount.
Macklin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Macklin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jefferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macklin defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson works his way into side control.
Jefferson is looking to take a break and control but Macklin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jefferson tries to score with some ground and pound. Macklin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Macklin struggling a bit here.
Jefferson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jefferson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jefferson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macklin ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
Macklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jefferson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Jefferson is predictable there
and Macklin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macklin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jefferson to the mat! Jefferson manages to get full guard.
Jefferson controls Macklin momentarily but Macklin frees himself.
Macklin trying to control but Jefferson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Macklin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Jefferson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jefferson clobbers Macklin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jefferson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macklin swivels and escapes.
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches up with Macklin, looking for a takedown. Jefferson pushes Macklin against the cage but Macklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Macklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Macklin.
Macklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macklin throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jefferson lands an elbow.
Macklin being controlled for a moment.
Macklin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jefferson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson decides to stand back up.
Macklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macklin wants to clinch up but Jefferson keeps it at a distance.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jefferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jefferson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jefferson trying to control but Macklin is working from the bottom.
Macklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jefferson defends well.
Jefferson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macklin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jefferson defends well.
Macklin keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
Jefferson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Macklin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Macklin 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.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chris Macklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Jefferson.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Macklin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jefferson.
Macklin drives through and clinches with Jefferson against the cage.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but Macklin holds him up against the cage and eventually Jefferson drops back down to his feet.
Macklin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macklin pinned against the cage. Macklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chris Macklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macklin tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Macklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macklin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jefferson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Macklin. That one must have hurt.
Macklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macklin lands a head kick!
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches.
Macklin tries a knee to the head but Jefferson blocks it.
Jefferson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Macklin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macklin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jefferson is defending well for now.
Macklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jefferson walks away with a smile on his face. Macklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jefferson shoots in but Macklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jefferson avoids the head kick by Macklin.
Macklin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jefferson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Jefferson is positioning himself well to prevent Macklin advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Jefferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe Jefferson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Macklin tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson fails with the takedown
and Macklin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Macklin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Macklin is trying to maintain a safe position but Jefferson gets an underhook and turns Macklin into the cage.
Macklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jefferson blocks it with crossed arms.
Macklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macklin ducks right into an uppercut from Jefferson.
Jefferson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Macklin circles away.
Macklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macklin throws a combination. Jefferson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Macklin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jefferson actively working from the bottom here.
Jefferson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to control but Macklin is keeping busy.
Macklin is looking to advance position but Jefferson won't allow it.
Jefferson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Macklin wanted to stand there but Jefferson had control of the position.
Macklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jefferson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Macklin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Macklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jefferson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macklin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Macklin wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Macklin defends well.
Abe Jefferson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jefferson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Macklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macklin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jefferson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Macklin, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson working some strikes from top position.
Macklin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jefferson passes into side control.
Jefferson landing a few strikes.
Jefferson happy to just control the position for now.
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.
Macklin is looking to reverse the position.
Macklin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Macklin struggling a bit here.
Jefferson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jefferson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jefferson 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Jefferson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sig Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sugar Coated Sour - The Dillinger Escape Plan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sig Silva!
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, Mike Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Obrien persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Obrien shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Obrien's front leg but catches the back leg as Obrien tries to avoid it.
Obrien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sig Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Obrien.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obrien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Obrien gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sig Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Obrien moves out of range.
Obrien moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Obrien pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Obrien looks gassed!
Obrien takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Obrien is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva has Obrien pressed against the cage, preventing Obrien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obrien as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Obrien up against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sig Silva.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obrien counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obrien.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Obrien is proving a slippery customer.
Obrien stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien postures up.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva keeping full guard, as Obrien tries to pass.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Obrien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Obrien seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is working an open guard so Obrien takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obrien throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obrien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obrien fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sig Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obrien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Obrien is keeping busy.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sig Silva.
Obrien throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Obrien shoots in.
Obrien is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Obrien. Obrien gets slowly back to his feet.
Sig Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Obrien.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Obrien is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Obrien looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obrien avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Obrien improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sig Silva.
Obrien wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obrien counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to remain calm as Obrien controls from the top position.
Obrien working away.
Obrien tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Obrien off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the position but Obrien frees himself and scrambles - Silva manages to regain control in side control.
Obrien can't do much from the bottom here.
Obrien is looking for a sweep.
Silva trying to control the position but Obrien is working away.
Obrien manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obrien is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Obrien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obrien avoids the head kick by Silva.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Obrien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Obrien avoids them all with ease.
Obrien shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obrien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Obrien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obrien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Sig Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Obrien.
Obrien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Sig Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Obrien misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Obrien. Obrien gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Obrien is having none of it.
Obrien pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Obrien settles back down.
Obrien moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to stall.
Obrien jumps guard but Silva stands there with Obrien around his waist. Obrien gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obrien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Obrien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Obrien blocks with his arms.
Obrien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Obrien improves position.
Obrien is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Obrien tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Obrien - that landed with a thud.
Obrien pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obrien wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obrien as Silva tries to tie him up.
Obrien breaks from the clinch.
Obrien fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obrien throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva throws a head kick but Obrien moves out of range.
Obrien shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obrien tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Obrien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obrien throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Obrien maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obrien looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Obrien thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Obrien isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva tries to hold on but Obrien pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obrien thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sig Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sig Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carraig o Cathain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes into the arena with Pink Floyd - Money blaring out of the sound system. o Cathain has chosen U2 - Pride as his entrance music. Carraig o Cathain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carraig o Cathain !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duke throwing strikes but missing.
o Cathain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
o Cathain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duke is looking for a sweep. o Cathain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
o Cathain is stalling here. Duke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! o Cathain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Duke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke stands up.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from o Cathain .
Duke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but o Cathain swivels and escapes.
Duke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
o Cathain looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
o Cathain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
o Cathain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
o Cathain throws a hook but Duke avoids it easily.
Duke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
o Cathain wants to control but Duke postures up.
o Cathain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Duke goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, o Cathain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Duke's guard! Nice work there by o Cathain !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o Cathain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
o Cathain wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
o Cathain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
o Cathain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
o Cathain taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duke just misses with a elbow thrown towards o Cathain 's brow.
Come on o Cathain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as o Cathain walks away with a smile on his face. Duke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
o Cathain moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randolph Duke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from o Cathain misses.
Duke shoots for a takedown but o Cathain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
o Cathain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
o Cathain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from o Cathain .
o Cathain misses with a few strikes there.
Randolph Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
o Cathain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for o Cathain .
o Cathain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke has gone for a leg lock! o Cathain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duke's guard.
o Cathain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o Cathain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duke is looking to sinch up a triangle. o Cathain throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Duke's body to avoid the submission. Duke has instead reached around o Cathain 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Duke arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randolph Duke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kalwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalwa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - I'm Broken. Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - Voodoo. Shane Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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304 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Kalwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Miller!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalwa digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Kalwa throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Kalwa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kalwa misses with a wild body shot.
Kalwa misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Kalwa misses.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Kalwa.
Shane Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalwa circles away.
Adam Kalwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Kalwa shows good takedown defense.
Kalwa misses the shot to the body.
Miller looks for a takedown but Kalwa sprawls well.
Miller looks gassed!
Kalwa misses with a body shot.
Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Shane Miller has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalwa tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kalwa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalwa drops Miller with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Miller! Kalwa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Adam Kalwa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Hutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Late Replacement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutz comes to the cage accompanied by Wonderlust King. Eugene Hutz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Hutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Late Replacement!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Replacement fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Replacement lands a nice shot to the body.
Hutz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Replacement tries to avoid it but Hutz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Replacement to the ground. Replacement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Late Replacement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutz dodges the punch combination from Replacement.
Hutz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Replacement.
Replacement throws a nice looking combination but Hutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Replacement lands a left and a right that send Hutz crashing to the mat, dazed. Replacement thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hutz is rocked!
It looks like Eugene Hutz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Replacement cracks a nice hook into Hutz's ribs.
Oh Hutz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hutz is breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Replacement engages and cracks Hutz with a massive lead left hook - Hutz tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Replacement is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Late Replacement!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by The Pixies - Hey. Akimbo Jabbar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Black's chin.
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akimbo Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabbar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Jabbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jabbar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jabbar is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jabbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
Jabbar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar scoring with some ground and pound.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jabbar is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Jabbar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jabbar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
Jabbar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabbar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Black looks for the body kick but Jabbar saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to clinch.
Jabbar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jabbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jabbar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Jabbar thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Jabbar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Jabbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jabbar is looking for a kimura here.
Jabbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jabbar prevents Black from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jabbar working Black over with strikes.
Jabbar seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabbar slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akimbo Jabbar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbar moves away.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jabbar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Jabbar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jabbar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Jabbar in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Black is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akimbo Jabbar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone has chosen The Godfather Waltz as his entrance music. Sonny Corleone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Meeoff sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corleone has closed the distance and engaged Meeoff in a clinch.
Meeoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corleone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meeoff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meeoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corleone walks away with a smile on his face. Meeoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Corleone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Corleone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Corleone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corleone prevents Meeoff from getting back to his feet.
Corleone distracts Meeoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing.
Corleone won't allow Meeoff to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meeoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meeoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Corleone is looking for a triangle here but Meeoff uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Meeoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meeoff throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff decides to stand back up. Meeoff steps back and let's Corleone get back to his feet.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meeoff.
Meeoff rushes Corleone and presses him up against the cage.
Meeoff tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meeoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Corleone.
Corleone can't find room to land a body shot as Meeoff controls the action.
Meeoff pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corleone is trying to trip Meeoff. He has hold of a leg but Meeoff is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Corleone persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Corleone working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meeoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meeoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meeoff stands and throws Corleone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meeoff wants to take a breather but Corleone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Meeoff.
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.
Meeoff throws a strike but Corleone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Meeoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corleone defends it easily.
Corleone postures up in Meeoff's guard and throws a big left but Meeoff blocks it.
Corleone has gone for a leg lock! Meeoff slips out almost immediately though and dives into Corleone's guard.
Meeoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corleone is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Meeoff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meeoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corleone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meeoff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meeoff is looking for a triangle but Corleone pushes his legs off easily.
Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meeoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meeoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Meeoff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Corleone is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Corleone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Meeoff, into his guard.
Corleone throws a strike but Meeoff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Meeoff wants to stand but Corleone is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meeoff wants to stand and escape but instead Corleone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Corleone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meeoff has Corleone up against the cage in a clinch.
Corleone has Meeoff pressed against the cage, preventing Meeoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleone keeps control of Meeoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meeoff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corleone prevents it.
Meeoff tries for a takedown but Corleone manages to get underhooks.
Meeoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Corleone wants a takedown.
Corleone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone stands up and beckons Meeoff to join him on the feet.
Meeoff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meeoff throws a head kick but Corleone moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meeoff.
Meeoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Meeoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corleone is working for a kimura but Meeoff is defending it quite comfortably.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Corleone. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Corleone seems to be working for a kimura but Meeoff defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throwing shots but Meeoff is blocking nicely.
Meeoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meeoff.
Meeoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corleone defends it easily.
Corleone drops back looking for a leg! Meeoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meeoff manages to kick Corleone off! Corleone jumps back into Meeoff's guard.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corleone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meeoff.
Meeoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corleone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeoff lands with a hook. Corleone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meeoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corleone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Corleone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meeoff working for a triangle but Corleone defends it easily.
Corleone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corleone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Meeoff, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff is trying to control Corleone's posture but Corleone avoids it.
Corleone working the strikes but Meeoff uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Corleone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Corleone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meeoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corleone pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Meeoff throws a head kick but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone scores a takedown into full mount!
Corleone working for a submission but Meeoff is keeping him at bay.
Corleone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meeoff's face.
Corleone goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Meeoff turns into him and now he's in Corleone's guard.
Corleone working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Corleone landing some decent shots from guard.
Corleone chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets to his feet - Meeoff follows without any prompting.
Meeoff misses with a double jab
and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meeoff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Corleone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corleone has Meeoff pressed against the cage, preventing Meeoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meeoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meeoff darts in trying to clinch
and Corleone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Meeoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meeoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meeoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corleone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Meeoff!
Corleone looking for a guillotine from mount but Meeoff is having none of it.
Meeoff is looking to improve his position but Corleone isn't that keen on the idea.
Corleone lands a big shot there that rocks Meeoff but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Corleone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Meeoff is on top in guard.
Meeoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Corleone dives on top into guard.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Meeoff has wrist control.
Corleone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corleone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meeoff tries to land a leg kick but Corleone saw it coming and moves away.
Meeoff scores with a punch to the head.
Corleone wants to clinch up but Meeoff keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Meeoff both land. Nice combination.
Corleone looks for a takedown but Meeoff sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corleone.
Meeoff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meeoff throws a combination. Corleone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Meeoff both land. Nice combination.
Meeoff throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Meeoff throws a sloppy head kick and Corleone moves out of range easily.
Meeoff slaps away a takedown attempt from Corleone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack Meeoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Corleone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meeoff tries to clinch
and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown. Meeoff fights it but they end up in guard.
Corleone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Meeoff manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Corleone has Meeoff in his guard.
Meeoff looking to pass the guard.
Meeoff wants to stand but Corleone is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meeoff wants to stand but Corleone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeoff throws and elbow that misses. Corleone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meeoff's guard. Nice move by Corleone!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corleone moves out of range of the strikes.
Meeoff tries to clinch up
so Corleone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sonny Corleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corleone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corleone postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meeoff is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Corleone, into his guard.
Meeoff would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff gets to his feet. Corleone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Meeoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corleone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Meeoff.
Meeoff has his takedown stuffed
and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meeoff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meeoff can't break the clinch.
Meeoff is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Meeoff is trying to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling him.
Meeoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meeoff manages to break the clinch.
Meeoff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Corleone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meeoff working hard to break the clinch.
Meeoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone gets control of Meeoff's arms and successfully pulls guard. Corleone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Meeoff is looking to stand up but Corleone won't let him.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meeoff wants to stand and escape but instead Corleone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone drops back looking for a leg! Meeoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meeoff manages to kick Corleone off! Corleone jumps back into Meeoff's guard.
Meeoff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corleone drops back looking for a leg! Meeoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meeoff manages to kick Corleone off! Corleone jumps back into Meeoff's guard.
Meeoff trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corleone with a nice head shot there.
Corleone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meeoff looks to clinch
and Corleone counters with a takedown into side control.
Corleone is working Meeoff over with some ground and pound from side control.
Corleone cracks Meeoff with a big elbow.
Corleone tries for a kimura but Meeoff is defending well.
Corleone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Meeoff rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Corleone's guard! Nice work there by Meeoff!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corleone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corleone!
Sonny Corleone is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Oyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Oyster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Oyster misses.
Oyster slips a jab and a cross from R.
Earl Oyster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
R slips under a jab from Oyster.
Oyster fails to land with a series of punches.
Oyster misses with a double jab
and R counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
R wants to control but Oyster is keeping him busy.
R missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
R missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
R thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, R seems content to control.
R misses with a head shot. Oyster uses the momentum to regain guard.
R throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
R staying out of range there.
Oyster stuffs the takedown attempt from R. R gets slowly back to his feet.
Oyster slips under a jab from R.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oyster - that will leave a mark!
Oyster scores with a nice body kick.
Oyster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Earl Oyster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - R looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oyster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oyster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oyster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
R tries to clinch there but Oyster circles away.
Oyster misses with a low kick as R jumps back.
Oyster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
R shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oyster throws a lazy right hand but R sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
R lands a really nice looking cross but Oyster seems unphased.
R throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R defending well as Oyster loads up on a big left hand.
Oyster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by R.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
Oyster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by R.
R rushes Oyster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
R lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oyster or not.
A short body shot lands from R as the two fighters clinch.
Oyster wants to break free but R has control.
R lands a body shot.
R keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oyster's efforts to push away.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Oyster controls his hands.
R lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
R goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oyster prevents it.
R digs a right hand into Oyster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oyster's gas tank.
R lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oyster.
R throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oysters head.
Oyster is breathing heavily.
Oyster has had enough of the clinch but R keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from R.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from R.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
R lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oyster backwards.
R is working Oyster over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, R creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
R misses with a shot to the kidneys.
R has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oyster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Earl Oyster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage R.
R tries to work over Oyster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
R is looking to control Oyster's arms but Oyster gets an underhook and turns him. Now R has his back to the cage.
R slows down the pace here.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyster breaks the clinch.
R misses with a looping right.
Oyster throws a hook to the side of R's head but R sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
R tries to clinch up but Oyster circles away and keeps his distance.
Oyster throws a right and a left that R avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
R defending well as Oyster loads up on a big left hand.
Oyster misses with a looping right.
Oyster scores with a jab.
R scores with a jab to the body.
R shoots in and bounces Oyster off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oyster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
R in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oyster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst R is controlling him.
Oyster keeping full guard, as R tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyster is keeping the position for now.
R postures up in Oyster's guard and throws a big left but Oyster blocks it.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oyster throws a leg kick that is checked
and R counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oyster thinking.
Oyster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oyster slips a jab and a cross from R.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R moves out of range as Oyster strikes.
Oyster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
R thows a left - swing and a miss!
Earl Oyster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R looks to land a combination. Oyster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by R - just one landing.
R closes the distance and clinches.
Oyster is trying to break the clinch but R is controlling him.
Oyster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oyster lands a jab.
Oyster scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oyster misses with a hook.
Oyster misses with an uppercut. R saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oyster throws and low kick but R moves out of range easily.
R shoots in but no luck this time.
R fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
R scores with a hook.
Oyster scores with a nice strike.
R shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Earl Oyster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage R.
Oyster misses with a leg kick
and R counters with a straight right hand.
R throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oyster throws a right and a left that both miss.
R uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oyster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyster misses with a hook. R ducked under it nicely.
Oyster misses with a low kick.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and R cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
R on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oyster. Oyster obviously looking to wear him down.
Oyster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
R takes one to the chin there.
Oyster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oyster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and R counters with a stiff right hand.
Oyster tries to bum rush R with a series of wild strikes but R uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oyster misses with a combination
and R counters with a big head kick but Oyster shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as R blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Oyster misses.
Oyster misses with a looping right.
R scores with a jab. Oyster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
R clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for R.
A frustrated look appears on Oyster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oyster prevents a body shot from R.
R slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Oyster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oyster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oyster throws a combination that misses
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
Gage R seems to be getting the better of the standup.
R throws a body punch but Oyster moves out of range.
R changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oyster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
R working the ground and pound but Oyster is defending the strikes.
R misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
R wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oyster keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oyster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, R asserts his dominance and retains side control.
R working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
R looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R working the ground and pound but Oyster is defending the strikes.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oyster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oyster thows a left - swing and a miss!
R keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Oyster is predictable there
and R counters with a big head kick but Oyster shrugs it off.
Oyster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
R checks a leg kick.
R bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
R will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyster jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oyster misses with an uppercut. R saw that one coming.
R moves out of range of the body kick.
Oyster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oyster misses with a looping left.
R drives through and clinches with Oyster against the cage.
Oyster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
R looks to throw the jab but Oyster is out of range.
Oyster misses with a double jab
and R counters with a nice body shot.
R blocks a jab.
Oyster throws a leg kick
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
R avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R moves out of range of the strikes.
R bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oyster's head backwards.
R tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oyster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
R throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles R's knee momentarily.
R ducks under a wild hook from Oyster.
R ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Oyster does it's job there.
Oyster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oyster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oyster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
R avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
R uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oyster has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R moves out of range of the strikes.
Oyster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Oyster misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by R.
R has closed the distance and engaged Oyster in a clinch.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oyster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
R can't find room to land a body shot as Oyster controls the action.
R tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
R drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oyster pulls his leg out and moves away.
R lands a head shot.
Oyster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oyster misses with a low kick as R jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R throws a combination that misses
and Oyster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
R moves away from the strike by Oyster.
Oyster slips a straight right by R.
R takes one on the button.
R throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oyster throws a push kick but R slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Oyster does no damage.
A slow jab from Oyster misses its intended target.
R uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oyster.
Oyster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
R fails with a takedown attempt.
Oyster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oyster throws a leg kick that is checked
and R counters with a good, hard body kick but Oyster shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyster lands a head shot.
R slips under a jab.
R works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oyster stuffs the takedown attempt from R. R gets slowly back to his feet.
Earl Oyster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage R.
Oyster closes the distance and lands a one-two.
R lands with a straight right. Oyster didn't see that one coming.
Oyster lands a really nice looking cross but R seems unphased.
R tries a head kick but it misses.
R stalks Oyster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oyster's face. Oyster staggers backwards, shaken.
R fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oyster throws a hook to the side of R's head but R sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oyster falls off balance throwing a combination
and R counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
R keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
R will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
R listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
R closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oyster counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R works over Oyster's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
A good leg kick by Oyster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gage R will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
R tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oyster swivels and escapes.
R misses with a wild body shot.
R moves away from the strike by Oyster.
Oyster connects with a good right hand that stumbles R. R circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oyster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
R moves forwards but Oyster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oyster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oyster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oyster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oyster throws a front kick aimed at R's knee but R avoids it well.
R connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oyster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R ducks under a wild hook from Oyster.
Oyster lands a lovely overhand right.
Oyster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
R throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oyster was covering up waiting for the punch and R finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oyster pushes R off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oyster misses with a hook. R ducked under it nicely.
Oyster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from R.
Oyster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R misses with a combination
and Oyster counters with an inside leg kick.
R thows a body shot but no joy.
R bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oyster throws a leg kick but R sees it coming and checks it nicely.
R takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oyster misses with a looping left.
R moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oyster.
R moves out of range as Oyster strikes.
R is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oyster.
Oyster falls off balance throwing a combination
and R counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by R.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R pushing down on Oyster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
R prevents Oyster from standing back up.
R throwing shots but Oyster is blocking nicely.
Oyster is trying to stand back up but R is controlling him
Oyster tries to kick R off in order to stand up. R Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Oyster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
R is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oyster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyster is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but R has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gage R is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oyster taking a bit of punishment here - R scoring with strikes.
R is looking to take a break and control but Oyster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage R comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well R has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage R!
Gage R is the new middleweight champion!
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