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VFC 129: Brawls PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's entrance music is I Am by Dale Oliver. A fine choice. Chuck Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Swift!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Swift.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles with a nice cross.
Styles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swift counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Swift to acknowledge the strikes.
Swift throws a head kick that misses.
Swift shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styles but Styles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swift tries to clinch up.
Styles misses with a body kick.
Swift throws a head kick that misses.
Swift throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles tries to clinch up
and Swift counters with a series of strikes. Styles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swift throws a poor cross that misses
and Styles counters by moving into the clinch.
Swift'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.
Styles tries to stall but Swift uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Styles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swift gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Swift looking to throw knees to the head but Styles is blocking nicely.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swift prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swift.
Swift scores with a shoulder strike.
Swift gets underhooks to prevent Styles's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Swift.
Styles takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to stall but Swift improves his position.
Styles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swift pulls his leg out and moves away.
Swift shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swift with a hook.
Swift connects with a body shot.
Swift lands a really nice looking cross but Styles seems unphased.
Swift misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles clinches.
A body shot lands from Styles.
Swift gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Swift is working for a kimura but Styles is defending it quite comfortably.
Styles is trying to stand back up but Swift is controlling him
Styles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Swift lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Styles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Styles has his foot on Swift's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swift works his way back into a safe position though.
Swift forces his way into half guard.
Swift trying to mount his opponent but Styles defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Styles's head.
Swift missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Swift dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Styles moves to clinch but Swift breaks away
and Swift counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Styles!
Styles is working to get back to half guard.
Swift lands a big elbow.
Swift swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Styles is now in Swift's guard. A big mistake from Swift there, giving up the dominant position!
Swift has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Styles wants to control from the top but Swift keeps moving.
Styles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swift seems keen to control Styles's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Swift is keeping the position.
Styles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Swift is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Styles, into his guard.
Swift throws a strike but Styles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Styles stopping the sweep attempt from Swift.
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.
Swift is pulling down on Styles's head. It's preventing any offense from Styles, at least for the moment.
Swift looking for subs off his back but Styles has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to pass the guard but Swift defending well.
Swift tries to get to full guard but Styles has control of the leg.
Swift is trying to maintain the position but Styles is very close to passing his half guard.
Swift tries to get to full guard but Styles has control of the leg.
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.
Styles wants to free his trapped foot but Swift is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swift keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Styles with the ground and pound but Swift uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Swift looking for a sweep. Not yet Swift, not yet.
Styles advances position into side control!
Styles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Styles throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Swift showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Swift looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Styles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swift moves into the clinch.
Styles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swift backwards.
It looks like Chuck Swift has been cut.
Swift prevents a takedown attempt there.
Styles misses with some punches.
Swift connects with a nasty looking knee right to Styles's face.
Styles pushes off an throws an elbow but Swift leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swift lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swift using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Styles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swift softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Styles has Swift pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swift manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Swift is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Styles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swift lands a knee to the body.
Swift is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Swift.
Swift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Styles - that landed with a thud.
Swift lands with a light punch inside.
Styles takes a shot to the head.
Swift will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Styles up against the cage.
Styles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swift backwards.
Styles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swift.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swift throws an elbow but misses.
Swift tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Styles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
Swift lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styles or not.
Styles goes for a takedown attempt but Swift pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Swift lands a nice shot to the body.
Aj Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swift misses with a hook
and Styles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Styles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles pushes down on Swift's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Swift is defending against the submission attempts here by Styles.
Styles wants to pass to mount but Swift is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swift pulls Styles in close to his closed guard and prevents Styles from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swift looking to control but Styles passes into half guard.
Swift controlling the position well.
Swift trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Styles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swift trying to control here.
Styles wants to work for an arm triangle but Swift is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chuck Swift is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles is trying to control the action in half guard but Swift is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Swift manages to get to full guard.
Styles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swift works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Swift is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Styles, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Swift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swift has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Swift!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzuke Hiroshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
178 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanzuke Hiroshiba!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiroshiba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hiroshiba trying to pass the guard but Cohen defending well.
Cohen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hiroshiba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cohen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.
Hiroshiba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cohen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiroshiba works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiroshiba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiroshiba controlling from the full mount.
Hiroshiba goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cohen is on top in guard.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cohen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshiba trying to control the position here.
Cohen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hiroshiba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hiroshiba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hiroshiba!
Cohen is looking to regain half guard here but Hiroshiba keeps moving and retains side control.
Cohen wants to control but Hiroshiba postures up.
Hiroshiba wants to control for a moment but Cohen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is refusing to be controlled, as Hiroshiba sits in half guard.
Cohen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hiroshiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Cohen is retaining full guard.
Cohen is trying to hold Hiroshiba in close to prevent damage but Hiroshiba has managed to pass into half guard.
Cohen tries to roll over but Hiroshiba keeps him under control.
Hiroshiba lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshiba is just content to waste time from the top position. Cohen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cohen is looking for a triangle but Hiroshiba pushes his legs off easily.
Hiroshiba lying in Cohen's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Cohen decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Hiroshiba taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lawrence Cohen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murphy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. Lyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lyle off to one side.
Lyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee drives through and clinches with Lyle against the cage.
McGee looking to stall.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee has Lyle pressed against the cage, preventing Lyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGee slows down the pace here.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from McGee.
It looks like Kyle Lyle has been cut.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyle tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lyle tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
Lyle avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGee working Lyle over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Lyle fails to land.
Lyle can't break the clinch.
Lyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Lyle.
Lyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyle avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle moves away
and Lyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Lyle controls the action.
Lyle breaks the clinch.
McGee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Lyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lyle wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle misses with some punches.
Lyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lyle dives in and grabs McGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes down on Lyle's head and hops out.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle is having none of it.
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.
McGee moves to clinch but Lyle breaks away
and Lyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee landing knees to the body.
Lyle looks gassed!
Lyle working hard to break the clinch.
McGee looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lyle.
McGee landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Lyle'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.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle is having none of it.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle moves out of range.
McGee works Lyle's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from McGee misses
and Lyle counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lyle avoids it.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Lyle wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
Lyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lyle is defending well for now.
McGee working Lyle over with knees to the body.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lyle is breathing heavily.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
Lyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee blocking some punches.
Lyle gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee stalling.
Lyle breaks the clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyle working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee has hold of Lyle's hands but Lyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Lyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGee tries to roll over but Lyle keeps him under control.
Lyle is nestled in close to McGee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee trying to control but Lyle postures up.
Lyle throws a strike but McGee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McGee has momentary wrist control but Lyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Lyle throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee prevents Lyle from getting back to his feet.
Lyle pushes McGee off and scrambles back to his feet.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee rushes Lyle and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Lyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Lyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
McGee tries to clinch
and Lyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Lyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGee is holding on to half guard well.
McGee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyle on the ground.
Lyle throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Lyle winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Lyle throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
Lyle is looking for a kimura here.
Lyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Kyle Lyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyle lands a nice short elbow.
Lyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Lyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyle drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.
Lyle is trying to work for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
McGee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
Lyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Lyle seems to be looking for submissions.
McGee is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
Lyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lyle 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Lyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sazh Blaskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sazh Blaskey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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26
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sazh Blaskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Wright!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaskey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaskey cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Wright shoots and misses
and Blaskey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wright! Blaskey lets Wright back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Sid Wright has been cut.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Blaskey slips the punch.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaskey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wright! Blaskey lets Wright back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wright is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blaskey lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wright. Blaskey pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sazh Blaskey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Run This Town. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mack's choice of entrance music: Ain't no Rest for the Wicked. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Mack!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Compton misses with a hook
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Mack connects with a jab.
Compton misses with a combination
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Tyrone Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Compton.
Compton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack slips a jab from Compton.
Compton misses with an uppercut
and Mack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Compton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Mack off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Compton stuns Mack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Compton. Beautiful body shot.
Mack looks gassed!
Compton misses with a body shot
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Compton.
Compton throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Compton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Compton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mack on the side of the head.
Compton throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack slips a jab from Compton.
Mack wants to slow Compton down by chopping away at his legs.
Compton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Compton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack throws a leg kick but Compton moved away.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Compton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Compton lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mack is rocked!
Compton cracks Mack with an uppercut from hell and Mack crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Compton's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Mack is still in real trouble! Can Compton finish him?
Compton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Compton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mack seems to have recovered his senses.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
Compton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mack misses with a two punch combination.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Compton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mack moves out of range of the leg kick from Compton.
Compton misses with an uppercut.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Compton's sensitive parts.
Compton swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mack throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Compton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mack misses with a hook
and Compton counters with a head kick that drops Mack to the mat! Mack scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Compton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mack fails to land with a series of punches.
Mack misses with a looping left.
Compton blocks a head kick by Mack.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Compton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mack counters with a head kick. That will keep Compton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
Mack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Compton misses with a hook to the body
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Compton tries to move into range but Mack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack scores with a jab. Compton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Compton misses.
Mack swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Compton. That one must have hurt.
Mack lands with a nice body kick.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Compton lands a jab.
Compton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
Compton scores with a jab to the head.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Compton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Compton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Compton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mack misses with a leg kick
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Mack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Compton's sensitive parts.
Mack throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Mack tries to land a front kick but Compton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Compton on the side of the head.
Mack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton avoids the head kick by Mack.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mack misses with a wild body shot.
Mack connects with a leg kick. Compton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Tyrone Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Mack stuns Compton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mack throws a front kick that sends Compton stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Mack throws a low kick, looking for Compton's leg but Compton calmly moves out of range.
Compton connects with a body shot that sends Mack's belly button to the back.
Mack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Compton - just one landing.
Compton misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Compton.
Mack moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Compton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Compton doesn't seem bothered though.
Mack throws a head kick that misses
and Compton counters with a head kick.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Compton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton blocks a leg kick.
Compton sizes up Mack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mack misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Compton is out of range and Mack settles back down.
Mack misses with a body kick.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Compton.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mack momentarily.
Compton throws a right hand that misses
and Mack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Compton misses with a looping right.
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Compton's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mack. That's going to slow Compton down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Compton throws a series of strikes that have Mack backpedaling.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Compton misses with a hook
and Mack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton checks a leg kick.
Compton misses with an uppercut
and Mack counters with a body kick.
Mack throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Jab by Mack.
Compton misses with a hook
and Compton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Mack tenderised Compton's leg. Compton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mack feints and then cracks Compton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Compton down.
Compton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mack is looking to slow Compton down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Mack. That snapped Compton's head back.
Mack thumps Compton with a low kick.
Mack lands with a kick to the temple. Compton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a nice head kick!
Compton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mack lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Mack.
Compton is rocked!
Mack jabs Compton right on the nose. Compton blinks but takes it well.
Oh Compton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Compton crumples to the floor! Mack milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Mack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweet kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knock Out. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
255 lbs
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29
263 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Butter Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Grimaldi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sweet does no damage.
Sweet tries to work over Grimaldi's front leg with a kick but Grimaldi checks it.
Grimaldi lands a left and a right that send Sweet crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimaldi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Butter Sweet has been cut.
Grimaldi misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sweet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimaldi.
Sweet tries to bum rush Grimaldi with a series of wild strikes but Grimaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweet misses with a double jab
and Grimaldi counters with a nice right hand that sends Sweet toppling to the canvas! Sweet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Grimaldi finish him?!
Sweet is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet throws a leg kick
and Grimaldi rattles Sweet with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sweet tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Grimaldi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sweet stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Grimaldi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
218 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey scores with a jab.
MacReady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dempsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacReady lands a head kick!
It looks like KJ Dempsey has been cut.
MacReady on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dempsey clinches up against the cage.
Dempsey lands a right hand.
MacReady is trying to stall.
MacReady gets through Dempsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey lands a left hand.
MacReady prevents a body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacReady is rocked!
MacReady blocks a body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dempsey misses with a body punch.
MacReady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from MacReady as the two fighters clinch.
MacReady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey scores with a hook to the body.
Dempsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dempsey just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacReady's brow.
A hook to the body from Dempsey.
Dempsey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dempsey can't find room to land a body shot as MacReady controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady taking a breather.
MacReady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dempsey breaks from the clinch.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but MacReady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacReady cracks Dempsey with a good jab.
Dempsey works the jab nicely.
MacReady takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacReady.
Dempsey connects with a right hand. MacReady shakes it off.
Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but MacReady slips the punch.
MacReady digs a good hook to Dempsey's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacReady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacReady tries to clinch
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by MacReady.
MacReady throws a leg kick
and Dempsey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dempsey connects with a body shot.
Dempsey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacReady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacReady looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a combination. MacReady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MacReady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dempsey.
A solid body kick from MacReady.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacReady gets tackled into the cage by Dempsey. Dempsey maintains the clinch.
MacReady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey takes a shot to the head.
Dempsey throws a punch but it's blocked by MacReady.
MacReady works on Dempsey's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dempsey.
MacReady pushes Dempsey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacReady lands a right hand.
MacReady manages to break the clinch.
MacReady getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dempsey lands with a right hand.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacReady moves away.
Dempsey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacReady's guard.
MacReady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacReady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dempsey working some strikes from top position.
Dempsey with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacReady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dempsey.
Dempsey throwing strikes but missing.
Dempsey stands up over MacReady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey with a nice head shot there.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but MacReady keeps moving.
Dempsey won't allow MacReady to sweep him here.
Dempsey stands up over MacReady, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dempsey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dempsey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacReady looking to control.
Dempsey passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on MacReady's thigh. MacReady counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dempsey stands and throws MacReady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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 KJ Dempsey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on KJ Dempsey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacReady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dempsey moves away.
MacReady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dempsey throws a body punch but MacReady moves out of range.
Dempsey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacReady drops his hands momentarily and Dempsey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacReady throws an overhand right that lands on Dempsey's shoulder, as Dempsey tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey misses with a low kick.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown but MacReady shows good takedown defense.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dempsey, as that shot connected.
MacReady swings for the body but Dempsey moves out of range.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from MacReady misses
and Dempsey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dempsey.
MacReady is breathing heavily.
Dempsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacReady checks a leg kick.
Dempsey with a jab.
MacReady misses with a hook
and MacReady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
MacReady throws an overhand right that lands on Dempsey's shoulder, as Dempsey tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey jabs MacReady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacReady throws a right hand that misses
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dempsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dempsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacReady moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacReady moves away from the strike by Dempsey.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
MacReady takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacReady swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey misses with a hook.
MacReady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacReady misses with an uppercut
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.
R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacReady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dempsey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacReady has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacReady and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacReady lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Dempsey catches MacReady right on the button with a cross.
MacReady has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch but Dempsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dempsey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacReady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacReady misses with a shot to the body
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
MacReady misses with a double jab
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady misses with a right hand
and MacReady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
MacReady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacReady fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dempsey.
MacReady jabs Dempsey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady misses with a body punch
and Dempsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. MacReady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
KJ Dempsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dempsey sizes up MacReady with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dempsey throws a right hand that misses
letting MacReady counter with a right hand.
MacReady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacReady throws a body punch but Dempsey moves out of range.
MacReady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dempsey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in MacReady's guard now.
Dempsey postures up in MacReady's guard and throws a big left but MacReady blocks it.
Dempsey 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.
Dempsey scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacReady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dempsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacReady is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dempsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dempsey preventing the sweep.
Dempsey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dempsey distracts MacReady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dempsey lands a couple of elbows.
Dempsey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dempsey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on KJ Dempsey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacReady avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacReady swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
MacReady takes the fight into the clinch.
MacReady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dempsey just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacReady's brow.
MacReady stalling the fight.
MacReady lands with a short shot to the head.
MacReady blocks an uppercut.
Dempsey working aggressively here.
Dempsey misses with the head strike.
Dempsey lands with a light punch inside.
Dempsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacReady's elbow.
MacReady slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dempsey throws an elbow but misses.
MacReady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dempsey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacReady is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacReady - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacReady continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady swings wildly with an uppercut but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacReady stalling in the clinch.
Dempsey tries a body shot but MacReady blocks it.
A short body shot lands from MacReady as the two fighters clinch.
MacReady is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dempsey is keeping busy.
MacReady breaks the clinch.
MacReady throws a leg kick but Dempsey moved away.
MacReady misses with a lunging right hand
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dempsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by MacReady. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by MacReady. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacReady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dempsey.
MacReady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
MacReady is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dempsey rather than just go for the knockout.
Dempsey throws an overhand right that lands on MacReady's shoulder, as MacReady tries to avoid the shot.
Dempsey walks into a stiff left hand from MacReady.
MacReady shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dempsey misses with a lunging right hand
and MacReady counters with a good low kick that Dempsey was not able to check.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
MacReady takes a swing at Dempsey's ribcage but misses.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacReady lands a jab to Dempsey's midsection.
Dempsey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacReady to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey keeps the fight on the outside.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from MacReady finds it's way through Dempsey's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dempsey has time to react.
KJ Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey dips to his left and cracks MacReady with an uppercut!
MacReady changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but MacReady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but MacReady seems unphased.
MacReady tries to clinch but Dempsey is having none of it.
MacReady throws an off balance right hand
and Dempsey counters with a nice uppercut.
MacReady fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dempsey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacReady misses with an uppercut
enabling Dempsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.
A slow jab from MacReady misses its intended target.
MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Dempsey as he checks the leg kick.
MacReady misses with a body shot
and Dempsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dempsey throws a jab when MacReady was well out of range.
MacReady walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throws a right hand that misses
and Dempsey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
KJ Dempsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacReady slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacReady rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dempsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dempsey misses with a hook
and MacReady counters with a nice leg kick.
Dempsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacReady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dempsey was well out of range. Poor timing from MacReady.
Dempsey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacReady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacReady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dempsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacReady is trying to get back to full guard.
R J MacReady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dempsey in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
R J MacReady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dempsey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... KJ Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuan Ip Mung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuan Ip Mung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuan Ip Mung!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mung connects with a nice looking jab.
Mung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mung blocks the body kick.
Mung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooney avoids it really well and circles away.
Mung misses with a looping left.
Mung throws an off balance right hand
and Cooney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mung checks a leg kick.
Jamie Cooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mung cracks a nice hook into Cooney's ribs.
Mung shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooney's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cooney is working for a submission of some sort.
Cooney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mung looking for a sweep. Not yet Mung, not yet.
Mung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney is stalling in the full guard.
Mung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooney is one step ahead there.
Cooney is stalling in the full guard.
Mung is trying to keep Cooney in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooney misses the shot to the body.
Cooney swings for the body but Mung moves out of range.
Cooney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mung defends it nicely.
Cooney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mung cracks Cooney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Mung.
Cooney misses with a body shot
and Mung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mung checks a leg kick.
Mung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cooney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick from Cooney.
Cooney connects with a leg kick. Mung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mung moves out of range of the body kick from Cooney.
Cooney misses with a hook
and Mung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mung checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mung feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooney closes the distance and clinches.
Mung goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cooney prevents it.
Cooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mung 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.
Cooney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mung sprawls well initially but Cooney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cooney moves into full mount! Mung won't be happy about that!
Cooney landing strikes from the mount and Mung is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mung wants to control but Cooney is having none of it.
Cooney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mung tries to hold on but Cooney postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooney unloads with some shots from mount but Mung bucks and avoids them well.
Cooney has hold of Mung's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mung manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney with the ground and pound from mount.
Cooney unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mung wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cooney celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Cooney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ready 4 War. Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body punch but Kesler moves out of range.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
letting Kesler counter with a right hand.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Kesler lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Kesler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Kesler counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but Kesler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan lands a head kick. Kesler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Kesler moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Kesler counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan misses with a left hand
enabling Kesler to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kesler.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kesler manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a hook
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kesler moves away.
Khan throws a right hand that Kesler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kesler also avoids with ease.
Kesler connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Kesler moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan misses with a hook. Kesler ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kesler. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Kesler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kesler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Khan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kesler counters with a nice body kick.
Khan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kesler cracks Khan with a good jab.
Khan tries to keep at a distance but Kesler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan trying to stall but Kesler improves his position.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kesler.
Kesler lands a left hand.
Kesler lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.
Kesler lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler lands an uppercut.
Kesler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kesler.
Kesler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan is rocked!
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Kesler.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kesler.
Ryan Kesler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kesler lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kesler lands a body punch.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Kesler.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kesler lands a shot to the body.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Kesler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kesler digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kesler scores with a hook to the body.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler lands a body shot.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kesler digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Good body shot from Kesler.
Kesler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kesler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Kesler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kesler.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Kesler cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Good body shot from Kesler.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.
Kesler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kesler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kesler lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kesler.
Nice body punch from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kesler avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kesler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Kesler.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kesler.
A body shot lands from Kesler.
Kesler pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kesler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Kesler on the inside.
Kesler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Nice body punch from Kesler - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kesler.
Kesler works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kesler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kesler.
Kesler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Kesler.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kesler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kesler presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Kesler as the two fighters clinch.
Kesler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kesler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a hook to the body.
Kesler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kesler is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesler is working Khan over against the cage.
Kesler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kesler.
Kesler lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kesler on the inside.
Kesler lands a shoulder strike.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kesler won't allow it.
Kesler blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kesler throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kesler misses the target.
Kesler looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Khan lands a front kick.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Kesler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Kesler's front leg but catches the back leg as Kesler tries to avoid it.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Kesler.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Ryan Kesler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kesler tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kesler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kesler pinned against the cage. Kesler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kesler counters with an inside leg kick.
Kesler throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Kesler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan thows a leg kick but Kesler checks it
and Kesler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kesler counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kesler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Kesler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Kesler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Kesler counters with a straight right hand.
Kesler drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kesler's hands.
Kesler connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kesler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kolaczkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolaczkowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Almost Famous. Overeem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. right above it lil wayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tomasz Kolaczkowski 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Kolaczkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem swinging wildly here.
Kolaczkowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tomasz Kolaczkowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolaczkowski fails with the takedown.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kolaczkowski.
Overeem throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kolaczkowski crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistar Overeem!
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