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SCC 49: Blood in the Water PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolt Kannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Caputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolt Kannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joel Caputo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caputo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kannon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kannon misses with a low kick.
Caputo scores with a takedown into Kannon's guard.
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.
Caputo drops back looking for a leg! Kannon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kannon manages to kick Caputo off! Caputo jumps back into Kannon's guard.
Caputo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kannon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caputo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Caputo wants to pass the guard but Kannon is keeping the position.
Caputo thows a big elbow that misses.
Kannon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caputo.
Kannon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Kannon trying to control the position.
Caputo wants to control from the top but Kannon keeps moving.
Caputo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caputo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kannon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caputo wants to control from the top but Kannon keeps moving.
Kannon is looking for a triangle but Caputo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannon has his foot on Caputo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caputo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kannon is looking for a triangle but Caputo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caputo trying to control but Kannon is working from the bottom.
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.
Caputo connects with a couple of short punches.
Kannon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caputo.
Kannon has his foot on Caputo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caputo works his way back into a safe position though.
Caputo looking to pass the guard.
Caputo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caputo content to stall in guard here.
Caputo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kannon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannon working for a triangle but Caputo defends it easily.
Kannon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caputo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caputo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kannon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Caputo, into his guard.
Kannon postures up.
Kannon throwing strikes from guard but Caputo blocks nicely.
Kannon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kannon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kannon throwing strikes from guard but Caputo blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannon won't allow Caputo to sweep him here.
Kannon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kannon looking to pass the guard.
Caputo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caputo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kannon defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannon is in close to Caputo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Caputo is looking for a triangle but Kannon pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Kolt Kannon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kannon tries to keep at a distance but Caputo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caputo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caputo looks for a takedown but Kannon sprawls well.
Caputo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kannon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caputo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kannon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kannon is trying to control but can't.
Caputo is working for a submission of some sort.
Kannon trying to control here.
Caputo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kannon is pressing down on Caputo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Caputo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kannon is keeping the position for now.
Kannon has his foot on Caputo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caputo works his way back into a safe position though.
Caputo is pushing down on Kannon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kannon is fighting to maintain full guard but Caputo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kannon actively working from the bottom here.
Kannon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caputo pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kannon is refusing to be controlled, as Caputo sits in half guard.
Kannon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kannon is trying to control but Caputo passes into side control!
Kannon tries to buck Caputo off but Caputo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caputo tries for a kimura but Kannon is defending well.
Caputo swings around for an armbar but Kannon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Caputo's guard.
Kannon throwing strikes but missing.
Caputo wants to sweep here but Kannon controlling him for the moment.
Kannon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caputo looking for a sweep. Not yet Caputo, not yet.
Kannon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kannon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caputo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kannon stopping the sweep attempt from Caputo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannon thows a big elbow that misses.
Caputo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kannon 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.
Kannon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kannon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caputo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Caputo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannon preventing the sweep.
Kannon postures up in Caputo's guard and throws a big left but Caputo blocks it.
Kannon throwing strikes but missing.
Caputo looking for a sweep. Not yet Caputo, not yet.
That's four 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.
Caputo is looking for a triangle but Kannon pushes his legs off easily.
Kannon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Caputo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannon stopping the sweep attempt from Caputo.
Kannon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caputo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caputo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kannon manages to get himself to full guard.
Caputo passes Kannon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Caputo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kannon throws a body kick the misses
and Caputo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kannon!
Kannon is looking to get to half guard.
Caputo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kannon wants to hold on but Caputo pushes him away.
Caputo wants to control the pace but Kannon is squirming around nicely.
Caputo avoids the attempt from Kannon to control.
Caputo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kannon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Caputo unloads with some shots from mount but Kannon bucks and avoids them well.
Caputo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kannon wants to control but Caputo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caputo misses with a head shot.
Caputo goes for an armbar but Kannon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kannon.
Caputo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caputo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Caputo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kannon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kannon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caputo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kannon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caputo tries for a takedown but Kannon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caputo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kannon sprawls well. Kannon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caputo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kannon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caputo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kannon won't be happy with that.
Kannon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caputo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kannon is trying to control but can't.
Caputo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kannon gets back to full guard.
Kannon controls Caputo momentarily but Caputo frees himself.
Caputo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caputo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kannon is looking for a triangle but Caputo pushes his legs off easily.
Caputo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kannon lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Kannon controls Caputo momentarily but Caputo frees himself.
Caputo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kannon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caputo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Caputo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caputo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caputo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caputo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kannon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caputo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caputo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kannon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Caputo postures up in Kannon's guard and throws a big left but Kannon blocks it.
Caputo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caputo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Caputo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caputo 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Caputo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Macho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. The crowd seem to be enjoying Macho's choice of entrance music: "Woman From Tokyo". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhogo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Macho!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ko shoots in and bounces Macho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macho is keeping the position for now.
Ko preventing the sweep.
Macho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Macho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macho can't keep his opponent in guard - Ko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Macho is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko passes to side control.
Ko 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.
Ko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Macho is looking to regain half guard here but Ko keeps moving and retains side control.
Macho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ko's best efforts.
Ko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Macho working to try and regain half guard.
Ko looking to control but Macho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Macho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Macho is looking for a sweep. Ko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Macho is not content to let Ko control the position.
Macho wants to get back to full guard.
Ko moves into full mount! Macho won't be happy about that!
Ko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macho is looking to escape.
Ko controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho is desperately trying to improve his position but Ko has a good base and remains in mount.
Macho is squirming around, avoiding Ko's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ko is trying to take his opponent's back.
Macho working to try and regain half guard.
Macho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Macho defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ko.
Ko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macho is looking to get to half guard.
Macho wants to control but Ko is having none of it.
Macho is trying to escape the mount.
Macho wants to hold on but Ko pushes him away.
Macho is squirming around, avoiding Ko's attempts to control the action.
Macho is looking to get to half guard.
Ko tries to control but Macho wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhogo Ko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macho lands a right hook to the body.
Macho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macho scrambles back to his feet.
Ko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ko misses with a body shot
and Macho counters with a single leg into guard. Ko didn't expect that.
Ko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ko!
Macho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ko's best efforts.
Macho is refusing to be controlled, as Ko sits in half guard.
Ko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ko is looking for a kimura but Macho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ko to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ko loads up on a big right hand but Macho slips the punch.
Macho ducks right into an uppercut from Ko.
No luck for Ko with that takedown attempt.
Ko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Macho to the ground. Ko is now in Macho's guard.
Macho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macho wants to sweep here but Ko controlling him for the moment.
Ko pushing down on Macho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Macho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Macho trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macho is looking to escape.
Ko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ko trying to control but Macho is having none of it.
Macho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macho has given up his back here.
Ko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Macho has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko is hanging on to Macho's back as he tries to escape.
Macho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ko is trying to control. Macho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jhogo Ko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ko prevents Macho from standing back up.
Macho is looking for a sweep. Ko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Ko is controlling the pace.
Ko moves nicely into side control.
Macho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Macho is not content to let Ko control the position.
Ko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Macho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhogo Ko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Macho misses with a straight left.
Macho scores with a jab. Ko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ko avoids it really well and circles away.
Macho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ko lands with a hook. Macho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko misses with a wild body shot.
Macho dodges the punch combination from Ko.
Macho tries to clinch up
and Ko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jhogo Ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ko looks to land a right hand but Macho moved out of range.
Macho misses with a double jab
and Ko counters with a left to the body.
Ko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macho manages to avoid it.
Ko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Ko catches Macho right on the button with a cross.
Ko ducks under a wild hook from Macho.
Macho thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Macho throws a hook but Ko avoids it easily.
Macho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Macho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Macho enables Ko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Macho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Paul Macho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macho throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Macho wants to sweep but no luck.
Macho has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ko has passed into side control.
Ko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Macho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Macho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Macho being controlled for a moment.
Macho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Macho is looking for a sweep.
Ko wants to control but Macho is keeping him busy.
Macho is letting Ko control him for a moment.
Macho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jhogo Ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Ko stalls from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Macho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ko just content to control the position.
Macho tries to bench press Ko off him but Ko keeps the position.
Ko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Macho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jhogo Ko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhogo Ko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Brzenszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brzenszczykiewicz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Count - Body muthafuckin' count. Matthews has chosen Disturbed-Conflict as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Brzenszczykiewicz!
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, Kevin Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brzenszczykiewicz but Brzenszczykiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a low kick, looking for Matthews's leg but Matthews calmly moves out of range.
Matthews throws an off balance right hand
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a leg kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthews sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matthews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kevin Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brzenszczykiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matthews takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a head kick. That will keep Matthews thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews connects with a looping right hand.
Brzenszczykiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a body kick.
Adam Brzenszczykiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Matthews.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews lands a glancing blow to the side of Brzenszczykiewicz's head.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Brzenszczykiewicz.
Adam Brzenszczykiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzenszczykiewicz connects with a leg kick. Matthews looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Brzenszczykiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
That kick from Brzenszczykiewicz tenderised Matthews's leg. Matthews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brzenszczykiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands with a nice body kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brzenszczykiewicz scores with a head kick. Matthews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Brzenszczykiewicz.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Brzenszczykiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Brzenszczykiewicz scores with a leg kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brzenszczykiewicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Brzenszczykiewicz.
Matthews cracks Brzenszczykiewicz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a head kick!
Matthews scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Brzenszczykiewicz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brzenszczykiewicz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brzenszczykiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews misses with a right hand
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a thumping low kick.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews throws a lazy uppercut
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matthews is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brzenszczykiewicz scores with a leg kick.
Matthews rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brzenszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brzenszczykiewicz lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Brzenszczykiewicz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matthews is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Brzenszczykiewicz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Brzenszczykiewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthews is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brzenszczykiewicz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matthews.
Brzenszczykiewicz stuffs the takedown.
Brzenszczykiewicz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
Brzenszczykiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthews cracks Brzenszczykiewicz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Brzenszczykiewicz moves out of range.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Brzenszczykiewicz moves forwards but Matthews connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brzenszczykiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Brzenszczykiewicz avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Brzenszczykiewicz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matthews moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matthews jabs Brzenszczykiewicz right on the nose. Brzenszczykiewicz blinks but takes it well.
Brzenszczykiewicz is rocked!
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Brzenszczykiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Brzenszczykiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews cracks Brzenszczykiewicz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brzenszczykiewicz falls backwards against the cage. Matthews follows up with more strikes that drop Brzenszczykiewicz to his knees. Matthews keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brzenszczykiewicz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Matthews!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stack Bundles - Far Rock America. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juancho Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Cake!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
Cake slips a jab from Rivera.
Cake ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Cake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivera works Cake's body with a nice hook.
Cake tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera misses with a right hand
and Cake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rivera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cake.
Cake throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Cake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cake throws a head kick that misses.
Cake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera throws the left hand but Cake avoids the punch easily.
Rivera scores with a nice strike.
Cake forces Rivera back against the cage and clinches.
Cake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cake lands an elbow inside that Rivera shrugs off.
It looks like Juancho Rivera has been cut.
Cake keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera tries a body shot but Cake blocks it.
Cake lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
Cake lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rivera.
Cake trying to land knees to the body.
Cake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera wants to stall.
Cake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivera's brow.
Cake throws an elbow but it misses.
Cake slows down the pace here.
Cake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
Cake lands a nice elbow.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
Cake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cake lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Cake prevents Rivera from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Cake to work.
Cake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juancho Rivera's cut is getting worse.
Cake tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Cake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cake misses with an elbow strike.
Cake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cake is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cake has his back to the cage.
Rivera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cake lands a knee to the body.
Cake crunches a lovely knee into Rivera's ribcage.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cake lands an elbow just above Rivera 's eye.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Cake avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Cake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera letting Cake take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Cake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake stalling the fight.
Cake lands an elbow inside.
Juancho Rivera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cake controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cake lands an elbow inside that Rivera shrugs off.
Cake misses with a knee to the head.
Cake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Cake tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Cake.
Nice elbow from Cake.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Cake.
Cake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Cake lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Cake.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cake tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Cake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Cake working aggressively here.
Cake controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivera's brow.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Cake's ribcage. Cake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cake's elbow.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cake's elbow.
Cake working Rivera over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Cake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cake lands a nice elbow.
Rivera tries a body shot but Cake blocks it.
Cake wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cake blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivera's brow.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Cake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juancho Rivera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera thuds his right hand into Cake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivera swings for the body but Cake moves out of range.
Cake tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Cake slips a jab from Rivera.
Rivera throws a jab when Cake was well out of range.
Cake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juancho Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and Cake counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cake misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Cake scores with a spinning back kick!
Cake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cake throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera misses the jab.
Cake misses with a body punch
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rivera both land. Nice combination.
Cake moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cake throws an elbow but misses.
Cake throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cake's elbow.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Cake is breathing heavily.
Cake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cake missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivera.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cake or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Rivera is trying to stall.
Cake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Cake avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera tries to work over Cake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cake.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
Rivera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivera is looking to break free of the clinch but Cake has double underhooks.
Rivera lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seymour Cake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera tries a body shot but Cake blocks it.
Rivera avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Cake.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cake.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Cake, against the cage.
Rivera works on Cake's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Rivera cracks Cake with a nice body shot.
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Rivera is leaning against Cake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Cake, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rivera.
Rivera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera pushes Cake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cake blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Cake trying to control the position but instead, Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cake into the cage.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cake throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Cake tries to tie him up.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cake or not.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
A knee to the head by Cake.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Cake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera tries to break free but Cake pushes him back against the cage.
Cake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Rivera on the inside.
Cake trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Cake, against the cage.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera is leaning against Cake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivera presses Cake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Rivera.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juancho Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juancho Rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivera.
Cake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cake fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivera in the body.
Cake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cake ducks right into an uppercut from Rivera.
Rivera stuns Cake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Rivera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rivera.
Cake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cake is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cake is looking to clinch.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Cake moved out of range nicely.
Cake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cake lands a nice elbow.
Rivera cracks Cake with a nice body shot.
Cake looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cake.
A right hand to the body from Rivera.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Cake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivera presses Cake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cake.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Cake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cake's elbow.
Cake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Rivera.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Cake's ribcage. Cake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a shot to the side of Cake's head.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rivera.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
Rivera working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivera.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike from Cake.
Cake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera presses Cake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivera tries a body shot but Cake blocks it.
Cake tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Cake prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cake looking to throw knees to the head but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Cake pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera tries a body shot but Cake blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Cake controls the action.
Cake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cake or not.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Cake's ribcage. Cake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera gets through Cake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to break the clinch but Cake is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivera's brow.
Cake keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cake tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rivera - that landed with a thud.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Cake gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cake throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera gets through Cake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cake misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Cake's shoulder, as Cake tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cake.
Jab, jab by Rivera - just one landing.
Cake tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cake scores with a leg kick.
Cake clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera looking to stall.
Rivera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
Cake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Cake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Rivera misses with a body punch
and Cake counters with a good low kick that Rivera was not able to check.
Rivera throws a body punch but Cake moves out of range.
Cake takes one on the button.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Cake's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juancho Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juancho Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrenton comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad. Holmes has chosen Bodies, by Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Adin Wrenton 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhon Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton misses with a looping right.
Holmes wants to clinch but Wrenton slips to the side
and Wrenton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jhon Holmes has been cut.
Jhon Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrenton misses with a straight left.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrenton.
Wrenton rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Wrenton on the inside.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Wrenton can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Wrenton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrenton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrenton throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Wrenton pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wrenton cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Holmes looks gassed!
Wrenton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrenton presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wrenton avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Wrenton pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrenton.
Wrenton is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrenton lands with a left to the head.
Wrenton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrenton gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrenton.
Wrenton lands with a light punch inside.
Wrenton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Wrenton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrenton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wrenton thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Wrenton drops Holmes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Holmes looks back up at him and smiles so Wrenton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Holmes is rocked!
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!
Holmes walks straight into a right hand from Wrenton - that's dropped him! Wrenton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Holmes from any more punishment! Holmes complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adin Wrenton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Diamond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond misses with a jab to the body
and Wolfe counters with a left to the body.
Wolfe throws a body punch but Diamond moves out of range.
Diamond slips under a jab.
Wolfe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolfe connects with a body shot that sends Diamond's belly button to the back.
Diamond ducks right into an uppercut from Wolfe.
Diamond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Wolfe.
Wolfe thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolfe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe tests Diamond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolfe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamond. Diamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wolfe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Diamond blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Diamond.
Wolfe takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
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.
Diamond misses with a right hand
and Wolfe counters with a head kick. That will keep Diamond thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diamond scores with a shot to the body.
Diamond tries to work over Wolfe's front leg with a kick but Wolfe checks it.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Wolfe moves into the clinch.
Diamond tries to break the clinch but Wolfe is controlling the position.
Wolfe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfe won't allow it.
Wolfe lands a left hand.
Wolfe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolfe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Diamond takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Stevie Diamond has been cut.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamond blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond.
Wolfe has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diamond's half guard.
Wolfe wants to free his trapped foot but Diamond is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wolfe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolfe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wolfe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolfe connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Wolfe trying to control the pace.
Diamond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Diamond dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Wolfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Diamond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wolfe swings widly with a right hand
and Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Wolfe saw that one coming.
Diamond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Diamond misses with an uppercut
and Wolfe counters with a left to the body.
Diamond swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond is looking to chop away at Wolfe's legs.
A big right from Diamond misses.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jesse Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
A left lands for Wolfe.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
Diamond throws the left hand but Wolfe avoids the punch easily.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
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.
Wolfe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolfe moves in looking to clinch but Diamond pushes him off.
Wolfe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diamond has time to react.
Diamond misses with a hook. Wolfe ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Wolfe misses.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diamond throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolfe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diamond thinking.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diamond defends it nicely.
Wolfe throws an off balance right hand
and Diamond counters with a left to the body.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
The crowd cheers as Wolfe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diamond doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Diamond is predictable there
and Wolfe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diamond misses with an uppercut
enabling Wolfe to counter with a crisp jab.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolfe lands the left hand.
Wolfe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a low kick but Wolfe avoids it.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolfe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolfe takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Wolfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolfe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolfe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond looks for the body kick but Wolfe saw that one coming.
Wolfe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stevie Diamond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolfe misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Wolfe is predictable there
and Diamond counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Diamond.
Wolfe slips a straight right by Diamond.
Wolfe throws a front kick that sends Diamond stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
Diamond misses with a hook
and Wolfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolfe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diamond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe misses with a hook to the body
letting Diamond counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Wolfe.
Diamond misses with a body shot.
A combination from Diamond does no damage.
Wolfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe misses with a low kick.
Diamond throws the kick towards the body but Wolfe avoids it.
Diamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jesse Wolfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Wolfe misses
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevie Diamond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfe moves out of range as Diamond strikes.
Wolfe looks to land a left hand but Diamond moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Wolfe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diamond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Wolfe avoids nicely.
Diamond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diamond throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Wolfe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diamond's hands.
Wolfe throws a sloppy body shot
and Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolfe works the jab nicely.
Diamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolfe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolfe doesn't seem bothered though.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe scores with a nice right hand.
Wolfe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diamond throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stevie Diamond did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Stevie Diamond'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.
Diamond checks the leg kick.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Wolfe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolfe counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Wolfe.
Diamond with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe tries to clinch there but Diamond circles away.
Diamond throws a low kick, looking for Wolfe's leg but Wolfe calmly moves out of range.
Diamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diamond lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe wants to clinch up but Diamond keeps it at a distance.
Wolfe misses with a low kick.
Wolfe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diamond throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolfe moves into the clinch.
Wolfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamond avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wolfe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diamond's brow.
Wolfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diamond avoids the elbow strike from Wolfe, against the cage.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Wolfe tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
That's two 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.
Wolfe missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolfe.
Diamond is trying to push Wolfe away but Wolfe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe connects with a right hand. Diamond shakes it off.
Diamond misses with a body punch
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diamond wants to slow Wolfe down by chopping away at his legs.
Diamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Wolfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfe.
Diamond misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diamond cracks a nice hook into Wolfe's ribs.
Wolfe is looking to chop away at Diamond's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolfe misses the target.
Diamond moves out of range as Wolfe strikes.
Diamond lands with an overhand left.
Wolfe looks to land a right hand but Diamond moved out of range.
Wolfe misses the jab.
Wolfe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diamond lands a really nice looking cross but Wolfe seems unphased.
Wolfe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wolfe is looking to slow Diamond down with leg kicks.
Diamond throws a lazy head kick
and Wolfe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wolfe keeps control of Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Wolfe has the dominant position.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe is controlling him.
Wolfe missing with knees to the body.
Wolfe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diamond blocks an elbow strike from Wolfe.
Diamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfe cracks Diamond with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Wolfe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Diamond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolfe misses with a kick to the body.
Diamond throws an off balance right hand
and Wolfe counters with a straight right hand.
Wolfe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diamond finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolfe's head.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Diamond blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
Decent striking displayed by Diamond there.
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Wolfe's head but Wolfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond punishes Wolfe's body with a nice straight punch.
Diamond misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolfe misses with a hook
and Diamond counters with a head kick.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Diamond is just out of range.
Diamond throws a hook but Wolfe blocks it.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diamond.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolfe counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Wolfe.
Wolfe connects with a solid leg kick.
Diamond scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolfe should have avoided that one.
Wolfe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diamond avoids a kick to the body.
Wolfe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolfe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfe misses with a looping right.
Wolfe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diamond.
Wolfe with a hook.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolfe throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Diamond works the jab nicely.
Diamond looks to land a body kick but Wolfe moved away.
Wolfe instigates a clinch.
Wolfe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Diamond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diamond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolfe throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolfe.
Diamond dodges an elbow strike from Wolfe.
Wolfe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diamond prevents it.
Wolfe tries to throw a body punch but Diamond avoids it by throwing Wolfe back against the cage.
Diamond avoiding damage as Wolfe throws knees to the body.
Wolfe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevie Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe trying to land knees to the body.
Diamond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Wolfe.
Well Wolfe 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Wolfe!
Jesse Wolfe is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Harvey.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Harvey misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harvey 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson slips a straight right by Harvey.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Harvey misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Harvey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harvey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Harvey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harvey really felt that one!
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harvey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Harvey 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.
Johnson defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Harvey prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Harvey controls the action.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Harvey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey checks a low kick from Johnson.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Harvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson thumps Harvey with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvey thinking.
Paul Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Harvey does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Harvey misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harvey's knee momentarily.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Harvey stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Harvey off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Harvey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Harvey.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Harvey backing up. Harvey nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Harvey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harvey really felt that one!
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Harvey misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Donk. Harvey catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harvey misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harvey throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
A shot to the body from Harvey misses
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson slips a straight right by Harvey.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Harvey saw that one coming.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harvey's knee momentarily.
Harvey misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvey thinking.
Harvey lands a two punch combo.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Harvey throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Harvey.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Harvey throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Harvey.
I think Harvey 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Harvey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiga comes to the cage accompanied by Through Gardens Of Grief, At The Gates. Vitonen has chosen Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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262 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexi Taiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nahka Vitonen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiga throws a front kick aimed at Vitonen's knee but Vitonen avoids it well.
Vitonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vitonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taiga tries to clinch
and Vitonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitonen scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitonen throws a series of punches but Taiga moves out of range.
Vitonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiga pushes Vitonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Taiga throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taiga throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vitonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taiga misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Taiga.
It looks like Nahka Vitonen has been cut.
Taiga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taiga misses with some punches.
Taiga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taiga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taiga is trying to stall.
Vitonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vitonen is trying to break the clinch but Taiga is controlling him.
Taiga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taiga throws an elbow but misses.
Vitonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Taiga pushes off an throws an elbow but Vitonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taiga lands a nice elbow.
Vitonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiga.
Taiga throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taiga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taiga lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taiga as Vitonen tries to tie him up.
Vitonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taiga prevents Vitonen from breaking the clinch.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch but Taiga keeps him there for the moment.
Taiga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taiga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Taiga.
Taiga prevents a body shot from Vitonen.
Taiga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taiga with a knee to the head.
Taiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitonen blocks an elbow strike from Taiga.
Taiga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vitonen blocks a body shot from Taiga.
Taiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen blocks an elbow strike from Taiga.
Vitonen avoids the elbow strike from Taiga, against the cage.
Vitonen avoids the elbow strike from Taiga, against the cage.
Taiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taiga throws an elbow but it misses.
Taiga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vitonen is trying to force a seperation but Taiga has the dominant position.
Taiga pushes off an throws an elbow but Vitonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taiga throws an elbow but it misses.
Vitonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiga misses with the head strike.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taiga misses with the head strike.
Taiga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vitonen is trying to push Taiga away but Taiga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taiga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vitonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vitonen throws a body kick the misses
and Taiga counters by moving into the clinch.
Taiga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vitonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Vitonen tries to break free but Taiga pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Taiga.
Vitonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vitonen is trying to break the clinch but Taiga is controlling him.
Vitonen slowing the pace effectively.
Taiga working aggressively here.
Taiga prevents Vitonen from breaking the clinch.
Taiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vitonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vitonen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitonen.
Taiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitonen is trying to push Taiga away but Taiga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taiga throws an elbow but misses.
Taiga throws an elbow but it misses.
Vitonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nahka Vitonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vitonen throws an off balance right hand
and Taiga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taiga looks to clinch
and Vitonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vitonen sends Taiga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vitonen is motioning to the referee to let Taiga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Taiga is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitonen misses with a wild combination.
Vitonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vitonen misses with a hook
and Taiga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Taiga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vitonen blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taiga.
Taiga tries a body shot but Vitonen blocks it.
Taiga taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taiga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vitonen's brow.
Taiga misses with some punches.
Vitonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taiga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitonen is defending well for now.
Taiga is working Vitonen over against the cage.
Taiga lands a right hand.
Taiga wants to stall.
Taiga lands an elbow that stopped Vitonen in his tracks for a moment.
Taiga has Vitonen pressed against the cage, preventing Vitonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitonen.
Taiga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taiga working aggressively here.
Taiga tries to stall but Vitonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vitonen blocks an elbow strike.
Taiga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taiga keeps control of Vitonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vitonen's defenses.
Taiga scores with a shoulder strike.
Taiga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taiga misses with an elbow strike.
Taiga scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Taiga on the inside.
Taiga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taiga working aggressively here.
Taiga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taiga has a couple of punches blocked by Vitonen.
Taiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Vitonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vitonen tries to stall but Taiga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vitonen blocks an elbow strike.
Vitonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Vitonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiga has him pressed against the cage.
Taiga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitonen's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taiga backwards.
Vitonen dodges an elbow strike from Taiga.
Vitonen wants to break free but Taiga has control.
Taiga misses with some punches.
Taiga has Vitonen pressed against the cage, preventing Vitonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiga misses with the head strike.
Vitonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taiga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taiga misses with an elbow strike.
Alexi Taiga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vitonen breaks from the clinch.
Taiga tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Vitonen counter with a right hand.
Taiga throws a jab when Vitonen was well out of range.
Taiga tries to clinch but Vitonen moves away
and Vitonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taiga closes the distance but Vitonen moves to the side
and Vitonen counters with a nice right hand that sends Taiga toppling to the canvas! Taiga scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vitonen finish him?!
Oh Taiga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taiga moves away from the strike by Vitonen.
Taiga seems to have got his legs back now.
Taiga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vitonen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Taiga! Vitonen lets Taiga back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Taiga is rocked!
Vitonen gets tackled into the cage by Taiga. Taiga maintains the clinch.
Taiga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taiga throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Taiga fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taiga tries a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vitonen lands with a light punch inside.
Vitonen manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nahka Vitonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vitonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taiga tries to clinch up
and Vitonen counters with a nice body shot.
Vitonen lands a big uppercut and Taiga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Taiga looks OK. Vitonen waves Taiga back to his feet!
Oh Taiga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitonen misses with a leg kick
and Taiga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taiga seems to have got his legs back now.
Vitonen throws a shot from downtown. Taiga moves away and avoids it.
Vitonen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Taiga collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nahka Vitonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kegan Williamson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tate!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williamson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tate on the ground.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Williamson has wrist control.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williamson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tate trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands a couple of digs.
Williamson being controlled here, momentarily.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williamson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williamson tries to get out of the position.
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.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tate seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Williamson being controlled here, momentarily.
Rob Tate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tate shoots in but Williamson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Tate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williamson's waist but Williamson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate off to one side.
Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate gets a double leg takedown into Williamson's guard.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Tate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williamson is avoiding damage well.
Tate lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to improve position but can't.
Tate throws a strike aimed at the side of Williamson's head but Williamson avoids it well.
Williamson trying his best to control but Tate has mounted him.
Tate lands a big shot there that rocks Williamson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tate unloading with bombs!
Tate sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate raining down shots from the mount!
Tate wants to control the pace but Williamson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Tate dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Williamson lands a nice hook to Tate's body. Tate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williamson swings widly with a right hand
and Tate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rob Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Tate postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Tate works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate drops back looking for a leg! Williamson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williamson manages to kick Tate off! Tate jumps back into Williamson's guard.
Tate controlling from the top position.
Williamson is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williamson has momentary wrist control but Tate slips an elbow through the middle.
Tate pushing down on Williamson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williamson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.
Williamson is not content to let Tate control the position.
Williamson is trying to control but can't.
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tate trying to mount his opponent but Williamson defends it.
Well, if Tate is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tate seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Williamson has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Williamson.
Williamson lands a nice looking body shot.
Williamson looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Williamson.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.
Williamson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson fails to land with a series of punches.
Williamson scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rob Tate has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate is rocked!
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Williamson finish him?
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williamson moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is adopting a defensive guard.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williamson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Tate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tate postures up and lands a big shot to Williamson's brow.
Tate postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
Tate wants to control from the top but Williamson keeps moving.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Williamson has wrist control.
Tate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Williamson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Williamson wants to stand and escape but Tate is having none of it.
Tate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kegan Williamson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williamson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williamson is able to avoid easily.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate avoids the head kick by Williamson.
Williamson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Williamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williamson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williamson throws a leg kick which misses Tate's front leg but catches the back leg as Tate tries to avoid it.
Williamson is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williamson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williamson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tate's calf.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson with a nice cross.
Williamson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Williamson backing up. Williamson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Williamson scores with a kick to the body.
Rob Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Williamson gets caught flat footed, as Tate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williamson wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williamson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate pushes down on Williamson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williamson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate lands a heavy elbow.
Tate is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Williamson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Williamson shrugs it off.
Tate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tate landing strikes from the mount and Williamson is in trouble!
Tate is working for a guillotine from mount but Williamson frees his head quite easily.
Tate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson taking shots to the head.
Tate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williamson's face.
Tate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williamson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Williamson looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
Tate with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Tate dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tate drives through with a takedown into Williamson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tate works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Williamson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate stays in close to Williamson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Tate trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tate with a nice head shot there.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
Kegan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williamson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williamson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tate is working Williamson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tate controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williamson's head.
Williamson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tate advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate works his way into side control.
Tate scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 44:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 44:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Tate! Rob Tate retains his middleweight title!
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FIGHT
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