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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheezus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danik Babuckiy (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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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheezus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danik Babuckiy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babuckiy rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babuckiy avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Babuckiy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babuckiy.
Babuckiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Babuckiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babuckiy is defending well for now.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babuckiy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheezus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danik Babuckiy.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Babuckiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Babuckiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Babuckiy. Babuckiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Babuckiy has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuckiy fails with the takedown
and Babuckiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babuckiy looks gassed!
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Babuckiy is blocking nicely.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Babuckiy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babuckiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babuckiy is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Babuckiy blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Babuckiy avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babuckiy tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babuckiy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babuckiy avoids it.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babuckiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babuckiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babuckiy.
Babuckiy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babuckiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Babuckiy is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents Babuckiy from breaking the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babuckiy is defending well for now.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babuckiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Babuckiy avoids the damage to the body.
Babuckiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Babuckiy tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babuckiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babuckiy tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babuckiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Babuckiy is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Babuckiy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Babuckiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babuckiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babuckiy tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babuckiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babuckiy has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babuckiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babuckiy.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Babuckiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babuckiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babuckiy is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones has Babuckiy pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babuckiy.
Jones prevents Babuckiy from breaking the clinch.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheezus Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Babuckiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Babuckiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Babuckiy has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babuckiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babuckiy tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babuckiy is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuckiy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Babuckiy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Babuckiy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Babuckiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Cheezus Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Babuckiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones scores with the left hand. Babuckiy knows he should have avoided that one.
Babuckiy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Babuckiy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones forces Babuckiy back against the cage and clinches.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babuckiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Babuckiy has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Babuckiy avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babuckiy avoids it.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babuckiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babuckiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Babuckiy shrugs off.
Babuckiy jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones stands and throws Babuckiy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheezus Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Babuckiy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones jabs Babuckiy right on the nose. Babuckiy blinks but takes it well.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babuckiy's head backwards.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones clinches.
Babuckiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Danik Babuckiy has been cut.
Babuckiy avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babuckiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babuckiy blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babuckiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuckiy avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones prevents Babuckiy from breaking the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Babuckiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Babuckiy persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babuckiy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Babuckiy dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Babuckiy managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Babuckiy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Babuckiy into the cage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Babuckiy avoids the damage to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babuckiy's efforts to push away.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks with his arms.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babuckiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Cheezus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danik Babuckiy.
Babuckiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Babuckiy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Babuckiy up against the cage.
Babuckiy takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babuckiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones has Babuckiy pressed against the cage, preventing Babuckiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babuckiy is defending well for now.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babuckiy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Babuckiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babuckiy stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Babuckiy can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babuckiy is defending well for now.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babuckiy can't break the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Babuckiy is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Babuckiy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Babuckiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babuckiy tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Babuckiy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones is stalling here.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks it.
Jones landing knees to the head.
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.
Babuckiy is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Babuckiy blocks the elbow strike.
Babuckiy blocks an elbow strike.
Babuckiy has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babuckiy's brow.
Babuckiy blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Babuckiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babuckiy avoids it.
Babuckiy tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Babuckiy avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Babuckiy avoids the damage to the body.
Babuckiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is pushing Babuckiy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones has Babuckiy pressed against the cage, preventing Babuckiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danik Babuckiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheezus Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babuckiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Babuckiy blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cheezus Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheezus Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude McWrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWrestler comes to the cage accompanied by Dude - Tenacious D. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dude McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McWrestler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McWrestler thuds a left hand into Stephenson's body.
Stephenson walks into a left hand.
McWrestler circles away from the clinch attempt
and McWrestler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stephenson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McWrestler thuds his right hand into Stephenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McWrestler gets a double leg takedown into Stephenson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWrestler is looking to work some ground and pound but Stephenson has wrist control.
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.
Stephenson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McWrestler stacks Stephenson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McWrestler!
Stephenson is working to avoid the ground and pound but McWrestler connects with a decent elbow.
McWrestler lands a strong strike to the head of Stephenson. That's dazed him! McWrestler looking to finish here. Stephenson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - McWrestler lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude McWrestler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armenian Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Koepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koepfer has chosen Mongol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armenian Samoan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Koepfer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koepfer scoring well with a low kick there.
Koepfer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Samoan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koepfer won't be happy with that.
Koepfer is trying to control Samoan's posture but Samoan avoids it.
Koepfer tries to buck Samoan off but Samoan is having none of it.
Samoan throwing strikes but Koepfer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Samoan struggling a bit here.
Samoan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Samoan is not content to let Koepfer control the position.
Samoan tries to improve position but can't.
Samoan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koepfer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Samoan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Samoan gets back to half guard.
Samoan trying to get back to full guard but Koepfer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Samoan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Koepfer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Samoan is in a horrible position here. Koepfer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Samoan is squirming around, avoiding Koepfer's attempts to control the action.
Koepfer misses with a head shot.
Koepfer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koepfer landing punches.
Samoan is looking to improve his position but Koepfer isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koepfer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Koepfer.
Koepfer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Samoan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Samoan can't escape the position.
Samoan tries to lock up and control but Koepfer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Samoan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Samoan 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.
Samoan blocking the ground and pound.
Samoan is trying desperately to improve position.
Koepfer controlling the pace for now.
Samoan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Koepfer. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Koepfer has taken his back.
Samoan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Koepfer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Samoan wants to improve his position but Koepfer is controlling well.
Koepfer blocks the strikes from Samoan.
Samoan is looking for a sweep. Koepfer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koepfer blocks the strikes from Samoan.
Koepfer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samoan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samoan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koepfer.
Samoan wants to improve his position but Koepfer is controlling well.
Samoan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koepfer is keen to just control but Samoan is a slippery customer.
Samoan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samoan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Samoan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Samoan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koepfer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Samoan's guard.
Samoan pulls Koepfer in close to his closed guard and prevents Koepfer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koepfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samoan keeping full guard, as Koepfer tries to pass.
Samoan working for a triangle but Koepfer defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Koepfer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koepfer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koepfer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koepfer tries to clinch
and Samoan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Samoan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Samoan is looking to take a break and control but Koepfer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koepfer defending well though.
Samoan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koepfer is just riding it out for now. Samoan eventually gives up the hold.
Samoan seems to be working for a kimura but Koepfer defends the submission attempt.
Samoan trying to mount his opponent but Koepfer defends it.
Koepfer tries to kick Samoan off but Samoan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Samoan is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samoan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koepfer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samoan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samoan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Koepfer to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Koepfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koepfer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Armenian Samoan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koepfer wants to stand up but Samoan is controlling him.
Samoan trying to control but Koepfer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koepfer is keeping the position for now.
Koepfer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stephen Koepfer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samoan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koepfer but Koepfer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koepfer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samoan.
Stephen Koepfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koepfer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Samoan misses with a takedown
and Koepfer counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armenian Samoan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samoan shoots in and drives through. Koepfer sprawls well.
Koepfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koepfer shoots and misses
and Samoan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koepfer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koepfer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Koepfer controls Samoan momentarily but Samoan frees himself.
Samoan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koepfer's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koepfer is looking to control Samoan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koepfer avoid being mounted?
Koepfer is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armenian Samoan dominated that second round.
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!
Samoan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koepfer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Samoan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koepfer gets full guard.
Samoan trying to control but Koepfer is working from the bottom.
Samoan stops Koepfer from standing up.
Samoan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Koepfer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samoan has Koepfer in his guard.
Koepfer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koepfer won't allow Samoan to sweep him here.
Koepfer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samoan is working hard here to advance position.
Koepfer stands up and waves to Samoan to follow him.
Sloppy strikes from Koepfer. Those never looked like landing.
Samoan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koepfer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samoan seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoan lands with a punch from half guard.
Samoan is looking for a kimura but Koepfer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samoan to get the leverage.
Samoan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koepfer is just riding it out for now. Samoan eventually gives up the hold.
Samoan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koepfer gets back to full guard.
Koepfer keeping full guard, as Samoan tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koepfer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Samoan throwing strikes but missing.
Samoan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samoan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Koepfer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samoan, into his guard.
Samoan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Koepfer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Koepfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koepfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koepfer.
Koepfer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koepfer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koepfer blocks the strikes from Samoan.
Koepfer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoan defending well though.
Koepfer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samoan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samoan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samoan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koepfer is just riding it out for now. Samoan eventually gives up the hold.
Samoan seems to be working for a kimura but Koepfer defends the submission attempt.
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 Armenian Samoan.
I think Samoan 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armenian Samoan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Beardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beardwood comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Angels - Young Men Dead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Beardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
R lands a lovely overhand right.
R lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Beardwood misses
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
Beardwood swings widly with a right hand
and R counters with a nice body shot.
Beardwood misses with a few strikes there.
R misses with a series of wild punches.
Beardwood throws a right hand that misses
and R counters with a left and a right that stings Beardwood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
R fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beardwood swings widly with a right hand
and R counters with a nice uppercut.
R's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beardwood under the eye.
R fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beardwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
R cracks Beardwood with a good jab.
Beardwood throws a predictable looking body shot
letting R counter with a right hand.
R lands a nice shot to the body.
Beardwood is breathing heavily.
Beardwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beardwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
Beardwood misses with a lunging right hand
and R counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
R working Beardwood over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
R with the ground and pound but Beardwood uses the opportunity to regain guard.
R throwing strikes from guard but Beardwood blocks nicely.
R's corner is telling him to maintain position.
R throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beardwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
R trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
R prevents Beardwood from getting back to his feet.
R is stalling in the full guard.
R stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beardwood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Beardwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gage R was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Beardwood misses with a hook to the body
and R cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from R misses.
R gets a takedown into half guard.
R thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beardwood's head.
R looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
R not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beardwood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
R is trying to control. Beardwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R wants to work for an arm triangle but Beardwood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beardwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from R.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beardwood swings away with a body shot that misses
and R counters with a single leg into guard. Beardwood didn't expect that.
Beardwood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
R trying to control but Beardwood is working from the bottom.
Beardwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
R throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beardwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
R with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beardwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
R throws a big right hand that misses.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R throwing strikes but missing.
R 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.
Beardwood keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
R with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beardwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Beardwood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as R controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
R throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beardwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ris looking to pass into half guard but Beardwood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Beardwood is in guard.
R isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Beardwood stacks R on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Beardwood!
R is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
R is pressing down on Beardwood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
R throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beardwood uses it to pass to side control.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
R manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beardwood wants to stand up but R is controlling the position.
Beardwood prevents R from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Beardwood.
Beardwood throws an off balance right hand
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
R is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beardwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and R counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Beardwood as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from R.
Beardwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and R counters with a stiff right hand.
Beardwood throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
R fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nigel Beardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beardwood takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
R lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
R lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beardwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Gage R seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beardwood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beardwood throws a predictable looking body shot
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
R stuns Beardwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beardwood dodges the punch combination from R.
Excellent takedown into side control there by R.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardwood is working to avoid the ground and pound but R connects with a decent elbow.
R controlling from side mount.
The strikes coming from R are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
R in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beardwood managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by R.
R working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nigel Beardwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R controlling the position.
R throws a strike aimed at the side of Beardwood's head but Beardwood avoids it well.
R working the strikes but Beardwood uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
R not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
R trying to advance position but Beardwood counters by regaining guard.
R working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beardwood is keeping the position for now.
Beardwood keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
R sitting in guard here, content to control.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Beardwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
R throwing strikes but missing.
R postures up in Beardwood's guard and throws a big left but Beardwood blocks it.
Gage R is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
R sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gage R has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Beardwood throws an off balance right hand
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
R has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beardwood finds it's way round the side to connect with R's head.
Nice body punch from Beardwood.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R gets a double leg takedown into Beardwood's guard.
R won't allow Beardwood to get back to his feet.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Beardwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage R comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well R has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage R!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen throws a big shot that misses.
Holliday lands a nice shot that snaps Cullen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Cullen.
Cullen throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
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.
Holliday misses with a takedown
and Cullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cullen throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen counters with a series of strikes. Holliday will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cullen throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cullen counters by clinching up.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Holliday.
Holliday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Cullen.
Holliday blocks an uppercut.
Holliday avoids a wild elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands with a light punch inside.
Cullen presses Holliday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holliday looks gassed!
Cullen leaning against his opponent.
Cullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Holliday drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holliday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cullen gets to his feet - Holliday follows without any prompting.
Holliday has his takedown stuffed
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holliday with a poor takedown
and Cullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holliday thinking.
Cullen throws a body punch but Holliday moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cullen moves into the clinch.
Holliday tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cullen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Holliday.
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.
Cullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cullen lands a body punch.
Holliday is breathing heavily.
Holliday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cullen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holliday tries to score a body lock takedown but Cullen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holliday up against the cage.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holliday.
Holliday tries to pull guard but Cullen won't allow it.
Cullen lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cullen stalling.
Cullen lands with a left to the head.
Cullen lands an uppercut.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Cullen scores with a shot to the side of Holliday's head.
Cullen leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holliday or not.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Cullen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Doc Holliday has been cut.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holliday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holliday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cullen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holliday prevents a body shot from Cullen.
Holliday blocks a body shot from Cullen.
Holliday is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, Cullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cullen slowing the pace effectively.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cullen.
Cullen can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holliday tries to pull guard but Cullen won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Cullen.
Holliday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holliday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Cullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Holliday tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cullen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holliday drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cullen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holliday misses with a lunging right hand
and Cullen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cullen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doc Holliday's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen is looking to wear down Holliday with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cullen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holliday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cullen to score with a decent uppercut.
Holliday misses with a takedown
and Cullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two 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.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holliday thinking.
Richard Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holliday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
Doc Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Holliday.
Holliday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holliday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
Cullen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cullen duly obliges.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holliday drops his hands momentarily and Cullen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cullen 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cullen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall has chosen Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work 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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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Marion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kendall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kendall throws a hook but Marion blocks it.
Donk. Marion catches Kendall right on the button with a cross.
Marion shoots and misses
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Kendall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kendall's knee momentarily.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Marion.
Kendall throws a body punch but Marion moves out of range.
Marion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kendall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kendall lands with a cross.
Marion throws a combination that misses
and Kendall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marion with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion throws a leg kick
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marion wants to slow Kendall down by chopping away at his legs.
Kendall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marion just misses with a punch to the body.
Kendall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marion misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kendall pinned against the cage. Kendall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Marion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendall with a poor takedown
and Marion counters with a nice uppercut.
Marion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kendall, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marion throws a lazy head kick
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kendall.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marion is defended easily by Kendall.
Marion shoots and misses
and Kendall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kendall misses with a right hand
and Marion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marion throws a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marion!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall wants to control the pace but Marion is squirming around nicely.
Kendall wants to control but instead Marion manages to regain half guard.
Marion is looking to get back to is feet but Kendall passes into side control.
Marion is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kendall asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kendall looks up at the clock and then as Marion takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kendall smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kendall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A low kick from Marion misses
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marion, right into the meat.
Kendall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marion tries for a takedown but Kendall circles away easily
and Kendall counters with a right hand to the body.
Marion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall misses with a right hand
and Marion counters with a low kick, right behind Kendall 's knee.
Marion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marion scores with a spinning back kick!
Marion misses with a takedown
and Kendall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marion tests Kendall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marion throws a sloppy body shot
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marion fails with the takedown
and Marion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marion misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kendall lands a nice looking body kick.
Jayden Marion is winning the standup battle so far.
Marion has his takedown stuffed
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
Marion throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kendall takes one to the chin there.
Marion has a takedown stuffed.
Kendall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marion has time to react.
Marion throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kendall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kendall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Marion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kendall tries to improve position but can't.
Marion trying to control the action but Kendall is working from the bottom.
Kendall is looking to reverse the position.
Kendall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marion connects with a decent elbow.
Marion throwing strikes but Kendall manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kendall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ground and pound from Kendall seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall cracks Marion with a big right hand but Marion just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Marion is looking to reverse the position.
Kendall trying to control the position but Marion is working away.
Kendall tries to stand but Marion is controlling his head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marion can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Kendall seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marion manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kendall tries to stand but can't do so whilst Marion controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kendall is working away from the top position though.
Marion kicks Kendall off and gets back to his feet.
Kendall throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marion to counter with a crisp jab.
Kendall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kendall misses with a right hand
and Marion counters with a single leg into guard. Kendall didn't expect that.
Marion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kendall is keeping the position for now.
Marion trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marion 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.
Kendall is looking to stand up but Marion isn't so interested in that idea.
Marion trying to control but Kendall is working from the bottom.
Marion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Marion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marion throws a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a thumping low kick.
Marion misses with an uppercut
and Kendall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kendall misses with a right hand
and Marion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marion trying to control from half guard but Kendall is working away.
Marion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kendall is refusing to be controlled, as Marion sits in half guard.
Marion misses with a head shot. Kendall uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion prevents Kendall from getting back to his feet.
Marion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kendall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marion passes into half guard.
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.
Kendall tries to kick Marion off but Marion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kendall is staying active underneath Marion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kendall is looking for a sweep. Marion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kendall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marion is looking to advance position but Kendall won't allow it.
Marion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion working Kendall over with strikes.
Marion throws a strike but Kendall avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marion tries to free his leg and advance position but Kendall is retaining full guard.
Kendall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marion won't allow Kendall to get back to his feet.
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.
Marion throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marion throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kendall is looking to stand up but Marion isn't so interested in that idea.
Marion trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayden Marion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marion 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayden Marion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman, by Metallica. Duke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pink Floyd - Money. Randolph Duke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Duke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke gets tackled into the cage by Rood. Rood maintains the clinch.
Rood slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Rood.
Duke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rood tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Duke being controlled against the cage.
Rood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Rood.
Rood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke misses with an uppercut. Rood saw that one coming.
Rood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Duke to counter with a crisp jab.
Duke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Rood is predictable there
and Duke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rood throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brad Rood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rood throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rood thumps Duke with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rood throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Rood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rood throws a leg kick but Duke checks it.
Rood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Duke moves out of range as Rood strikes.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rood misses with a lunging right hand
and Duke moves into the clinch.
Duke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rood has him pressed against the cage.
Duke pulls guard.
Rood trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke pulls Rood in close to his closed guard and prevents Rood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rood trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Brad Rood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rood misses with a straight left.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke misses with an uppercut
and Rood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Duke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Duke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rood lands a glancing blow to the side of Duke's head.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rood to counter with a crisp jab.
Rood takes one to the chin there.
Rood misses with a hook
and Duke counters by clinching up.
Rood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rood lands a body punch.
Rood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Rood.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke wants to break free but Rood has control.
Rood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rood.
Rood breaks from the clinch.
Rood throws a right hand that misses
and Duke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rood staying out of range there.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rood thows a leg kick but Duke checks it
and Duke counters with a nice body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rood.
Rood moves to clinch but Duke breaks away
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rood looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Rood throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rood, right into the meat.
Rood tries to clinch but Duke is having none of it.
Duke throws a hook but Rood avoids it easily.
Rood tries to work over Duke's front leg with a kick but Duke checks it.
Rood thows a leg kick but Duke checks it
and Duke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rood wants to clinch.
Rood throws a combination that misses
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Duke - just one landing.
Rood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Rood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rood misses with a right hand
and Duke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rood's guard.
Rood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duke stands up and waves to Rood to follow him.
Rood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rood tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke throws a low kick, looking for Rood's leg but Rood calmly moves out of range.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Rood counters with a straight right hand.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rood misses with a right hand
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Rood.
Duke takes one to the chin there.
Rood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Duke.
Duke lands an overhand right.
Rood is looking to clinch but Duke is avoiding it.
Rood throws a solid leg kick but Duke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rood.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rood.
Rood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duke moves away from the strike by Rood.
Duke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rood misses with a hook to the body
and Duke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rood tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rood defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Rood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Rood looks to clinch
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Duke connects with a body shot.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood dips to his left and cracks Duke with an uppercut!
Duke moves forwards but Rood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Rood throws a right hand that misses
and Duke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duke scores with a decent looking hook.
Rood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rood looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Rood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duke misses with a right hand
and Rood counters with an outside leg kick.
Brad Rood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rood tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke slips a jab from Rood.
A leg kick checked by Duke.
Randolph Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rood misses with a low kick as Duke jumps back.
Rood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rood!
Duke controlling from mount.
Rood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randolph Duke.
I think Rood 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!
Brad Rood retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Brogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
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255 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Brogan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogan misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brogan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brogan misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brogan won't be happy with that.
Brogan dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brogan is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brogan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing shots but Brogan is blocking nicely.
Brogan wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Brogan's attempts to control the position.
Brogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brogan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brogan taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson passes to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Brogan can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Brogan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brogan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Brogan is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brogan wants to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Brogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Brogan.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brogan counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brogan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Brogan scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brogan. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Brogan throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brogan misses with a head kick.
Brogan swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Brogan throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Brogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brogan misses with a head kick.
Brogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Brogan pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brogan. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogan throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Brogan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Brogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lorenzo Brogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lorenzo Brogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brogan 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.
Brogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brogan looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Lorenzo Brogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Brogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brogan throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brogan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brogan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brogan closes the distance and clinches.
Brogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Brogan.
Brogan lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
It looks like Kyle Johnson has been cut.
Brogan stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson prevents Brogan from breaking the clinch.
Brogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brogan moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Brogan digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Brogan misses with a body shot.
Brogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Brogan.
Brogan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Brogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brogan closes the distance and clinches.
Brogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brogan manages to break the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brogan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brogan throws a head kick that misses.
Brogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Brogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Brogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Brogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brogan throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brogan looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Brogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brogan.
Brogan tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brogan lands a jab to the head.
Brogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogan scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Brogan throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Brogan thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brogan scores with a nice body kick.
Brogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brogan.
Brogan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Brogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Brogan avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brogan misses with the combination.
Brogan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Brogan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brogan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Brogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps Brogan with a low kick.
Brogan keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brogan.
Brogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brogan moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brogan.
Brogan scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brogan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brogan can pounce on him.
Brogan with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brogan throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brogan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Brogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brogan.
A lazy body kick from Brogan
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brogan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kyle Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Brogan slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brogan wants to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Brogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brogan 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Brogan!
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