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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcneilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Krohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Mcneilly!
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, Robert Krohn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krohn wants to clinch
and Mcneilly counters with a shoot takedown. Krohn fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcneilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Krohn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krohn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mcneilly throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcneilly postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krohn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mcneilly is pushing down on Krohn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krohn is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcneilly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mcneilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krohn tries to get to full guard but Mcneilly has control of the leg.
Mcneilly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcneilly 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.
Nice strikes from Mcneilly there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneilly wants to pass to mount but Krohn is defending the position.
Mcneilly is looking for a kimura here.
Krohn wants to improve his position but Mcneilly is controlling well.
Mcneilly wants to control but Krohn is keeping him busy.
Mcneilly seems to be looking for submissions.
Krohn is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneilly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcneilly controlling the action here.
Krohn is looking to improve his position.
Krohn looks gassed!
Krohn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcneilly.
Krohn is trying to maintain the position but Mcneilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Mcneilly content to control rather than advance.
Krohn is not content to let Mcneilly control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Mcneilly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mcneilly tries for a takedown but Krohn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcneilly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcneilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcneilly misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Mcneilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Krohn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mcneilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcneilly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcneilly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcneilly 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.
Krohn can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcneilly moves into full mount!
Mcneilly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krohn?
Krohn tries to reverse the position but Mcneilly maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krohn has left one of his arms exposed and Mcneilly doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Krohn screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mcneilly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neva Scuuurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scuuurd has chosen we aint scared 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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278 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Neva Scuuurd!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieri misses with a lunging right hand
and Scuuurd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieri throws an off balance right hand
and Scuuurd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieri misses with a straight right.
Vieri misses with a combination
and Scuuurd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuuurd tries to clinch but Vieri moves away
and Vieri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vieri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scuuurd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuuurd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Vieri throws a body punch but Scuuurd moves out of range.
Scuuurd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri misses with an uppercut
and Vieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vieri.
Scuuurd wants to clinch but Vieri slips to the side
and Scuuurd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieri circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vieri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scuuurd counters with a straight right hand.
Vieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christian Vieri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scuuurd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vieri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scuuurd looks to clinch
and Vieri counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Vieri both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Neva Scuuurd has been cut.
Vieri misses with a body punch
and Scuuurd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri misses with an uppercut
and Scuuurd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scuuurd wants to clinch
and Vieri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuuurd looks to clinch
and Vieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vieri throws a hook to the side of Scuuurd's head but Scuuurd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scuuurd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuuurd darts in trying to clinch
and Vieri counters with a straight right hand.
Vieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scuuurd counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuuurd tries to clinch
and Vieri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scuuurd thinking.
Scuuurd tries to clinch
and Vieri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scuuurd.
Vieri lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Vieri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neva Scuuurd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Scuuurd tries to clinch up
and Vieri counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scuuurd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vieri counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuuurd closes the distance but Vieri moves to the side
and Vieri counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Vieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scuuurd was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieri.
Vieri misses with an uppercut.
Vieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vieri with a jab.
Christian Vieri is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuuurd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scuuurd tries to clinch up
and Vieri counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scuuurd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scuuurd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vieri counters with a stiff right hand.
Neva Scuuurd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scuuurd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Vieri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vieri 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Vieri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hazlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazlett's entrance music is Crank that Travis Barker Remix. A fine choice. Stone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Got A Feeling. Vic Stone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dustin Hazlett's chin.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Hazlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlett fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Hazlett has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazlett shoots and misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Hazlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone lands a jab to Hazlett's midsection.
Hazlett with a poor takedown
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazlett is breathing heavily.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hazlett has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlett avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazlett moves away.
Stone looks to land a combination but Hazlett avoids it well.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Hazlett slips the punch.
Hazlett fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Hazlett tries to move into range but Stone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hazlett is rocked!
Hazlett misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a huge left! Hazlett is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hazlett from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Stone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pweization. This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mousasi connects with a looping right hand.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Evans.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and Mousasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mousasi feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Mousasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mousasi throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Evans wants to sweep here but Mousasi controlling him for the moment.
Mousasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gegard Mousasi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mousasi connects with a crisp jab.
Evans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Evans lands in his opponent's guard.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mousasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans won't allow Mousasi to sweep him here.
Mousasi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Evans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mousasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mousasi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mousasi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mousasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mousasi is looking to get back to full guard here but Evans has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mousasi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans just content to control the position.
Evans lands an elbow.
Mousasi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mousasi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Mousasi's hands, connecting with Mousasi's forehead.
Mousasi trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans is trying to control. Mousasi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousasi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
Mousasi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mousasi tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mousasi misses with a hook
and Evans counters by clinching up.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mousasi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evans trying to control but Mousasi is working from the bottom.
Evans postures up.
Mousasi wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Mousasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mousasi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Mousasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mousasi won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.
Mark Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mousasi to regain full guard.
Mousasi working for submissions but it's allowed Evans to get to half guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mousasi gets full guard.
Evans is working Mousasi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mousasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans is working Mousasi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mousasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mousasi, not yet.
Mousasi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mousasi is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans 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.
Evans stands up over Mousasi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans is fighting to break Mousasi's control of his arms but Mousasi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mousasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Evans has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Evans!
Mousasi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Mousasi has wrist control.
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.
Mousasi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Mousasi scoring with strikes but Evans is staying in there.
Mousasi wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Mousasi avoids the attempt from Evans to control.
Mousasi looking to secure an arm triangle but Evans defends it well.
Evans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Evans dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mousasi's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mousasi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mousasi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mousasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Mousasi working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Mousasi has wrist control.
Mousasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mousasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Mousasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mousasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mousasi wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Mousasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Evans?
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Mousasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mousasi looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Mousasi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mark Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mousasi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Evans manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Mousasi is working for a submission of some sort.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Mousasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans is in trouble now - Mousasi has advanced to mount!
Mousasi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mousasi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Evans is surviving well by controlling Mousasi's body position as best he can.
Mousasi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Evans turns into him and now he's in Mousasi's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wamamaz Wamama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulsa Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thulsa Doom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wamamaz Wamama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thulsa Doom!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wamama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doom lands with a hook. Wamama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wamama misses with a double jab
and Doom counters with a nice uppercut.
Doom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wamama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wamama connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wamama misses with a combination
and Doom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wamama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doom to score with a decent uppercut.
Wamama throws a lazy right hand but Doom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doom misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom misses with a double jab.
Doom throws the left hand but Wamama avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Wamama.
Thulsa Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Doom.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wamama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wamama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doom.
Doom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wamama counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wamama tries to move into range but Doom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wamama scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wamama throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wamama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doom counters with a series of strikes. Wamama will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left lands for Doom.
Wamama is rocked!
Doom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doom scores with a sloppy right hand. Wamama should have avoided that one.
Doom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wamama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Doom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom swings widly with a right hand
and Wamama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doom's knee momentarily.
Doom looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Doom scores with a four punch combination!
Wamama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doom counters with a right hand to the body.
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom jabs Wamama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doom scores with a decent looking hook.
Wamama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wamama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wamama looks to clinch
and Doom counters with a one-two to the body.
Wamama misses with a double jab
and Doom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wamama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doom feints a jab promting Wamama to slip. Doom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wamama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wamama moves forwards but Doom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wamama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Wamama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wamama throws an off balance right hand
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wamama seems to have got his legs back now.
Wamama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wamama circles away quickly and effectively.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wamama under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Doom.
Doom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wamama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Doom does no damage.
Doom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wamama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom looks to land a combination. Wamama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doom tests Wamama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doom lunges at Wamama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wamama's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thulsa Doom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wamama under the eye.
Doom feints a jab promting Wamama to slip. Doom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wamama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wamama tries to work over Doom's front leg with a kick but Doom checks it.
Wamama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Doom.
Doom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wamama counters with a nice leg kick.
Doom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Doom both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doom thuds his right hand into Wamama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doom tries to bum rush Wamama with a series of wild strikes but Wamama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wamama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wamama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Doom to counter with a crisp jab.
Doom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wamama counters with a series of strikes. Doom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doom scores with a body shot.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
Wamama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wamama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wamamaz Wamama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wamama slips a jab and a cross from Doom.
Doom lands with an uppercut that bounces Wamama off the cage and back into rage.
Wamama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wamama circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a series of strikes that have Wamama backpedaling.
Doom tests Wamama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wamama drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wamama dodges the punch combination from Doom.
Wamama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doom to score with a decent uppercut.
Doom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Doom.
Doom lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Wamama goes down and covers up as Doom starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thulsa Doom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster's entrance music is Bed Intruder. A fine choice. Malcolm Lancaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Penn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Lancaster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Lancaster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
Lancaster won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Lancaster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
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.
Lancaster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Malcolm Lancaster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Lancaster counters with a big uppercut that knocks Penn off his feet! Lancaster dives into side control looking to finish!
Penn is rocked!
It looks like Paul Penn has been cut.
Malcolm Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Penn.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
Lancaster is looking to stall here but Penn recovers full guard.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lancaster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lancaster won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Penn wants to sweep here but Lancaster controlling him for the moment.
Lancaster with a nice head shot there.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Lancaster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malcolm Lancaster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Penn fails with the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a two punch combo.
Penn tries for a takedown but Lancaster circles away easily
and Lancaster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lancaster avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the head.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Lancaster looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster controlling his opponent.
Lancaster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lancaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Lancaster looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
Lancaster get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lancaster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lancaster.
Malcolm Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Penn.
Lancaster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn is trying to keep Lancaster in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lancaster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penn wants to sweep here but Lancaster controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lancaster is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penn.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Penn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Penn looks to clinch but Lancaster throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Penn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Malcolm Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Ulatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulatowski has chosen Boys Noize - Lava Lava as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Ulatowski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatowski takes one to the side of the head.
Ulatowski has Case up against the cage in a clinch.
Case fails to pull guard.
Ulatowski misses with a knee to the head.
Ulatowski is pressed up against the cage. Case has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulatowski down to the mat. Ulatowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Case rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ulatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Case.
Case scores with a jab to the head.
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Case thumps Ulatowski with a low kick.
Case misses with a low kick as Ulatowski jumps back.
Ulatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Case misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Case throws a leg kick
enabling Ulatowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Case throws a leg kick
and Ulatowski counters with a leg kick.
Case throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Case misses with a double jab
enabling Ulatowski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Case throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ulatowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ulatowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Case.
Case drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Case.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Case. Those never looked like landing.
Ulatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Case misses with a hook
and Ulatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Ulatowski.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Case.
Case lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to slow Ulatowski down with leg kicks.
Case takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski misses with a low kick.
Ulatowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Case.
A combination from Case does no damage.
Ulatowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Case falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ulatowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ulatowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Case gets control of Ulatowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Case will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ulatowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Case's guard.
Case is looking to improve his position.
Ulatowski tries to pass to full mount but Case defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Case is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ulatowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Case does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Case is trying to get back to full guard.
Case looking for submissions off his back.
Case is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ulatowski is trying to control. Case wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Case wants to get back to his feet.
Ulatowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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.
Ulatowski wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Case wants to sweep here but Ulatowski controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Case keeping full guard, as Ulatowski tries to pass.
Ulatowski trying to control but Case is working from the bottom.
Ulatowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Case wants to sweep here but Ulatowski controlling him for the moment.
Rafal Ulatowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ulatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Case has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Case connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Case is predictable there
and Ulatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Case 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Case misses with an uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ulatowski counters with a body kick that stops Case in his tracks momentarily.
Case turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Case misses with a combination
and Ulatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Case misses the jab.
Case misses with a body shot.
Case misses the body punch
and Ulatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Case throws an off balance right hand
and Ulatowski counters with a good low kick that Case was not able to check.
Case lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulatowski at a distance.
Justin Case is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case throws a sloppy body shot
and Ulatowski counters with a solid body kick.
Ulatowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Case throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Case ducks right into an uppercut from Ulatowski.
Case misses with a looping left.
Case throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski tried to score with a low kick but Case checks it.
Case misses with a body shot.
Case motions for Ulatowski to come forward. Case throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Case checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Case takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Ulatowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ulatowski avoids the body shot from Case.
Case is looking to chop away at Ulatowski's legs.
Donk. Case catches Ulatowski right on the button with a cross.
Case throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ulatowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Case is looking to wear down Ulatowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Case takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Case looks to land a combination but Ulatowski avoids it well.
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.
Ulatowski scores with a punch to the head.
Case with a nice cross.
Ulatowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Case cracks Ulatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Case misses
and Ulatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulatowski.
Case throws a body punch but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Case misses with a low kick as Ulatowski jumps back.
Ulatowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Case throws a series of strikes that have Ulatowski backpedaling.
Case misses with a leg kick
and Ulatowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ulatowski obliges.
Case tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ulatowski landing knees to the body.
Case looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ulatowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ulatowski scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Case tries to break free but Ulatowski pushes him back against the cage.
Ulatowski connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Case's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ulatowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ulatowski lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski crunches a lovely knee into Case's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ulatowski obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski trying to control the position but instead, Case has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulatowski into the cage.
Ulatowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ulatowski trying to control the position but instead, Case has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulatowski into the cage.
Ulatowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ulatowski trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ulatowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulatowski has Case pushed against the cage.
Case is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ulatowski slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafal Ulatowski.
Case throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulatowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case throws a hook to the side of Ulatowski's head but Ulatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Case throws a right and a left that Ulatowski avoids nicely.
Case throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Case throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ulatowski counters with a two punch combo.
Case misses the shot to the body.
Case throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Ulatowski misses.
A low kick from Case is predictable there
and Ulatowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rafal Ulatowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Case thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Ulatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Case takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ulatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Case 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 Ulatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ulatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Case is predictable there
and Ulatowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ulatowski wants to slow Case down by chopping away at his legs.
Case throws a sloppy body shot
and Ulatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Case swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ulatowski counters with a nice body kick.
Case shoots and misses
and Ulatowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Case moves out of range as Ulatowski throws a body kick.
Ulatowski ducks under a wild hook from Case.
Ulatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Case throws a leg kick
and Ulatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ulatowski.
Case throws a looping overhand right but Ulatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Case misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick but Case moved away.
Ulatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Ulatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case cracks the inside of Ulatowski's front leg.
Case misses with a double jab
and Ulatowski counters with a big head kick but Case shrugs it off.
Case wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ulatowski tried to score with a low kick but Case checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulatowski. Case does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case throws a leg kick
and Ulatowski counters with a three punch combo that has Case backing up. Case nods at Ulatowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Case misses with a hook to the body
and Ulatowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Case thows a body shot but no joy.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Ulatowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Case's head.
Good leg kick by Ulatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick.
Case thows a leg kick but Ulatowski checks it
and Ulatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Case 's knee.
Case jabs at Ulatowski's body.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
Case avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Case misses with a hook to the body
and Ulatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Case swings widly with a right hand
and Ulatowski counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Case misses
and Ulatowski counters with a leg kick.
Ulatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Case.
A low kick from Case is predictable there
and Ulatowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ulatowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Case misses with a leg kick
and Ulatowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Ulatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Ulatowski.
Case avoids the head kick by Ulatowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Ulatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case throws a right hand that Ulatowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Ulatowski also avoids with ease.
Ulatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Case was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Case jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Case falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ulatowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Ulatowski misses.
Case finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Case misses with a body shot
and Ulatowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Case is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Case misses with a straight left.
Case feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ulatowski's calf.
An inside leg kick from Case misses.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ulatowski.
Case thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ulatowski misses with the combination.
Rafal Ulatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Ulatowski has closed the distance and engaged Case in a clinch.
Case looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Case being controlled against the cage.
Case jumps guard but Ulatowski stands there with Case around his waist. Case gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Case goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ulatowski prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Case tries to work over Ulatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Ulatowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ulatowski 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Ulatowski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blaze Of Glory by Bon Jovi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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26
157 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunner State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
State closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakamura circles away.
State misses with a hook to the body
and Nakamura counters with an inside leg kick.
State has his takedown stuffed
and Nakamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. State is lucky that one didn't land flush.
State looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakamura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakamura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
State is trying to control. Nakamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
State missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakamura controlling the position well.
State thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakamura's head.
State seems to be looking for submissions.
State is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State is looking to advance position but Nakamura won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura wants to control but State is keeping busy.
State is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from State.
State throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakamura keeps control of the position for the meantime.
State is trying to control. Nakamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of State's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take State's back!
State tries to roll but Nakamura sticks to his back.
Nakamura keeps control of the position easily here as State tries to buck him off.
State prevents Nakamura from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryo Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryo Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura throws a leg kick
and State counters with a lovely shot to the body.
State moves out of range as Nakamura throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamura counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakamura, right into the meat.
Nakamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and State has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nakamura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
State on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as State shoots in.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but State is avoiding it.
State doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State misses with a hook
and Nakamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
State closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakamura circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner State. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws the kick towards the body but State avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura connects with a high kick.
State fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryo Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura wants to slow State down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Nakamura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakamura can pounce on him.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
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.
State shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Ryo Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
State is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
State missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
State working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunner State has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
State working some strikes from top position.
Nakamura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
State wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura is pulling down on State's head. It's preventing any offense from State, at least for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Nakamura hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
State doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner State. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
State lands with a cross.
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 Gunner State.
I think Nakamura 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Label Society - too tough to die. Jackson McMillan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson McMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMillan misses with an uppercut
and McMillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMillan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a three punch combo that has McMillan backing up. McMillan nods at Moses to acknowledge the strikes.
McMillan misses with a hook to the body
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
McMillan tries for a takedown but Moses circles away easily
and Moses counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - McMillan scores with a four punch combination!
McMillan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
McMillan cracks Moses with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McMillan lands a nice shot that snaps Moses's head back.
Moses scores with a hook to the body. McMillan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMillan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMillan.
McMillan swings widly with a right hand
and Moses counters with a left to the body.
Moses lands a lovely overhand right.
Moses changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan misses with a double jab
and Moses counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses looks to throw the jab but McMillan is out of range.
McMillan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moses misses with a body shot.
McMillan takes one on the button.
Moses throws a good cross that connects.
McMillan misses with a right hand
and Moses counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McMillan misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
McMillan is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Moses! McMillan is out on his feet! Moses rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - McMillan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! McMillan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Moses!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Maddox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Hunt's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox misses with a hook.
Hunt stuns Maddox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maddox misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maddox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Maddox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Maddox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maddox fails with the takedown.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Maddox keeps it at a distance.
Hunt tries to sprawl but Maddox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Maddox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maddox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
Maddox prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Maddox throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maddox connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Maddox is controlling him well.
Hunt taking some punishment here, with Maddox in his half guard.
Maddox not doing much here.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Maddox is controlling him well.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maddox 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.
Maddox 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Maddox seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maddox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Maddox not doing much here.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt lands a jab-cross combination.
Maddox throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Maddox misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maddox is defended easily by Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maddox misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maddox misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Maddox takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Maddox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maddox throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Maddox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Hunt tries to kick Maddox off in order to stand up. Maddox Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Maddox happy to just control the position for now.
Maddox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maddox throws an elbow but Hunt slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maddox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maddox misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Maddox.
Brian Maddox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maddox.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddox throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maddox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maddox looking to score a takedown here. Hunt is defending well but Maddox drives through and ends up in Hunt's guard.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Maddox isn't so interested in that idea.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maddox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maddox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maddox postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Maddox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maddox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maddox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maddox trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maddox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maddox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maddox passes Hunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maddox connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Maddox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Maddox is controlling him well.
Maddox working the head and body with strikes.
Maddox has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hunt defend it? Maddox steps over the head and cranks it - Hunt is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Maddox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
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