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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Corey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Inspectah Deck - Friction as his entrance music. Mike Corey Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Corey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corey Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Corey Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Corey Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Corey Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Corey Jr's guard.
Corey Jr controlling the position.
Corey Jr wants to improve his position but instead Jackson has moved into half guard.
Corey Jr moves into full guard.
Corey Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Corey Jr keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson is fighting to break Corey Jr's control of his arms but Corey Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Corey Jr is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Corey Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson pushing down on Corey Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Corey Jr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Corey Jr and Jackson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corey Jr is looking for a sweep.
Jackson swings around for an armbar but Corey Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
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.
Corey Jr stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Corey Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corey Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson has his foot on Corey Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corey Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson working for a triangle but Corey Jr defends it easily.
Corey Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corey Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corey Jr drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Corey Jr off! Corey Jr jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corey Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kilo Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Corey Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Corey Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Corey Jr is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Corey Jr is defending well.
Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Corey Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Corey Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson 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.
Corey Jr trying to control but Jackson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Corey Jr gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corey Jr is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Corey Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Corey Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Corey Jr!
Corey Jr wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Corey Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Corey Jr's guard.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Corey Jr dives on top into guard.
Corey Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Kilo Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corey Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Corey Jr wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is trying to keep Corey Jr in close.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Corey Jr from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is working an open guard so Corey Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corey Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Corey Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Corey Jr is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson won't allow Corey Jr to sweep him here.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Corey Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jackson has his hands on Corey Jr's head, controlling the position.
Mike Corey Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Corey Jr trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson pulls Corey Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Corey Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Corey Jr wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corey Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Corey Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Corey Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corey Jr throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Corey Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corey Jr cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Corey Jr moved away.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Corey Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Corey Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Corey Jr circles away easily
and Corey Jr counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Corey Jr.
Corey Jr punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Corey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Corey Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corey Jr is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Corey Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corey Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Corey Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Corey Jr wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corey Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corey Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Kilo Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corey Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Corey Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilo Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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192 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tamlin counters with a left to the body.
Tamlin avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Tamlin moves out of range.
Tamlin defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clarke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Tamlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamlin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clarke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clarke regains half guard.
Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarke wants to control but Tamlin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
Clarke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tamlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
Clarke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke working a defensive guard here.
Clarke 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamlin defending well though.
Still in half guard, Clarke seems content to control.
Clarke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tamlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tamlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke trying to control the action but Tamlin is working from the bottom.
Clarke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tamlin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin is trying to stand up here but Clarke is controlling him well.
Tamlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tamlin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarke.
Clarke throwing shots but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Clarke seems to be working for a kimura but Tamlin defends the submission attempt.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Clarke is working for a submission of some sort.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke 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.
Clarke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamlin fails with the takedown.
Clarke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tamlin misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamlin tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tamlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tamlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Tamlin. No joy for Clarke on that attempt.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke tried to score with a low kick but Tamlin checks it.
Clarke scores with a jab to the head.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendall Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke swings widly with a right hand
and Tamlin counters by clinching up.
Tamlin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin wants to break free but Clarke has control.
Clarke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tamlin.
Tamlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch but Tamlin keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clarke is working for takedown but Tamlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tamlin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clarke manages to pull guard.
Clarke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamlin's guard.
Tamlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clarke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clarke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clarke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clarke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarke postures up in Tamlin's guard and throws a big left but Tamlin blocks it.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.
Clarke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clarke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clarke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clarke controlling the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Clarke.
Tamlin is trying to get back to half guard.
Clarke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clarke trying to control the position but Tamlin is working away.
Clarke controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Clarke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tamlin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clarke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke looking to ground and pound but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Clarke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clarke wants to control the pace but Tamlin is squirming around nicely.
Clarke unloads with some shots from mount but Tamlin bucks and avoids them well.
Tamlin tries to lock up and control but Clarke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tamlin blocking the ground and pound.
Clarke trying to control but Tamlin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tamlin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clarke working for a submission but Tamlin is keeping him at bay.
Clarke unloads with some shots from mount but Tamlin bucks and avoids them well.
Clarke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke thowing shots but they're missing.
Clarke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke punching from mount but Tamlin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clarke misses with a head shot.
Clarke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tamlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kendall Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke controlling from mount.
Tamlin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clarke.
Tamlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarke.
Clarke misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clarke looking to finish with strikes here!
Clarke thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tamlin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tamlin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clarke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clarke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tamlin looks a forlorn figure.
Clarke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tamlin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tamlin is surviving well by controlling Clarke's body position as best he can.
Poor strikes thrown by Clarke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clarke throwing strikes here but Tamlin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tamlin is looking to escape.
Tamlin is desperately trying to improve his position but Clarke has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rammon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers has chosen House Of Pain as his entrance music. One Turd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rammon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turd counters with a single leg into guard. Dekkers didn't expect that.
Dekkers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turd is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turd won't allow Dekkers to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dekkers wants to stand up but Turd is controlling him.
Turd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turd scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dekkers wants to stand but Turd is controlling the position.
Turd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turd landing with the ground and pound.
Turd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dekkers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turd with a nice head shot there.
Dekkers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dekkers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turd with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd chips away with some ground and pound.
Dekkers wants to stand and escape but Turd is having none of it.
Turd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dekkers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turd is controlling him.
Turd with a nice head shot there.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet but Turd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dekkers looks gassed!
Turd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Turd lands a couple of digs.
Turd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turd postures up and lands a big shot to Dekkers's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turd cracks Dekkers with a solid left hand.
Turd lands a couple of elbows.
Turd scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet but Turd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Turd is working Dekkers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turd with a nice head shot there.
Dekkers kicks Turd off and gets to his feet.
Rammon Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turd punishes Dekkers's body with a nice straight punch.
Dekkers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turd checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Dekkers is predictable there
and Turd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers thows a leg kick but Turd checks it
and Turd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dekkers's guard now.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet but Turd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Turd tries to pass.
Turd prevents Dekkers from getting back to his feet.
Turd chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dekkers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Turd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Turd as Dekkers shoots in.
Turd gets the takedown into side control.
Dekkers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Turd working the body and head with strikes.
Dekkers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Turd 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.
Dekkers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dekkers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dekkers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Turd lands a few punches from side control.
Turd 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.
Dekkers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Turd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dekkers is breathing heavily.
Turd working the ground and pound.
Turd lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Turd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dekkers tries to escape but Turd is in control.
Dekkers taking a bit of punishment here - Turd scoring with strikes.
Dekkers tries to escape but Turd is in control.
Turd scoring with punches and elbows.
Turd cracks Dekkers with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd is working Dekkers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Turd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dekkers is pushing Turd's head away, looking to escape. Turd manages to hold on to the position though.
Turd grinds an elbow into Dekkers's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turd working the ground and pound.
Turd is putting a hurting on Dekkers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Turd scores with punches from side control.
Turd lands a few punches from side control.
Turd scores with punches from side control.
Turd cracks Dekkers with a big right hand but Dekkers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dekkers is trying to get back to his feet.
Turd landing a few strikes.
Turd is working Dekkers over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd grinds an elbow into Dekkers's temple.
Dekkers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Turd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dekkers taking punishment in the form of punches.
Turd scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dekkers to see if he's OK.
Dekkers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turd looks up at the clock and then as Dekkers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Turd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dekkers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dekkers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Turd creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dekkers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Turd cracks Dekkers with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turd landing a few strikes.
Dekkers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dekkers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Turd scores with a couple of short elbows.
Turd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turd working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd working the head with strikes.
Dekkers tries to escape but Turd is in control.
Dekkers taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Turd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dekkers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turd to score with a decent uppercut.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Turd's front leg but catches the back leg as Turd tries to avoid it.
Dekkers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dekkers scores with a leg kick.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Turd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dekkers.
Dekkers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dekkers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dekkers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Dekkers does no damage.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Turd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dekkers catches Turd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dekkers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turd pinned against the cage. Turd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dekkers - the referee stops the clock and Turd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dekkers. Turd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turd tries a head kick but it misses.
Dekkers tries for a takedown but Turd circles away easily
and Turd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rammon Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet.
Turd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet.
Dekkers has hold of Turd's hands but Turd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dekkers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dekkers is trying to stand up here but Turd is controlling him well.
Turd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Turd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dekkers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turd.
Turd works his way into side control.
Turd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dekkers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turd.
One Turd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turd cracks Dekkers with a big elbow.
Dekkers tries to escape but Turd is in control.
Turd is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dekkers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Turd is putting a hurting on Dekkers here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to get back to his feet but Turd is dominant here and he's now got Dekkers's back!
Turd looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Turd connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dekkers to escape the position.
One Turd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turd is working the ground and pound. Can Dekkers escape?
Turd controls the action.
Dekkers looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Turd has good solid back control here.
Turd throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dekkers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
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 One Turd.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Turd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bubz Phatz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks throws a poor cross that misses
and Phatz counters with a leg kick.
Phatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks throws a right hand that Phatz ducks under and follows up with a left that Phatz also avoids with ease.
Phatz connects with a high kick.
Phatz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bubz Phatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phatz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phatz misses with a leg kick
and Sparks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phatz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phatz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phatz staying out of range there.
Phatz throws a poor cross that misses
and Sparks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phatz's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Phatz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparks throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Phatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sparks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phatz dives on top into guard.
Sparks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phatz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks pulls Phatz in to control the position.
Phatz wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Sparks working for a triangle but Phatz defends it easily.
Phatz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sparks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phatz defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phatz wants to stand but Sparks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Phatz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phatz passes Sparks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Phatz prevents Sparks from improving his position.
Sparks is looking to control Phatz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparks avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks 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.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phatz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phatz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sparks fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phatz tries to score with a low kick but Sparks moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phatz.
Some bone on bone action there as Sparks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sparks.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
Phatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
Phatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phatz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparks 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.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phatz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks blocks a leg kick.
Phatz throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sparks blocks the leg kick.
Phatz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Sparks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Phatz jabs at Sparks's body.
Sparks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phatz doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparks takes one on the button.
Phatz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sparks checks it well.
Phatz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sparks is able to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Phatz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz 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!
Sparks connects with a body shot that sends Phatz's belly button to the back.
Sparks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phatz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sparks to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Phatz.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Phatz throws a leg kick but Sparks moved away.
Sparks moves out of range as Phatz strikes.
Phatz lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Phatz's head but Phatz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phatz.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phatz.
Phatz looks to land a combination but Sparks avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phatz is looking to chop away at Sparks's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phatz 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 Sparks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sparks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phatz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phatz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Phatz there.
Phatz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phatz thows a body kick. Sparks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparks misses the target.
Phatz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Phatz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back.
Phatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Phatz counters with a low kick, right behind Sparks 's knee.
Phatz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Phatz.
Phatz misses with a hook to the body
and Sparks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Phatz's guard.
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 Jonathan Sparks.
I think Sparks 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Sparks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman has chosen Dirt Road Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Burnt Faceman enters the cage!
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142 lbs
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22
145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burnt Faceman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faceman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faceman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rossi counters with an inside leg kick.
Faceman connects with a leg kick. Rossi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Rossi misses
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faceman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faceman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faceman can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faceman avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Rossi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Al Rossi has been cut.
Rossi letting Faceman take a breather here.
Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faceman is defending well for now.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Faceman misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Rossi.
Faceman is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Faceman landing knees to the body.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faceman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faceman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Faceman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faceman lands an uppercut.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi is trying to stall.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faceman's brow.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossi.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rossi lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rossi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Faceman.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rossi up against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Faceman scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Rossi lands a nice elbow.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rossi's defenses.
Faceman lands a nice knee to the body.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Faceman.
Faceman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi avoids a wild elbow strike from Faceman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faceman blocks an uppercut.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but Faceman blocks it.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faceman.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi stalling in the clinch.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rossi's defenses.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
Faceman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossi is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burnt Faceman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Rossi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faceman throws a leg kick but Rossi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faceman doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossi.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faceman tries to clinch up
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Faceman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Rossi.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Faceman counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faceman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses
and Faceman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Faceman counter with a right hand.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faceman throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Faceman connects with a high kick.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Faceman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Faceman counters with a head kick.
Faceman throws a solid leg kick but Rossi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faceman.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Faceman throws the kick towards the body but Rossi avoids it.
Faceman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faceman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faceman tries to clinch
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faceman 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 Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Faceman misses with a leg kick
and Rossi counters with a thumping low kick.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faceman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faceman blocks it with crossed arms.
Faceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faceman throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faceman as Rossi tries to tie him up.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faceman is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faceman as Rossi tries to tie him up.
Faceman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faceman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faceman with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossi's brow.
Rossi taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rossi as Faceman tries to tie him up.
Rossi avoiding damage.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi wants to stall.
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 Al Rossi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Rossi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Faceman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Faceman lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Faceman counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi with a hook.
Faceman misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faceman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faceman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman is trying to stall.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi lands an elbow inside that Faceman shrugs off.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi wants to stall.
Rossi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Faceman.
Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
Faceman lands an elbow inside that Rossi shrugs off.
Faceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Faceman looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi blocks an elbow strike from Faceman.
Faceman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Faceman avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Faceman is blocking nicely.
Faceman missing with knees to the body.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faceman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faceman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Faceman lands with a short shot to the head.
Faceman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Rossi blocks an elbow strike.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Faceman.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Faceman misses with a knee strike.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rossi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rossi.
Faceman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Faceman avoids the elbow strike from Rossi, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faceman's brow.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman wants to stall.
Faceman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faceman blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Faceman.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Faceman is blocking nicely.
Rossi wants to stall.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
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.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossi avoiding damage as Faceman throws knees to the body.
Rossi avoids the elbow strike from Faceman, against the cage.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faceman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman looking to stall.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faceman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossi's brow.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
Burnt Faceman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Rossi has Faceman pressed against the cage.
Faceman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faceman is pushing Rossi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Rossi.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burnt Faceman.
I think Faceman 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burnt Faceman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killa comes to the cage accompanied by Shook ones. Li has chosen Na Boquinha da Garrafa as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
158 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Killa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Li!
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Killa is just out of range.
Killa drives through with a takedown into Li's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Killa trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Killa thows a big elbow that misses.
Li keeping full guard, as Killa tries to pass.
Li is trying to control the position but Killa postures up.
Killa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Killa wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kris Killa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Killa throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a nice kick to the body.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Li slips a straight right by Killa.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killa.
Li cracks Killa with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Li darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Killa is rocked!
Li is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Li shuts the power down on Killa. Lights out, game over! Li is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hong Li!
Hong Li is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Skye misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skye.
Skye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skye.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Skye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skye swings widly with a right hand
and Draclau counters with a one-two to the body.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Draclau counters with a straight right hand.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draclau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draclau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skye blocks a head kick by Draclau.
Skye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skye counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Draclau makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skye really felt that one!
Draclau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Draclau misses with a double jab
and Skye counters with a straight right hand.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Skye moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draclau. That's going to slow Skye down.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draclau counters with an inside leg kick.
Skye throws a hook to the side of Draclau's head but Draclau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draclau lands with a nice body kick.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Skye throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau missing with a left hand there. Skye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draclau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Draclau.
Skye slips a straight right by Draclau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye cracks Draclau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draclau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draclau cracks Skye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draclau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draclau misses with a right hand
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draclau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draclau moves away.
Alphons Draclau is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Draclau avoids the body shot from Skye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draclau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skye won't be happy with that.
Skye takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Draclau is working Skye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Draclau wants to control but Skye is keeping him busy.
Draclau tries to advance to mount but can't.
Skye gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Draclau is looking for a kimura but Skye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draclau to get the leverage.
Draclau is controlling the pace.
Draclau is keen to just control but Skye is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is thwarting Skye's attempts to control the position.
Draclau thows a huge punch but Skye dodges it nicely.
Skye is looking for a sweep. Draclau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draclau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Draclau looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draclau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye wants to control but Draclau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Skye tries to roll over but Draclau keeps him under control.
Draclau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draclau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draclau lands strikes from half guard.
Draclau is looking to take a break and control but Skye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Skye is trying to get back to full guard.
Draclau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skye defending well though.
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.
Skye is trying to control but can't.
Skye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draclau.
Draclau trying to control the action but Skye is working from the bottom.
Skye wants to control but Draclau passes into side.
Skye taking punishment in the form of punches.
Draclau wants to control but Skye is keeping him busy.
Draclau working the head with strikes.
Skye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draclau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Skye.
Skye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skye throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draclau shoots in looking for a takedown. Skye tries to sprawl out of it but Draclau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Draclau connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draclau is one step ahead there.
Skye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draclau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draclau trying to control the position from guard on top but Skye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draclau postures up and lands a big shot to Skye's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau wants to pass the guard but Skye is keeping the position.
Draclau postures up.
Skye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draclau landing some decent shots from guard.
Skye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skye controlling Draclau's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damion Skye.
Skye staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Skye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draclau manages to avoid it.
Skye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Draclau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draclau misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draclau misses with a left hand
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skye misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skye checks a leg kick.
Skye misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skye throws a series of punches but Draclau avoids them all with ease.
Skye misses with a body shot
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draclau. Draclau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Draclau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draclau manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skye.
Draclau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skye throws a hook but Draclau blocks it.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
enabling Draclau to counter with a crisp jab.
Draclau throws a body punch but Skye moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice leg kick.
Skye misses with a hook to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
Draclau connects with a crisp jab.
Draclau misses with a kick to the body.
Draclau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draclau defending well as Skye loads up on a big left hand.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Skye misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye misses with a hook to the body
and Draclau counters with a head kick. That will keep Skye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Skye. Those never looked like landing.
Skye throws a hook to the side of Draclau's head but Draclau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draclau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skye throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skye swings for the body but Draclau moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws a lazy uppercut
and Draclau counters with a takedown into side control.
Draclau cracks Skye with a big elbow.
An elbow from Draclau crashes against the mat.
Skye wants to control but Draclau postures up.
Skye is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Draclau off and has taken his back!
Skye doesn't have the hooks in and Draclau manages to turn into his guard.
Draclau connects with a couple of short punches.
Draclau tries to free his leg and advance position but Skye is retaining full guard.
Draclau looking to sit in guard and control but Skye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draclau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draclau's guard.
Alphons Draclau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skye is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Skye won't allow Draclau to sweep him here.
Draclau has a closed guard, preventing Skye from standing up.
Draclau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau had his way with Damion Skye in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skye cracks Draclau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draclau slips under a jab from Skye.
Draclau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draclau walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau moves away from the strike by Skye.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Draclau counters with a two punch combo.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Draclau counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Draclau throws and elbow that misses. Skye uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draclau's guard. Nice move by Skye!
Draclau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Skye passes into side control.
Skye decides to stand up, so the ref orders Draclau to his feet.
Draclau shoots for a double leg takedown but Skye sprawls well. He's pushed Draclau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Skye.
Skye avoids the body shot from Draclau.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Skye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skye throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau jabs at Skye's body.
Draclau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draclau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Draclau throws a body punch but Skye moves out of range.
Draclau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draclau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skye.
Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and Draclau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
Skye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skye throws a jab when Draclau was well out of range.
Skye throws a poor cross that misses
and Draclau counters with a right hand to the body.
Draclau tries for a takedown but Skye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphons Draclau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draclau blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
Alphons Draclau retains his bantamweight title!
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RATING
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