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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Batista told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Batista!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands a left and a right that sends Batista crashing to the canvas! Garcia dives into mount looking to finish!
Batista is rocked!
It looks like John Batista has been cut.
Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Batista is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
Batista is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Batista looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Batista crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Next Big Thing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Putin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Next Big Thing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin scores with a one two! Big Thing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Big Thing is defended easily by Putin.
Putin drives through with a takedown into Big Thing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Big Thing wants to stand but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Big Thing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Big Thing tries to get out of the position.
It looks like Putin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because The Next Big Thing just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Big Thing or perhaps it was just good defense by Putin which made him look bad.
Big Thing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Putin counters with a head kick. That will keep Big Thing thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Next Big Thing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big Thing is breathing heavily.
Putin works over Big Thing's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like The Next Big Thing has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Thing misses with a takedown
and Putin counters with a big uppercut that knocks Big Thing off his feet! Putin dives into side control looking to finish!
Big Thing is rocked!
Putin happy to just control the position for now.
Putin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin cracks Big Thing with a left hook right on the temple and Big Thing goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Putin lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Big Thing is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Putin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and True American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). American has chosen skrillex as his entrance music. Demian Simmons looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demian Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, True American!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
American tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
American looking to score a takedown here. Simmons is defending well but American drives through and ends up in Simmons's guard.
Simmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from American.
Simmons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simmons has a closed guard, preventing American from standing up.
American thows a big elbow that misses.
American must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
American landing some decent shots from guard.
American really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simmons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
American with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
American connects with a couple of short punches.
American postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
American cracks Simmons with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American 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.
American looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
American pushes Simmons off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Simmons fails with the takedown.
American rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
American escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - American looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
American is looking to clinch.
American shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
American wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
American is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Simmons being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
American is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
American stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
American postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
American sitting in guard here, content to control.
American trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. True American was stalling too much, according to the referee.
American takes the fight into the clinch.
Simmons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from American.
American breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
American rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
American gets control of Simmons's arms and successfully pulls guard. American will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
American pulls Simmons in close to his closed guard and prevents Simmons from doing any damage or advancing position.
American looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simmons is one step ahead there.
American is looking for a triangle here but Simmons uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
American is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
American wants to control but Simmons postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True American dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simmons lands a nice leg kick that just misses American's sensitive parts.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
American scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
American gets in close and instigates a clinch.
American is pushing Simmons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simmons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from American.
American pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Simmons takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
American in side control lands a decent elbow.
American in side control lands a decent elbow.
Simmons is trying to get back to half guard.
True American has got the better of the ground game so far.
American working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Simmons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
American scoring with punches from side control.
American prevents Simmons from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
American connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simmons some visible discomfort.
Simmons is not content to let American control the position.
Simmons can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
American trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
Simmons is working hard here to advance position.
American scores with punches from side control.
Simmons is letting American control him for a moment.
Simmons is not content to let American control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
American working away.
American creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
American lands an elbow.
Simmons is trying to get back to half guard.
American working the ground and pound.
American working the head and body with strikes.
American works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
American cracks Simmons with a big right hand but Simmons just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
American stands up and we're back to a striking position.
American fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.
American drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. American swivels though and keeps the full guard.
American is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. American is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True American showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Simmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from American.
American connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
American doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
American drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Simmons wants a takedown.
American stops a takedown attempt from Simmons.
American decides to pull guard.
American lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simmons!
American content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons wants to control but American is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is desperately trying to improve his position but American has a good base and remains in mount.
American wants to control the pace but Simmons is squirming around nicely.
American is landing with some decent strikes but Simmons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
American is working for a guillotine from mount but Simmons frees his head quite easily.
American fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simmons wants to control but American is having none of it.
American landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
American unloading with bombs!
American sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
American postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Simmons looks a forlorn figure.
Simmons working to try and regain half guard.
American looking to control but Simmons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
American pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
American landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Simmons is trying desperately to improve position.
American content just to control the position here.
American avoids the attempt from Simmons to control.
American fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simmons tries to lock up and control but American gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
American with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simmons tries to hold on but American postures up.
American lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
American controlling the pace for now.
Simmons is in a horrible position here. American smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
American tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Demian Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
True American comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well American 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... True American!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Said Alibekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robb Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Said Alibekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Alibekov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alibekov gets a takedown into half 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark moves into full guard.
Alibekov looking to pass the guard.
Alibekov is posturing up here but Stark has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Alibekov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Alibekov has to tap! Slick submission there by Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robb Stark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fire sprawls well. Fire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Edgar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fire is fending him off so far but Edgar persists. Nope, Fire circles away and we're back to standing.
Fire lands a front kick.
Edgar tries to clinch but Fire is having none of it.
Edgar tries to clinch up.
Fire slaps away a takedown attempt from Edgar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Edgar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fire's guard.
Edgar wanted to stand there but Fire had control of the position.
Fire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edgar manages to get himself to full guard.
Fire gets to his feet - Edgar follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Edgar. No joy for Fire on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Fire sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Fire tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Fire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Fire misses with a takedown attempt - Edgar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Fire as he checks the leg kick.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fire circles away quickly and effectively.
Fire is looking to clinch.
Fire scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar feints and as Fire raises his hands in defense, Edgar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fire on the ground.
Edgar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fire is proving hard to escape from.
Fire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edgar stops Fire from standing up.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tommy Fire has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Edgar lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Fire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edgar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fire swivels and escapes.
Fire throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Fire.
Fire throws a head kick that misses.
Fire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fire working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Frankie Edgar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body kick there by Fire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Fire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tommy Fire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fire cracks a nice hook into Edgar's ribs.
Edgar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar closes the distance and clinches up with Fire, looking for a takedown. Edgar pushes Fire against the cage but Fire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fire throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edgar was covering up waiting for the punch and Fire finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fire stands up and waves to Edgar to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fire slaps away a takedown attempt from Edgar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire shoots in looking for a takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl out of it but Fire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edgar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edgar drags the fight down to the ground.
Fire gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fire throws a head kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edgar.
Edgar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fire rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edgar's guard! Nice work there by Fire!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edgar, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fire throws an off balance right hand
and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fire won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fire can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fire works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the position.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Fire has wrist control.
Fire seems keen to control Edgar's posture.
Fire working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Edgar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Edgar is working Fire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Fire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Edgar has a takedown stuffed.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Fire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edgar is trying to break free.
Edgar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fire pulls Edgar in close to his closed guard and prevents Edgar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edgar throws a strike but Fire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fire decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edgar, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fire as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire rushes Edgar and presses him up against the cage.
Edgar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Edgar looking for a takedown.
Fire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Fire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fire throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fire off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fire.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown but Fire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edgar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Fire misses with a double jab.
Fire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fire wants to clinch.
Fire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Fire closes the distance and clinches.
Fire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire gets caught flat footed, as Edgar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fire scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Edgar throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Edgar has Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire throws a punch but it's blocked by Edgar.
Fire is pressed up against the cage. Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fire down to the mat. Fire avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fire looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fire tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fire but Fire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fire as he jumps to the side.
Fire tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edgar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fire to the ground. Edgar is now in Fire's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fire wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar throws and elbow that misses. Fire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edgar's guard. Nice move by Fire!
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 Frankie Edgar.
I think Edgar 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clooten's choice of entrance music: Hot Ride by The Prodigy. Kaiser Soze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Clooten's chin.
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182 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaiser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Clooten!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soze, as that shot connected.
It looks like Matt Clooten has been cut.
Clooten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soze looks to land a combination but Clooten avoids it well.
Clooten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soze lands a lovely overhand right.
Clooten takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clooten.
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!
Clooten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soze's hands.
Soze misses with a body shot.
A big right from Soze misses.
Soze missing with a left hand there. Clooten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soze throws a sloppy body shot
and Clooten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soze fails to land with a series of punches.
Soze throws a right hand that misses
and Clooten counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaiser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clooten missing with a left hand there. Soze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clooten moves out of range as Soze throws a body kick.
Soze lands a really nice looking cross but Clooten seems unphased.
Soze misses with an uppercut. Clooten saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clooten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soze misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clooten checks the leg kick.
Clooten connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soze.
Clooten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clooten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clooten looks to land a right hand but Soze moved out of range.
Soze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze throws an overhand right that lands on Clooten's shoulder, as Clooten tries to avoid the shot.
Clooten avoids the body shot from Soze.
Some wild striking there from Soze.
Clooten lands with a straight right. Soze didn't see that one coming.
Soze throws an overhand right that lands on Clooten's shoulder, as Clooten tries to avoid the shot.
Clooten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soze avoids it really well and circles away.
Soze jabs Clooten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze misses with an uppercut.
Soze misses with a right hand
so Clooten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clooten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soze is keeping the position for now.
Clooten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clooten won't allow Soze to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiser Soze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Clooten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clooten.
Soze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soze throws an overhand right that lands on Clooten's shoulder, as Clooten tries to avoid the shot.
Clooten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clooten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clooten looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Soze really wants to buck Clooten off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clooten.
Soze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Clooten thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Clooten lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten looking to control but Soze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clooten throws some wild stikes that Soze manages to avoid easily.
Soze really wants to buck Clooten off and get back to his feet.
Clooten throwing strikes here but Soze is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clooten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Clooten punching from mount but Soze doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Clooten connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten dominating with strikes here.
Soze is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Soze wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clooten.
Clooten trying to control but Soze is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clooten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Clooten'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soze swings widly with a right hand
and Clooten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clooten lands a jab-cross combination.
Kaiser Soze is winning the standup battle so far.
Soze throws a series of punches but Clooten moves out of range.
Soze loads up on a big right hand but Clooten slips the punch.
Soze lands with a nice combination. Clooten backs away looking to recover.
Soze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clooten has time to react.
Soze just misses with a punch to the body.
Clooten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soze as he jumps to the side.
Clooten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten defending well as Soze loads up on a big left hand.
Clooten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soze throws a shot from downtown. Clooten moves away and avoids it.
Soze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clooten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clooten misses with an uppercut. Soze saw that one coming.
Clooten avoids the body shot from Soze.
Soze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soze misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze misses with a low kick as Clooten jumps back.
Soze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clooten misses with a hook. Soze ducked under it nicely.
Kaiser Soze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soze swats away the attempt to clinch by Clooten.
A big right from Soze misses.
Clooten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soze swings for the body but Clooten moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze throws a head kick but Clooten moves out of range.
Soze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Soze.
Soze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Soze.
Clooten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Soze misses.
Soze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clooten throws a hook but Soze avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soze misses with a head kick.
Soze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clooten.
A right-left combo lands from Soze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clooten throws the kick towards the body but Soze avoids it.
Soze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaiser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Clooten.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soze misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiser Soze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiser Soze!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakamura Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Kill Bill Theme song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakamura Torres!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres looks to land a combination. Alcatraz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres lands a jab.
Nakamura Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alcatraz prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torres tightens his grip and picks Alcatraz up, before dumping him to the ground. Alcatraz manages to land in guard.
Alcatraz seems keen to control Torres's posture.
Torres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alcatraz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Torres has Alcatraz in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcatraz trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Alcatraz is proving a slippery customer.
Alcatraz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alcatraz has Torres in his guard.
Torres wants to stand and escape but instead Alcatraz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Alcatraz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alcatraz circles away quickly and effectively.
Alcatraz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alcatraz blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres tries to circle away but Alcatraz has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alcatraz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres wants to break free but Alcatraz has control.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Alcatraz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakamura Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Alcatraz avoids the head kick by Torres.
Alcatraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick
and Alcatraz counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nakamura Torres has been cut.
Torres looks gassed!
Torres tries to pull guard but Alcatraz won't allow it.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alcatraz.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres tries to circle away but Alcatraz has him pinned against the cage.
Alcatraz scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Alcatraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakamura Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alcatraz tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres tries to clinch there but Alcatraz circles away.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alcatraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres tries to clinch up but Alcatraz circles away and keeps his distance.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcatraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Alcatraz counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Alcatraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Alcatraz tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Alcatraz instigates a clinch.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alcatraz obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres is trying to drag Alcatraz to the mat but Alcatraz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robbie Alcatraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alcatraz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alcatraz smiles and moves away.
Alcatraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz tries to clinch up.
Alcatraz tries to clinch up.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Alcatraz.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Alcatraz counters with a left to the body.
Robbie Alcatraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Alcatraz takes the fight into the clinch.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakamura Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alcatraz obliges.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Knees to the body from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alcatraz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Alcatraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nakamura Torres's cut.
That's time! Alcatraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alcatraz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alcatraz tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alcatraz dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcatraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alcatraz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alcatraz obliges.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcatraz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcatraz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torres is trying to force a seperation but Alcatraz has the dominant position.
Alcatraz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres is trying to break free.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres can't get the takedown.
Alcatraz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alcatraz.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Alcatraz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres is rocked!
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Alcatraz finish him?
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakamura Torres.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Alcatraz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nakamura Torres'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.
Torres tries to clinch there but Alcatraz circles away.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alcatraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres with a jab.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Alcatraz clinches up against the cage.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres tries to break free but Alcatraz pushes him back against the cage.
Torres avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Torres is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alcatraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Alcatraz is controlling him.
Alcatraz has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alcatraz obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a knee to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakamura Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres wants to break free but Alcatraz has control.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Torres can't get the takedown.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alcatraz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres tries to circle away but Alcatraz has him pinned against the cage.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcatraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Torres wants to break free but Alcatraz has control.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Alcatraz had his way with Nakamura Torres in that round.
The cut man is working on Nakamura Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alcatraz lands with a cross.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcatraz.
Alcatraz leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alcatraz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcatraz clinches up against the cage.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres is trying to break free.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres tries to break free but Alcatraz pushes him back against the cage.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Torres is trying to force a seperation but Alcatraz has the dominant position.
Alcatraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torres tries to circle away but Alcatraz has him pinned against the cage.
Torres has had enough of the clinch but Alcatraz keeps him there for the moment.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alcatraz lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alcatraz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Alcatraz won't allow it.
Alcatraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Torres avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Alcatraz won't allow it.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakamura Torres.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Torres wants a takedown.
Torres tries for a takedown but Alcatraz manages to get underhooks.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Alcatraz is controlling him.
Alcatraz keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Nakamura Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbie Alcatraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Alcatraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcatraz, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Alcatraz!
Robbie Alcatraz is the new welterweight champion!
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