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VFC 153: Slick vs. Ellis II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uisce beag comes to the cage accompanied by Watermark by Enya. Bill Baldwin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uisce uisce beag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
uisce beag throws a hook but Baldwin avoids it easily.
Baldwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
uisce beag is trying to force a seperation but Baldwin has the dominant position.
uisce beag trying to stall but Baldwin improves his position.
Baldwin lands with a right to the head.
Baldwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite uisce beag's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baldwin.
Baldwin drops down looking for an ankle pick but uisce beag pulls his leg out and moves away.
uisce beag throws a sloppy head kick
and Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
uisce beag tries to break free but Baldwin pushes him back against the cage.
Baldwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed uisce beag clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
uisce beag is trying to break free.
Baldwin lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
uisce beag tries to break free.
Baldwin looking for the choke but no joy.
Baldwin looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uisce beag is in bad spot here.
Baldwin lands a shot to the head.
Baldwin controls the action.
Baldwin is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. uisce beag knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften uisce beag for a finish.
Baldwin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Baldwin tries to get the hooks in deep but uisce beag pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
uisce beag wants to control his opponent's hands but Baldwin gets his hands free.
uisce beag tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Baldwin wants to control the pace but uisce beag is squirming around nicely.
Baldwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
uisce beag tries to reverse the position but Baldwin maintains control.
Baldwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baldwin seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but uisce beag is holding on tight.
uisce beag tries to hold on but Baldwin pushes him away.
Baldwin lands a heavy elbow.
uisce beag is working to get back to half guard.
Baldwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag is looking to improve his position but Baldwin isn't that keen on the idea.
uisce beag is working hard here to advance position.
Baldwin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Baldwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baldwin looking for a guillotine from mount but uisce beag is having none of it.
uisce beag is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
uisce beag keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baldwin wants to control the pace but uisce beag is squirming around nicely.
Baldwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
uisce beag is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
uisce beag tries to control Baldwin's body but Baldwin pushes him off. uisce beag squirms to his side and now Baldwin has his back!
uisce beag tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Baldwin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
uisce beag rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baldwin counters with a huge left! uisce beag is in big trouble! He's backing up but Baldwin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save uisce beag from any more damage. A dominating finish by Baldwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Baldwin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Sass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ridgeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Ridgeley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sass.
Ridgeley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sass.
Sass misses with a series of wild punches.
Sass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeley.
Ridgeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sass misses with a combination
enabling Ridgeley to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgeley staying out of range there.
Ridgeley scores with a jab.
Sass leaves Ridgeley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ridgeley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ridgeley tries for a takedown but Sass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sass misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeley.
Ridgeley scores with a punch to the head.
Sass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ridgeley scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Sass misses.
Ridgeley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeley manages to avoid it.
Sass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ridgeley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ridgeley misses the target.
Sass swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass needs to keep his hands up - Ridgeley had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Sass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sass throws a combination that misses
and Ridgeley counters with a big head kick but Sass shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sass misses with a double jab.
Ridgeley takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeley scores with a shot to the body.
Ridgeley connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Ridgeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Sass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Sass.
Ridgeley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sass looks to land a left hand but Ridgeley moved out of range nicely.
Sass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridgeley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ridgeley swivels and escapes.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ridgeley counter with a right hand.
Sass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sass misses with a body shot
and Ridgeley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ridgeley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sass is breathing heavily.
Ridgeley scores with a jab to the head.
Sass throws a right hand that Ridgeley ducks under and follows up with a left that Ridgeley also avoids with ease.
Sass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ridgeley circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sass shoots in for a takedown but Ridgeley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sass wants it to stay on the feet.
Joey Sass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ridgeley.
Sass misses the jab.
Ridgeley connects with a jab.
Sass stuffs the takedown attempt from Ridgeley. Ridgeley gets slowly back to his feet.
Sass drops his hands momentarily and Ridgeley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ridgeley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sass has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sass misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ridgeley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joey Sass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sass misses.
Sass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sass scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sass has hold of Ridgeley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ridgeley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sass cranks the arm and Ridgeley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ridgeley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joey Sass!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogie Oglethorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupe comes to the cage accompanied by Going The Distance. Elmo Lupe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ogie Oglethorpe's chin.
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185 lbs
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196 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, Elmo Lupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ogie Oglethorpe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oglethorpe moves away from the strike by Lupe.
Lupe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oglethorpe moves away.
Lupe missing with a left hand there. Oglethorpe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oglethorpe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oglethorpe gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lupe.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupe.
Oglethorpe keeps control of Lupe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oglethorpe gets through Lupe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupe.
Oglethorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oglethorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lupe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lupe tries to work over Oglethorpe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupe throws a right hand that misses
and Oglethorpe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oglethorpe lands a left hand.
Lupe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupe misses with an uppercut. Oglethorpe saw that one coming.
Lupe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oglethorpe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupe misses with an uppercut. Oglethorpe saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupe scores with the left hand. Oglethorpe knows he should have avoided that one.
Oglethorpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupe circles away.
Oglethorpe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupe walks into a jab.
Lupe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oglethorpe.
Lupe swings for the body but Oglethorpe moves out of range.
A jab from Oglethorpe misses.
Oglethorpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupe.
Oglethorpe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oglethorpe connects with a looping right hand.
Lupe jabs at Oglethorpe's body.
Lupe throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Ogie Oglethorpe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oglethorpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oglethorpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oglethorpe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lupe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupe lands a jab to the head.
Lupe takes a swing at Oglethorpe's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oglethorpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lupe scores with a sloppy right hand. Oglethorpe should have avoided that one.
Oglethorpe is looking to clinch.
Lupe cracks Oglethorpe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oglethorpe is rocked!
Lupe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oglethorpe manages to avoid it.
Oglethorpe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oglethorpe tries to bum rush Lupe with a series of wild strikes but Lupe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oglethorpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupe.
Lupe cracks Oglethorpe with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Oglethorpe tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lupe pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Oglethorpe is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmo Lupe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sazh Blaskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sazh Blaskey 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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223 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sazh Blaskey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Blaskey moves away and avoids it.
Blaskey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Blaskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaskey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaskey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaskey's head.
Lang takes a swing at Blaskey's ribcage but misses.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey fails with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Blaskey coming out on top.
Blaskey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaskey.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Blaskey misses with a takedown attempt - Lang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sazh Blaskey.
Blaskey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lang blocks a jab.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaskey misses the shot to the body.
Lang stuffs the takedown attempt from Blaskey. Blaskey gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaskey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang looks to land a left hand but Blaskey moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey slips under a jab from Lang.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Blaskey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaskey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaskey.
Blaskey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaskey.
A big left from Blaskey misses.
Klubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaskey lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Blaskey counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaskey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Blaskey misses with a body shot.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang moves away from the strike by Blaskey.
Lang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Sazh Blaskey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaskey looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sazh Blaskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sazh Blaskey'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.
Blaskey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Blaskey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lang's half guard.
Blaskey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blaskey is looking to advance position but Lang won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Blaskey.
Blaskey controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang is trying to stand up here but Blaskey is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blaskey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lang sees it coming and defends easily.
Blaskey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lang pushes Blaskey off but Blaskey dives into side control.
Blaskey tries to advance to mount but Lang denies him.
Lang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lang trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blaskey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lang is looking to escape.
Blaskey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang taking shots to the head.
Blaskey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaskey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lang really wants to buck Blaskey off and get back to his feet.
Lang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lang tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaskey connects with a bit shot that sees Lang covering up! More strikes from Blaskey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blaskey is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sazh Blaskey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Reznor has chosen Shook Ones by Mobb Deep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
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, Saul Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reznor shoots in but no luck this time.
Reznor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reznor.
Reznor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
Shain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznor misses with a looping right.
Reznor throws a right and a left that Shain avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with a hook to the body
and Reznor counters with a series of strikes. Shain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reznor shoots and misses
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shain throws a right and a left that Reznor avoids nicely.
Shain moves out of range as Reznor strikes.
Reznor shoots in but Shain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Reznor.
Reznor looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Reznor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznor is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Shain.
Reznor misses with a body punch
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznor misses with a double jab
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain throws a right and a left that Reznor avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Reznor or perhaps it was just good defense by Shain which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Reznor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain throws a right hand that Reznor ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznor also avoids with ease.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reznor misses with a wild body shot.
Reznor lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reznor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Reznor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reznor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznor thuds a left hand into Shain's body.
Donk. Shain catches Reznor right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Reznor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reznor throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Reznor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shain was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznor.
Shain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Shain.
Reznor misses with a wild body shot.
Reznor misses with a hook. Shain ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Reznor as he checks the leg kick.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Reznor's shoulder, as Reznor tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor swings widly with a right hand
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Reznor throws a sloppy body shot
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Shain there.
Shain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Reznor's shoulder, as Reznor tries to avoid the shot.
Shain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reznor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saul Reznor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor misses with a right hand
and Shain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reznor throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Shain stuffs the takedown.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reznor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Reznor blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tests Reznor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reznor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznor at a distance.
Shain throws a leg kick but Reznor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reznor's head backwards.
Shain slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Shain.
Shain cracks Reznor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reznor lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reznor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shain is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznor looking to sit in guard and control but Shain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reznor.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown but Shain shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznor misses with a looping left.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Reznor slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor misses with a hook to the body
and Shain counters with a right hand to the body.
Shain throws a lazy right hand but Reznor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reznor ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain slips a jab from Reznor.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Reznor scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Shain finds it's target.
Shain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shain lands a jab to Reznor's midsection.
Shain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reznor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reznor's head.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Reznor fails with a takedown attempt.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznor moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Reznor does a little dance to reset his feet.
M J Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shain misses.
Reznor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reznor misses with a wild combination.
Reznor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Reznor.
Reznor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
M J Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shain 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M J Shain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One 24. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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276 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syd Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Brasi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett lands with a nice body kick.
Barrett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brasi missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett has Brasi up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barrett.
Barrett lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrett digs a right hand into Brasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brasi's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrett.
Brasi looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barrett.
It looks like Luca Brasi has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Barrett.
Barrett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barrett.
Barrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrett lands a body shot.
A short right from Barrett on the inside.
A short uppercut from Barrett.
Barrett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barrett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barrett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brasi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barrett - the referee stops the clock and Brasi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barrett. Brasi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brasi's sensitive parts.
Barrett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrett moves into range and clinches up with Brasi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barrett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barrett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brasi backwards.
Barrett slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Barrett.
A body shot lands from Barrett.
Barrett presses Brasi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barrett slows down the pace here.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barrett scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barrett.
Barrett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Brasi is rocked!
Barrett scores with a shot to the side of Brasi's head.
Brasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Barrett pushes Brasi against the cage. Barrett is working some dirty boxing. Barrett pushes off with a quick right hook! Brasi goes down! Brasi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Barrett moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syd Barrett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov has chosen The Party as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolai Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Colossus blocks the low kick.
Colossus misses the jab.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Romanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Colossus tries to sprawl out of it but Romanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colossus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Colossus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov slips under a jab from Colossus.
Colossus drops his hands momentarily and Romanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romanov tries to land a front kick but Colossus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colossus throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
Colossus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Colossus does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Romanov. Beautiful body shot.
Romanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Colossus staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Colossus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colossus misses with a looping left.
Romanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colossus is out of range and Romanov settles back down.
Colossus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colossus missing with a left hand there. Romanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romanov lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Colossus wants to sweep here but Romanov controlling him for the moment.
Colossus keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Colossus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Romanov looking to sit in guard and control but Colossus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing Colossus from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jt Colossus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Colossus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Romanov throws a lazy right hand but Colossus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colossus throws a hook to the side of Romanov's head but Romanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Colossus misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
Romanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colossus throws a hook to the side of Romanov's head but Romanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Colossus misses its intended target.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colossus ducks right into an uppercut from Romanov.
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Colossus enables Romanov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Colossus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colossus trying to control the position.
Romanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Romanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws and elbow that misses. Colossus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romanov's guard. Nice move by Colossus!
Colossus wants to pass the guard but Romanov is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jt Colossus just wasn't active enough.
Romanov throws a looping overhand right but Colossus ducks down to avoid it.
Colossus throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Colossus.
Jt Colossus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colossus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from Colossus.
Colossus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jt Colossus 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.
Romanov throws a jab when Colossus was well out of range.
Colossus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Romanov counter with a right hand.
Jt Colossus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colossus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Colossus wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Colossus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colossus.
A telegraphed right hand from Colossus misses the target.
Colossus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Colossus lands.
A slow jab from Colossus misses its intended target.
Colossus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colossus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Colossus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov throws out a loose jab but Colossus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Colossus.
Colossus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colossus scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romanov is defended easily by Colossus.
Colossus misses with a left hand
and Romanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Colossus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romanov's back!
Colossus is trying to control but Romanov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Romanov wants to control but Colossus is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romanov wants to hold on but Colossus pushes him away.
Romanov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Colossus kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov working to try and regain half guard.
Romanov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Colossus.
Romanov tries to hold on but Colossus postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colossus content just to control the position here.
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 ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nicolai Romanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Colossus is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colossus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Colossus misses the target.
Romanov lands with a cross.
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 Jt Colossus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colossus throws out the jab.
Colossus staying out of range there.
Colossus throws a looping overhand right but Romanov ducks down to avoid it.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jt Colossus is winning the standup battle so far.
Colossus misses with a lunging right hand
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov moves out of range as Colossus strikes.
Colossus slips a straight right by Romanov.
Colossus looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov throws a head kick but Colossus moves out of range.
Colossus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romanov in his tracks.
Colossus throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Colossus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov moves forwards but Colossus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colossus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colossus misses the jab.
Colossus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Colossus there.
A slow jab from Romanov misses its intended target.
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colossus walks into a straight right hand from Romanov.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colossus moves out of range of the leg kick from Romanov.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colossus throws out the jab.
Colossus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Colossus.
A jab from Colossus misses.
Colossus misses the jab.
Colossus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov scores with the left hand. Colossus knows he should have avoided that one.
Romanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jt Colossus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus misses with a two punch combination.
Colossus throws a hook but Romanov blocks it.
Romanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colossus.
Colossus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romanov scores with a shot to the body.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov misses with a low kick as Colossus jumps back.
Colossus scores with a sloppy right hand. Romanov should have avoided that one.
Romanov slips a straight right by Colossus.
Colossus swinging wildly here.
Romanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov slips under a jab.
Nicolai Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanov misses with a body shot.
Colossus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Colossus catches Romanov right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Colossus. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Colossus misses its intended target.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colossus misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
Colossus throws an off balance right hand
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Colossus misses.
Nice defenses there by Colossus.
Colossus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romanov.
Colossus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Colossus throws an overhand right that lands on Romanov's shoulder, as Romanov tries to avoid the shot.
Colossus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Colossus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colossus wants it to stay on the feet.
Colossus slips under a jab.
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jt Colossus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colossus tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Colossus lands.
No luck for Romanov with that takedown attempt.
Jt Colossus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Romanov.
Romanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colossus.
Colossus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colossus scores with the left hand. Romanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Romanov slips under a jab.
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colossus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jt Colossus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colossus, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Redhair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redhair clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Redhair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a hook.
Richard Redhair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redhair slips under a jab from Jones.
Redhair misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Redhair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redhair throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Redhair loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Redhair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redhair.
Redhair slips under a jab from Jones.
Redhair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redhair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Redhair.
Redhair defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Redhair to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Redhair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Redhair blocks it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Redhair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redhair thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Redhair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redhair takes one to the chin there.
Redhair wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Redhair clinches up against the cage.
Redhair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redhair working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Redhair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redhair prevents a body shot from Jones.
Redhair misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redhair.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redhair backwards.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Redhair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redhair misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Redhair.
Jones stalls.
Redhair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redhair misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Redhair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redhair.
Redhair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redhair pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redhair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones stalling the fight.
Redhair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Redhair avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Redhair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redhair prevents a body shot from Jones.
Redhair swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redhair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Redhair 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.
Redhair has managed to clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones trying to stall but Redhair improves his position.
Jones lands a body shot.
Redhair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones cracks Redhair with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redhair or not.
Jones lands a right hand.
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!
Redhair working aggressively here.
Redhair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Redhair blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Redhair fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redhair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redhair backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Redhair blocks an uppercut.
James Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Redhair controls the action.
A short right from Jones.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Redhair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones prevents a body shot from Redhair.
Redhair misses with a knee strike.
Redhair misses with some punches.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Redhair improves position.
Redhair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redhair lands a left hand.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones is pushing Redhair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Redhair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a body shot but Redhair blocks it.
Redhair misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redhair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redhair swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Redhair fails to land.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Redhair on the inside.
Redhair throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Redhair lands a shot to the body.
Redhair misses with a punch on the inside.
Redhair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redhair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Redhair controls the action.
Redhair throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Redhair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Redhair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Redhair misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redhair has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Redhair throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Redhair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves away from the strike by Redhair.
Jones takes a swing at Redhair's ribcage but misses.
Jones motions for Redhair to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Redhair ducks down to avoid it.
Jones slips under a jab from Redhair.
Redhair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Redhair throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redhair moves away.
Redhair moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair misses with a hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Redhair saw that one coming.
Jones slips under a jab from Redhair.
A big right from Redhair misses.
Redhair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard Redhair is winning the standup battle so far.
Redhair throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Redhair.
Redhair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redhair circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Redhair.
The fighters circling - Redhair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redhair wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Redhair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Redhair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Redhair.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redhair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Redhair is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Redhair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redhair.
Redhair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones avoids the body shot from Redhair.
Jones moves away from the strike by Redhair.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones checks a low kick from Redhair.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Redhair moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redhair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Redhair throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Redhair's shoulder, as Redhair tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Redhair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redhair throws out the jab.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Redhair.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redhair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redhair punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Jones.
Redhair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Redhair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Redhair 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dingo's choice of entrance music: Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dingo lands a jab.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Dingo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee works Dingo's body with a nice hook.
Dingo looks gassed!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dingo.
A punch lands to the side of Dingo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee connects with the punch.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dingo takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Dingo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dingo or not.
Dingo tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Dingo is stalling here.
Dingo taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dingo's elbow.
Lee prevents Dingo from breaking the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Dingo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee pushes Dingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dingo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Dingo.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dingo controls his hands.
Dingo is trying to break free.
Dingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Dingo throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dingo.
Lee pushes Dingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dingo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dingo tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Dingo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands a left hand.
Dingo can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee is looking to clinch but Dingo is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingo. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dingo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Dingo.
Dingo connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Dingo cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Dingo lands a head shot.
Dingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dingo throws out a powerful jab.
Dingo throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee staying out of range there.
Matt Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Matt Dingo has been cut.
Dingo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Barney Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo lands a jab to the head.
Dingo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dingo misses the jab.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Dingo is breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to slow Dingo down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee thuds a left hand into Dingo's body.
Dingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Dingo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingo. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Nice body punch from Dingo.
Dingo misses with a low kick.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dingo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dingo somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Dingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dingo tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Dingo throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dingo manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee is looking to wear down Dingo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dingo dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Dingo's head and hops out.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Lee defending well as Dingo loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dingo moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dingo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo scores with a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dingo.
Lee defending well as Dingo loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Dingo'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Dingo misses with a body punch.
Dingo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dingo.
Dingo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Dingo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dingo.
Dingo misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dingo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dingo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut
enabling Dingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee wants to clinch up but Dingo keeps it at a distance.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Dingo does it's job there.
Dingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dingo throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dingo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dingo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingo. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee forces Dingo back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee prevents Dingo from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Barney Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dingo.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dingo is rocked!
Lee drops Dingo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dingo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee presses Dingo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lee.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dingo with a big uppercut! Dingo tries to clinch up but Lee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dingo to the mat! Dingo covers up and Lee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barney Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick comes to the cage accompanied by Careful With That Axe Eugene. Ellis has chosen Avril Lavigne - Hot as his entrance music. Anthony Ellis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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159 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slick, right into the meat.
Good work by Slick as he checks the leg kick.
Slick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellis to score with a decent uppercut.
Slick throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slick moves away.
Ellis stalks Slick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slick's face. Slick staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis is looking to clinch but Slick is avoiding it.
Ellis tries to land a leg kick but Slick saw it coming and moves away.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.
Slick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Slick throws a leg kick that misses.
Ellis wants to clinch.
Slick tries a low kick but Ellis avoids it.
Good work by Ellis as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Slick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slick.
Nice body kick there by Ellis.
Slick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slick throws a chopping leg kick but Ellis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anthony Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slick digs a good hook to Ellis's body.
Ellis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slick looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Slick misses.
Ellis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slick throws out the jab.
Slick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellis scores with a hook.
Ellis scores with a one two! Slick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellis.
Slick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellis was well out of range. Poor timing from Slick.
Slick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ellis did well to prevent Slick getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ellis is refusing to be controlled, as Slick sits in half guard.
Ellis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ellis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slick.
Slick misses with a head shot.
Slick content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick is landing with some decent strikes but Ellis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Slick there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slick landing punches.
Slick landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ellis is trying desperately to improve position.
Slick unloading with bombs!
Slick throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slick 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is squirming around, avoiding Slick's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slick thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ellis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slick.
Slick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellis?
Slick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slick lands a heavy elbow.
Slick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ellis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ellis throws a body kick that misses.
Ellis lands a glancing blow to the side of Slick's head.
Slick moves away from the strike by Ellis.
Slick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellis to the mat! Ellis manages to get full guard.
Slick wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Slick advances to half guard.
Slick thows a huge punch but Ellis dodges it nicely.
Slick wants to take a breather but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis trying to control but Slick postures up.
Slick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick tries to pass to full mount but Ellis defends it.
Oil Slick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slick winds up and cracks Ellis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slick trying to control from half guard but Ellis is working away.
Ellis wants to control but Slick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Slick here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ellis tries to get to full guard but Slick has control of the leg.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slick.
Ellis won't allow Slick to pass to mount.
Ellis is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Slick seems content to control.
Slick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slick prevents Ellis from improving his position.
Slick is keen to just control but Ellis is a slippery customer.
Slick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick uses his free foot to push down on Ellis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ellis.
Slick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slick swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ellis is now in Slick's guard. A big mistake from Slick there, giving up the dominant position!
Ellis preventing the sweep.
Slick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ellis defends it easily.
Ellis 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ellis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Slick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slick keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Slick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slick is looking for a triangle here but Ellis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Slick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slick is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slick checks a low kick from Ellis.
Slick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
Slick moves out of range of the body kick.
Slick throws a one two combo.
Slick misses with a body shot.
Ellis connects with a right hand. Slick shakes it off.
Ellis gets a clinch.
Slick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis tries to work over Slick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis tries to work over Slick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slick is trying to break free.
Ellis works on Slick's body with a couple of short punches.
Slick looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Slick avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slick's elbow.
Slick jumps guard but Ellis stands there with Slick around his waist. Slick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis lands a right hand.
A short left from Slick.
Ellis prevents a body shot from Slick.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Slick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slick drags the fight down to the ground.
Ellis won't allow Slick to sweep him here.
Slick has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ellis should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Slick has tightened it up now! Ellis should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oil Slick!
Oil Slick retains his welterweight title!
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