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BKC NY 83 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marsden is trying desperately to improve position.
Marsden taking shots to the head.
Patterson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patterson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Marsden tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden fails with the takedown.
Marsden shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
Marsden throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Marsden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsden throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patterson tightens his grip and picks Marsden up, before dumping him to the ground. Marsden manages to land in guard.
Patterson stands up and waves to Marsden to follow him.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patterson defends it nicely.
Roger Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Marsden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patterson moves out of range as Marsden strikes.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Marsden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Marsden moved out of range.
Marsden missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden fails with the takedown.
Patterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsden working hard to break the clinch.
Marsden wants to get back to striking at distance but Patterson won't allow it.
Marsden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Marsden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden misses with some punches.
Marsden is trying to break free.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Marsden throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson pulls guard successfully.
Patterson wants to stand up but Marsden is controlling him.
Marsden forces his way into half guard.
Marsden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patterson is just riding it out for now. Marsden eventually gives up the hold.
Marsden prevents Patterson from standing back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden wants to work for an arm triangle but Patterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patterson trying to control from the bottom.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abe Patterson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Patterson circles away easily
and Patterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsden throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Marsden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Marsden which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Marsden.
Marsden shoots in for a double leg but Patterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patterson sprawls well. Patterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patterson but Patterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patterson cracks Marsden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marsden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Patterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Patterson circles away easily
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsden tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marsden rather than just go for the knockout.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Patterson throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden slips a jab from Patterson.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roger Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsden.
Marsden takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Marsden lunges at Patterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patterson's hand.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patterson as he jumps to the side.
Patterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsden.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marsden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patterson is fending him off so far but Marsden persists. Nope, Patterson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden tries for a takedown but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marsden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsden somewhat.
Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden wants a takedown.
Marsden tries to pull guard but Patterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Marsden drops back down to his feet.
Marsden tries to pull guard but Patterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Marsden drops back down to his feet.
Patterson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Patterson prevents Marsden from standing back up.
Patterson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marsden!
Patterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Marsden misses its intended target.
Patterson slips a jab from Marsden.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Marsden.
Patterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsden shoots in looking for a takedown but Patterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marsden's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Patterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patterson forces Marsden back against the cage and clinches.
Marsden looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Marsden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marsden uses from the top position.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsden shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patterson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marsden's half guard.
Patterson stands up from half guard.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Marsden tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Patterson as Marsden shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marsden is defended easily by Patterson.
Roger Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsden misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Patterson clinches up with Marsden and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson stands up from Marsden's guard - Patterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Marsden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Marsden defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Marsden is proving a slippery customer.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Marsden isn't so interested in that idea.
Marsden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Marsden defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden stands and steps away. Patterson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Marsden throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abe Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marsden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsden misses with the combination.
Marsden throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marsden is in Patterson's guard.
Marsden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Patterson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Roger Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Patterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bambrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bambrough might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock You Like A Hurricane. Bryant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ShiftKit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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263 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Bambrough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacoby Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bambrough looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Bambrough.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Bambrough moves out of range.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant lands with a good body shot.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambrough throws out the jab.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Bambrough slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Bryant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bambrough takes the fight into the clinch.
Bambrough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bambrough throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bambrough lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambrough tries to throw a body punch but Bryant avoids it by throwing Bambrough back against the cage.
Bambrough cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
Bambrough looking to throw knees to the head but Bryant is blocking nicely.
Bryant blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Bambrough.
Bambrough misses with a punch to the body.
Bambrough with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bambrough tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant avoids the damage to the body.
Bambrough lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jacoby Bryant has been cut.
Bambrough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Bambrough.
Bambrough tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bambrough misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bambrough has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bambrough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryant's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bambrough crunches a lovely knee into Bryant's ribcage.
Bambrough comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bryant blocking some punches.
Bambrough with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
Bryant working hard to break the clinch.
Bambrough scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bambrough landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bryant looks gassed!
Bambrough lands an elbow just above Bryant 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough connects with a big uppercut there that sends Bryant tumbling to the ground! Bambrough follows him down into his guard.
Bryant is rocked!
Bambrough decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bryant is still on wobbly legs! Can Bambrough finish him?
Bambrough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryant's head.
Bambrough darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
Bryant seems to have recovered his senses.
Bambrough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bryant tumbles to the floor! Bambrough threw a big shot that dropped him and now Bambrough is on top looking to finish! Bryant has guard but can he survive?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambrough decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bambrough moves into the clinch successfully.
Bambrough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bambrough lands a big uppercut and Bryant is down! He's in big trouble - Bambrough follows him to the mat!
Bambrough stands up and beckons Bryant to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bambrough.
Bambrough lands a nice shot to the body.
Bambrough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bryant with a big uppercut! Bryant tries to clinch up but Bambrough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bryant to the mat! Bryant covers up and Bambrough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan Bambrough!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus has chosen Iron Mask Alexander The Great as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peleus looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Peleus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good misses with a low kick.
Good sizes up Peleus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peleus misses the jab.
Peleus fails to land the takedown.
Peleus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peleus scoring well with a low kick there.
Peleus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander Peleus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good darts in and clinches Peleus up against the cage.
Peleus throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good blocks a jab.
Good shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peleus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peleus is looking to reverse the position.
Peleus can't do much from the bottom here.
Peleus is looking to regain half guard here but Good keeps moving and retains side control.
Peleus sneaks back into half guard.
Peleus is looking for a sweep. Good is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Good tries to free his leg and advance position but Peleus is retaining full guard.
Good might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peleus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peleus pulls Good in close to prevent any damage.
Peleus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Good has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peleus keeps working.
Peleus wants to get back to his feet but Good drags him back down.
Peleus wants to control but Good postures up.
Good trying to control the action but Peleus is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Good stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peleus wants to get back to his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peleus misses with a kick to the body.
Peleus shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well.
Peleus thows a body shot but no joy.
Peleus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Good counters with a takedown into side control.
Peleus wants to control but Good postures up.
A lull in the action here as Good stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good stands up.
Peleus misses with an uppercut.
Peleus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good slips a jab from Peleus.
Good throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damn Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peleus misses with a body punch
letting Good counter with a right hand.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Good as he jumps to the side.
Peleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peleus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Good.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peleus throws out the jab.
Good fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good throws a low kick but Peleus avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peleus is defended easily by Good.
Damn Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Peleus lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Good, as that shot connected.
Peleus looks to land a combination but Good avoids it well.
Good keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peleus.
Peleus misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peleus shoots in but no luck this time.
Peleus cracks Good with a good jab.
Peleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peleus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peleus is breathing heavily.
Peleus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peleus blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus shoots in but Good avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peleus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peleus misses with a straight left.
Good misses with a low kick.
Good lands a two punch combo.
Good keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peleus.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peleus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good throws a leg kick but Peleus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Good as he avoids it easily.
Good avoids the body shot from Peleus.
Good throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good tests Peleus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peleus looks for a takedown but Good sprawls well.
Alexander Peleus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peleus. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peleus tries for a takedown but Good sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peleus looks to score with a jab to the body but Good is just out of range.
Good throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peleus.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Good sprawls well. Good wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peleus gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Peleus misses.
No luck for Peleus with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peleus walks into a stiff left hand from Good.
Peleus misses with a left hand
and Good counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Good wants to control from the top but Peleus keeps moving.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Damn Good dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peleus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peleus.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peleus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Good has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Good and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good misses with a double jab.
Good manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peleus on his heels. He'll look to pass Peleus's guard now, I'm sure.
Good wants to control from the top but Peleus keeps moving.
Damn Good overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good sitting in guard here, content to control.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Peleus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damn Good wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Peleus throws a front kick aimed at Good's knee but Good avoids it well.
Peleus connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Good does no damage.
Peleus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peleus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Peleus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Good does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peleus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peleus is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peleus is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexander Peleus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Peleus. Good shrugs it off though.
Good shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peleus as he jumps to the side.
Peleus throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Good walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peleus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peleus.
Good manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peleus on his heels. He'll look to pass Peleus's guard now, I'm sure.
Good controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peleus looking to control but Good passes into half guard.
Peleus is trying to stand back up but Good is controlling him
Peleus wants to control but Good is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Good wants to control but Peleus is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Good seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Damn Good wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Peleus blocks a leg kick.
Good tries to land a leg kick but Peleus saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good misses with a low kick as Peleus jumps back.
Peleus throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Peleus thuds his right hand into Good's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good slaps away a takedown attempt from Peleus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Peleus.
I think Peleus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Peleus!
Alexander Peleus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Nickelback - Burn It To the Ground. McGowen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamison McGowen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGowen scores with a jab to the head.
McGowen throws a combination that misses
and Bryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bryan looks to land a body kick but McGowen moved away.
Bryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGowen.
McGowen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGowen throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGowen.
Bryan lands a leg kick that knocks McGowen off balance momentarily.
McGowen looks gassed!
Bryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryan lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses.
Bryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGowen throws out the jab.
Bryan fakes the leg kick and cracks McGowen in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Bryan feints and then cracks McGowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGowen down.
Bryan connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jamison McGowen has been cut.
Bryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryan cracks the inside of McGowen's front leg.
Bryan cracks the inside of McGowen's front leg.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGowen misses with an uppercut
and Bryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Look low, kick high! Bryan uses the oldest trick in the book to send McGowen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Bryan is absolutely delighted - when McGowen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Bryan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Huno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn has chosen Periphery - Light as his entrance music. Archie Blackburn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Huno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huno, pushing him back against the cage.
Huno misses with a knee strike.
Huno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blackburn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackburn obliges.
Blackburn crunches a lovely knee into Huno's ribcage.
Huno is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackburn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blackburn works on Huno's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blackburn landing knees to the body.
Blackburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackburn lands a knee to the body.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackburn lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackburn obliges.
Blackburn landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Blackburn.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jay Huno has been cut.
Blackburn working Huno over with knees to the body.
Blackburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Blackburn.
Huno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackburn obliges.
Blackburn keeps control of Huno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackburn obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn scores with a knee to the head.
Blackburn working Huno over with knees to the body.
Blackburn lands a body shot.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head.
Huno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn cracks Huno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackburn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackburn with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Blackburn.
Huno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackburn.
Blackburn stuffs the takedown attempt from Huno. Huno gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackburn rushes Huno and presses him up against the cage.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackburn walks away with a smile on his face. Huno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huno's hands.
Blackburn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackburn closes the distance and pushes Huno back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn crunches a lovely knee into Huno's ribcage.
Blackburn connects with a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Huno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Blackburn.
Huno fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Huno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackburn smiles and moves away.
Blackburn throws a one two combo.
Blackburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the head.
Blackburn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Huno wants to clinch
and Blackburn counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn thuds his right hand into Huno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huno is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huno. Huno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Huno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackburn dips to his left and cracks Huno with an uppercut!
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
Blackburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn with a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackburn obliges.
Blackburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn connects with a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands with a left to the head.
Huno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackburn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blackburn to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackburn connects with a knee to the head.
Blackburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huno tries to pull guard but Blackburn holds him up against the cage and eventually Huno drops back down to his feet.
Huno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Huno's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huno closes the distance and clinches up with Blackburn, looking for a takedown. Huno pushes Blackburn against the cage but Blackburn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn lands a jab-cross combination.
Blackburn cracks a nice hook into Huno's ribs.
Blackburn instigates a clinch.
Blackburn landing knees to the body.
Blackburn connects with a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huno or not.
Archie Blackburn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blackburn lands a big knee to the head and Huno goes down! Blackburn pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Blackburn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresenius James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresenius James!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a big shot that misses.
James is looking to clinch.
James misses with an uppercut
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Furfur misses with a double jab
and Furfur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James misses with a looping left.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Furfur tries a low kick but James avoids it.
James misses with a body punch
and Furfur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James misses with an uppercut. Furfur saw that one coming.
Furfur pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Furfur settles back down.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur cracks James with an open hand slap.
Furfur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James looks to throw the jab but Furfur is out of range.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furfur counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furfur cracks James with an open hand slap.
Furfur throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Furfur missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furfur lands with a good body shot.
Furfur scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Furfur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Furfur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Furfur feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Furfur moves out of range as James strikes.
Furfur lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Furfur dodges the punch combination from James.
Furfur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Furfur moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Furfur.
Furfur lands with a nice body kick.
James throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Furfur scores with a head kick.
Furfur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Furfur keeps the fight on the outside.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James has closed the distance and engaged Furfur in a clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Furfur is controlling him.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Furfur obliges.
Furfur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James dips to his left and cracks Furfur with an uppercut!
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Furfur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Furfur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Furfur throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Furfur.
Furfur just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Furfur slams his shin into James's torso.
Furfur has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
James misses with a body punch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James tries a body shot but Furfur blocks it.
Furfur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James just leaning against Furfur, taking a breather.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furfur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Furfur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furfur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furfur.
Furfur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James avoids the body shot from Furfur.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furfur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoids the head kick by Furfur.
James misses with a right hand
letting Furfur counter with a right hand.
Furfur lands a head kick. James smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Furfur.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
James throws the left hand but Furfur avoids the punch easily.
Furfur moves out of range as James strikes.
James missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furfur cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from James.
Furfur is looking to land body kicks.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James throws a lazy right hand but Furfur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furfur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furfur misses with a body shot.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furfur wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
A big left from James misses.
Furfur takes the fight into the clinch.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to work over Furfur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Furfur prevents a body shot from James.
James misses with a body punch.
James tries to work over Furfur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James checks a low kick from Furfur.
Furfur lands the left hand.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furfur holding his opponent close, against the cage.
James tries to throw a body punch but Furfur avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furfur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to stall.
Furfur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furfur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from James.
Furfur tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Furfur.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Furfur on the side of the head.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James walks into a straight right hand from Furfur.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fresenius James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furfur moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furfur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furfur.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zophiel Furfur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Furfur, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liberius Beowulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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228 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liberius Beowulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Stark!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Beowulf lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
Beowulf throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Beowulf throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Beowulf misses its intended target.
Beowulf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beowulf defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beowulf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beowulf misses the shot to the body.
Beowulf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stark avoids the head kick by Beowulf.
Stark throws a series of punches but Beowulf avoids them all with ease.
Stark swings for the body but Beowulf moves out of range.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beowulf.
Beowulf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beowulf throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Beowulf. Those never looked like landing.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beowulf is breathing heavily.
Beowulf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stark.
Stark stuns Beowulf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beowulf tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beowulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark dives in and scores a takedown into Beowulf's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stark is pushing down on Beowulf's leg trying to pass to half guard. Beowulf is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beowulf has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark working over Beowulf with some ground and pound. Beowulf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beowulf is not content to let Stark control the position.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Beowulf is defending well.
Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beowulf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beowulf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Beowulf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beowulf is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
Beowulf is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beowulf has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beowulf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beowulf tries to get out of the position.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beowulf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Beowulf defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Stark.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stark passes to full mount!
Stark working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Beowulf looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stark! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Stevens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a good cross that connects.
Sol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Donnie Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens throws a body punch but Sol moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sol gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sol shoots in looking for a takedown but Stevens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sol off to one side.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sol.
Sol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sol misses with a takedown
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sol shoots in looking for a takedown but Stevens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnie Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sol lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Sol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Sol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sol tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Sol counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stevens is looking to escape.
Sol seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
Sol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sol wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sol is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevens wants to control but Sol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sol throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Sol wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. Sol eventually gives up the hold.
Ground and pound from Sol.
Sol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but Sol is controlling him well.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Sol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Sol is just out of range.
Sol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sol fails with the takedown
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Sol shoots in.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Sol blocks a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sol.
Sol throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stevens works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sol is pressing down on Stevens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stevens is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control here.
Sol slips a nice elbow through Stevens's hands, connecting with Stevens's forehead.
Sol wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sol is trying to work for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Sol.
Sol trying to pass the guard but Stevens defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sol.
Sol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sol sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Stevens tries to kick Sol off but Sol keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevens gets back to full guard.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Sol tries to pass.
Sol makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viktor Sol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sol postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol looking to pass the guard.
Sol postures up and lands a big shot to Stevens's brow.
Sol is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stevens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stevens has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevens slaps away a takedown attempt from Sol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Sol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Sol can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevens.
Sol turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sol manages to end up in side control.
Stevens wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sol wants to control but Stevens is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Sol crashes against the mat.
Sol wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevens, who protects the arm well.
Sol tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol tries to advance to mount but Stevens denies him.
Stevens taking a bit of punishment here - Sol scoring with strikes.
Stevens can't do much from the bottom here.
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
Sol advances to full mount.
Sol throwing strikes here but Stevens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sol throwing strikes here but Stevens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sol putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sol thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stevens avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sol.
Sol goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Stevens turns into him and now he's in Sol's guard.
Sol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sol trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stevens pushing down on Sol's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Sol really 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sol is defended easily by Stevens.
Sol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Sol closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Sol pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens lands a jab.
Sol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sol shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a right hand to the body.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sol tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Stevens leaves Sol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Sol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stevens pushes Sol off and gets back to his feet.
Sol shoots in and bounces Stevens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sol is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens seems keen to control Sol's posture.
Stevens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sol tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.
Sol bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sol thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevens is stalling here. Sol is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stevens seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sol has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stevens is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sol has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stevens regains half guard, as Sol was trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Viktor Sol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sol misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sol with a poor takedown
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Sol persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Sol.
Sol fails with the takedown
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sol is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Sol's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Sol slips the punch.
Stevens connects with a crisp jab.
Sol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Sol moves away and avoids it.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sol avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viktor Sol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevens sprawls well. Stevens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sol gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sol manages to avoid it.
Sol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Sol on that attempt.
Good shot there by Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stevens was covering up waiting for the punch and Sol finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stevens is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sol.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Sol's head.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sol prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sol backwards.
Sol blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens gets underhooks to prevent Sol's takedown attempt.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Sol avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol looking for a takedown.
Donnie Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sol jumps guard but Stevens stands there with Sol around his waist. Sol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sol has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Sol!
Viktor Sol is the new featherweight champion!
Viktor Sol made sure to mention his sponsor, Adam's NORTHERN WILD $10 Sale in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umma Gumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doctor Jones. Gumma has chosen One 24 as his entrance music. Doctor Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umma Gumma!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gumma.
Gumma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gumma somewhat.
Gumma scoring well with a low kick there.
Gumma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Gumma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones won't allow Gumma to pass to mount.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Gumma is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Gumma keeps him under control.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gumma wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gumma throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to control but Gumma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Gumma is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Gumma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gumma won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones wants to sweep here but Gumma controlling him for the moment.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gumma from controlling successfully.
Gumma postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gumma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumma shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doctor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umma Gumma.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Gumma shoots in.
Jones tries to clinch there but Gumma circles away.
Gumma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones pushes Gumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Gumma tries to tie him up.
Jones pushes Gumma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gumma avoids it.
Gumma is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Gumma is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Gumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Gumma has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Gumma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gumma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones working for a triangle but Gumma defends it easily.
Gumma stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Gumma is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gumma prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Gumma cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Gumma trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gumma puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Gumma has control of the leg.
Gumma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gumma.
Jones trying to control but Gumma postures up.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gumma.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Gumma is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Gumma has control of the leg.
Gumma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gumma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gumma.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Gumma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Doctor Jones 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.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gumma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones stuns Gumma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones is looking to chop away at Gumma's legs.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Gumma's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Gumma shoots in but no luck this time.
Gumma dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Gumma's head and hops out.
Doctor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umma Gumma.
Gumma blocks a leg kick.
Gumma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Gumma moved away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gumma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Jones misses.
Gumma tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gumma defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Gumma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones looks for the body kick but Gumma saw that one coming.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Gumma tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gumma backwards.
Gumma has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Gumma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Umma Gumma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Gumma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gumma circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones clinches up with Gumma and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gummas head.
Jones pushes Gumma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Gumma's takedown attempt.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumma controls his hands.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Gumma is breathing heavily.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gumma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gumma is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Umma Gumma has been cut.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries a body shot but Gumma blocks it.
Gumma jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Gumma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gumma's head.
Gumma is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gumma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gumma's guard.
Gumma is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumma is looking to improve his position.
Gumma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is keen to just control but Gumma is a slippery customer.
Gumma flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gumma regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gumma's head.
Gumma throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Gumma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Gumma's brow.
Gumma with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Jones can't handle though.
Jones stays in close to Gumma's body and controls the position.
Gumma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umma Gumma'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.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Gumma off balance momentarily.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Gumma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Gumma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gumma has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
Doctor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umma Gumma.
Gumma takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Gumma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gumma has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jones after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gumma backwards.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumma's elbow.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Gumma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumma avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Gumma shrugs off.
Gumma managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Gumma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gumma is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gumma.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones lands a nice hook to Gumma's body. Gumma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Gumma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumma managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gumma manages to break the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gumma to the mat! Gumma manages to get full guard.
Gumma keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gumma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Gumma is keeping the position.
Gumma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Doctor Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gumma manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumma has wrist control.
Gumma keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gumma looking for a sweep. Not yet Gumma, not yet.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gumma can do to turn this around?
Gumma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gumma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones stays in close to Gumma's body and controls the position.
Jones works over Gumma with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones stays in close to Gumma's body and controls the position.
Gumma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Gumma stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gumma from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to stand but Gumma is controlling the position.
Gumma postures up.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Umma Gumma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Gumma shoots in.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gumma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Gumma persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones lands with a hook. Gumma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gumma scores with a punch to the head.
Gumma misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umma Gumma.
Gumma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Gumma as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones leaves Gumma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gumma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jones clinches up with Gumma and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doctor Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Gumma working hard to break the clinch.
Gumma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Gumma tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gumma looking for a takedown.
Gumma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones gets through Gumma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gumma is defending well for now.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumma avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumma's elbow.
Gumma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gumma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gumma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gumma is rocked!
Nice elbow from Jones.
Gumma is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Umma Gumma's cut even more.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Gumma has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones is working Gumma over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gumma takes an elbow to the temple.
Gumma managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Gumma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gumma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gumma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumma avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones is leaning against Gumma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones cracks Gumma with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones cracks Gumma with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Gumma looking for a takedown.
Gumma seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Gumma avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gumma is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Gumma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Gumma is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Umma Gumma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gumma wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Gumma takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gumma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gumma misses with a body punch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones had his way with Umma Gumma in that round.
The cut man is working on Umma Gumma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab from Jones.
Gumma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gumma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Gumma scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Gumma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gumma unloading with bombs!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Gumma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gumma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gumma raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumma lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gumma wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Gumma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gumma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is trying to control the position but Gumma postures up.
Jones is really struggling to control Gumma but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gumma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umma Gumma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Gumma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Gumma keeps moving.
Jones is in close to Gumma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gumma keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doctor Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones lunges at Gumma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gumma's hand.
Jones avoids the head kick by Gumma.
Doctor Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumma throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Gumma saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones rushes Gumma and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Gumma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gumma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doctor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umma Gumma.
Knees to the body from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gumma's defenses.
Gumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Gumma takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Gumma backwards.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Gumma won't want to take too many of those.
Jones gets through Gumma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones gets through Gumma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumma takes a shot to the head.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Gumma.
Gumma takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Jones!
Doctor Jones retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen I Like to Move It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Snow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snow is fending him off so far but Kyle persists. Nope, Snow circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle slips under a jab from Snow.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Snow cracks Kyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snow at a distance.
Snow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snow duly obliges.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Snow throws an off balance right hand
and Kyle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kyle cracks Snow with a solid left hand.
Snow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle with a nice head shot there.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow keeping full guard, as Kyle tries to pass.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snow trying to keep a closed guard but Kyle is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Kyle works over Snow with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle postures up in Snow's guard and throws a big left but Snow blocks it.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snow is keeping the position for now.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Snow has wrist control.
Kyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
Snow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kyle's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to sinch up a triangle. Snow throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kyle's body to avoid the submission. Kyle has instead reached around Snow's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kyle arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takeru Kyle!
Takeru Kyle is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Takeru Kyle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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