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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Langdon Dolwilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Barclay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Langdon Dolwilt!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay swats away the attempt to clinch by Dolwilt.
Barclay slips a jab from Dolwilt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dolwilt enables Barclay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dolwilt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dolwilt is trying to control the position but Barclay postures up.
Barclay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dolwilt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barclay is looking to work some ground and pound but Dolwilt has wrist control.
Barclay postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Langdon Dolwilt.
Dolwilt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Barclay or perhaps it was just good defense by Dolwilt which made him look bad.
Dolwilt has a takedown stuffed.
Dolwilt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barclay closes the distance and clinches up with Dolwilt, looking for a takedown. Barclay pushes Dolwilt against the cage but Dolwilt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barclay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Barclay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolwilt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolwilt is trying to stall.
Barclay has Dolwilt pressed against the cage, preventing Dolwilt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dolwilt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barclay after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dolwilt is pushing Barclay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dolwilt manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws an elbow that misses. Dolwilt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barclay's guard. Nice move by Dolwilt!
Barclay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dolwilt controls the pace.
Barclay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barclay tries to get out of the position.
Dolwilt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dolwilt scores with a head kick.
It looks like Charles Barclay has been cut.
Barclay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dolwilt backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolwilt fails with a takedown attempt.
Barclay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barclay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barclay wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Barclay as Dolwilt shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolwilt is fending him off so far but Barclay persists. Nope, Dolwilt circles away and we're back to standing.
Barclay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Langdon Dolwilt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Barclay'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.
Dolwilt tries to clinch up.
Dolwilt shoots in for a takedown but Barclay shows good takedown defense.
Charles Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dolwilt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dolwilt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barclay.
Barclay tries to clinch but Dolwilt is having none of it.
Dolwilt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dolwilt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barclay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolwilt sprawls well. Dolwilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barclay gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolwilt lands a head kick!
Barclay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dolwilt scores with a head kick. Barclay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barclay is rocked!
Barclay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Barclay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolwilt instigates a clinch.
Dolwilt jumps guard and drags Barclay to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barclay trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dolwilt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolwilt stands up and waves to Barclay to follow him.
Dolwilt dives in and grabs Barclay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barclay pushes down on Dolwilt's head and hops out.
Barclay seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles Barclay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Langdon Dolwilt.
Barclay shoots in but Dolwilt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dolwilt scores with a head kick.
Barclay misses with a takedown
and Dolwilt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barclay really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barclay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolwilt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dolwilt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dolwilt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dolwilt lands a big head kick that sends Barclay to the canvas! Dolwilt follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Langdon Dolwilt!
Langdon Dolwilt very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mensah comes to the cage accompanied by SOS. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
155 lbs
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19
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kofi Mensah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mensah with a nice cross.
Donnelly gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Donnelly wants to work for an arm triangle but Mensah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mensah is trying to control but can't.
Mensah moves into full guard.
Mensah looking for a triangle here. Donnelly is fighting it but it looks tight! Mensah pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Donnelly is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kofi Mensah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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162 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Bird!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Donk. Masters catches Bird right on the button with a cross.
Masters throws a head kick that half lands.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Masters misses.
Bird wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bird throws out a leg kick but Masters moves out of range and Bird only half commits.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masters throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird takes one to the side of the head.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bird tries to clinch there but Masters circles away.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bird avoids the head kick by Masters.
Bird wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters scores with a hook.
Bird closes the distance and clinches.
Masters is looking to break free of the clinch but Bird has double underhooks.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters wants to stall.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bird keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masters's efforts to push away.
Masters misses with a punch to the body.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Masters avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Masters on the inside.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bird blocks a body shot from Masters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masters is trying to maintain a safe position but Bird gets an underhook and turns Masters into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird prevents Masters from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Masters blocks with his arms.
Masters stalling in the clinch but Bird improves position.
Bird is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bird tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masters circles away quickly and effectively.
Bird misses with an uppercut.
Masters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Bird gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masters tries to stall but Bird uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bird darts in trying to clinch
and Masters counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masters lands with a hook. Bird tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bird tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Bird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
Masters throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Masters swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird blocks a head kick by Masters.
Bird has managed to clinch.
Masters has had enough of the clinch but Bird keeps him there for the moment.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masters.
Bird has Masters pressed against the cage, preventing Masters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters has Bird pressed against the cage.
Bird tries a knee to the head but Masters blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masters's brow.
Bird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masters up against the cage.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Masters just leaning against Bird, taking a breather.
Masters is trying to push Bird away but Bird has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masters is looking to break free of the clinch but Bird has double underhooks.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bird will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masters up against the cage.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Masters dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters staying out of range there.
Chris Masters is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird rushes Masters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird throws a right hand that misses
and Masters counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bird back to the cage. Masters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Masters coming out on top.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masters misses with a head kick.
Bird throws an overhand right that lands on Masters's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Masters throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird wants to clinch
and Masters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Masters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masters.
A jab from Masters finds it's way through Bird's defenses.
Masters cracks Bird with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bird wants to clinch.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that second round.
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!
Bird closes the distance but Masters moves to the side
and Masters counters with a nice body kick.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bird throws a hook to the side of Masters's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Forest Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masters fakes the leg kick and cracks Bird in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Masters.
Bird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Masters feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Masters swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters thuds his shin into the meat of Bird's side.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Masters throws a head kick that Bird semi-blocks.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masters.
Masters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bird under the eye.
Masters throws out a powerful jab.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Bird's front leg but catches the back leg as Bird tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters lands with a slapping head kick.
Masters lands a big head kick that sends Bird to the canvas! Masters follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Masters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Raise The Flag - Airborne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
222 lbs
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26
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Gibson punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Gibson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gibson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gibson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Gibson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gibson.
Gibson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gibson is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Gibson's belly button to the back.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Gibson tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Gibson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones tests Gibson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gibson is rocked!
Gibson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jones gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gibson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Iced Earth - Harbinger of Fate. A fine choice. 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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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva cracks the inside of Arthur's front leg.
Arthur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva motions for Arthur to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.
Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to work over Arthur's front leg with a kick but Arthur checks it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva cracks Arthur with an open hand slap.
Arthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Arthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arthur scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Arthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Arthur's shoulder, as Arthur tries to avoid the shot.
Arthur throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arthur.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Arthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arthur backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Arthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arthur looks gassed!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Joseph Arthur has been cut.
Silva avoiding damage as Arthur throws knees to the body.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Arthur tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Arthur throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur blocks a leg kick.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva tests Arthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Silva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick as Arthur jumps back.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur.
Silva defending well as Arthur loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Arthur misses.
Arthur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva lands a head kick!
Arthur misses with a head kick.
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!
Arthur moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arthur is able to avoid easily.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Arthur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arthur under the eye.
Arthur misses the shot to the body.
Silva jabs Arthur right on the nose. Arthur blinks but takes it well.
Arthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Arthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Arthur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arthur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arthur ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Arthur staying out of range there.
Silva feints and then cracks Arthur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arthur down.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arthur's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arthur. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva lands with a straight right. Arthur didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arthur - that will leave a mark!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Arthur down.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Arthur moves out of range easily.
Arthur scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arthur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Arthur slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Arthur blocks the leg kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthur.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva with a jab.
Arthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arthur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Arthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Arthur ducks down to avoid it.
Arthur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Arthur seems unphased.
Arthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva thumps Arthur with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Arthur counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arthur moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Arthur throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Arthur is out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Arthur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Arthur counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Arthur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arthur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva cracks Arthur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Arthur is out of range.
Arthur throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arthur blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Arthur avoids the head kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Arthur'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. This is the final round!
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Arthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arthur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arthur.
Arthur throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Arthur avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Arthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur wants to stall.
Arthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Arthur is out of range.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arthur moves into the clinch.
Arthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arthur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arthur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva avoids the body shot from Arthur.
Silva clobbers Arthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arthur circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Arthur misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Arthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthur throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arthur. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
enabling Arthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Joseph Arthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Arthur misses with a low kick.
Arthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur slips under a jab.
Arthur ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arthur throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Arthur's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arthur has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abel Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Silva!
Abel Silva made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mos Def - Mathematics. Gama has chosen Skrillex / Equinox as his entrance music. The Great Gama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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163 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Great Gama!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gama throws an overhand right that lands on Prefect's shoulder, as Prefect tries to avoid the shot.
Prefect thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prefect loads up on a big right hand but Gama slips the punch.
Gama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prefect.
Gama misses with a double jab.
Prefect takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gama stuns Prefect with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Prefect.
Ford Prefect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gama moves out of range as Prefect strikes.
Gama blocks a jab.
Prefect moves out of range of the strikes.
Prefect thows a body shot but no joy.
Gama with a jab.
Gama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prefect slips under a jab.
Gama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prefect sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect walks into a straight right hand from Gama.
Prefect waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gama.
Prefect bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prefect slips under a jab from Gama.
Gama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prefect takes a swing at Gama's ribcage but misses.
Gama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prefect takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gama dips to his left and cracks Prefect with an uppercut!
Gama misses with an uppercut.
Gama throws a body punch but Prefect moves out of range.
Prefect throws a hook to the side of Gama's head but Gama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prefect misses with a straight left.
Prefect displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gama throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Prefect. Beautiful body shot.
Gama misses with a straight left.
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!
A jab from Prefect misses.
Gama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prefect keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gama misses with a looping left.
Gama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prefect.
Gama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gama lands a jab-cross combination.
Gama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Prefect is rocked!
Gama misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Prefect.
Prefect dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prefect throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect thuds his right hand into Gama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gama throws a shot from downtown. Prefect moves away and avoids it.
Gama throws a looping overhand right but Prefect ducks down to avoid it.
Gama missing with a left hand there. Prefect was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prefect throws a right and a left that Gama avoids nicely.
Prefect scores with a jab to the head.
Prefect uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gama.
Nice body punch from Prefect.
Prefect misses with a series of wild punches.
Gama throws a big shot that misses.
Prefect slips under a jab from Gama.
Gama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Gama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect thuds a left hand into Gama's body.
Gama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prefect under the eye.
Gama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prefect lands a slapping body shot.
Gama misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prefect misses the body punch
and Gama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prefect. Prefect circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gama slips a straight right by Prefect.
Gama misses with an uppercut. Prefect saw that one coming.
Gama throws out a loose jab but Prefect uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gama missing with a left hand there. Prefect was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gama misses with a looping left.
Gama misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great Gama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gama with a jab.
The Great Gama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prefect misses with an uppercut. Gama saw that one coming.
Gama takes a swing at Prefect's ribcage but misses.
Prefect jabs Gama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gama thows a body shot but no joy.
Gama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gama defending well as Prefect loads up on a big left hand.
Prefect misses with a hook.
Prefect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gama. Prefect does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prefect takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gama misses with a looping left.
Prefect ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gama scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama throws a lazy right hand but Prefect sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gama throws an overhand right that lands on Prefect's shoulder, as Prefect tries to avoid the shot.
Gama takes a swing at Prefect's ribcage but misses.
Gama misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Gama. Those never looked like landing.
Prefect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prefect throws a right and a left that Gama avoids nicely.
Gama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gama throws a shot from downtown. Prefect moves away and avoids it.
Gama just misses with a punch to the body.
Gama catches Prefect with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gama looks to land a right hand but Prefect moved out of range.
Gama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prefect lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prefect doesn't seem bothered though.
Prefect throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gama counter with a right hand.
Gama lands with a shot to the body.
Gama misses with the combination.
A big right from Prefect misses.
Prefect slips under a jab from Gama.
Prefect has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prefect waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gama.
Prefect misses with a few strikes there.
Gama misses with a body punch
letting Prefect counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Prefect, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prefect misses with a straight right.
Prefect throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gama.
Prefect tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gama was well out of range. Poor timing from Prefect.
Prefect moves out of range of the strikes.
Prefect looks to land a right hand but Gama moved out of range.
Gama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it.
Prefect cracks Gama with an open hand slap.
Gama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gama.
Gama just misses with a punch to the body.
Prefect misses with a hook. Gama ducked under it nicely.
Gama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prefect.
A left lands for Prefect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama cracks Prefect with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prefect moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gama clobbers Prefect with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prefect misses with a left hand
and Gama counters with a right hand to the body.
Prefect just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Prefect misses.
Prefect dodges the punch combination from Gama.
Gama misses the jab.
Gama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prefect circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gama looks to land a left hand but Prefect moved out of range nicely.
Prefect looks to score with a jab to the body but Gama is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great Gama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Prefect drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gama. Prefect does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prefect throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prefect takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prefect lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prefect.
Gama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prefect misses with a looping left.
Gama blocks a jab.
Prefect slips a straight right by Gama.
A punch lands to the side of Gama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prefect stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect swinging wildly here.
Prefect ducks under a wild hook from Gama.
Gama scores with a jab.
Prefect uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gama.
Gama throws a looping overhand right but Prefect ducks down to avoid it.
Gama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prefect sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prefect connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prefect looks to throw the jab but Gama is out of range.
Gama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gama tries to bum rush Prefect with a series of wild strikes but Prefect uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gama lands a jab to Prefect's midsection.
Gama misses with a two punch combination.
Gama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prefect.
Gama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prefect cracks a nice hook into Gama's ribs.
Gama moves out of range as Prefect strikes.
Prefect uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prefect darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gama, as that shot connected.
Prefect throws out a loose jab but Gama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prefect lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Gama misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gama misses with a double jab.
Prefect connects with a solid leg kick.
Gama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prefect can pounce on him.
Prefect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gama.
Prefect throws an overhand right that lands on Gama's shoulder, as Gama tries to avoid the shot.
Prefect connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gama throws a hook but Prefect blocks it.
Prefect scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gama throws out a loose jab but Prefect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prefect swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prefect throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gama misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Gama both land. Nice combination.
Gama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prefect rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prefect pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gama throws a right and a left that Prefect avoids nicely.
Gama throws a lazy right hand but Prefect sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ford Prefect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gama cracks a nice hook into Prefect's ribs.
Gama scores with the left hand. Prefect knows he should have avoided that one.
Prefect looks to throw the jab but Gama is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gama throws a right hand that Prefect ducks under and follows up with a left that Prefect also avoids with ease.
Prefect scores with a punch to the head.
Gama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prefect throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Great Gama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Great Gama!
An out of breath The Great Gama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jones (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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180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Spartan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones catches Spartan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spartan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Spartan.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spartan.
Spartan is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a series of punches but Spartan avoids them all with ease.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Spartan's shoulder, as Spartan tries to avoid the shot.
Jones moves away from the strike by Spartan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spartan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Spartan moves away and avoids it.
Jones blocks a head kick by Spartan.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Spartan.
Good leg kick by Spartan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones looks gassed!
Spartan lands a nice looking body kick.
Spartan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spartan.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones moves away from the strike by Spartan.
Spartan dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Spartan.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Spartan misses.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
Spartan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spartan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Spartan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Spartan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Spartan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones tries to kick Spartan off but Spartan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Spartan misses the target.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Spartan's defenses.
Spartan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spartan eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartan. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartan thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Spartan.
Spartan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spartan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Quinton Jones has been cut.
Spartan just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartan scores with a nice head shot.
Jones is rocked!
Jones avoids the head kick by Spartan.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Spartan misses with a head kick.
Spartan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spartan cracks Jones with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jones falls to his knees and Spartan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Spartan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Spartan thanked BioPharm Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bimbo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ICP - Miracles. On his way into the cage it seems that Lawrence Bimbo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lawrence Bimbo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
249 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Holcomb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Holcomb works over Bimbo's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Lawrence Bimbo has been cut.
Bimbo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holcomb manages to get to full guard.
Holcomb pulls Bimbo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holcomb trying to keep a closed guard but Bimbo is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harvey Holcomb wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bimbo. That's going to slow Holcomb down.
Holcomb misses with a straight right.
Holcomb lands a jab to the nose.
Holcomb lands a two punch combo.
Holcomb fails to land with a series of punches.
Holcomb throws a hook but Bimbo avoids it easily.
Holcomb thows a body shot but no joy.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holcomb but Holcomb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bimbo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bimbo landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Harvey Holcomb has been cut.
Holcomb sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bimbo throwing shots but Holcomb is blocking nicely.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo moves nicely into side control.
Holcomb is trying to control Bimbo's posture but Bimbo avoids it.
Holcomb manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bimbo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Holcomb dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Horrible takedown by Bimbo or perhaps it was just good defense by Holcomb which made him look bad.
Holcomb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holcomb throws a series of punches but Bimbo avoids them all with ease.
Bimbo tries to clinch up but Holcomb circles away and keeps his distance.
Holcomb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bimbo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bimbo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holcomb sprawls well initially but Bimbo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bimbo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bimbo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holcomb is looking to control Bimbo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holcomb avoid being mounted?
Bimbo working Holcomb over with strikes.
Holcomb trying to control from the bottom.
Holcomb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holcomb is trying to control but Bimbo passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holcomb manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bimbo's best efforts.
Bimbo is looking to advance position but Holcomb won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb is looking to improve his position.
Bimbo works his way into side control.
Holcomb is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bimbo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bimbo avoids the attempt from Holcomb to control.
Bimbo lands a nice shot to the head.
Harvey Holcomb's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harvey Holcomb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lawrence Bimbo!
Lawrence Bimbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brow has chosen The Cool Kids as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
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17 - 11 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brow.
Brow throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxer lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Leroy Brow has been cut.
Boxer checks a leg kick nicely.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer swings for the body but Brow moves out of range.
Brow blocks the body kick.
Brow looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Brow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Brow blocks the body kick.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brow. Brow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boxer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boxer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brow throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Brow.
Brow looks gassed!
Brow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Boxer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
Brow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boxer throws a push kick but Brow slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer lands a glancing blow to the side of Brow's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brow was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brow at a distance.
Brow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brow has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.
Brow is trying to break free.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Brow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brow is looking to clinch.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Brow avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Boxer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brow is out of range and Boxer settles back down.
Brow tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brow is rocked!
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brow is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Brow's shoulder, as Brow tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer throws a head kick but Brow moves out of range.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Brow's ribs.
Boxer cracks Brow with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Brow falls to his knees and Boxer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Boxer!
Joe Boxer gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozad's entrance music is Daft Punk - Hard Better Faster Stronger. A fine choice. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No More Mr. Nice Guy. Ray Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Cozad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cozad scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Cozad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozad has a takedown stuffed.
Williams misses with the combination.
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cozad lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Cozad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams looks to land a combination but Cozad avoids it well.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cozad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cozad with a jab.
Cozad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cozad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cozad.
Williams misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Cozad.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cozad is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Cozad backs away looking to recover.
Cozad is rocked!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cozad throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Cozad.
Cozad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.
Cozad taking a breather.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Oh Cozad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Cozad seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cozad misses with a takedown
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams drops Cozad with a huge uppercut! Cozad drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Williams is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Williams!
Ray Williams is the new welterweight champion!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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