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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tzu Fxt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kivel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tzu Fxt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tzu Fxt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Kivel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fxt enables Kivel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fxt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fxt wants to sweep here but Kivel controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fxt working for a triangle but Kivel defends it easily.
Fxt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kivel's guard.
Fxt pushes down on Kivel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kivel wants to improve his position but Fxt is controlling well.
Fxt is trying to control. Kivel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kivel is defending against the submission attempts here by Fxt.
Fxt is looking to advance position but Kivel won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kivel cracks the inside of Fxt's front leg.
Kivel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kivel trying to control the action but Fxt is working from the bottom.
Kivel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fxt to his feet.
Kivel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kivel lands with a shot to the body.
Fxt lands with a nice body kick.
Fxt is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivel tries to clinch there but Fxt circles away.
Kivel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kivel moves into range and clinches up with Fxt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fxt.
Kivel blocks a body shot from Fxt.
Kivel is trying to pull guard but Fxt has him pressed against the cage.
Kivel lands a knee to the body.
Fxt tries to land a knee to the head but Kivel blocks with his arms.
Kivel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Fxt.
Kivel misses with a low kick.
Fxt connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fxt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kivel pulls Fxt in close to his closed guard and prevents Fxt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fxt wants to pass the guard but Kivel is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kivel wants to improve his position but instead Fxt has moved into half guard.
Fxt is working for a kimura but Kivel is defending it quite comfortably.
Kivel tries to get to full guard but Fxt has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fxt is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kivel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tzu Fxt!
An out of breath Tzu Fxt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stran Gler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Bodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stran Gler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodi stuffs the takedown attempt from Gler. Gler gets slowly back to his feet.
Gler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bodi's waist but Bodi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gler off to one side.
Gler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sergio Bodi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stran Gler.
Gler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodi manages to avoid it.
Gler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bodi sprawls well initially but Gler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bodi is concentrating on defense, preventing Gler from advancing position.
Gler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gler trying to mount his opponent but Bodi defends it.
Gler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gler scoring with strikes but Bodi is staying in there.
Gler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bodi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bodi is squirming around, avoiding Gler's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gler controlling the pace for now.
Gler is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bodi is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stran Gler!
After the big win, Stran Gler made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Glisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardona kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oh Radio. Zack Cardona could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zeke Glisky 's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Glisky !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glisky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glisky .
Glisky closes the distance and clinches.
Cardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glisky counters with a stiff right hand.
Cardona clinches with his opponent.
Glisky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glisky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glisky is trying to break free.
Cardona tries to work over Glisky 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona manages to break the clinch.
Cardona tries to clinch but Glisky moves away
and Glisky counters by clinching up.
Glisky is trying to break the clinch but Cardona is controlling him.
Cardona prevents Glisky from breaking the clinch.
Glisky tries to break the clinch but Cardona is controlling the position.
Cardona misses with some punches.
Glisky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glisky .
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardona.
Cardona manages to break the clinch.
Cardona tries to clinch but Glisky is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glisky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cardona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glisky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardona throws the left hand but Glisky avoids the punch easily.
Cardona wants to clinch but Glisky slips to the side
and Glisky counters with a nice body shot.
Cardona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glisky has a takedown stuffed.
Zack Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Glisky .
Glisky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glisky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Glisky decides to pull guard.
Cardona sitting in guard here, content to control.
Glisky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Glisky stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glisky scores with the left hand. Cardona knows he should have avoided that one.
Cardona tries to clinch
and Glisky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glisky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glisky shoots for a takedown but Cardona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona tries to clinch
enabling Glisky to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Glisky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cardona wants to clinch but Glisky slips to the side
and Glisky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Glisky controlling the pace.
Glisky wants to control but Cardona is keeping him busy.
Cardona tries to kick Glisky off but Glisky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zeke Glisky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Glisky clinches.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glisky is keeping busy.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Glisky controls the action.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Glisky .
Glisky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glisky blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Glisky .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Glisky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glisky is trying to force a seperation but Cardona has the dominant position.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Glisky .
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Glisky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cardona after a bit of a struggle.
Cardona pushes Glisky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glisky tries to break the clinch but Cardona is controlling the position.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Cardona is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Glisky avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Glisky slows down the pace here.
Cardona working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glisky 's elbow.
Glisky breaks the clinch.
Glisky scores with a body shot.
Cardona wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Glisky finds it's target.
Cardona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zack Cardona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glisky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glisky counters by moving into the clinch.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona effectively controlling the action here.
Glisky jumps guard but Cardona stands there with Glisky around his waist. Glisky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zack Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Glisky .
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glisky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zeke Glisky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardona moves in looking to clinch but Glisky pushes him off.
Glisky shoots in for a takedown but Cardona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Glisky misses with a takedown attempt - Cardona sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glisky fails with the takedown.
Zack Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Glisky .
Glisky swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardona.
No luck for Glisky with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cardona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glisky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cardona tries to clinch up
and Glisky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glisky misses with a head kick.
Cardona is looking to clinch.
Glisky has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona wants to clinch but Glisky slips to the side
and Glisky counters with a left and a right that stings Cardona.
Glisky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zack Cardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glisky moves into range and clinches up with Cardona.
Glisky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glisky blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Glisky .
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Glisky controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glisky .
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Zeke Glisky has been cut.
Glisky blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a head punch that misses.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cardona fails to land.
Glisky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cardona displaying some good clinch control by pressing Glisky up against the cage.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Glisky .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glisky blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Cardona dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zack Cardona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glisky 's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glisky .
Come on Glisky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Cardona showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glisky 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by SAY IT TO MY FACE . Ashley Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Hardy tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jeff Hardy has been cut.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Williams drops Hardy with a big knee straight up the middle! Hardy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hardy is rocked!
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!
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a big knee! That's hurt Hardy! Oh, he's all over the place! Williams lands another knee that sends Hardy to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magavin swinging wildly here.
Magavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Magavin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magavin throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Magavin tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magavin counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magavin works over Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
Magavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Magavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magavin lands a couple of digs.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magavin with a nice head shot there.
Magavin won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Magavin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magavin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magavin stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Magavin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magavin stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Magavin passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Magavin throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Magavin working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magavin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Magavin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to improve his position but Magavin is controlling well.
Penn is looking to control Magavin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Magavin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magavin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magavin prevents Penn from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Magavin slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Magavin prevents Penn from improving his position.
Magavin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magavin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magavin looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magavin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magavin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn trying to control from Magavin's half guard. Magavin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Magavin keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin managing to control the position.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Magavin has wrist control.
Magavin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Penn trying to control but Magavin is working from the bottom.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magavin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magavin slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Magavin, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Magavin against the cage but Magavin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magavin lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magavin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Magavin slips a jab from Penn.
Penn gets caught napping as Magavin dives in and scores a takedown. Penn manages to retain guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Magavin tries to pass.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magavin postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Magavin working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
Magavin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Penn wants to sweep here but Magavin controlling him for the moment.
Magavin pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Penn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Magavin.
Magavin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn wants to sweep here but Magavin controlling him for the moment.
Magavin chips away with some ground and pound.
Magavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Magavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conner Magavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin with a nice head shot there.
Magavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Magavin throws a big right hand that misses.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magavin.
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!
Magavin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magavin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn trying to control the position.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magavin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magavin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Magavin slips an elbow through the middle.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Magavin is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Magavin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Magavin controls the pace.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Magavin from controlling successfully.
Penn is pulling down on Magavin's head. It's preventing any offense from Magavin, at least for the moment.
Magavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Magavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magavin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magavin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magavin breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magavin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magavin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Magavin raining down shots from the mount!
Magavin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Magavin.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Magavin which made him look bad.
Penn swings for the body but Magavin moves out of range.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn tries to clinch but Magavin moves out of range.
Penn misses the body punch
and Magavin counters with a thumping low kick.
Magavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a series of punches but Magavin moves out of range.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magavin counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penn is rocked!
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magavin lands with a shot to the body.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Magavin finish him?
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magavin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Penn to the ground. Magavin is now in Penn's guard.
Magavin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Magavin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magavin cracks Penn with a solid left hand.
Magavin preventing the sweep.
Magavin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Penn covers up, he's hurt! Magavin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Magavin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Magavin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conner Magavin!
Our winner, Conner Magavin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Parcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
178 lbs
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170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Parcon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcon misses with a body punch
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parcon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maddox to the mat! Maddox manages to get full guard.
Parcon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parcon throwing strikes from guard but Maddox blocks nicely.
Parcon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Parcon throws an elbow that misses. Maddox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parcon's guard. Nice move by Maddox!
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maddox connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Maddox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parcon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maddox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parcon drops his hands momentarily and Maddox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parcon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maddox swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox clinches up against the cage.
Maddox blocking some punches.
Maddox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Parcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parcon has his takedown stuffed
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parcon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maddox at a distance.
Maddox cracks Parcon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maddox avoids the body shot from Parcon.
Maddox manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parcon on his heels. He'll look to pass Parcon's guard now, I'm sure.
Parcon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Parcon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parcon fails to land with a series of punches.
Maddox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maddox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parcon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maddox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with the ground and pound.
Maddox in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maddox is staying tight to Parcon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Maddox scores with punches from side control.
Parcon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maddox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parcon is holding Maddox down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parcon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maddox stays in close to Parcon's body and controls the position.
Ken Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parcon controls Maddox momentarily but Maddox frees himself.
Maddox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parcon is fending him off so far but Maddox persists. Nope, Parcon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox gets a clinch.
Parcon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maddox is defending well.
Parcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maddox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parcon thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Parcon.
Maddox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parcon's half guard.
Parcon trying to hold on to Maddox's head to control him but Maddox postures up.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parcon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Maddox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parcon tries for a takedown but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parcon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maddox trying to control but Parcon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maddox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parcon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ken Maddox.
Parcon shoots in for a double leg but Maddox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ken Maddox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Parcon.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maddox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maddox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parcon trying to control but Maddox postures up.
Maddox slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parcon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maddox as he jumps to the side.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maddox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
Maddox lands a heavy elbow.
Maddox throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maddox throwing strikes here but Parcon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maddox controlling from mount.
Maddox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maddox punching from mount but Parcon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maddox scoring with strikes but Parcon is staying in there.
Maddox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maddox controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parcon is bucking up trying to escape but Maddox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maddox with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox looking to finish Parcon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parcon!
Maddox scoring with strikes but Parcon is staying in there.
Parcon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maddox throws some wild stikes that Parcon manages to avoid easily.
Maddox avoids the attempt from Parcon to control.
Maddox controlling the pace for now.
Nico Parcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Parcon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maddox 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Maddox!
Ken Maddox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B. - Created A Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
258 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry House!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ewing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
House is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ewing to keep the fight standing.
Ewing trying to stall but House improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ewing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ewing is pressed up against the cage. House has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ewing down to the mat. Ewing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ewing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ewing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Ewing. No joy for House on that attempt.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry House.
Ewing closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Ewing.
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!
Ewing lands a nice elbow.
House has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ewing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raul Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Ewing scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ewing - that will leave a mark!
House looks gassed!
Ewing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ewing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ewing shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
House working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ewing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ewing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ewing controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ewing is aware though and is defending well.
Ewing passes House's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ewing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ewing 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.
Ewing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
House actively working from the bottom here.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
House is refusing to be controlled, as Ewing sits in half guard.
Ewing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing is nestled in close to House, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.
Ewing is looking to advance position but House won't allow it.
Ewing trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House is looking for a sweep. Ewing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
House gets back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
House looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ewing passes into side control.
House tries to improve position but can't.
House is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
House taking punishment in the form of punches.
House is being controlled here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewing is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
House regains half guard.
Ewing trying to control from half guard but House is working away.
House is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House wants to improve his position but Ewing is controlling well.
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raul Ewing.
Ewing clinches up against the cage.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ewing smiles and moves away.
No luck for House with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Ewing dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ewing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ewing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ewing is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses.
Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ewing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has House in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ewing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ewing landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ewing.
A right hand to the body from Ewing.
Ewing stalling in the clinch but House improves position.
House is breathing heavily.
House jumps guard.
Ewing passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing stalling.
Ewing wants to stand but House has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ewing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewing wants to free his trapped foot but House is holding on for dear life with his legs.
House gets back to full guard.
House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ewing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing sitting in guard here, content to control.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ewing passes House's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ewing trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House actively working from the bottom here.
House wants to get back to full guard.
Ewing throwing shots but House is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House moves into full guard.
Ewing wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
House escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ewing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
Ewing controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raul Ewing.
Nice body kick from Ewing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing misses with a wild combination.
Ewing shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches House napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Ewing wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
House manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
House is working for a kimura but Ewing is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing wants to control but House is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Ewing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ewing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Ewing slams his shin into House's torso.
Ewing scores with a nice strike.
Ewing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raul Ewing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ewing.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing is looking to stand up but House won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing got a little sloppy there for a moment and House has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ewing has managed to get both his arms back between House's legs - danger averted.
Ewing trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
House had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ewing defends it easily.
Ewing controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ewing decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ewing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. House manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
House looking for subs off his back but Ewing has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ewing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ewing is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, House has managed to free his arm - good work.
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.
Ewing wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House actively working from the bottom here.
House with the active half guard here but Ewing passes nicely into side control.
Ewing wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
House is looking for a sweep.
Ewing throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
House tries to bench press Ewing off him but Ewing keeps the position.
Ewing trying to control the position but House is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
House tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ewing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ewing lands a few punches from side control.
House is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
House tries to improve position but can't.
Ewing stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House fails with the takedown
and Ewing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
House avoids the head kick by Ewing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Ewing slams his shin into House's torso.
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Ewing clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ewing looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
Raul Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewing scores with a nice right hand.
House 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.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ewing swivels and escapes.
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ewing.
Good leg kick by Ewing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
House misses with a takedown
and Ewing counters with a thumping low kick.
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing looks to land a combination. House sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ewing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
House is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ewing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ewing lands a slapping body shot.
Ewing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raul Ewing is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ewing gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ewing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
House wants to sweep here but Ewing controlling him for the moment.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ewing flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
House trying to mount his opponent but Ewing defends it.
Ewing is trying to stand back up but House is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ewing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time House.
Ewing is looking to control House's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ewing avoid being mounted?
House tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ewing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
House is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewing sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet.
House is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ewing defends it well.
Ewing won't allow House to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House seems to be working for a kimura but Ewing defends the submission attempt.
Ewing is doing well to control the position and prevent House from advancing to side control.
Ewing wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
Ewing is trying to control but can't.
House is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewing sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing is defending against the submission attempts here by House.
House is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Ewing had his way with Harry House in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Ewing.
A good leg kick by Ewing.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ewing clinches with his opponent.
Ewing breaks from the clinch.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Ewing.
House is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Ewing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. House is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ewing lands a right hook to the body.
House tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ewing lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ewing throws a combination. House tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ewing - that will leave a mark!
Ewing throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Ewing throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House shoots in but Ewing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry House.
Ewing lets loose with a powerful body kick. House will feel that in the morning.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewing misses with a jab, cross combination.
House doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ewing counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raul Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Ewing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewing, right into the meat.
Ewing lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
House steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ewing. That one must have hurt.
Ewing rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
House is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ewing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
House tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ewing just stands there and leans against the cage.
House wants to take the fight to the mat but Ewing manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
House is trying to pull guard but Ewing has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ewing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ewing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ewing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ewing wants to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House tries to pull guard but Ewing won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing scores a nice knee to the body.
Ewing breaks the clinch.
Harry House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Ewing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ewing 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Ewing!
Raul Ewing retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Raul Ewing made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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