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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murometz's head.
Murometz looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
Carwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murometz.
Murometz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murometz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murometz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murometz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carwin lands a right hook to the body.
Murometz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Carwin is looking to land body kicks.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Murometz avoids it well.
Murometz moves into range and clinches up with Carwin.
Murometz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carwin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin trying to control the action but Murometz just sinks the hooks in.
Murometz misses with punches from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz gets his hands free as Carwin looks to control.
Murometz looking to break Carwin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Carwin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Murometz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Murometz tries to get the hooks in deep but Carwin pushed the leg off.
Murometz looking for the choke but no joy.
Murometz missing with strikes.
Murometz gets his hands free as Carwin looks to control.
Murometz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Carwin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Carwin for a finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murometz trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Carwin hold on?
Carwin prevents Murometz from getting a body triangle.
Murometz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Carwin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Murometz throwing sloppy strikes.
Carwin trying to control the hands but Murometz breaks the grip.
Carwin tries to break free.
Murometz 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.
Murometz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Carwin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Carwin for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Murometz is hanging on to Carwin's back as he tries to escape.
Carwin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murometz.
Murometz is hanging on to Carwin's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Murometz controlling the positon.
Murometz working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Carwin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Murometz has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Carwin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ilya Murometz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Want War by Pastor Troy. James Graves had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves is looking to clinch but Mison is avoiding it.
Mison cracks the inside of Graves's front leg.
Mison misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Graves.
Mison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mison avoids the head kick by Graves.
Mison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
Graves takes a swing at Mison's ribcage but misses.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mison feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
Graves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves clinches.
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!
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Mison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mison is trying to force a seperation but Graves has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison wants to break free but Graves has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Graves.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mison avoids it.
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with an elbow over the top.
Mison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mison circles away quickly and effectively.
Graves throws a right and a left that Mison avoids nicely.
Mison looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Graves checks a low kick from Mison.
Mison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mison tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mison.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mison's elbow.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mison counters with a series of strikes. Graves will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mison cracks the inside of Graves's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mison lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mison is defending well for now.
Mison wants to break free but Graves has control.
Mison stops a takedown attempt from Graves.
Mison avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Mison controls the action.
Mison tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Mison back against the cage.
Mison lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mison.
Mison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graves is stalling here.
Mison breaks from the clinch.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks to land a body kick but Mison moved away.
Mison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Mison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mison looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Mison wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Mison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves tries to clinch up but Mison circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Mison throws a series of strikes that have Graves backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves throws a body kick that misses.
Mison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
James Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Graves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mison tries to avoid it but Graves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mison to the ground. Mison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyke Mison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Mison finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison 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.
Mison throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mison thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Mison moved out of range nicely.
Graves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mison backs up against the cage.
Graves punishes Mison's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves tries to clinch but Mison is having none of it.
Mison jabs at Graves's body.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Mison pushes him off.
Graves is looking to clinch but Mison is avoiding it.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mison.
Mison tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves dives in and grabs Mison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mison pushes down on Graves's head and hops out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mison.
It looks like James Graves has been cut.
Mison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick
and Mison counters with a nice leg kick.
Mison avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mison.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Mison lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
Graves moves to clinch but Mison breaks away
and Mison counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mison moves away.
Mison misses with a two punch combination.
Mison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves stuns Mison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mison just misses with a punch to the body.
Mison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Mison's belly button to the back.
Mison misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Mison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Mison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Mison pushes him off.
Graves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mison.
Graves takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyke Mison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mison cracks the inside of Graves's front leg.
Mison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mison lands a two punch combo.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Mison.
Graves is looking to wear down Mison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Graves takes a swing at Mison's ribcage but misses.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice sprawl there from Mison as Graves shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mison throws a leg kick but Graves checks it.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Mison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mison slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings and misses with a hook 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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mison.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Mison.
Mison lands a nice looking body shot.
Mison connects with the punch.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves jabs at Mison's body.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Mison wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Mison controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mison managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Mison avoids the damage to the body.
Mison prevents a body shot from Graves.
Mison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Graves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves lands a nice hook to Mison's body. Mison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mison.
Mison misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mison.
Mison throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Graves walks into a left hand.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
and Mison counters with a right hand to the body.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves blocks the body kick.
Mison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves moves forwards but Mison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mison cracks Graves with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Mison pushes him off.
Mison avoids the body shot from Graves.
Mison is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
Mison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Graves throws a hook but Mison blocks it.
Mison avoids the body shot from Graves.
The fighters circling - Mison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mison misses with a low kick.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mison manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mison.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
James Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves misses with a head kick.
Mison's corner calls for a 1-2. Mison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mison scores with a nice strike.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Mison moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mison. That's going to slow Graves down.
Mison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mison.
Mison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mison scores with a jab. Graves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Mison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mison scores with a jab. Graves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mison cracks Graves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mison avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves 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.
Mison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mison lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graves throws a lazy head kick
and Mison counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
and Mison counters with a two punch combo.
James Graves's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mison.
Mison misses with a two punch combination.
Graves throws a nice head kick!
Tyke Mison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves scores with a three punch combo!
Mison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mison thows a body shot but no joy.
Mison avoids the head kick by Graves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyke Mison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Cox was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rosholt!
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, David Cox!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosholt counters with a two punch combo.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Rosholt.
Cox drops his hands momentarily and Rosholt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Cox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosholt doesn't seem bothered though.
Cox gets caught napping as Rosholt dives in and scores a takedown. Cox manages to retain guard.
Rosholt trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rosholt controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosholt drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rosholt seems to have locked his on tight now - Cox screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rosholt, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jake Rosholt!
Post fight, Jake Rosholt took to the microphone: 'WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Two in a row baby. Hey, hey Cox, Cox. Go get your bus ticket home kid. Go get your bus ticket home!! I saw Alexander Krush whoop up on Raive Manuel last week, but if he fights me, he will be the one who gets crushed!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoyt Jurgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jurgensen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Jurgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porterfield gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jurgensen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jurgensen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jurgensen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hoyt Jurgensen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jurgensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porterfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jurgensen somewhat.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Porterfield tries to clinch up.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves away
and Jurgensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurgensen won't allow Porterfield to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hoyt Jurgensen.
Porterfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jurgensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porterfield avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyt Jurgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Porterfield as Jurgensen shoots in.
Porterfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Jurgensen circles away.
Porterfield is looking to clinch.
Porterfield tries to clinch up.
Jurgensen fails with the takedown.
Jurgensen swings for the body but Porterfield moves out of range.
Jurgensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Porterfield tries to sprawl out of it but Jurgensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porterfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield wants to clinch up but Jurgensen keeps it at a distance.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurgensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jurgensen shoots in for a double leg but Porterfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jurgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porterfield moves away.
Jurgensen throws a series of punches but Porterfield moves out of range.
Jurgensen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porterfield pinned against the cage. Porterfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jurgensen is breathing heavily.
Porterfield wants to clinch up but Jurgensen keeps it at a distance.
Porterfield tries to clinch there but Jurgensen circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Porterfield.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurgensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porterfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bobby Porterfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porterfield tries to clinch up.
Porterfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jurgensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Porterfield closes the distance and clinches.
Porterfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porterfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen dodges an elbow strike from Porterfield.
Jurgensen avoiding damage as Porterfield throws knees to the body.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Jurgensen's ribcage.
Porterfield working Jurgensen over with knees to the body.
Jurgensen blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Porterfield.
Porterfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jurgensen.
Porterfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurgensen tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porterfield.
Porterfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jurgensen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen avoids the elbow strike from Porterfield, against the cage.
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!
Porterfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Porterfield scores with a knee to the head.
Jurgensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Porterfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jurgensen misses with a double jab.
Jurgensen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield wants to clinch but Jurgensen slips to the side
and Jurgensen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Porterfield!
Porterfield is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurgensen controlling his opponent.
Porterfield is squirming around, avoiding Jurgensen's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Porterfield will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jurgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porterfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jurgensen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield tries to clinch up but Jurgensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jurgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porterfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Porterfield lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Jurgensen finds it's way through Porterfield's defenses.
Bobby Porterfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurgensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Porterfield tries to sprawl out of it but Jurgensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porterfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyt Jurgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porterfield is looking to clinch.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porterfield sprawls well. Porterfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jurgensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Porterfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jurgensen is defended easily by Porterfield.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porterfield as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porterfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jurgensen's face.
Jurgensen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porterfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jurgensen blocks a body shot from Porterfield.
Porterfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porterfield tries a knee to the head but Jurgensen blocks it.
Porterfield throws an elbow that misses.
Porterfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jurgensen's face.
Jurgensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Porterfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porterfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Jurgensen needs to keep his hands up - Porterfield had a free shot at his head there.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen is having none of it.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porterfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Jurgensen circles away.
Jurgensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jurgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porterfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porterfield tries to clinch there but Jurgensen circles away.
Porterfield is looking to clinch but Jurgensen is avoiding it.
Porterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jurgensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurgensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porterfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porterfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Porterfield as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield connects with a looping right hand.
Jurgensen shoots in but Porterfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Porterfield tries to clinch there but Jurgensen circles away.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porterfield slips a jab and a cross from Jurgensen.
Porterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jurgensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porterfield tries to clinch there but Jurgensen circles away.
Jurgensen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jurgensen throws a body punch but Porterfield moves out of range.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Jurgensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoyt Jurgensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jurgensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jurgensen shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jurgensen.
Porterfield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jurgensen off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will Porterfield go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Porterfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jurgensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jurgensen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jurgensen wants to control but Porterfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porterfield tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jurgensen controls his leg.
Jurgensen trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Porterfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jurgensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgensen. Porterfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porterfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jurgensen.
Porterfield tries to clinch up but Jurgensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jurgensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Porterfield defends it nicely.
Jurgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porterfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyt Jurgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurgensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Porterfield moves in looking to clinch but Jurgensen pushes him off.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jurgensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Jurgensen shoots in but Porterfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Porterfield wants to clinch up but Jurgensen keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porterfield moves in looking to clinch but Jurgensen pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield stuffs the takedown.
Jurgensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Porterfield wants to clinch up but Jurgensen keeps it at a distance.
Jurgensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Porterfield is looking to clinch but Jurgensen is avoiding it.
Porterfield cracks the inside of Jurgensen's front leg.
A left and a right from Porterfield both land. Nice combination.
Porterfield is looking to clinch but Jurgensen is avoiding it.
Porterfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porterfield tries to clinch up.
Porterfield stuffs the takedown.
Porterfield tries to clinch up but Jurgensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Porterfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porterfield tries to clinch but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Porterfield as he jumps to the side.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield moves in looking to clinch but Jurgensen pushes him off.
Porterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jurgensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porterfield tries to clinch up but Jurgensen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen tries to clinch but Porterfield is having none of it.
Jurgensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porterfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porterfield is looking to clinch.
Jurgensen is looking to wear down Porterfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Porterfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porterfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Porterfield. No joy for Jurgensen on that attempt.
Jurgensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Porterfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jurgensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jurgensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Porterfield.
Porterfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Jurgensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porterfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jurgensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Porterfield trying to land knees to the body.
Porterfield crunches a lovely knee into Jurgensen's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurgensen avoids the damage to the body.
Porterfield lands an elbow that stopped Jurgensen in his tracks for a moment.
Porterfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Porterfield.
A knee to the head by Porterfield.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jurgensen is defending well for now.
Jurgensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jurgensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoyt Jurgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Porterfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
Porterfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porterfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jurgensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Porterfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jurgensen.
Jurgensen wants a takedown but no success here.
Porterfield lands an elbow inside that Jurgensen shrugs off.
Porterfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Jurgensen misses with some punches.
Porterfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jurgensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porterfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Porterfield lands a knee to the body.
Porterfield blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Porterfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porterfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Porterfield!
Bobby Porterfield managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weapon comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town Tonight. Kanokvichitra has chosen Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Thanawat Kanokvichitra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fusion Weapon's chin.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Weapon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanokvichitra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanokvichitra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weapon drives through with a takedown into Kanokvichitra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kanokvichitra throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Weapon prevents Kanokvichitra from getting back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra keeping full guard, as Weapon tries to pass.
Kanokvichitra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weapon looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanokvichitra looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weapon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weapon postures up.
Weapon wants to control from the top but Kanokvichitra keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kanokvichitra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weapon throws a combination. Kanokvichitra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Weapon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanokvichitra.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weapon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanokvichitra looks for the body kick but Weapon saw that one coming.
Kanokvichitra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weapon feints a jab promting Kanokvichitra to slip. Weapon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanokvichitra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Weapon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weapon tries to bum rush Kanokvichitra with a series of wild strikes but Kanokvichitra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanokvichitra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weapon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch.
Weapon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanokvichitra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weapon is able to avoid easily.
Kanokvichitra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weapon. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kanokvichitra has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Weapon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanokvichitra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanokvichitra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch.
Kanokvichitra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Kanokvichitra.
Weapon throws out a powerful jab.
Kanokvichitra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weapon fails with the takedown.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanokvichitra throws a right hand that Weapon ducks under and follows up with a left that Weapon also avoids with ease.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weapon's sensitive parts.
Weapon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanokvichitra but Kanokvichitra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fusion Weapon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapon is breathing heavily.
Kanokvichitra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weapon. Weapon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weapon gets tackled into the cage by Kanokvichitra. Kanokvichitra maintains the clinch.
Kanokvichitra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanokvichitra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kanokvichitra dodges the punch combination from Weapon.
Kanokvichitra tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanokvichitra wants to clinch.
Kanokvichitra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanokvichitra moves in looking to clinch but Weapon pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanokvichitra feints and then cracks Weapon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weapon down.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A combination from Weapon does no damage.
Weapon throws a series of punches but Kanokvichitra moves out of range.
Weapon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kanokvichitra is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Weapon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kanokvichitra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Weapon.
Kanokvichitra is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weapon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kanokvichitra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Weapon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Weapon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanokvichitra counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Weapon throws a nice looking combination but Kanokvichitra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Kanokvichitra avoids nicely.
Kanokvichitra throws a right hand that Weapon ducks under and follows up with a left that Weapon also avoids with ease.
Kanokvichitra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanokvichitra scores with a leg kick.
Weapon throws a one two combo.
Kanokvichitra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Weapon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weapon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanokvichitra delivers a nice body kick.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch but Weapon is avoiding it.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanokvichitra tries a body shot but Weapon blocks it.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weapon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra has Weapon pressed against the cage, preventing Weapon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kanokvichitra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kanokvichitra misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weapon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weapon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Weapon shoots in and gets a takedown into Kanokvichitra's guard.
Weapon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanokvichitra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanokvichitra wants to get back to his feet but Weapon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kanokvichitra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weapon defends it easily.
Weapon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanokvichitra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kanokvichitra is looking to stand up but Weapon isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weapon wants to pass the guard but Kanokvichitra is keeping the position.
Weapon is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weapon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Weapon wants to pass to mount but Kanokvichitra is defending the position.
Kanokvichitra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Weapon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kanokvichitra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weapon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon is looking to advance position but Kanokvichitra won't allow it.
Weapon 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.
Weapon is looking to take a break and control but Kanokvichitra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weapon is looking to advance position but Kanokvichitra won't allow it.
Weapon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kanokvichitra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weapon.
Kanokvichitra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weapon.
Kanokvichitra kicks off Weapon and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and clinches.
Weapon can't break the clinch.
Weapon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Weapon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weapon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanokvichitra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanokvichitra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weapon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanokvichitra stalks Weapon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weapon's face. Weapon staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weapon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanokvichitra.
Some wild striking there from Weapon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weapon fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thanawat Kanokvichitra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanokvichitra. Weapon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kanokvichitra.
Good leg kick by Weapon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fusion Weapon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weapon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weapon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weapon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanokvichitra misses with a head kick.
Kanokvichitra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanokvichitra.
Weapon tries to keep at a distance but Kanokvichitra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weapon working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanokvichitra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanokvichitra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanokvichitra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kanokvichitra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra clinches.
Kanokvichitra breaks from the clinch.
Kanokvichitra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weapon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weapon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanokvichitra tries to reverse the position but Weapon maintains control.
Weapon won't let Kanokvichitra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Weapon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Weapon wants to control the pace but Kanokvichitra is squirming around nicely.
Kanokvichitra is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weapon thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weapon trying to control but Kanokvichitra is having none of it.
Kanokvichitra tries to reverse the position but Weapon maintains control.
Kanokvichitra holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Weapon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kanokvichitra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kanokvichitra tries to stand but Weapon is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Fusion Weapon just wasn't active enough.
Kanokvichitra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weapon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanokvichitra.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanokvichitra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanokvichitra throws a solid leg kick but Weapon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kanokvichitra.
Left hook, right uppercut from Weapon.
Kanokvichitra just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanokvichitra connects with a single shot there.
Kanokvichitra misses the shot to the body.
Weapon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Weapon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weapon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapon fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanokvichitra wants to clinch up but Weapon keeps it at a distance.
Kanokvichitra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanokvichitra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Weapon.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kanokvichitra enables Weapon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kanokvichitra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Weapon won't allow Kanokvichitra to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanokvichitra has his feet on Weapon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Weapon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanokvichitra wants to clinch up but Weapon keeps it at a distance.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weapon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanokvichitra circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanokvichitra lands with a right hand.
Kanokvichitra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fusion Weapon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanawat Kanokvichitra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanokvichitra winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
An out of breath Thanawat Kanokvichitra 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (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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190 lbs
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196 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Hanson lands with a nice combination. Foster backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanson throws a leg kick which misses Foster's front leg but catches the back leg as Foster tries to avoid it.
Hanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson scores with a sloppy right hand. Foster should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Hanson.
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
Foster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Foster sprawls well initially but Hanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson passes to full mount!
Hanson dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Hanson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foster wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
Hanson with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foster is rocked!
Hanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Foster is still in real trouble! Can Hanson finish him?
Hanson 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Foster bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hanson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Hanson!
A victorious Jack Hanson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotto has chosen It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. James Polk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Sotto's chin.
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184 lbs
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182 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Polk throwing strikes but missing.
Polk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polk defends well.
Polk postures up in Sotto's guard and throws a big left but Sotto blocks it.
Polk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Polk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Polk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sotto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sotto's head.
Polk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Polk throws a big right hand that misses.
Polk throws a big right hand that misses.
Polk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Polk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Polk postures up in Sotto's guard and throws a big left but Sotto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk stands up from Sotto's guard - Polk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polk looks for a takedown but Sotto sprawls well.
Polk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Polk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sotto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sotto is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Polk trying to control the position but Sotto is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Polk scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sotto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Polk cracks Sotto with a big right hand but Sotto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sotto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sotto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sotto is rocked!
Polk landing a few strikes.
Sotto is still in real trouble! Can Polk finish him?
Sotto is looking to regain half guard here but Polk keeps moving and retains side control.
A big shot lands for Polk! That's hurt Sotto! Will he recover? Polk fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Polk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatov's entrance music is Superunknown. A fine choice. Cain Colbert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Igor Tatov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tatov coming out on top.
Tatov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colbert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Colbert.
Colbert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatov's calf.
Tatov misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatov. Colbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colbert throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tatov to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Colbert misses
and Tatov counters with a right hand to the body.
Colbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatov.
Cain Colbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colbert misses with a hook
and Tatov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Colbert looks gassed!
Tatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov throws a series of punches but Colbert moves out of range.
Colbert misses with a hook. Tatov ducked under it nicely.
Tatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colbert tries to bum rush Tatov with a series of wild strikes but Tatov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colbert scores with a nice strike.
Colbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colbert throws a hook but Tatov blocks it.
Colbert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatov misses with a body shot.
Tatov misses the shot to the body.
Colbert misses with a straight left.
Colbert throws a head kick that misses
and Tatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatov scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colbert misses with a hook.
Tatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatov looks for the body kick but Colbert saw that one coming.
Tatov swings for the body but Colbert moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatov. That snapped Colbert's head back.
Colbert throws a shot from downtown. Tatov moves away and avoids it.
Tatov cracks a nice hook into Colbert's ribs.
Tatov connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colbert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tatov.
Tatov takes a swing at Colbert's ribcage but misses.
Tatov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatov works the jab nicely.
It looks like Cain Colbert has been cut.
Colbert avoids the body shot from Tatov.
Tatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatov throws a leg kick but Colbert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Colbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatov ducks under a wild hook from Colbert.
Tatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tatov fakes the leg kick and cracks Colbert in the body.
Tatov takes a swing at Colbert's ribcage but misses.
Tatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatov scores with a takedown into Colbert's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tatov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tatov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tatov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Tatov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Colbert's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Colbert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatov's hands.
Tatov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colbert shoots in for a double leg but Tatov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tatov bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Colbert! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colbert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colbert keeping moving, preventing Tatov from controlling successfully.
Tatov 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.
Tatov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colbert is breathing heavily.
Tatov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tatov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tatov wants to pass the guard but Colbert is keeping the position.
Colbert trying to keep a closed guard but Tatov is proving a slippery customer.
Tatov drops back looking for a leg! Colbert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Colbert manages to kick Tatov off! Tatov jumps back into Colbert's guard.
Colbert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatov preventing the sweep.
Tatov is in close to Colbert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colbert wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tatov preventing the sweep.
Tatov with a nice head shot there.
Tatov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colbert can do to turn this around?
Tatov stands and throws Colbert's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatov working the head with strikes.
Colbert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tatov lands a strong strike to the head of Colbert. That's dazed him! Tatov looking to finish here. Colbert is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tatov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Tatov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Igor Tatov made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick has chosen Careful With That Axe Eugene as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick misses with a leg kick.
Slick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slick shoots in but no luck this time.
Slick slips a straight right by Maddox.
Slick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maddox scores with a jab to the body.
Slick avoids the body shot from Maddox.
A jab from Maddox does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Maddox.
It looks like Oil Slick has been cut.
Slick thuds his shin into the meat of Maddox's side.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Slick's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slick.
Oil Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox lunges at Slick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slick's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Maddox lands a slapping body shot.
Maddox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slick pinned against the cage. Slick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maddox blocks a leg kick.
Slick lands with a straight right. Maddox didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maddox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slick misses with a body shot.
Slick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maddox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slick throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Slick moved away.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick.
Maddox takes a swing at Slick's ribcage but misses.
Slick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Maddox connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox with a jab.
Slick takes one to the chin there.
Slick lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maddox will feel that in the morning.
Slick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slick wants to control for a moment but Maddox uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Slick seems content to control.
Maddox wants to get back to full guard.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slick trying to control the pace.
Slick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maddox manages to get to full guard.
Slick postures up in Maddox's guard and throws a big left but Maddox blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Slick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Maddox scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slick is trying to break the clinch but Maddox has him pressed against the cage.
Slick wants to get back to striking at distance but Maddox won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Slick misses
and Maddox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brian Maddox is winning the standup battle so far.
Slick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Slick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Slick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maddox tries to clinch up.
Slick misses with a leg kick.
Maddox throws a hook but Slick avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Slick.
Maddox throws a hook but Slick avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slick in his tracks.
Slick is rocked!
Maddox is looking to clinch but Slick is avoiding it.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slick is breathing heavily.
Maddox connects with a leg kick. Slick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Slick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
A left lands for Maddox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slick.
Slick is still on wobbly legs! Can Maddox finish him?
That has opened up Oil Slick's cut even more.
Good leg kick by Maddox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slick throws a wild body kick that Maddox sees coming a mile off.
Slick seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maddox.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maddox.
Maddox lands with a good body shot.
Maddox throws a push kick but Slick slaps the foot to one side.
Maddox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maddox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slick. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Slick.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maddox misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Slick misses the target.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Slick's defenses.
Slick checks a leg kick nicely.
Maddox lands a body shot.
Maddox scores with a body shot.
Slick ducks under a wild hook from Maddox.
Maddox instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Slick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Maddox presses Slick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maddox has him pressed against the cage.
Maddox digs a right hand underneath Slick's ribcage. Slick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick blocks the elbow strike.
Maddox tries to throw a body punch but Slick avoids it by throwing Maddox back against the cage.
Slick manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maddox. Slick shrugs it off though.
Maddox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slick moves away.
Maddox connects with the punch.
Maddox looks to land a combination. Slick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
BOOM! Maddox lands a beautiful left hook that drops Slick. Slick tries to recover but Maddox is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Slick lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
Brian Maddox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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