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V.F.C: Rookie Rage IV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade Sampson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slade Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kootz circles away quickly and effectively.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
Kootz lands a right hook to the body.
Sampson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
No joy there for Sampson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kootz swings for the body but Sampson moves out of range.
Sampson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kootz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kootz shoots in and gets a takedown into Sampson's guard.
Kootz is in close to Sampson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampson wants to stand and escape but Kootz is having none of it.
Kootz postures up and lands a big shot to Sampson's brow.
Kootz chips away with some ground and pound.
Kootz drops back looking for a leg! Sampson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sampson manages to kick Kootz off! Kootz jumps back into Sampson's guard.
Sampson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kootz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sampson wants to stand and escape but Kootz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kootz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kootz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sampson is looking to stand up but Kootz isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kootz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kootz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Kootz there.
Sampson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kootz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sampson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sampson looks gassed!
Kootz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kootz raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson is trying to stand up.
Kootz cracks Sampson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kootz lands a heavy elbow.
Kootz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sampson?
Sampson is rocked!
Kootz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sampson is still in real trouble! Can Kootz finish him?
Kootz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kootz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sampson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kootz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Kootz!
Rage Kootz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saadi Al Fayyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Fayyad's entrance music is Desert Storm. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saadi Al Fayyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Fayyad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Fayyad can pounce on him.
Suggs closes the distance and clinches.
Suggs looking to throw knees to the head but Al Fayyad is blocking nicely.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Suggs lands an elbow just above Al Fayyad 's eye.
It looks like Saadi Al Fayyad has been cut.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Al Fayyad shrugs off.
Suggs blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad wants to stall.
Suggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Fayyad is defending well for now.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it misses.
Suggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Fayyad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Suggs avoiding damage as Al Fayyad throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Suggs 's eye.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Al Fayyad taking a breather.
Al Fayyad blocks the elbow strike.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saadi Al Fayyad's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Suggs tries a knee to the head but Al Fayyad blocks it.
Knees to the body from Suggs.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Fayyad managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Suggs avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Suggs misses with an elbow over the top.
Suggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Fayyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suggs drives through and clinches with Al Fayyad against the cage.
Suggs missing with knees to the body.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suggs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Fayyad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suggs.
Al Fayyad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suggs trying to land knees to the body.
Suggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Suggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Suggs shrugs off.
Suggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Fayyad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow that misses.
Suggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Suggs takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Matt Suggs has been cut.
Al Fayyad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suggs connects with a knee to the head.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Al Fayyad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suggs looks gassed!
Al Fayyad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suggs is defending well for now.
Suggs trying to land knees to the body.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow that misses.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Al Fayyad is trying to maintain a safe position but Suggs gets an underhook and turns Al Fayyad into the cage.
Suggs lands an elbow inside that Al Fayyad shrugs off.
Saadi Al Fayyad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Suggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Fayyad blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Fayyad avoids the elbow strike from Suggs, against the cage.
Suggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Fayyad tries to stall but Suggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Al Fayyad managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Fayyad blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a knee to the head.
Suggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Fayyad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suggs's brow.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suggs.
Suggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Fayyad's defenses.
Al Fayyad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Suggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Suggs avoiding damage as Al Fayyad throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs tries a knee to the head but Al Fayyad blocks it.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Suggs shrugs off.
Al Fayyad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Suggs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Al Fayyad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Fayyad.
Suggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Fayyad.
Suggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Fayyad manages to avoid it.
Al Fayyad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suggs is out of range.
Al Fayyad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suggs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suggs breaks the clinch.
Al Fayyad instigates a clinch.
Suggs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suggs misses with a knee to the head.
Suggs dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
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!
Suggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Fayyad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Fayyad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow that stopped Suggs in his tracks for a moment.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside.
Al Fayyad avoiding damage as Suggs throws knees to the body.
Al Fayyad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. Suggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suggs is breathing heavily.
Al Fayyad closes the distance and pushes Suggs back into the cage.
Al Fayyad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suggs's efforts to push away.
Suggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Fayyad is defending well for now.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suggs's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Fayyad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suggs avoids it.
Suggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Fayyad - the referee stops the clock and Suggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Fayyad. Suggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Fayyad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Fayyad gets a clinch.
Suggs blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs lands a knee to the body.
Suggs with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Saadi Al Fayyad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Al Fayyad managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Al Fayyad managing to block the knees to the body from Suggs.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Suggs shrugs off.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Suggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suggs managing to block the knees to the body from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad blocks an elbow strike from Suggs.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Fayyad avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs tries to land a knee to the head but Al Fayyad blocks with his arms.
Suggs avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Suggs misses with a knee strike.
Al Fayyad tries to land knees in the clinch but Suggs avoids the damage to the body.
Suggs is trying to break the clinch but Al Fayyad is controlling him.
Suggs blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Suggs landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Suggs.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Saadi Al Fayyad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Suggs!
Matt Suggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Amsterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustang Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Amsterdam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amsterdam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amsterdam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Amsterdam misses its intended target.
Velasquez staying out of range there.
Velasquez throws a leg kick which misses Amsterdam's front leg but catches the back leg as Amsterdam tries to avoid it.
Amsterdam throws a lazy right hand but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amsterdam.
Amsterdam throws out a loose jab but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amsterdam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velasquez duly obliges.
It looks like Ajax Amsterdam has been cut.
Velasquez tries to clinch there but Amsterdam circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Velasquez looks to land a body kick but Amsterdam moved away.
The fighters circling - Amsterdam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amsterdam misses with an uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a body kick that stops Amsterdam in his tracks momentarily.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez throws a nice head kick!
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Amsterdam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velasquez scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amsterdam misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez blocks a jab.
Amsterdam throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amsterdam swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Amsterdam is rocked!
Velasquez moves into range and clinches up with Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is working for takedown but Velasquez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Amsterdam has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velasquez after a bit of a struggle.
Amsterdam looks gassed!
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez tries to stall but Amsterdam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Amsterdam is controlling the position.
Amsterdam wants a takedown but no success here.
Mustang Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajax Amsterdam.
Velasquez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Velasquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Amsterdam avoids the damage to the body.
Amsterdam looking for a takedown.
Velasquez looking to stall.
Amsterdam managing to block the knees to the body from Velasquez.
Amsterdam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Velasquez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amsterdam keeps the fight on the outside.
Amsterdam misses with a left hand
and Velasquez counters with a leg kick.
Amsterdam misses with a right hand
and Velasquez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Amsterdam is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Velasquez scores with a nice right hand.
Amsterdam is still on wobbly legs! Can Velasquez finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Velasquez knocks Amsterdam out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mustang Velasquez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mustang Velasquez waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McCraig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OJ Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OJ's Undefeated Record kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel McCraig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, OJ Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simpson 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.
Simpson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCraig is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCraig has escaped and now he's on top!
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCraig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCraig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCraig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simpson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraig stops Simpson from standing up.
McCraig trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCraig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simpson is looking for a triangle but McCraig pushes his legs off easily.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing McCraig from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controls McCraig momentarily but McCraig frees himself.
Simpson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCraig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simpson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simpson looking to control.
McCraig trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCraig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCraig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simpson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCraig escapes and throws Simpson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McCraig wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simpson, who protects the arm well.
Simpson tries to improve position but can't.
McCraig is looking to take a break and control but Simpson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCraig tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is not content to let McCraig control the position.
Simpson trying his best to control but McCraig has mounted him.
McCraig is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Simpson is surviving well by controlling McCraig's body position as best he can.
Simpson gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson is looking to control McCraig's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simpson avoid being mounted?
McCraig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simpson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Simpson takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCraig throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Simpson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCraig's guard.
Simpson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCraig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCraig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simpson.
Simpson trying to control but McCraig is working from the bottom.
Simpson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCraig keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. OJ Simpson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McCraig throws a wild body kick that Simpson sees coming a mile off.
Simpson shoots in and bounces McCraig off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McCraig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simpson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McCraig is tightening it up a little... Simpson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Simpson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Simpson taps out! Nice BJJ there by McCraig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel McCraig!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vemola's entrance music is The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire. A fine choice. Brute has chosen his teams song as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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258 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bull Brute!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brute throws a big shot that misses.
Brute throws a hook but Vemola avoids it easily.
Brute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vemola tried to score with a low kick but Brute checks it.
Vemola throws a sloppy body shot
and Brute counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vemola throws a big shot that misses.
Vemola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brute misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vemola counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vemola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brute.
Brute tried to score with a low kick but Vemola checks it.
Vemola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vemola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brute moves away.
Vemola misses with a series of wild punches.
Vemola just misses with a punch to the body.
Vemola takes a swing at Brute's ribcage but misses.
Brute moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brute misses the jab.
A slow jab from Vemola misses its intended target.
Karlos Vemola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vemola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vemola is breathing heavily.
Vemola throws a poor cross that misses
and Brute counters with a nice uppercut.
Brute avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brute throws a jab but it's blocked by Vemola.
Vemola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brute shoots in but no luck this time.
Brute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlos Vemola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brute fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vemola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brute misses the jab.
Brute moves out of range of the strikes.
Brute misses with a right hand
and Vemola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vemola throws a combination. Brute tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vemola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brute manages to avoid it.
Vemola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vemola scores with a decent looking hook.
Brute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vemola with a jab.
Vemola blocks a jab.
Brute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Brute is just out of range.
Brute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brute scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vemola throws a hook but Brute avoids it easily.
Brute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vemola moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bull Brute has been cut.
Vemola throws an off balance right hand
and Brute counters with a nice uppercut.
Vemola misses with a wild body shot.
Vemola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brute looks to score with a jab to the body but Vemola is just out of range.
Vemola connects with a body shot.
Brute throws a big shot that misses.
Vemola tries to score with a low kick but Brute moves his leg out of the way.
Vemola cracks a nice hook into Brute's ribs.
Brute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vemola.
Vemola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brute.
Vemola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vemola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brute with a jab.
Vemola takes a swing at Brute's ribcage but misses.
Vemola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brute.
Vemola misses with a body shot.
Vemola digs a good body shot into Brute's ribs.
Brute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vemola misses with a combination
and Brute counters with a stiff right hand.
Vemola thows a leg kick but Brute checks it
and Brute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brute keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vemola throws out a loose jab but Brute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlos Vemola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bull Brute's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brute avoids the body shot from Vemola.
Karlos Vemola is winning the standup battle so far.
Vemola misses with a double jab.
Vemola moves away from the strike by Brute.
Vemola misses with a body shot
and Vemola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vemola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brute misses with a body shot.
Brute ducks under a wild hook from Vemola.
Brute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brute thuds a left hand into Vemola's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vemola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vemola misses with a hook. Brute ducked under it nicely.
Vemola slips a jab and a cross from Brute.
Vemola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vemola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Brute as he connects with a hook.
Vemola throws a right hand that Brute ducks under and follows up with a left that Brute also avoids with ease.
Vemola looks to land a left hand but Brute moved out of range nicely.
Vemola throws a lazy uppercut
and Brute counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vemola lands a right hook to the body.
Brute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vemola.
Brute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vemola throws out the jab.
Vemola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brutes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brute takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brute connects with a nice looking jab.
Brute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vemola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute blocks a jab.
Brute scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Brute. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Vemola.
Vemola lands a jab.
Vemola punishes Brute's body with a nice straight punch.
Brute takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vemola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brute moves away.
Vemola feints a jab promting Brute to slip. Vemola then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brute slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brute is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Vemola coming out on top.
Vemola throws a lazy right hand but Brute sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brute takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vemola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brute swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brute throws a hook but Vemola blocks it.
Brute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vemola to score with a decent uppercut.
Brute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vemola.
Vemola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vemola misses with a series of wild punches.
Brute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brute throws a hook but Vemola avoids it easily.
Brute dives in and scores a takedown into Vemola's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vemola has control of Brute's left arm, preventing Brute from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vemola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brute manages to get himself to full guard.
Brute being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Karlos Vemola.
Brute on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlos Vemola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bull Brute's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vemola counter with a right hand.
Vemola misses with an uppercut.
Vemola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brute moves out of range as Vemola strikes.
A jab from Vemola misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vemola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Brute.
Vemola swings for the body but Brute moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Brute there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brute misses with a double jab.
Vemola looks to score with a jab to the body but Brute is just out of range.
Vemola throws a hook to the side of Brute's head but Brute sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brute takes one to the side of the head.
Vemola connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brute darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vemola moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brute misses with a straight right.
Vemola throws a poor cross that misses
and Brute counters with a nice uppercut.
Brute throws a hook but Vemola blocks it.
Vemola throws a lazy uppercut
and Brute counters nicely by changing levels and landing 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!
Vemola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brute throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vemola's waist but Vemola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brute off to one side.
Vemola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice combination there by Brute.
Brute misses the shot to the body.
Vemola misses the shot to the body.
Bull Brute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute misses with a wild body shot.
Vemola throws a looping overhand right but Brute ducks down to avoid it.
Vemola misses with a body shot.
Brute throws a big shot that misses.
Vemola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brute stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brute throws a hook but Vemola avoids it easily.
Vemola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vemola drops his hands momentarily and Brute takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brute avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vemola was well out of range. Poor timing from Brute.
Brute checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vemola is looking to chop away at Brute's legs.
Brute scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Vemola lands.
Vemola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brute ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brute connects with a crisp jab.
Vemola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vemola lands a nice looking body shot.
Vemola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vemola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brute.
Brute misses with a two punch combination.
Brute takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brute uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vemola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vemola scores with the left hand. Brute knows he should have avoided that one.
Brute darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vemola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brute at a distance.
Vemola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brute is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brute takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vemola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vemola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Vemola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vemola cracks Brute with an open hand slap.
Karlos Vemola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vemola scores with a hook.
Vemola connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karlos Vemola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vemola 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karlos Vemola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenrick Nikil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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285 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenrick Nikil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Schultz loads up on a big right hand but Nikil slips the punch.
A big left from Schultz misses.
Nikil moves out of range as Schultz strikes.
Nikil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schultz's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schultz controls Nikil momentarily but Nikil frees himself.
Nikil tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Nikil throws a big right hand that misses.
Schultz is trying to control the position but Nikil postures up.
Schultz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nikil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikil postures up in Schultz's guard and throws a big left but Schultz blocks it.
Nikil trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Nikil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schultz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nikil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nikil won't allow Schultz to sweep him here.
Nikil throws a big right hand that misses.
Nikil throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikil tries to free his leg and advance position but Schultz is retaining full guard.
Nikil is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Nikil throws a big right hand that misses.
Nikil throws an elbow that misses. Schultz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nikil's guard. Nice move by Schultz!
Nikil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses. Nikil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schultz's guard. Nice move by Nikil!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikil throwing strikes from guard but Schultz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikil throws a strike but Schultz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schultz passes Nikil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schultz thows a huge punch but Nikil dodges it nicely.
Schultz trying to pass the guard but Nikil defending well.
Schultz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nikil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schultz is working away from the top position though.
Nikil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schultz.
Schultz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schultz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schultz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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!
Schultz looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Schultz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenrick Nikil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nikil looking to score a takedown here. Schultz is defending well but Nikil drives through and ends up in Schultz's guard.
Schultz trying to control the position.
Nikil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nikil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikil landing with the ground and pound.
Nikil postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schultz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nikil, into his guard.
Schultz looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throwing strikes but missing.
Schultzis looking to pass into half guard but Nikil pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nikil is in guard.
Nikil is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Nikil with a nice head shot there.
Nikil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Nikil from controlling successfully.
Nikil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nikil trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikil throwing strikes but missing.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schultz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikil throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikil throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikil advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikil misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Nikil seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schultz regains half guard, as Nikil was trying to land strikes.
Nikil looks to land a strike but Schultz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nikil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schultz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikil throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikil throwing strikes but missing.
Nikil throws a strike but Schultz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schultz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikil seems keen to control Schultz's posture.
Schultz pushes down on Nikil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikil controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenrick Nikil dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Nikil misses with a straight right.
A jab from Schultz misses.
Schultz throws a hook but Nikil avoids it easily.
Nikil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Nikil moves into the clinch.
Schultz is looking for a takedown.
Nikil has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schultz regains guard immediately.
Nikil throws a big right hand that misses.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kenrick Nikil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikil throws an elbow that misses. Schultz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nikil's guard. Nice move by Schultz!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schultz postures up in Nikil's guard and throws a big left but Nikil blocks it.
Nikil wants to sweep but no luck.
Schultz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schultz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikil is keeping the position for now.
Schultz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schultz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nikil manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nikil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schultz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikil trying to keep a closed guard but Schultz is proving a slippery customer.
Nikil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schultz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is looking to advance position but Nikil has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nikil lands with some strikes.
Dutch Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikil misses with some ground and pound and Schultz recovers position to half guard.
Nikil is keen to just control but Schultz is a slippery customer.
Schultz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nikil throwing shots but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Nikil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikil.
Nikil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenrick Nikil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schultz wants to get back to full guard but Nikil has mounted him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikil looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultz gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenrick Nikil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nikil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenrick Nikil!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenrick Nikil thanked [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (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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285 lbs
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255 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg working the ground and pound but Yaroslev is defending the strikes.
Goldberg tries to move to mount but Yaroslev blocks the move with his legs.
Goldberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Goldberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yaroslev is avoiding damage well.
Yaroslev stops Goldberg from passing to mount.
Goldberg lands an elbow.
Yaroslev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yaroslev tries to get out of the position.
Goldberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yaroslev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaroslev dodges the ground and pound from Goldberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Goldberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Goldberg is trying to ground and pound but Yaroslev uses the momentary lack of control by Goldberg to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is pressing down on Yaroslev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yaroslev is holding on for now.
Yaroslev wants to get back to full guard.
Yaroslev is working hard here to advance position.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldberg is looking to pass Yaroslev's guard but actually Yaroslev recovers to full guard.
Yaroslev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldberg on the ground.
Goldberg advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldberg tries to advance to mount but can't.
Goldberg working the ground and pound but Yaroslev is defending the strikes.
Goldberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Goldberg with the ground and pound but Yaroslev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Goldberg is looking to advance position but Yaroslev won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldberg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yaroslev to regain full guard.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaroslev is keeping the position for now.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Yaroslev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Yaroslev!
Yaroslev is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goldberg wants to sweep here but Yaroslev controlling him for the moment.
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yaroslev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaroslev throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaroslev postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaroslev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaroslev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaroslev is in close to Goldberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goldberg drives through with a takedown into Yaroslev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Yaroslev is keeping the position.
Yaroslev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goldberg is fighting to break Yaroslev's control of his arms but Yaroslev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Yaroslev is keeping the position.
Yaroslev trying to control the position here.
Yaroslev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldberg is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg landing with the ground and pound.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Yaroslev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Yaroslev!
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bill Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaroslev's guard.
Yaroslev keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Yaroslev looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaroslev, not yet.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Yaroslev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Yaroslev!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev distracts Goldberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaroslev lands a couple of digs.
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaroslev forces his way into half guard.
Yaroslev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaroslev throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaroslev throwing strikes but missing.
Yaroslev is pushing down on Goldberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goldberg is fighting to maintain full guard but Yaroslev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goldberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yaroslev.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaroslev thows a huge punch but Goldberg dodges it nicely.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev throws a strike but Goldberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yaroslev postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaroslev won't allow Goldberg to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaroslev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaroslev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaroslev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Yaroslev dominated that second round.
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.
Yaroslev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaroslev throws a leg kick but Goldberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yaroslev throws a front kick aimed at Goldberg's knee but Goldberg avoids it well.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yaroslev!
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goldberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yaroslev?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
Goldberg is landing with some decent strikes but Yaroslev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yaroslev is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldberg lands a big elbow.
Oh Yaroslev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldberg prevents Yaroslev from getting the reversal.
Goldberg with a couple of short strikes.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yaroslev looks a forlorn figure.
Goldberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yaroslev blocking the ground and pound.
Goldberg sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Goldberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Yaroslev is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Yaroslev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yaroslev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Goldberg.
Goldberg breaks from Yaroslev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yaroslev is bucking up trying to escape but Goldberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yaroslev looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Goldberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yaroslev is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldberg with shots to the head and body - Yaroslev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Goldberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Goldberg.
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Goldberg. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
BOOM! Goldberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg looking to finish Yaroslev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yaroslev!
Goldberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Yaroslev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Goldberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goldberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldberg with a couple of short strikes.
Goldberg is landing with some decent strikes but Yaroslev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg landing strikes from the mount and Yaroslev is in trouble!
BOOM! Goldberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goldberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goldberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yaroslev working to try and regain half guard.
Goldberg lands a heavy elbow.
Goldberg scoring with strikes but Yaroslev is staying in there.
Goldberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yaroslev looks a forlorn figure.
Goldberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yaroslev seems to have got his legs back now.
Yaroslev sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Goldberg uses his free foot to push down on Yaroslev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yaroslev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goldberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldberg working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Yaroslev slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yaroslev defending well though.
Yaroslev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goldberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaroslev is keeping the position for now.
Yaroslev pulls Goldberg in close to prevent any damage.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaroslev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yaroslev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goldberg's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yaroslev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goldberg 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monk Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
0 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Dope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monk Eastman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dope moves out of range of the strikes.
Dope throws a series of punches but Eastman avoids them all with ease.
Eastman works the jab nicely.
Dope closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dope is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eastman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eastman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eastman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dope stalling.
Eastman wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shaggy Dope just wasn't active enough.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dope.
It looks like Monk Eastman has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Eastman.
Eastman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eastman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastman throws a jab when Dope was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman takes one to the side of the head.
Eastman throws a right hand that misses
and Dope counters with a one-two to the body.
Eastman throws a right hand that misses
and Dope counters with a left and a right that stings Eastman.
Eastman is rocked!
Eastman looks gassed!
Dope Throws a clean left jab. Dope Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Eastman's chin! Eastman crumbles to the ground and Dope follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Dope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shaggy Dope!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales comes into the arena with Fugees Ready or Not blaring out of the sound system. Sergio Morales is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales moves into the clinch.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver working aggressively here.
Morales wants to stall.
Silver stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Morales comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver has Morales pushed against the cage.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sergio Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver avoids the head kick by Morales.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Morales wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morales.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver moves out of range of the leg kick from Morales.
Silver checks a low kick from Morales.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sergio Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Morales throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Morales blocks a jab.
Morales throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Morales dominated 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.
Morales tries a head kick but it misses.
Morales scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Silver has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales looking to stall.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales wants to stall.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Morales would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales blocking some punches.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Silver pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Silver in his tracks for a moment.
Silver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Morales tries to tie him up.
Silver working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver drags the fight down to the ground.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver trying to control the position here.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Morales wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morales throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales slips a jab from Silver.
Silver rushes Morales and presses him up against the cage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver fails to pull guard.
Sergio Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales takes one on the button.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Morales.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Morales avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Silver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morales avoids it really well and circles away.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morales misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silver is in Morales's guard.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Silver is proving a slippery customer.
Morales keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Morales has Silver pulled in close to control his posture.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Morales.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver lands with a light punch inside.
Jordan Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Silver looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales is pushing Silver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Morales can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver working aggressively here.
Morales stalling the fight.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver lands a body shot.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver working aggressively here.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sergio Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morales throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Morales only half commits.
Morales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Morales is looking to score with low kicks.
Sergio Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver rushes Morales and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silver 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Silver!
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