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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit has chosen Same in the End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Bodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Brit!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit drives through with a takedown into Bodi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bodi keeping moving, preventing Brit from controlling successfully.
Bodi seems keen to control Brit's posture.
Brit trying to control the position from guard on top but Bodi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bodi working a defensive guard but Brit manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brit controlling the position.
Bodi prevents Brit from moving into mount.
Bodi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bodi tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit is working to tighten is grip on Bodi's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bodi has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Brit is really squeezing tight and eventually Bodi passes out! Brit breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Brit!
An out of breath Jimmy Brit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo comes to the cage accompanied by ICP - Miracles. Lawrence Bimbo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bimbo checks a leg kick.
Bimbo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Bimbo shoots in.
Bimbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Bimbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bimbo.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Bimbo slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Bimbo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Bimbo is rocked!
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Bimbo crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bimbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Bimbo walks straight into a right hand from Johnson - that's dropped him! Johnson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bimbo from any more punishment! Bimbo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lawry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Lawry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lex Diamonds's chin.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lex Diamonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lawry!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamonds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diamonds's guard now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diamonds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawry defends well.
Diamonds throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lawry uses it to pass to side control.
Diamonds tries to bench press Lawry off him but Lawry keeps the position.
Lawry decides to stand back up.
Diamonds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamonds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lawry tries to free his leg and advance position but Diamonds is retaining full guard.
Lawry is looking to stand up but Diamonds won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamonds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diamonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lawry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diamonds is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diamonds is breathing heavily.
Lawry gets to his feet. Diamonds looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lawry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diamonds counters with a series of strikes. Lawry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawry tries to bum rush Diamonds with a series of wild strikes but Diamonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamonds falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diamonds looking for submissions off his back.
Lawry stands up and beckons Diamonds to join him on the feet.
Diamonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawry circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diamonds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lawry stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawry gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawry trying to control the pace.
Lawry decides to stand and escape the position.
Lawry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diamonds sizes up Lawry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawry fails with the takedown.
Lawry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diamonds is fending him off so far but Lawry persists. Nope, Diamonds circles away and we're back to standing.
Lex Diamonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lawry.
Diamonds looks to land a combination but Lawry avoids it well.
Diamonds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diamonds's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diamonds swinging wildly here.
Diamonds misses with a combination
and Lawry counters with a single leg into guard. Diamonds didn't expect that.
Diamonds keeping moving, preventing Lawry from controlling successfully.
Diamonds is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diamonds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diamonds wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamonds misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diamonds!
Lawry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Lawry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diamonds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lawry controlling the pace for now.
Diamonds is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawry controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamonds regains half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawry trying to control the pace.
Mike Lawry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diamonds tries to bum rush Lawry with a series of wild strikes but Lawry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diamonds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lawry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diamonds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds is in trouble now - Lawry has advanced to mount!
Lawry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diamonds is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lawry controlling his opponent.
Diamonds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lawry controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mike Lawry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diamonds is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diamonds is looking to improve his position but Lawry isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diamonds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawry slips a jab and a cross from Diamonds.
Diamonds dives in and grabs Lawry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawry pushes down on Diamonds's head and hops out.
Diamonds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawry manages to break the clinch.
Diamonds throws a combination. Lawry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawry shoots for a takedown but Diamonds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawry closes the distance and clinches up with Diamonds, looking for a takedown. Lawry pushes Diamonds against the cage but Diamonds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamonds throws a series of punches but Lawry avoids them all with ease.
Diamonds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lex Diamonds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diamonds stuffs the takedown.
Lex Diamonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lawry.
Lawry tries for a takedown but Diamonds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diamonds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Lawry does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamonds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lawry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diamonds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawry stands up from Diamonds's guard - Lawry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diamonds shoots in looking for a takedown but Lawry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diamonds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diamonds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diamonds wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawry misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diamonds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diamonds!
Lawry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diamonds is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diamonds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lex Diamonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diamonds is looking to improve his position but Lawry isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lawry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawry 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... Mike Lawry!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Lawry thanked BioPharm Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato has chosen I'll whip ya head as his entrance music. 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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Renato!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Renato's leg but Renato calmly moves out of range.
Renato avoids the body shot from Carter.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Renato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Renato manages to avoid it.
Renato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
Renato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Renato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Renato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Renato landing some nice looking knees 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!
Renato prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Renato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Renato.
Nice elbow from Renato.
It looks like Desmond Carter has been cut.
Renato keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Renato tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Renato.
Renato lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Renato lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Renato slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Carter lands with a hook. Renato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Renato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Desmond Carter's cut is getting worse.
Renato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Renato settles back down.
Renato wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Renato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Renato.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter lands a head shot.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Renato's head back.
Renato misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Desmond Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
That kick from Renato tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carter is defended easily by Renato.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Renato sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renato leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Renato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Renato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Renato avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Renato!
Carter 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carter throwing strikes here but Renato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renato tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Renato is trying to escape the mount.
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 Desmond Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Renato tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renato's hands.
Renato is looking to clinch.
Carter jabs Renato right on the nose. Renato blinks but takes it well.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Carter lands a jab to Renato's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Renato moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renato throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Renato circles away.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Renato. Renato maintains the clinch.
Renato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Renato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Renato.
Artur Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Renato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato slips a straight right by Carter.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artur Renato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Renato slips a jab from Carter.
Renato misses with a double jab
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Renato.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Renato keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Renato trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter wants to control from the top but Renato keeps moving.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Renato is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Renato tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Renato throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Renato tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Renato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Renato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Desmond Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Renato is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Renato throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Desmond Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Renato throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.
Renato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
Renato wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Renato tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Artur Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a low kick but Renato avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renato.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renato thows a body kick. Carter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Renato throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Renato slips a straight right by Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Renato tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Renato throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Renato misses.
Carter throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Renato throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Renato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Renato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Renato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Renato sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Renato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carter is working away from the top position though.
Renato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Renato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Renato tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Renato is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Renato circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
Desmond Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Renato moved out of range.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Renato's waist but Renato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Carter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Renato did well to prevent Carter getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desmond Carter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Carter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Desmond Carter made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Charles Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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230 lbs
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260 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Charles Brock!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock has his takedown stuffed
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Brock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Brock tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edward Charles Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Brock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Brock shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Brock.
Brock with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brock.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brock's sensitive parts.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Brock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kelly tries to kick Brock off but Brock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock blocking some punches.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Brock tries to pull guard but Kelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Brock drops back down to his feet.
Brock tries to pull guard but Kelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Brock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brock scores a takedown into full mount!
Kelly tries to lock up and control but Brock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kelly is holding on tight.
Kelly can't escape the position.
Brock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock avoids the attempt from Kelly to control.
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brock landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Brock is working for a guillotine from mount but Kelly frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly'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.
Brock fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Brock was not able to check.
Brock drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brock tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brock's knee momentarily.
Brock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brock shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Brock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Brock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Brock 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Gerry Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly thumps Brock with a low kick.
Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Brock.
Brock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Brock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brock misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock checks the leg kick.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brock shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Brock moves out of range.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly wants to slow Brock down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brock misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly thumps Brock with a low kick.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Brock misses with a takedown
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly thumps Brock with a low kick.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brock. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Brock tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerry Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Brock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock blocks a jab.
Brock checks a low kick from Kelly.
Brock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Brock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerry Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Brock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brock shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly motions for Brock to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brock with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Brock shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brock takes one on the button.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brock slips a straight right by Kelly.
Brock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edward Charles Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Kelly tenderised Brock's leg. Brock is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don The Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Duality - Slipknot. Don The Fist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don The Fist!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Fist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tests The Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Fist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith checks a low kick from The Fist.
The Fist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Fist scrambles back to his feet.
Smith avoids the head kick by The Fist.
The Fist takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith missing with a left hand there. The Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a jab when The Fist was well out of range.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Fist lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
The Fist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Fist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a body punch but The Fist moves out of range.
The Fist shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but The Fist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. The Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Fist throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Fist takes one on the button.
The Fist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Fist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist takes one to the side of the head.
Smith scores with the left hand. The Fist knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Don The Fist has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by The Fist.
The Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Fist avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but The Fist moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Fist manages to avoid it.
The Fist throws a leg kick that misses.
The Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Fist moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Fist manages to avoid it.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Fist takes one on the button.
Smith misses with a hook. The Fist ducked under it nicely.
The Fist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Fist. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
The Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tests The Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Fist doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith cracks The Fist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. The Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but The Fist slips the punch.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith blocks a head kick by The Fist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
The Fist moves away from the strike by Smith.
The Fist 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don The Fist'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.
The Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noel Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
The Fist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith throws a hook but The Fist avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Fist.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
Smith swings for the body but The Fist moves out of range.
The Fist throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith avoids the head kick by The Fist.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Fist but The Fist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith punishes The Fist's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from The Fist. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from The Fist.
The Fist motions for Smith to come forward. The Fist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Don The Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Fist - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Fist. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Fist misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith cracks a nice hook into The Fist's ribs.
Smith dives in and grabs The Fist's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Fist pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noel Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Fist fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Fist lands a head kick!
The Fist throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
The Fist defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Fist lands with a slapping head kick.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith digs a good body shot into The Fist's ribs.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have The Fist backpedaling.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. The Fist is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in The Fist's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Fist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Fist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Fist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Fist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith pushing down on The Fist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to The Fist's temple.
The Fist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Fist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Noel Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don The Fist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
The Fist throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
The Fist slips a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
The Fist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith blocks a head kick by The Fist.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
The Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
The Fist misses with a body kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by The Fist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Don The Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Fist doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith works The Fist's body with a nice hook.
The Fist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for The Fist on that attempt.
The Fist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws the left hand but The Fist avoids the punch easily.
The Fist avoids the body shot from Smith.
A combination from The Fist does no damage.
The Fist walks into a left hand.
Noel Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Fist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Fist misses with a head kick.
The Fist misses with a leg kick.
Don The Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith missing with a left hand there. The Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Fist 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.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
The Fist scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Fist throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
The Fist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Fist.
The Fist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith takes a swing at The Fist's ribcage but misses.
The Fist is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
The Fist throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Fist as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from The Fist.
The Fist throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Fist at a distance.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Fist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
The Fist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith throws a strike but The Fist avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noel Smith!
Noel Smith very nearly forgot to thank "PWNAGE - over 100 designs under $20" amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vemola has chosen The Balfa Brothers - Parlez Nous A Boire as his entrance music. Harvey Holcomb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karlos Vemola's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Holcomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holcomb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vemola.
Vemola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vemola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Harvey Holcomb has been cut.
A combination from Holcomb does no damage.
Holcomb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Holcomb.
Holcomb misses with the combination.
Holcomb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey Holcomb's cut is getting worse.
Vemola scores with a body shot.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Vemola and Holcomb goes tumbling to the canvas! Vemola follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vemola passes to side control.
Holcomb tries to bench press Vemola off him but Vemola keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vemola tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holcomb's legs.
Holcomb trying his best to control but Vemola has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vemola controlling the position easily from mount.
Holcomb is looking to improve his position but Vemola isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb tries to lock up and control but Vemola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holcomb is working to get back to half guard.
Vemola controlling the pace for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karlos Vemola hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Holcomb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vemola misses with a straight left.
Vemola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holcomb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vemola.
Vemola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harvey Holcomb's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slow jab from Holcomb misses its intended target.
Holcomb misses with a body shot.
Vemola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holcomb misses with a hook. Vemola ducked under it nicely.
Vemola cracks a nice hook into Holcomb's ribs.
Holcomb is breathing heavily.
Vemola connects with a nice looking jab.
Vemola connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Vemola. Beautiful body shot.
Vemola lands a jab to Holcomb's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vemola takes a swing at Holcomb's ribcage but misses.
Vemola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vemola jabs Holcomb right on the nose. Holcomb blinks but takes it well.
Jeez, Harvey Holcomb's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harvey Holcomb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karlos Vemola!
Karlos Vemola 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Van Gundy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Brooks's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Van Gundy.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Van Gundy slips the punch.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Van Gundy is out of range.
Van Gundy lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks shoots in but Van Gundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice body kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a head kick.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Van Gundy slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Brooks as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Van Gundy finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
It looks like Eddie Brooks has been cut.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks throws an off balance right hand
and Van Gundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Van Gundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Brooks.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy - that landed with a thud.
Van Gundy lands an uppercut.
Brooks is looking for a takedown.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gundy controls his hands.
Van Gundy missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gundy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brooks looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gundy controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Gundy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Brooks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brooks's gas tank.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Van Gundy crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Van Gundy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Van Gundy digs a right hand underneath Brooks's ribcage. Brooks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Gundy stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Van Gundy as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Van Gundy breaks from the clinch.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Van Gundy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks is rocked!
Van Gundy lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Van Gundy!
An out of breath Stan Van Gundy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klas Ondahl will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondahl takes a swing at Concrete's ribcage but misses.
Ondahl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Concrete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Concrete digs a good hook to Ondahl's body.
Ondahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Concrete.
Ondahl moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Ondahl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Concrete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ondahl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Concrete tries to avoid it but Ondahl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Concrete to the ground. Concrete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Concrete lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ondahl doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondahl slips a jab and a cross from Concrete.
Concrete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ondahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondahl tries to clinch up
and Concrete counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ondahl trying to control the position here.
Ondahl keeping moving, preventing Concrete from controlling successfully.
Ondahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Concrete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ondahl is keeping the position for now.
Ondahl is trying to keep Concrete in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Concrete.
Ondahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Concrete connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ondahl scrambles back to his feet.
Ondahl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ondahl thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concrete's head.
Concrete wants to improve his position but Ondahl is controlling well.
Concrete is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ondahl pulls his head out easily.
Concrete slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondahl avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Concrete has Ondahl pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl looking to pass the guard.
Concrete not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ondahl looking to pass the guard.
Concrete is adopting a defensive guard.
Ondahl looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ondahl wants to control from the top but Concrete keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Concrete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ondahl.
Jack Concrete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete dives in and grabs Ondahl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ondahl pushes down on Concrete's head and hops out.
Concrete clobbers Ondahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Concrete comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ondahl swinging wildly here.
Concrete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concrete stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Concrete wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Concrete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Ondahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Concrete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Concrete moves away from the strike by Ondahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Concrete dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Concrete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ondahl.
Ondahl shoots in looking for a takedown. Concrete tries to sprawl out of it but Ondahl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Concrete manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ondahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Concrete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ondahl wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Concrete as Ondahl shoots in.
Jack Concrete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete scores with a punch to the head.
Ondahl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Concrete.
Concrete uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ondahl.
Concrete lands a slapping body shot.
Ondahl misses with a hook. Concrete ducked under it nicely.
Concrete lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ondahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Concrete lands with a hook. Ondahl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Concrete uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ondahl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Concrete.
Ondahl slips a jab from Concrete.
Concrete misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Concrete goes for a takedown attempt but Ondahl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ondahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ondahl thumps Concrete with a low kick.
A combination from Concrete does no damage.
Concrete works Ondahl's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Concrete finds it's way through Ondahl's defenses.
Concrete lands with a nice combination. Ondahl backs away looking to recover.
Concrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ondahl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ondahl fails with the takedown.
Concrete uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete thows a body shot but no joy.
Klas Ondahl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondahl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ondahl ducks right into an uppercut from Concrete.
Ondahl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jack Concrete has been cut.
Ondahl shoots in looking for a takedown but Concrete manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ondahl's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Concrete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ondahl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concrete throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ondahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Concrete misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Concrete dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Concrete's cut.
That's time! Concrete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Concrete scores with a four punch combination!
Concrete lands with a right hand.
Concrete 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.
Concrete throws the left hand but Ondahl avoids the punch easily.
Concrete keeps the fight on the outside.
Ondahl has a takedown stuffed.
Ondahl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ondahl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ondahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Concrete.
Concrete lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondahl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Concrete uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Concrete lands with a right hand.
Ondahl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ondahl is rocked!
Ondahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ondahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Concrete finish him?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Concrete.
A swing and a miss from Concrete.
Ondahl seems to have recovered his senses.
Ondahl loads up on a big right hand but Concrete slips the punch.
Concrete swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ondahl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Concrete lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ondahl or not.
Concrete is stalling here.
Concrete looking for a takedown.
Concrete is looking to control Ondahl's arms but Ondahl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Concrete has his back to the cage.
Concrete lands with a light punch inside.
Concrete swings wildly with an uppercut but Ondahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ondahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Concrete wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ondahl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Concrete has him pressed against the cage.
Concrete has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ondahl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Concrete lands a takedown into guard.
Concrete is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ondahl keeping moving, preventing Concrete from controlling successfully.
Ondahl is trying to hold Concrete in close to prevent damage but Concrete has managed to pass into half guard.
Klas Ondahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Concrete wants to control but Ondahl is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ondahl is defending against the submission attempts here by Concrete.
Concrete is looking to advance position but Ondahl won't allow it.
Jack Concrete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concrete blocks the strikes from Ondahl.
Concrete has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Concrete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Concrete 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Concrete!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Concrete thanked BioPharm Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Wrenton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Still Unbroken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Adin Wrenton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Pratt's chin.
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt takes a swing at Wrenton's ribcage but misses.
Pratt swings widly with a right hand
and Wrenton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Anthony Pratt has been cut.
Pratt misses the body punch
and Wrenton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pratt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wrenton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrenton throws a looping overhand right but Pratt ducks down to avoid it.
Wrenton dips to his left and cracks Pratt with an uppercut!
Wrenton throws a poor cross that misses
and Pratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pratt throws out a powerful jab.
Pratt tests Wrenton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pratt moves forwards but Wrenton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anthony Pratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrenton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pratt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wrenton scores with a counter punch that sends Pratt to the canvas! Wrenton smells blood - he's punishing Pratt with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pratt has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adin Wrenton!
Adin Wrenton took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Guess who's back? Back again? Adin's back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back...'.
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