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MFC 59- Vicious PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between First Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by New York. 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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220 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Boy's head back.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boy.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
First Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boy, as that shot connected.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Boy blocks the low kick.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas slips a straight right by Boy.
Boy swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
First Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thomas.
Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Boy.
First Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Boy throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thomas.
Thomas works on Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Boy.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Thomas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boy!
Thomas looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Boy.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks.
It looks like First Boy has been cut.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boy cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Boy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boy duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Boy with an uppercut!
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Boy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas jabs Boy right on the nose. Boy blinks but takes it well.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boy rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Boy scores with a jab.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Thomas takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boy throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boy to the mat! Boy manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on First Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Boy.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Boy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
First Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boy wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy walks into a jab.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Boy.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Boy punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Boy takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a jab from Boy.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricky Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy 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.
Thomas throws a jab when Boy was well out of range.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
First Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boy, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... First Boy!
After winning the bout, First Boy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Head's choice of entrance music: Requiem For A Dream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head loads up on a big right hand but Givens slips the punch.
Head throws a series of punches but Givens moves out of range.
Givens dives in and grabs Head's left leg, looking for a takedown. Head pushes down on Givens's head and hops out.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Givens has his takedown stuffed
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Givens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Givens lands the left hand.
Head scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Givens doesn't seem bothered though.
Head gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Givens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Head's head.
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!
Givens prevents Head from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head looking to control.
Head managing to control the position.
Givens stands up and waves to Head to follow him.
Givens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Givens showed some decent athleticism there.
Head tries to kick Givens off in order to stand up. Givens Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Givens working the ground and pound but Head is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Givens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Givens stands up and beckons Head to his feet.
Givens moves out of range as Head strikes.
Givens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Head throws out a loose jab but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Givens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Head circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Head struggling a bit here.
Givens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Givens tries for a takedown but Head sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
Head gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Givens.
Givens jumps guard but Head stands there with Givens around his waist. Givens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Head is pressed up against the cage. Givens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Head down to the mat. Head avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Givens staying out of range there.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Givens shoots in and bounces Head off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Givens is looking to stand up but Head won't let him.
Head looking for a sweep. Not yet Head, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens cracks Head with a solid left hand.
Givens postures up in Head's guard and throws a big left but Head blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens stands up from Head's guard - Givens perhaps looking for a knockout.
Givens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Givens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Givens lands a nice looking body kick.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Givens.
Head lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Givens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Head throws a series of strikes that have Givens backpedaling.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Givens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Head looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Givens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working.
Givens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Head to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens stands up.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Givens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Head pinned against the cage. Head gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Head might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Givens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Head tries to score with a low kick but Givens moves his leg out of the way.
Head takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Givens fails with a takedown attempt.
Boot Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Head pinned against the cage. Head gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Head throws a hook to the side of Givens's head but Givens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boot Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head lands a body shot.
Givens closes the distance and clinches up with Head, looking for a takedown. Givens pushes Head against the cage but Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Head does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head thuds his right hand into Givens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Head sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Givens has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head leaves Givens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Head does it's job there.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Head misses.
Head takes one on the button.
Givens fails to land the takedown.
Head connects with a nice looking jab.
Givens staying out of range there.
Givens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Head.
Givens shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Head circles away.
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head throws the left hand but Givens avoids the punch easily.
Givens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Givens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens shoots for a double leg takedown but Head sprawls well. He's pushed Givens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Givens.
Givens shoots in looking for a takedown but Head manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Givens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Head as Givens shoots in.
Head throws a hook to the side of Givens's head but Givens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Givens.
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 Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Givens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Head looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.
Head scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Head with a nice cross.
Givens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Head sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Givens somewhat.
Head lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Head throws a right hand that misses
and Givens counters with a good low kick that Head was not able to check.
Head looks to land a right hand but Givens moved out of range.
Head slaps away a takedown attempt from Givens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Givens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Head. No joy for Givens on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head lands a right hook to the body.
Givens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Givens looks for the body kick but Head saw that one coming.
Givens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Head is fending him off so far but Givens persists. Nope, Head circles away and we're back to standing.
Givens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Givens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Head works Givens's body with a nice hook.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Givens looks for a takedown but Head sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Givens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Head lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Head misses with a hook. Givens ducked under it nicely.
Head misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Givens slips a straight right by Head.
Head connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Givens.
Head throws a wild body kick that Givens sees coming a mile off.
Givens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Head swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Givens.
Givens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Head as he jumps to the side.
Head cracks Givens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boot Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Givens.
Raylan Givens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Givens misses with a takedown
and Head counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Givens swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Givens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Head counters with a left and a right that stings Givens.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Head takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Givens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head throws a jab when Givens was well out of range.
Head wants to land a leg kick but Givens is out of range.
Givens moves out of range of the strikes.
Givens lands with a slapping head kick.
Horrible takedown by Givens or perhaps it was just good defense by Head which made him look bad.
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!
Head tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Givens.
Givens shoots for a double leg takedown but Head sprawls well. He's pushed Givens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boot Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Givens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy comes to the cage accompanied by Boondocks Theme Song. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leeroy can pounce on him.
Leeroy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strangler's head.
Leeroy lands with a cross.
Strangler wants to clinch up but Leeroy keeps it at a distance.
Strangler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeroy.
Leeroy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leeroy wants it to stay on the feet.
Leeroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Strangler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strangler tries to close the distance and clinch but Leeroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strangler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leeroy - the referee stops the clock and Strangler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leeroy. Strangler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy moves out of range of the leg kick from Strangler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strangler manages to avoid it.
Strangler shoots for a takedown but Leeroy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strangler has his takedown stuffed
and Leeroy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce Leeroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New York Strangler.
Strangler moves out of range of the leg kick from Leeroy.
Nice uppercut there from Leeroy.
Leeroy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strangler. That did some damage!
Strangler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strangler tries to clinch
and Leeroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Strangler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strangler blocks the body kick.
Strangler has his takedown stuffed
and Leeroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strangler looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strangler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Strangler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leeroy scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Leeroy slams his shin into Strangler's torso.
Leeroy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strangler.
Leeroy throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Leeroy tenderised Strangler's leg. Strangler is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leeroy.
Leeroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leeroy feints and then cracks Strangler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strangler down.
Leeroy lands a slapping body shot.
Leeroy jabs Strangler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leeroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body. Strangler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
New York Strangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strangler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leeroy. Leeroy obviously looking to wear him down.
Strangler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strangler is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leeroy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Strangler.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeroy connects with a jab.
Strangler moves forwards but Leeroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leeroy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leeroy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strangler's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Leeroy.
Leeroy throws a leg kick which misses Strangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Strangler tries to avoid it.
Leeroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strangler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leeroy lands with an uppercut that bounces Strangler off the cage and back into range.
Leeroy tests Strangler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strangler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a body punch but Strangler moves out of range.
Leeroy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strangler fails with the takedown
and Leeroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeroy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strangler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strangler tries to clinch but Leeroy moves away
and Leeroy counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leeroy decides to stand back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leeroy.
Leeroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leeroy scores with a shot to the body.
Leeroy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Leeroy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leeroy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leeroy lands with a nice body punch.
Leeroy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leeroy throws out a powerful jab.
Leeroy is looking to wear down Strangler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leeroy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leeroy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leeroy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leeroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strangler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leeroy.
Strangler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leeroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leeroy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strangler can do to turn this around?
Strangler is breathing heavily.
Leeroy works the jab nicely.
Strangler moves forwards but Leeroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strangler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leeroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leeroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strangler walks straight into a right hand from Leeroy - that's dropped him! Leeroy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Strangler from any more punishment! Strangler 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 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Leeroy!
Bruce Leeroy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Firebird Designs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis comes into the arena with UGK - Pocket Full of Stones blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
165 lbs
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32
166 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hollis misses with a double jab.
Jab by Hollis.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Hollis tries to land a front kick but Wagner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wagner blocks the body kick.
Hollis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wagner's calf.
A combination from Wagner does no damage.
Hollis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hollis connects with a leg kick. Wagner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hollis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Hollis. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Hollis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
Hollis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wagner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hollis lands an overhand right.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollis looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
Hollis misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Hollis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wagner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hollis throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Hollis throws a body kick that misses.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
Joe Hollis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner walks into a straight right hand from Hollis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Hollis throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Hollis moves his leg out of the way.
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hollis, as that shot connected.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner scores with a jab.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Hollis sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner throws a low kick but Hollis avoids it.
Hollis throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hollis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hollis is breathing heavily.
Wagner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wagner looks for the body kick but Hollis saw that one coming.
Wagner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollis, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Hollis.
Wagner shoots for a takedown but Hollis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hollis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollis scores with a spinning back kick!
Hollis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Hollis swinging wildly here.
Wagner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Hollis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wagner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hollis did well to prevent Wagner getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hollis tries to get to full guard but Wagner has control of the leg.
Hollis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wagner is looking to advance position but Hollis won't allow it.
Hollis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wagner.
Wagner wants to take a breather but Hollis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kurt Wagner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hollis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollis.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wagner trying to control but Hollis is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wagner controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hollis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollis is just out of range.
Hollis misses with a head kick.
Hollis looks to land a body kick but Wagner moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wagner.
Hollis lands with a nice body punch.
Hollis is looking to wear down Wagner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Hollis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hollis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A clash of legs there as Hollis blocks the low kick.
Wagner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Hollis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollis was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Hollis throws a push kick but Wagner slaps the foot to one side.
Wagner thows a body shot but no joy.
Wagner scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hollis's calf.
Hollis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wagner finds it's way round the side to connect with Hollis's head.
Hollis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wagner.
Hollis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hollis throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Kurt Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollis.
Hollis checks a leg kick.
Wagner scores with a nice body kick.
Hollis misses with a leg kick.
Hollis throws a series of strikes that have Wagner backpedaling.
Hollis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner throws a good cross that connects.
Hollis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis 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.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner connects with a crisp jab.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hollis is just out of range.
Wagner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollis. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Wagner.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Hollis's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollis tries to avoid it.
Wagner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wagner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hollis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hollis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wagner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hollis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wagner is in Hollis's guard.
Wagner trying to control but Hollis is working from the bottom.
Wagner postures up in Hollis's guard and throws a big left but Hollis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wagner dives into side control.
Wagner takes a little break here. Hollis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wagner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hollis is trying to escape the position but Wagner is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wagner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hollis!
Hollis working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wagner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wagner controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wagner scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollis. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wagner.
Wagner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hollis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Hollis connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Hollis.
Wagner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hollis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hollis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wagner throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wagner.
Hollis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner scores with a jab to the head.
Hollis tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wagner.
Hollis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hollis as he jumps to the side.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hollis ducks right into an uppercut from Wagner.
Hollis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner slips a jab from Hollis.
Hollis throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner lands a nice looking body shot.
Wagner connects with a body shot that sends Hollis's belly button to the back.
Joe Hollis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hollis in his tracks.
Wagner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hollis takes one on the button.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis tries to land a leg kick but Wagner saw it coming and moves away.
Hollis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wagner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wagner lands a right hook to the body.
Hollis swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Hollis misses with a body kick.
Hollis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hollis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Wagner lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollis. That did some damage!
Wagner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wagner lands a right hook to the body.
Hollis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hollis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Hollis's head.
Hollis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wagner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wagner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hollis to the ground. Wagner is now in Hollis's guard.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hollis.
Wagner is looking to take a break and control but Hollis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurt Wagner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wagner trying to control from Hollis's half guard. Hollis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wagner is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner pushes down on Hollis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wagner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wagner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Darius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak has chosen Pain - Shut your mouth as his entrance music. Braxton Darius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
198 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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25
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braxton Darius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laak misses with a low kick.
Darius staying out of range there.
Laak is looking to clinch.
Laak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laak throws a leg kick that misses.
Laak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Darius misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darius jabs Laak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darius misses with a two punch combination.
Laak throws a body kick that misses.
Darius just misses with a punch to the body.
Darius swinging wildly here.
Laak moves away from the strike by Darius.
Darius looks to land a combination but Laak avoids it well.
Darius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius thows a leg kick but Laak checks it
and Laak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Laak.
Darius 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.
Darius misses with a wild body shot.
Laak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darius.
Laak wants to land a leg kick but Darius is out of range.
Laak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darius looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Darius misses with a hook.
Laak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laak is looking to slow Darius down with leg kicks.
Darius misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laak. Darius does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darius is out of range.
Darius avoids the head kick by Laak.
A jab from Darius misses.
Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darius.
A bone on bone clash there as Darius blocks the leg kick.
Darius throws a jab but it's blocked by Laak.
Some bone on bone action there as Darius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laak doesn't seem bothered though.
Laak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darius swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darius walks into a left hand.
Darius tests Laak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laak throws a wild body kick that Darius sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius works Laak's body with a nice hook.
Laak slips under a jab from Darius.
Laak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darius misses with a low kick.
Laak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darius avoids the head kick by Laak.
Laak lands a slapping body shot.
Darius misses with a series of wild punches.
Laak avoids the body shot from Darius.
Laak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak defending well as Darius loads up on a big left hand.
Darius just misses with a punch to the body.
Darius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laak.
Laak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darius lands a nice hook to Laak's body. Laak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darius.
Laak slips a jab from Darius.
Laak looks to throw the jab but Darius is out of range.
Darius misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laak throws a head kick that misses.
Laak slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Laak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laak throws a low kick but Darius moves out of range easily.
Darius 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.
Laak throws a head kick that misses.
Darius throws a looping overhand right but Laak ducks down to avoid it.
Laak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darius is out of range and Laak settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Darius. Beautiful body shot.
Darius misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Darius. Beautiful body shot.
Laak lands with a right hand.
Darius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laak throws out the jab.
Darius throws a jab when Laak was well out of range.
Darius looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
Darius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laak backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius lands a nice hook to Laak's body. Laak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darius scores with a punch to the head.
Darius misses with a low kick.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Darius moves out of range easily.
Laak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darius throws a solid leg kick but Laak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darius.
Darius throws a lazy right hand but Laak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darius moves out of range of the body kick.
Darius takes a swing at Laak's ribcage but misses.
Laak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius punishes Laak's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laak!
Laak is looking to score with low kicks.
Laak looks to clinch
letting Darius counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laak moves away.
Laak tries a head kick but it misses.
Darius looks to land a right hand but Laak moved out of range.
Laak throws a leg kick but Darius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darius misses the jab.
Darius cracks Laak with an open hand slap.
Darius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laak.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darius breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laak at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Laak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darius.
Darius thows a body shot but no joy.
Laak cracks the inside of Darius's front leg.
Darius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Darius's front leg but catches the back leg as Darius tries to avoid it.
Darius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laak throws out a leg kick but Darius moves out of range and Laak only half commits.
Darius throws a lazy right hand but Laak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darius scores with a nice strike.
Laak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darius looks to score with a jab to the body but Laak is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak throws a head kick that misses.
Darius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak defending well as Darius loads up on a big left hand.
Laak thows a body shot but no joy.
Laak has closed the distance and engaged Darius in a clinch.
Darius is trying to break the clinch but Laak is controlling him.
Darius taking a breather.
Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darius backwards.
Laak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laak tries to land a knee to the head but Darius blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darius can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braxton Darius dominated that second round.
That's time! Darius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Laak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darius checks it well.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Darius moves out of range easily.
Darius 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.
Darius lands a nice hook to Laak's body. Laak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laak throws a body punch but Darius moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Darius.
Darius misses with a jab to the body
and Laak counters with a big head kick but Darius shrugs it off.
Darius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darius checks a low kick from Laak.
Braxton Darius is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laak. That's going to slow Darius down.
Laak misses with a kick to the body.
Laak wants to slow Darius down by chopping away at his legs.
Laak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Laak.
Darius lands a nice shot to the body.
Laak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darius.
Good exchange - Darius coming out on top.
A big left from Darius misses.
Laak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laak takes the fight into the clinch.
Darius is trying to break the clinch but Laak has him pressed against the cage.
Darius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laak misses with a body punch.
Laak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darius is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak digs a right hand into Darius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darius's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Darius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darius is trying to force a seperation but Laak has the dominant position.
Darius has had enough of the clinch but Laak keeps him there for the moment.
Darius wants to break free but Laak has control.
Laak struggles to land a body shot inside as Darius controls his hands.
Laak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darius's elbow.
Laak misses with a body punch.
Darius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laak slowing the pace effectively.
Darius is looking to break free of the clinch but Laak has double underhooks.
Laak prevents Darius from breaking the clinch.
Darius scores with a shot to the side of Laak's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Darius.
Laak with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius has had enough of the clinch but Laak keeps him there for the moment.
Laak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darius.
Darius manages to break the clinch.
Laak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darius.
Laak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laak on the side of the head.
Darius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laak slips under a jab.
Laak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laak.
Darius lands a nice shot that snaps Laak's head back.
Darius misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Laak.
Laak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darius.
Darius swings for the body but Laak moves out of range.
Darius moves out of range of the leg kick from Laak.
Laak looks to score with a jab to the body but Darius is just out of range.
Laak misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laak is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darius misses the shot to the body.
Darius connects with a nice looking jab.
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 Braxton Darius.
Well Darius 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 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Braxton Darius!
Braxton Darius got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hype Stealer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stealer has chosen Fast And Strong as his entrance music. 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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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Sommers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hype Stealer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sommers blocks a jab.
Stealer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stealer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sommers.
Sommers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vic Sommers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stealer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stealer throws a head kick but Sommers moves out of range.
Stealer throws a hook but Sommers blocks it.
Stealer scores with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stealer - that will leave a mark!
Stealer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Vic Sommers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sommers shoots in looking for a takedown. Stealer tries to sprawl out of it but Sommers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stealer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stealer throws a leg kick
enabling Sommers to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stealer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sommers on the side of the head.
Sommers thows a body shot but no joy.
Sommers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stealer throws a big shot that misses.
Sommers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stealer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stealer tries to land a front kick but Sommers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sommers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stealer is out of range and Sommers settles back down.
Sommers throws a leg kick
letting Stealer counter with a right hand.
Sommers thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Sommers does no damage.
Sommers misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stealer is looking to score with low kicks.
Stealer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Sommers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sommers scores with a leg kick.
Sommers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sommers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stealer but Stealer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stealer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sommers moves away.
Sommers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stealer counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stealer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stealer connects with a body shot that sends Sommers's belly button to the back.
Sommers is breathing heavily.
Sommers throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stealer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stealer lands with a good body shot.
Stealer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stealer connects with a crisp jab.
Sommers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stealer. Stealer obviously looking to wear him down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sommers. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sommers looks to score with a jab to the body but Stealer is just out of range.
Stealer checks a low kick from Sommers.
Stealer connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sommers throws a body punch but Stealer moves out of range.
Sommers misses with a shot to the body
and Stealer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab lands there for Stealer.
Sommers is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sommers gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Stealer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hype Stealer!
In his post fight interview, Hype Stealer gave a big smile as he said 'LeGoat team bitches .'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Belvedere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere has chosen Lupe Fiasco - Superstar as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hercules Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda moves into the clinch successfully.
Barreda is trying to break free.
Barreda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreda cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Hercules Belvedere has been cut.
Barreda tries to bum rush Belvedere with a series of wild strikes but Belvedere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda cracks a nice hook into Belvedere's ribs.
Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belvedere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Belvedere throws an off balance right hand
and Barreda counters with a left and a right that stings Belvedere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belvedere misses with a body shot.
Barreda throws a one two combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Barreda as he connects with a hook.
Belvedere closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barreda circles away.
Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda lands with a good body shot.
Barreda lands a jab to Belvedere's midsection.
Barreda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belvedere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barreda is looking to wear down Belvedere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barreda.
Barreda lands a nice shot to the body.
Belvedere looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barreda lands a right hook to the body.
Barreda connects with a jab.
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belvedere circles away quickly and effectively.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Belvedere moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belvedere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barreda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belvederes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belvedere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barreda scores with a shot to the body.
Barreda scores with a shot to the body.
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barreda lands a jab to Belvedere's midsection.
Barreda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barreda misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Belvedere avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Barreda.
Barreda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barreda lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belvedere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreda swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belvedere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda lands a lovely overhand right.
Belvedere dodges the punch combination from Barreda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Barreda coming out on top.
Barreda lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hercules Belvedere's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Belvedere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barreda lands a body shot.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away.
Belvedere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda lands a body shot.
Barreda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreda misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belvedere throws a shot from downtown. Barreda moves away and avoids it.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belvedere.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Belvedere closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Belvedere looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belvedere trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom.
Belvedere tries to free his leg and advance position but Barreda is retaining full guard.
Belvedere sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barreda keeping full guard, as Belvedere tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Belvedere from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hercules Belvedere.
Belvedere misses the shot to the body.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barreda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belvedere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barreda wants to clinch up but Belvedere keeps it at a distance.
Barreda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda loads up on a big right hand but Belvedere slips the punch.
Jesus Barreda is winning the standup battle so far.
Belvedere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Belvedere wants to clinch up but Barreda keeps it at a distance.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Barreda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belvedere shoots in looking for a takedown. Barreda tries to sprawl out of it but Belvedere keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barreda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreda stuns Belvedere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hercules Belvedere's cut.
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!
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Belvedere avoids nicely.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barreda tries to clinch up.
Belvedere looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Belvedere trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Belvedere sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barreda's guard.
Belvedere seems to be looking for submissions.
Belvedere wants to take a breather but Barreda is having none of it.
Barreda is trying to control but can't.
Hercules Belvedere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere passes the guard and advances to mount!
Belvedere swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barreda is now in Belvedere's guard. A big mistake from Belvedere there, giving up the dominant position!
Belvedere wants to hit a switch here but Barreda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Belvedere there!
Barreda tries to control but Belvedere wriggling away.
Belvedere sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere trying to control from the bottom.
Barreda content to control rather than advance.
Barreda blocks the strikes from Belvedere.
Belvedere works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belvedere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belvedere wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere trying to keep a closed guard but Barreda is proving a slippery customer.
Barreda trying to control the position from guard on top but Belvedere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barreda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belvedere's guard.
Jesus Barreda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barreda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belvedere has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barreda has managed to get both his arms back between Belvedere's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belvedere isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barreda stacks Belvedere on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barreda!
Belvedere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belvedere is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules Belvedere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barreda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Barreda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jesus Barreda made sure he mentioned Convicted Trap House, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estevan Ledesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledesma comes into the arena with Mark Ronson ft Q-Tip - Bang Bang blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estevan Ledesma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane Jr !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kane Jr .
Ledesma misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ledesma misses with a straight left.
Kane Jr connects with the punch.
Ledesma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane Jr .
Ledesma tries to move into range but Kane Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ledesma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kane Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ledesma somewhat.
Kane Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ledesma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Kane Jr .
Horrible takedown by Ledesma or perhaps it was just good defense by Kane Jr which made him look bad.
Kane Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jigoro Kane Jr has been cut.
Ledesma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane Jr .
Ledesma throws a poor cross that misses
and Kane Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane Jr cracks Ledesma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ledesma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ledesma checks a leg kick.
Ledesma slips a jab and a cross from Kane Jr .
Ledesma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ledesma fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kane Jr to the ground. Ledesma is now in Kane Jr 's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane Jr wants to stand but Ledesma is controlling the position.
Kane Jr keeping full guard, as Ledesma tries to pass.
Ledesma prevents Kane Jr from getting back to his feet.
Ledesma tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane Jr is retaining full guard.
Kane Jr wants to stand and escape but Ledesma is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma trying to control but Kane Jr is working from the bottom.
Kane Jr keeping full guard, as Ledesma tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kane Jr throws a hook to the side of Ledesma's head but Ledesma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane Jr throws a leg kick which misses Ledesma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ledesma tries to avoid it.
Kane Jr takes one on the button.
Kane Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Kane Jr misses.
Estevan Ledesma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ledesma moves into the clinch.
Kane Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Kane Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ledesma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane Jr misses with some punches.
Kane Jr lands an uppercut.
Kane Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ledesma lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane Jr backwards.
Kane Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ledesmas head.
Kane Jr prevents a body shot from Ledesma.
Kane Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Kane Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledesma blocks a body shot from Kane Jr .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ledesma.
Kane Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kane Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ledesma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ledesma tries to throw a body punch but Kane Jr avoids it by throwing Ledesma back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ledesma throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane Jr .
Ledesma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane Jr takes a shot to the head.
Kane Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ledesma blocks a body shot from Kane Jr .
Ledesma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ledesma is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane Jr gets an underhook and turns Ledesma into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr is working Ledesma over against the cage.
Ledesma is breathing heavily.
Kane Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ledesma's head.
Kane Jr is pressed up against the cage. Ledesma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane Jr down to the mat. Kane Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estevan Ledesma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ledesma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane Jr misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters circling - Kane Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ledesma misses with a looping right.
Ledesma looks for a takedown but Kane Jr sprawls well.
Kane Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ledesma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane Jr 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ledesma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ledesma shoots in but Kane Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ledesma misses with a double jab.
Ledesma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ledesma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ledesma moves forwards but Kane Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kane Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ledesma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ledesma lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Ledesma.
Kane Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jigoro Kane Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledesma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ledesma shoots in looking for a takedown. Kane Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Ledesma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kane Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jigoro Kane Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ledesma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estevan Ledesma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ledesma ducks under a wild hook from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr clinches up against the cage.
Kane Jr misses with the head strike.
Kane Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ledesma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kane Jr prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane Jr connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ledesma in his tracks.
Kane Jr moves into the clinch.
Kane Jr gets through Ledesma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kane Jr .
A right hand to the body from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Kane Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ledesma fails to land.
Ledesma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ledesma controls his hands.
Kane Jr misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Kane Jr .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ledesma controls the action.
Kane Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kane Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr taking a breather.
Kane Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Kane Jr just leaning against Ledesma, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ledesma avoids it by throwing Kane Jr back against the cage.
Kane Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ledesma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ledesma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kane Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ledesma backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ledesma.
Kane Jr pushes Ledesma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ledesma is rocked!
Kane Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Ledesma blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr lands with a right to the head.
Kane Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ledesma avoids it by throwing Kane Jr back against the cage.
Jigoro Kane Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ledesma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane Jr is keeping busy.
Kane Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ledesma.
Kane Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ledesma.
Ledesma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kane Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kane Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Ledesma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ledesma looks for a takedown but Kane Jr sprawls well.
Ledesma seems to have got his legs back now.
Ledesma misses with a body shot.
Kane Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane Jr is looking to clinch.
Ledesma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jigoro Kane Jr 's cut.
That's time! Ledesma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ledesma finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kane Jr 's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ledesma falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Kane Jr !
Jigoro Kane Jr 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine thumps Katsumoto with a low kick.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Katsumoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katsumoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Katsumoto's body. Katsumoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsumoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Valentine in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Valentine.
Katsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Katsumoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Katsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Katsumoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsumoto at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Katsumoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentine 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.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Valentine defending well as Katsumoto loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Katsumoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katsumoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Katsumoto is controlling the position.
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow strike.
Valentine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katsumoto breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Katsumoto moved out of range nicely.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsumoto's sensitive parts.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto scores with a nice body kick.
Katsumoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Katsumoto is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katsumoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katsumoto rushes Valentine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katsumoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsumoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine working aggressively here.
Katsumoto misses with a body punch.
Katsumoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregg Valentine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine'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.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsumoto. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsumoto walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
Gregg Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsumoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentine.
Valentine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine scores with the left hand. Katsumoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katsumoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Valentine misses with a low kick as Katsumoto jumps back.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Valentine.
Katsumoto throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Katsumoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Katsumoto scores with a leg kick.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Katsumoto.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Katsumoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsumoto.
An inside leg kick from Katsumoto misses.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katsumoto.
Valentine cracks Katsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine moves out of range as Katsumoto strikes.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katsumoto can pounce on him.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentine.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsumoto manages to avoid it.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Katsumoto misses its intended target.
Katsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valentine scores with a hook.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine jabs Katsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Katsumoto misses its intended target.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice 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!
Katsumoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A cross from Valentine lands.
Valentine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valentine cracks the inside of Katsumoto's front leg.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsumoto has time to react.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine drops his hands momentarily and Katsumoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto throws a wild body kick that Valentine sees coming a mile off.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Katsumoto.
Nice cross by Valentine.
Katsumoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Katsumoto.
Valentine cracks Katsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Valentine
and Katsumoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Katsumoto throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Katsumoto is predictable there
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Katsumoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Katsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Katsumoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valentine motions for Katsumoto to come forward. Valentine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsumoto.
Katsumoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Valentine finds it's way through Katsumoto's defenses.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Katsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine thumps Katsumoto with a low kick.
Valentine throws a hook but Katsumoto avoids it easily.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine feints and then cracks Katsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsumoto down.
Katsumoto tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Valentine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Valentine wants to slow Katsumoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine feints and then cracks Katsumoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsumoto down.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Valentine checks it.
Katsumoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsumoto motions for Valentine to come forward. Katsumoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine slips under a jab.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katsumoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katsumoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Katsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Valentine blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gregg Valentine just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine 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.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katsumoto cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Katsumoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Valentine moves forwards but Katsumoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentine.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsumoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katsumoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katsumoto tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
Katsumoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine keeps Katsumoto at a distance using the push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto moves forwards but Valentine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
Katsumoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Katsumoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valentine connects with a looping right hand.
Valentine connects with a body shot that sends Katsumoto's belly button to the back.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine scores with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Katsumoto misses
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katsumoto is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katsumoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsumoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine scores with a hook.
Valentine tests Katsumoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine lands with a nice combination. Katsumoto backs away looking to recover.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Katsumoto lands a jab to the head.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsumoto's calf.
Katsumoto scores with a nice head shot.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsumoto.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katsumoto clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katsumoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Valentine fails to land the takedown.
Katsumoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Katsumoto clinches.
Katsumoto looking to stall.
Valentine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Katsumoto prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Takashi Katsumoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Donk. Valentine catches Katsumoto right on the button with a cross.
Katsumoto with a nice cross.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsumoto has time to react.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Katsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine misses with a right hand
and Katsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valentine's knee momentarily.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Katsumoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Valentine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Katsumoto moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Katsumoto connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsumoto wants to clinch.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Katsumoto is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
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!
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that Valentine semi-blocks.
Katsumoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Katsumoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katsumoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Katsumoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katsumoto moves away from the strike by Valentine.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsumoto.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Katsumoto lands but Valentine takes it in his stride.
Katsumoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Valentine checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Valentine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Katsumoto quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine trying to control the action but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
Valentine stalling away here and it's allowed Katsumoto to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine trying to control but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
Katsumoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Valentine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Katsumoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine trying to control but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gregg Valentine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Katsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Katsumoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Takashi Katsumoto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Evans!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans connects with the punch.
Gautier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Gautier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sean Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gautier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gautier lands with a cross.
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Gautier off balance momentarily.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gautier.
Evans feints and as Gautier raises his hands in defense, Evans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans wants to control from the top but Gautier keeps moving.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Gautier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Gautier has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gautier's head.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gautier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Gautier is retaining full guard.
Gautier keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans won't allow Gautier to get back to his feet.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gautier has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Evans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gautier manages to avoid it.
Gautier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gautier avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans drops Gautier with a left right combo! Evans follows him down to the ground into side control.
Gautier is rocked!
It looks like Pierre Gautier has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans tries to advance to mount but Gautier denies him.
Oh Gautier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gautier seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans landing strikes from the mount.
Gautier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans controlling from mount.
Gautier working to try and regain half guard.
Evans wants to control the pace but Gautier is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Gautier blocking the ground and pound.
Gautier wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Gautier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans thowing shots but they're missing.
Gautier manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gautier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans wants to pass to mount but Gautier is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Gautier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Gautier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Gautier settles back down.
Gautier wants to slow Evans down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Sean Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gautier. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Evans - just one landing.
Gautier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans lands with a straight right. Gautier didn't see that one coming.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gautier. Gautier obviously looking to wear him down.
Gautier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gautier. Gautier obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Gautier checks a low kick from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Gautier scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Evans.
Gautier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Gautier moves away and avoids it.
Evans throws a series of punches but Gautier avoids them all with ease.
Gautier cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Gautier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier connects with a looping right hand.
Evans misses with a hook.
Evans throws a low kick but Gautier avoids it.
Nice jab there from Gautier.
Gautier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evans throws a series of punches but Gautier moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gautier catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gautier is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Gautier circles away and we're back to standing.
Gautier lands a jab to the head.
Gautier lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gautier, as that shot connected.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gautier.
Evans walks into a left hand.
Gautier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gautier's corner calls for a 1-2. Gautier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Gautier ducks down to avoid it.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Gautier, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Gautier against the cage but Gautier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gautier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier cracks Evans with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gautier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Evans to stand back up!
Evans is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans leaves his chin hanging out and Gautier seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Evans crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierre Gautier!
An out of breath Pierre Gautier 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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