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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresenius James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresenius James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresenius James!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharaoh throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Pharaoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pharaoh with a poor takedown
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James scores with a hook to the body. Pharaoh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for James.
James with a hook.
James cracks Pharaoh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharaoh lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
James connects with a crisp jab.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pharaoh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pharaoh shoots in but no luck this time.
Pharaoh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Pharaoh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pharaoh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings for the body but Pharaoh moves out of range.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pharaoh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James tries to bench press Pharaoh off him but Pharaoh keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pharaoh has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharaoh clinches up against the cage.
James digs a right hand into Pharaoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pharaoh's gas tank.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Pharaoh controls the action.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from James on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries to throw a body punch but Pharaoh avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Pharaoh controls his hands.
Pharaoh pulls guard successfully.
Pharaoh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pharaoh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pharaoh is breathing heavily.
Pharaoh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James stands up and waves to Pharaoh to follow him.
Pharaoh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pharaoh moves into the clinch.
Pharaoh manages to break the clinch.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pharaoh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James thuds his right hand into Pharaoh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pharaoh is rocked!
Pharaoh looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Pharaoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pharaoh misses with a two punch combination.
James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
James drives through and clinches with Pharaoh against the cage.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James digs a right hand underneath Pharaoh's ribcage. Pharaoh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharaoh throws a head punch that misses.
Pharaoh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pharaoh blocks a body shot from James.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pharaoh's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stalls.
James tries a body shot but Pharaoh blocks it.
A body shot lands from James.
James digs a right hand into Pharaoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pharaoh's gas tank.
James misses with a body punch.
James tries a body shot but Pharaoh blocks it.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Pharaoh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pharaoh manages to break the clinch.
James digs a good hook to Pharaoh's body.
James cracks Pharaoh with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James thuds his right hand into Pharaoh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pharaoh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting James counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from James misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fresenius James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pharaoh's elbow.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Pharaoh controls his hands.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James tries to throw a body punch but Pharaoh avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Pharaoh struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pharaoh backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Pharaoh as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pharaoh is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Pharaoh fails to pull guard.
Pharaoh blocks a body shot from James.
Pharaoh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Pharaoh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pharaoh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pharaoh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Pharaoh tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Pharaoh is looking to clinch.
James slips a jab and a cross from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting James counter with a right hand.
James defending well as Pharaoh loads up on a big left hand.
Pharaoh with a poor takedown
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pharaoh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
Oh Pharaoh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pharaoh takes one to the chin there.
Fresenius James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pharaoh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pharaoh misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a big right hand! Oh Pharaoh is in trouble here! James follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fresenius James!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio's entrance music is Derezzed. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Carpio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carpio's calf.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Carpio moved away.
Carpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
Watanabe moves away from the strike by Carpio.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carpio.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpio manages to avoid it.
Carpio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watanabe throws out the jab.
Carpio throws a leg kick which misses Watanabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Watanabe tries to avoid it.
Watanabe lands with a straight right. Carpio didn't see that one coming.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio lands a front kick.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Carpio scores with a hook to the body. Watanabe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watanabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watanabe lands a jab.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Carpio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carpio down.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe slips a jab from Carpio.
Watanabe checks a leg kick nicely.
Carpio tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carpio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carpio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpio pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Watanabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Carpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe.
Carpio throws a head punch that misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Carpio improves position.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watanabe blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carpio.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carpio or not.
Carpio working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Watanabe.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Watanabe.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Carpio tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpio.
Carpio is trying to break free.
Watanabe is looking to control Carpio's arms but Carpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watanabe has his back to the cage.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
Carpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watanabe is pushing Carpio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Watanabe blocks an uppercut.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio lands a right hand.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio 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.
Carpio swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Carpio tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range and Carpio settles back down.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Carpio off balance momentarily.
Watanabe throws a front kick aimed at Carpio's knee but Carpio avoids it well.
Carpio misses with a straight right.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe is looking to slow Carpio down with leg kicks.
Watanabe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpio fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watanabe checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Carpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpio with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carpio connects with a looping right hand.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Carpio.
Watanabe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watanabe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Carpio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watanabe throws a jab but it's blocked by Carpio.
Carpio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watanabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carpio somewhat.
Carpio tries a low kick but Watanabe avoids it.
Watanabe misses with a hook.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watanabe lands with a hook. Carpio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watanabe misses the jab.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Watanabe misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpio lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the cage and back into range.
Watanabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Watanabe down.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Kenji Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe takes one on the button.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watanabe tries to avoid it but Carpio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watanabe to the ground. Watanabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carpio throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Carpio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Watanabe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carpio doesn't seem phased though.
Watanabe stuns Carpio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe takes one to the side of the head.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carpio checks a leg kick.
Carpio lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Watanabe checks it.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Carpio scores with a leg kick.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carpio throws a chopping leg kick but Watanabe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watanabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Carpio.
A big right from Carpio misses.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Carpio moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
A big left from Carpio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carpio's knee momentarily.
Watanabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Carpio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio misses with a hook. Watanabe ducked under it nicely.
Carpio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carpio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watanabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carpio throws a shot from downtown. Watanabe moves away and avoids it.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Carpio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Watanabe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watanabe.
Watanabe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carpio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carpio throws a head kick but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carpio just misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses.
Watanabe connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carpio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range.
Watanabe throws a wild body kick that Carpio sees coming a mile off.
Watanabe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carpio's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carpio.
Carpio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dave Carpio is winning the standup battle so far.
Carpio takes one to the chin there.
Carpio scoring well with a low kick there.
Carpio is looking to slow Watanabe down with leg kicks.
Watanabe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carpio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watanabe as he jumps to the side.
Watanabe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carpio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Watanabe.
Carpio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
Carpio throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Watanabe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carpio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watanabe takes a step back to recover.
Watanabe checks the leg kick.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carpio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carpio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watanabe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watanabe lands with a good body shot.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watanabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kenji Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carpio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carpio throws a hook but Watanabe avoids it easily.
Carpio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Watanabe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carpio. That did some damage!
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carpio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carpio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a lazy right hand but Carpio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carpio shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe shows good takedown defense.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Watanabe moved out of range.
Carpio pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watanabe lands with a left to the head.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Watanabe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Watanabe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpio.
Carpio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
Watanabe lands a nice uppercut.
Carpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dave Carpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dave Carpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe tries a body shot but Carpio blocks it.
Carpio misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Dave Carpio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carpio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Carpio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Carpio made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeno Delroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Thugs. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akeno Delroy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker throws a head kick but Delroy moves out of range.
Delroy misses with a head kick.
Walker 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.
Walker motions for Delroy to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Delroy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker throws a body punch but Delroy moves out of range.
Walker throws a leg kick that misses.
Delroy misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delroy. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Walker avoids the head kick by Delroy.
Delroy checks a leg kick.
Delroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delroy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Delroy's front leg but catches the back leg as Delroy tries to avoid it.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delroy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Delroy blocks a low kick nicely.
Delroy motions for Walker to come forward. Delroy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delroy. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Delroy.
Delroy throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Delroy misses with a low kick.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Delroy is looking to score with low kicks.
Delroy checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker slips under a jab.
Delroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delroy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delroy throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
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!
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Delroy misses its intended target.
Delroy avoids the head kick by Walker.
Delroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Delroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delroy.
Nice body punch from Delroy.
Walker is looking to wear down Delroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delroy misses with a head kick.
Delroy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Delroy misses
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Delroy thinking.
Delroy scores with a shot to the body.
Delroy connects with a crisp jab.
Delroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Delroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Delroy's head back.
Walker throws a body punch but Delroy moves out of range.
Delroy misses with a wild body shot.
Delroy misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker throws a right hand that Delroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Delroy also avoids with ease.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Delroy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Delroy throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delroy misses with a head kick.
Delroy scores with a nice strike.
Delroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Delroy lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delroy moves away.
Delroy misses with a straight left.
Delroy throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Delroy motions for Walker to come forward. Delroy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delroy.
Walker throws a hook but Delroy avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delroy loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Delroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Delroy throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akeno Delroy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delroy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delroy's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Delroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delroy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Delroy is just out of range.
Delroy lands with a cross.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Delroy is out of range.
Delroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delroy misses with a low kick.
Delroy thows a leg kick but Walker checks it
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Akeno Delroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Delroy throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker avoids the head kick by Delroy.
Delroy lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Delroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delroy throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Delroy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Delroy misses with a hook to the body
and Delroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Delroy's head but Delroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Walker.
Delroy swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Delroy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delroy at a distance.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Delroy checks it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Delroy.
Delroy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Delroy 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Delroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Delroy misses with a body shot.
Delroy looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Delroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delroy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Delroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delroy misses the shot to the body.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Delroy catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Delroy cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Delroy scores with a jab.
Delroy tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Delroy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Walker misses.
Delroy motions for Walker to come forward. Delroy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Delroy. Walker shrugs it off though.
Walker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Delroy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delroy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Delroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delroy misses with a hook.
Delroy misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delroy.
Delroy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delroy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Delroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker avoids the head kick by Delroy.
Delroy with a hook.
A big left from Delroy misses.
Walker looks for the body kick but Delroy saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delroy moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akeno Delroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delroy.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Delroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Delroy misses with a straight left.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delroy's sensitive parts.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Delroy misses its intended target.
Delroy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from Delroy
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Delroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delroy motions for Walker to come forward. Delroy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delroy looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delroy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Delroy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Delroy scores with a punch to the head.
Delroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Delroy takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Delroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delroy is out of range.
Delroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Delroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker blocks a head kick by Delroy.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Delroy counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delroy.
Delroy moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Delroy off balance momentarily.
Delroy throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Delroy moves away and avoids it.
Stevie Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker staying out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Delroy.
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!
Walker thuds a left hand into Delroy's body.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Delroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker lands a jab to Delroy's midsection.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Delroy's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delroy.
Akeno Delroy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Delroy sees coming a mile off.
Walker throws a jab when Delroy was well out of range.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Delroy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Delroy catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
Delroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Delroy sees coming a mile off.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Delroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delroy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Delroy scores with a head kick. Walker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Delroy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Delroy.
Delroy throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Delroy misses with a wild body shot.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delroy.
Walker lunges at Delroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Delroy's hand.
Delroy is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Delroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delroy 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeno Delroy!
Akeno Delroy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyagin has chosen Show Me Your Genitals as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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224 lbs
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World class 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, Yorick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Brown lands.
Kalyagin connects with a single shot there.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kalyagin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Kalyagin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalyagin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalyagin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown is rocked!
Kalyagin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws out a loose jab but Kalyagin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Kalyagin is out of range.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin blocks a jab.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.
Brown thuds a left hand into Kalyagin's body.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalyagin was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Kalyagin cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Kalyagin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalyagin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Kalyagin checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kalyagin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kalyagin! Brown is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Kalyagin!
Konstantin Kalyagin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crier comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Get On Top. Russo has chosen Manchester Orchestra - Virgin as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Crier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Russo.
It looks like Johnny Crier has been cut.
Russo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crier connects with a body shot that sends Russo's belly button to the back.
Russo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo dives in and grabs Crier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crier pushes down on Russo's head and hops out.
Johnny Crier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Crier throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown. Crier tries to sprawl out of it but Russo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russo momentarily.
Crier scores with a takedown into Russo's guard.
Russo is trying to control the position but Crier postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crier with a nice head shot there.
Russo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crier is now in half guard.
Crier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crier prevents Russo from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crier is looking to take a break and control but Russo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crier working the head and body with strikes.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crier.
Russo tries to roll over but Crier keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crier landing with the ground and pound.
Crier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Russo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crier drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Russo dives on top into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crier is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crier is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Crier throwing strikes from guard but Russo blocks nicely.
Russo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crier tries to lock up and control but Russo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Russo landing shots from mount.
Russo tries to control but Crier wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a heavy elbow.
Russo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crier tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
Crier is working to get back to half guard.
Russo working Crier over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crier wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Russo.
Crier wants to control but Russo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Crier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russo.
Russo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Russo throws a hook but Crier blocks it.
Russo closes the distance and clinches up with Crier, looking for a takedown. Russo pushes Crier against the cage but Crier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Crier scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Donato Russo has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Crier. Those never looked like landing.
Russo shoots for a takedown but Crier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnny Crier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Crier stuffs the takedown.
Crier 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.
Johnny Crier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crier's waist but Crier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russo off to one side.
Crier misses with a looping right.
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!
Russo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is looking to score with low kicks.
Crier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Russo!
Johnny Crier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Russo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Crier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Russo is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo tries to lock up and control but Crier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Russo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crier prevents Russo from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crier landing punches.
Russo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crier lands a nice shot to the head.
Crier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Russo is rocked!
Crier postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Russo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Crier around the waist but Crier pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Crier is the winner by TKO! Crier jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Crier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Ilya Murometz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
240 lbs
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22
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Murometz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murometz. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murometz missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes scores with a takedown into Murometz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murometz pulls Barnes in to control the position.
Murometz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murometz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Murometz pushes his legs off easily.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Murometz tries to pass.
Murometz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working for a triangle but Murometz defends it easily.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Murometz pushes his legs off easily.
Murometz trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murometz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murometz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murometz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz advances position into side control!
The referee asks Murometz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murometz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murometz wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom here.
Murometz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barnes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murometz's guard! Nice work there by Barnes!
Murometz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Murometz is working from the bottom.
Barnes stops Murometz from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bj Barnes just wasn't active enough.
Murometz looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Murometz misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Barnes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murometz misses with a low kick.
Murometz misses with a series of wild punches.
Murometz works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Murometz's front leg but catches the back leg as Murometz tries to avoid it.
Murometz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barnes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murometz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Murometz looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Murometz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murometz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes 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.
Nice jab there from Murometz.
Murometz throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Murometz throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murometz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murometz sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Murometz is having none of it.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murometz defending well though.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Murometz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz gets back to full guard.
Murometz keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murometz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murometz wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murometz holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murometz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murometz's guard now.
Murometz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murometz wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murometz looking for a sweep. Not yet Murometz, not yet.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Murometz keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Bj Barnes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murometz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Murometz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murometz.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Murometz.
Ilya Murometz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes tests Murometz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ilya Murometz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murometz swivels and escapes.
Murometz misses the shot to the body.
Ilya Murometz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes moves out of range as Murometz throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murometz looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Murometz throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Murometz throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
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 Bj Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Murometz misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Murometz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murometz's guard.
Murometz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes is fighting to break Murometz's control of his arms but Murometz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Murometz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murometz is trying to get back to half guard.
Murometz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes throws an elbow but Murometz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Murometz is defending well.
Murometz is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Murometz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ilya Murometz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes taking a breather here.
Murometz tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Murometz wants to get back to his feet but Barnes drags him back down.
Barnes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murometz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnes but great work by Murometz.
Murometz trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murometz's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Bj Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes won't allow Murometz to pass to mount.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murometz trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bj Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bj Barnes!
Bj Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars has chosen Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
145 lbs
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141 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mars.
Mars cracks Rafael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mars rushes Rafael and presses him up against the cage.
Mars has clasped his hands together around Rafael's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rafael is trying to improve his position.
Mars is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rafael knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rafael parries the strikes from Mars easily there. Mars is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rafael to escape.
Mars lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rafael wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rafael tries to improve position but can't.
Mars working the strikes but Rafael uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mars is trying to control the action in half guard but Rafael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rafael is trying to stand.
Mars scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rafael is refusing to be controlled, as Mars sits in half guard.
Mars throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rafael is defending against the submission attempts here by Mars.
Mars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rafael's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafael is trying to control but can't.
Mars looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rafael controlling the position well.
Mars wants to pass to mount but Rafael is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nando Rafael wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mars fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rafael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mars takes a swing at Rafael's ribcage but misses.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
Mars clinches with his opponent.
Mars misses with a body punch.
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!
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rafael.
Mars lands a right hand.
Mars misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael tries to work over Mars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rafael's elbow.
Rafael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rafael dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mars tries to break the clinch but Rafael is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael prevents a body shot from Mars.
Mars lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafael prevents a body shot from Mars.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Mars drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rafael gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rafael can't find room to land a body shot as Mars controls the action.
Mars lands a hook that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Rafael prevents a body shot from Mars.
Rafael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rafael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mars throws an off balance right hand
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mars's knee momentarily.
Rafael tries a head kick but it misses.
Rafael moves out of range of the strikes.
Rafael 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael wants to clinch up but Mars keeps it at a distance.
Mars throws a body punch but Rafael moves out of range.
Rafael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mars looks to throw the jab but Rafael is out of range.
Rafael displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mars.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Mars moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mars. Rafael does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafael avoids the body shot from Mars.
Rafael misses with a low kick as Mars jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mars on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Mars shoots in but no luck this time.
Nando Rafael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Mars.
Mars tests Rafael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rafael stuffs the takedown.
Mars has closed the distance and engaged Rafael in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mars just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rafael's brow.
Mars can't find room to land a body shot as Rafael controls the action.
Mars can't find room to land a body shot as Rafael controls the action.
Mars wants to take the fight to the mat but Rafael manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mars is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rafael is defending well.
Nando Rafael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Mars.
Rafael is pressed up against the cage. Mars has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rafael down to the mat. Rafael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mars uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rafael.
Mars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rafael.
Rafael delivers a nice body kick.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mars throws a lazy right hand but Rafael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mars chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rafael can pounce on him.
Rafael is looking to land body kicks.
Rafael moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael lands a body punch.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Mars scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Rafael on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rafael gets through Mars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Rafael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mars moves out of range of the body kick from Rafael.
Rafael checks a leg kick.
Rafael misses with a low kick.
Rafael is looking to slow Mars down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Mars.
Rafael slips under a jab from Mars.
Mars throws a hook but Rafael avoids it easily.
Mars checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mars or perhaps it was just good defense by Rafael which made him look bad.
Mars throws a jab but it's blocked by Rafael.
Rafael tries to work over Mars's front leg with a kick but Mars checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rafael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mars checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael throws a low kick but Mars moves out of range easily.
Nando Rafael is winning the standup battle so far.
Rafael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rafael misses with an uppercut.
Mars instigates a clinch.
Mars lands a body shot.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars missing with knees to the body.
Mars is trying to break free.
Rafael presses Mars against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mars tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rafael's elbow.
Rafael lands with a right to the head.
Rafael wants to stall.
Mars missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mars.
Rafael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael breaks the clinch.
Rafael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mars.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Mars sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rafael scoring well with a low kick there.
Mars misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rafael.
A jab lands there for Mars.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mars checks a low kick from Rafael.
Rafael slaps away a takedown attempt from Mars, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mars throws a lazy right hand but Rafael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mars throws a hook but Rafael avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Mars fails to land the takedown.
Rafael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mars has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mars tries to land a leg kick but Rafael saw it coming and moves away.
Mars darts in and clinches Rafael up against the cage.
Rafael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rafael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rafael wants to land a leg kick but Mars is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mars.
Rafael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael is looking to clinch but Mars is avoiding it.
Mars closes the distance and pushes Rafael back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafael.
Rafael cracks Mars with a nice body shot.
Mars is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mars with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Rafael.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Rafael avoids it by throwing Mars back against the cage.
Rafael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mars lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rafael backwards.
Rafael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars is trying to push Rafael away but Rafael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rafael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mars is trying to break the clinch but Rafael is controlling him.
Rafael gets through Mars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mars tries a body shot but Rafael blocks it.
Mars blocking some punches.
Rafael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mars misses with a looping right.
Rafael tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mars counters with a stiff right hand.
Mars throws a chopping leg kick but Rafael manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rafael moves into the clinch successfully.
Rafael is pressed up against the cage. Mars has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rafael down to the mat. Rafael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael tries to land a leg kick but Mars saw it coming and moves away.
Mars scores with a jab to the body.
Mars avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rafael.
Nando Rafael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mars shoots in and drives through. Rafael sprawls well.
Rafael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rafael throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mars. That did some damage!
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!
Rafael throws out a loose jab but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Rafael. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rafael.
Nice uppercut lands for Mars. That snapped Rafael's head back.
Rafael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rafael was well out of range. Poor timing from Mars.
Lawrence Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rafael tries to work over Mars's front leg with a kick but Mars checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars moves out of range of the leg kick from Rafael.
Rafael misses with a low kick.
Mars throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mars gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
Nando Rafael has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Mars avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafael.
Rafael scores with a hook to the body.
Rafael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mars.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Mars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mars is trying to break the clinch but Rafael is controlling him.
Rafael stalls.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Rafael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mars is keeping busy.
Mars pushes off an throws an elbow but Rafael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael stops a takedown attempt from Mars.
Nando Rafael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Mars.
Mars misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
Mars is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Rafael cracks Mars with a nice body shot.
Mars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rafael lands with a light punch inside.
Rafael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rafael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Mars's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mars tries for a takedown but Rafael manages to get underhooks.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael breaks the clinch.
Rafael cracks Mars with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafael.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Rafael showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rafael 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!
Nando Rafael made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merkel comes to the cage accompanied by War Is My Destiny. Presley has chosen Burning love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Armin Merkel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley is looking to clinch.
Merkel swats away the attempt to clinch by Presley.
Presley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Merkel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merkel keeps the fight on the outside.
Presley clinches up against the cage.
Presley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Merkel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merkel lands with a right to the head.
Merkel is looking to break free of the clinch but Presley has double underhooks.
Presley throws an elbow that misses.
Merkel working aggressively here.
Merkel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merkel connects with a single shot there.
Presley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Merkel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Presley tries to clinch but Merkel is having none of it.
Merkel clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merkel lands a nice shot to the body.
Presley landing knees to the head.
Merkel tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley connects with a knee to the head.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Merkel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Merkel blocks it.
Merkel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Presley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Presley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Merkel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Presley misses with a double jab.
Merkel scores with a jab to the body.
Presley looks gassed!
Good shot there by Merkel.
It looks like Elvis Presley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merkel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Presley sprawling to the canvas! Presley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merkel finish him?!
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Merkel pushes him off.
Merkel throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Presley landing knees to the head.
Merkel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley is rocked!
Merkel creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Presley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Presley drops to his knees and Merkel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armin Merkel!
Armin Merkel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Human Sacrifice. McGrady is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and McGrady finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGrady!
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva landing shots from mount.
It looks like Bob McGrady has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
McGrady holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva tries to control but McGrady wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from McGrady to control.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva looking to ground and pound but McGrady is blocking nicely.
McGrady gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is nestled in close to McGrady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
McGrady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead McGrady has managed to sweep!
McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGrady with a nice head shot there.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
McGrady throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
McGrady struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva tries to break free.
Silva trying to control the hands but McGrady won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady throwing wild punches that miss their target.
McGrady scores with punches and elbows.
Silva trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McGrady somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
McGrady lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady'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.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
McGrady misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Bob McGrady's cut even more.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGrady napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but McGrady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGrady knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGrady keeps working.
Silva throws an elbow but McGrady slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McGrady has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by McGrady.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva prevents McGrady from moving into mount.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McGrady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McGrady prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva wants to improve his position but McGrady is controlling well.
McGrady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGrady prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva has momentary wrist control but McGrady slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva trying to control the position.
McGradyis looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McGrady dives on top into guard.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGrady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGrady.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
McGrady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGrady.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGrady under the eye.
McGrady swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McGrady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McGrady is looking to get to half guard.
McGrady tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva tries to control but McGrady wriggling away.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the pace but McGrady is squirming around nicely.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but McGrady is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
McGrady regains half guard.
McGrady is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady wants to get back to full guard.
Silva throwing shots but McGrady is blocking nicely.
McGrady is not content to let Silva control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but McGrady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rich Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGrady throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGrady gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. McGrady manages to retain guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGrady is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGrady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. McGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrady drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rich Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva won't allow McGrady to sweep him here.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGrady is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
McGrady wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but McGrady keeps moving.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGrady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
McGrady throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGrady throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGrady must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGrady landing with the ground and pound.
McGrady trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but McGrady controlling him for the moment.
McGrady postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGrady is aware though and is defending well.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGrady's guard.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. McGrady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by McGrady!
McGrady looking to pass the guard.
McGrady chips away with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bob McGrady will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGrady moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Rich Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
McGrady misses with a wild combination.
McGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGrady is defended easily by Silva.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. McGrady tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGrady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGrady lands a right hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables McGrady to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but McGrady postures up.
McGrady working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGrady looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGrady controlling the position.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva postures up.
McGrady pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob McGrady.
McGrady cracks Silva with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but McGrady sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGrady but McGrady pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Bob McGrady's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva keeps McGrady at a distance using the push kick.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva cracks McGrady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGrady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by McGrady or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
McGrady throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a head kick but McGrady moves out of range.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of McGrady's side.
McGrady works Silva's body with a nice hook.
McGrady throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
McGrady changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An elbow from McGrady crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to control but McGrady postures up.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on McGrady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 Rich Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva!
Rich Silva retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rich Silva made sure he mentioned Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coby Skrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrilla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: J.Cole - Rise and Shine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coby Skrilla!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrilla misses with a low kick.
Skrilla scores with a body shot.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Gauge.
Gauge checks a leg kick.
Skrilla feints and then cracks Gauge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gauge down.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skrilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skrilla misses with a lunging right hand
and Gauge counters with a straight right hand.
Gauge clinches up against the cage.
Gauge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrilla can't find room to land a body shot as Gauge controls the action.
Skrilla gets through Gauge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrilla pushes Gauge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skrilla prevents a body shot from Gauge.
Gauge misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gauge - that landed with a thud.
Gauge throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrilla.
Skrilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skrilla tries to work over Gauge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge tries to work over Skrilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Gauge.
Skrilla tries to work over Gauge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gauge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skrilla lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Gauge on the inside.
Gauge lands a body punch.
Skrilla looks gassed!
Gauge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gauge can't find room to land a body shot as Skrilla controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauge pushes Skrilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gauge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gauge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrilla backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Gauge.
Gauge presses Skrilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gauge.
Gauge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gauge lands a nice uppercut.
Gauge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gauge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skrilla is rocked!
Gauge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skrilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Gauge finish him?
Gauge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrilla seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrilla tries to work over Gauge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gauge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gauge misses with a punch to the body.
Gauge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skrilla backwards.
Gauge prevents a body shot from Skrilla.
Gauge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skrilla backwards.
Gauge scores with a shot to the side of Skrilla's head.
Gauge pushes Skrilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gauge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Gauge.
Gauge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gauge is working Skrilla over against the cage.
Good body shot from Gauge.
Gauge lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Gauge.
Gauge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gauge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gauge lands a body punch.
Gauge lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrilla misses with a body punch.
Gauge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gauge working aggressively here.
Gauge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gauge tries a body shot but Skrilla blocks it.
Skrilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Gauge.
Skrilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gauge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gauge tries to work over Skrilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gauge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gauge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gauge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gauge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skrilla blocking some punches.
Gauge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gauge.
Gauge lands a hook that snaps the head of Skrilla backwards.
A short right from Gauge on the inside.
Gauge pushes Skrilla against the cage. Gauge is working some dirty boxing. Gauge pushes off with a quick right hook! Skrilla goes down! Skrilla tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gauge moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Gauge!
Tyson Gauge retains his light heavyweight title!
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