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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandor Clegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Burns!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Clegan tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Clegan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burns wants to control but Clegan is keeping busy.
Clegan wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Burns wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clegan manages to pass to side control.
Burns has hold of Clegan's hands but Clegan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegan looks to land a strike but Burns avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clegan works over Burns with some ground and pound from guard.
Burns controls Clegan momentarily but Clegan frees himself.
Clegan stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
What's Burns going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Clegan working the ground and pound from side control.
Burns is rocked!
It looks like Jeff Burns has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegan trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns prevents Clegan from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Clegan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clegan looks to land a strike but Burns avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clegan looking to pass the guard.
Burns 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.
Clegan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clegan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegan cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
That has opened up Jeff Burns's cut even more.
Clegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clegan wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegan trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Clegan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clegan trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns 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.
Clegan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We're going to have a standup here because Sandor Clegan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clegan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns looks gassed!
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clegan.
Clegan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Clegan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burns is still in real trouble! Can Clegan finish him?
The cut above Jeff Burns's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sandor Clegan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Florez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tj Florez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cory Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florez dodges the punch combination from Spicer.
Spicer misses with a body kick.
Spicer throws a head kick but Florez moves out of range.
Spicer misses with a wild combination.
Florez tries a head kick but it misses.
Spicer dodges the punch combination from Florez.
Florez throws a head kick but Spicer moves out of range.
Spicer avoids the head kick by Florez.
Spicer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Florez.
Spicer throws a series of punches but Florez avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Florez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Florez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Florez misses with a body kick.
Florez throws a head kick but Spicer moves out of range.
Spicer slips a jab and a cross from Florez.
Florez misses with a head kick.
Spicer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spicer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spicer tries a head kick but it misses.
Florez blocks a head kick by Spicer.
Spicer misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer misses with the combination.
Spicer throws a head kick that misses.
Spicer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spicer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florez misses with a looping right.
Florez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Florez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spicer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Florez missing with a left hand there. Spicer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spicer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Florez avoids a kick to the body.
Florez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spicer throws a head kick but Florez moves out of range.
Spicer looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Florez.
Florez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spicer.
Florez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florez misses with a wild combination.
Spicer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Florez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Florez dodges the punch combination from Spicer.
Florez misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Spicer misses.
Florez misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Spicer.
Spicer moves out of range of the leg kick from Florez.
Florez misses with a body kick.
Florez throws a sloppy head kick and Spicer moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Spicer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spicer throws a head kick that misses.
Florez tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spicer throws a series of punches but Florez avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Spicer does no damage.
Florez tries to land a leg kick but Spicer saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Florez does no damage.
Spicer tries to bum rush Florez with a series of wild strikes but Florez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Florez avoids the head kick by Spicer.
Florez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloppy strikes from Spicer. Those never looked like landing.
Spicer moves out of range as Florez throws a body kick.
Spicer avoids the head kick by Florez.
Florez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Florez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Spicer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florez swinging wildly here.
Florez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spicer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spicer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Florez throws a right and a left that Spicer avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Spicer.
Florez misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicer avoids the head kick by Florez.
Florez blocks a head kick by Spicer.
Florez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spicer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spicer blocks a head kick by Florez.
Florez dodges the punch combination from Spicer.
Florez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spicer.
Spicer misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Florez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florez blocks a head kick by Spicer.
Florez throws a series of punches but Spicer avoids them all with ease.
Spicer throws a head kick that misses.
Florez misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Spicer misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Florez does no damage.
Florez moves out of range of the leg kick from Spicer.
Florez misses with a wild combination.
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 Tj Florez.
Well Florez 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:10
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:10
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. Brandon Spiller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Spiller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spiller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jamison shoots in looking for a takedown but Spiller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spiller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jamison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Spiller throws a right and a left that Jamison avoids nicely.
Jamison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiller connects with a body shot.
Jamison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spiller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Jamison with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spiller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spiller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Spiller.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spiller but Spiller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandon Spiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Jamison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamison fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Spiller does it's job there.
Jamison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spiller.
Jamison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jamison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jamison has a takedown stuffed.
Spiller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spiller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jamison back to the cage. Spiller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiller, as that shot connected.
Brandon Spiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jamison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jamison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jamison tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller cracks Jamison with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Spiller both land. Nice combination.
Jamison should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jamison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brandon Spiller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Spiller.
Spiller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jamison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spiller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spiller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jamison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spiller throws a nice head kick!
Spiller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jamison has a takedown stuffed.
Spiller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spiller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamison's calf.
Spiller throws a one two combo.
Jamison shoots in looking for a takedown but Spiller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jamison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spiller clobbers Jamison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jamison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spiller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spiller, right into the meat.
Jamison moves forwards but Spiller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Spiller.
Jamison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiller.
Spiller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jamison back to the cage. Spiller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiller is looking to slow Jamison down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison moves in looking to clinch but Spiller pushes him off.
That kick from Spiller tenderised Jamison's leg. Jamison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spiller cracks Jamison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamison shoots for a double leg takedown but Spiller sprawls well. He's pushed Jamison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamison tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Spiller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spiller.
Jamison misses with a few strikes there.
Jamison looks gassed!
Spiller thuds his right hand into Jamison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jamison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spiller defends it nicely.
Spiller throws a head kick that Jamison semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Spiller.
Spiller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Spiller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spiller 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Spiller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuey Chuleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuey Chuleta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chuleta to counter with a crisp jab.
Chuleta connects with a jab.
Chuleta scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chuleta lands a slapping body shot.
Chuleta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chuleta scores with a jab to the body.
Chuleta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chuleta connects with a body shot.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Chuleta lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuleta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chuleta lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera looks gassed!
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Angel Rivera has been cut.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chuleta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chuleta scores with a shot to the body.
Rivera wants to clinch but Chuleta slips to the side
and Chuleta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera is rocked!
Chuleta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Chuleta finish him?
Chuleta fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rivera to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rivera looks to clinch but Chuleta throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rivera taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chuey Chuleta!
A very excited looking Chuey Chuleta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Dempsey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Dempsey Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey Jr misses with a takedown
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Dempsey Jr can't break the clinch.
Dempsey Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dempsey Jr.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Dempsey Jr.
Evans gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dempsey Jr regains guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dempsey Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans stays in close to Dempsey Jr's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is working Dempsey Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans trying to control but Dempsey Jr is working from the bottom.
Dempsey Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey Jr keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Evans clinches up with Dempsey Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Dempsey Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Evans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dempsey Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans is pressed up against the cage. Dempsey Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evans down to the mat. Evans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Dempsey Jr is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans pushes down on Dempsey Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dempsey Jr looks gassed!
Dempsey Jr is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Dempsey Jr is defending well.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Evans is going to stand back up.
Dempsey Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dempsey Jr is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dempsey Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans working Dempsey Jr over with strikes.
Evans prevents Dempsey Jr from standing back up.
Dempsey Jr has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Dempsey Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dempsey Jr wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dempsey Jr is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dempsey Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Evans decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Phil Dempsey Jr has been cut.
Dempsey Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans wants to control but Dempsey Jr is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Dempsey Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans pushes Dempsey Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Evans obliges.
Evans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Evans escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey Jr is breathing heavily.
Evans shoots in and bounces Dempsey Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dempsey Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Evans gets to his feet - Dempsey Jr follows without any prompting.
Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evans showed some decent athleticism there.
Dempsey Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is nestled in close to Dempsey Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans prevents Dempsey Jr from standing back up.
Evans controlling the action here.
Evans is keen to just control but Dempsey Jr is a slippery customer.
Evans stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dempsey Jr is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey Jr is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Dempsey Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Dempsey Jr tries to strike from the bottom.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but Dempsey Jr is working from the bottom.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dempsey Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dempsey Jr has an active guard here but Evans has managed to pass into half guard.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans is taking a breather. Dempsey Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Dempsey Jr is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Dempsey Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans shoots in and drives through. Dempsey Jr sprawls well.
Dempsey Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Evans's guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Dempsey Jr from controlling successfully.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dempsey Jr is one step ahead there.
Dempsey Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans has an active guard here but Dempsey Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Dempsey Jr is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dempsey Jr to get the leverage.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dempsey Jr can do to turn this around?
Dempsey Jr is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Evans to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dempsey Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but Dempsey Jr is working from the bottom.
Evans prevents Dempsey Jr from getting back to his feet.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dempsey Jr wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Dempsey Jr working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans gets to his feet. Dempsey Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dempsey Jr's half guard.
Dempsey Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Evans.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dempsey Jr trying to control but Evans postures up.
Evans prevents Dempsey Jr from standing back up.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dempsey Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dempsey Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey Jr is looking to escape.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Dempsey Jr's head.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans decides to return to a standing position.
Phil Dempsey Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dempsey Jr did well to prevent Evans getting side control.
Evans prevents Dempsey Jr from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phil Dempsey Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dempsey Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Bradley Boston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Boston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boston looks for the body kick but Markman saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Boston as Markman shoots in.
Markman shoots in but no luck this time.
Boston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Markman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boston - the referee stops the clock and Markman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boston. Markman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markman is defended easily by Boston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Boston. No joy for Markman on that attempt.
Boston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markman shoots in looking for a takedown. Boston tries to sprawl out of it but Markman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Markman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman moves out of range as Boston throws a body kick.
Boston slaps away a takedown attempt from Markman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Markman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Markman working the ground and pound effectively.
Boston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Markman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Markman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Markman tries to control but Boston wriggling away.
Markman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Markman thowing shots but they're missing.
Boston blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Markman.
Markman landing shots from mount.
Boston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Markman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boston is in a horrible position here. Markman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Markman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boston turns into him and now he's in Markman's guard.
Boston stopping the sweep attempt from Markman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman controls Boston momentarily but Boston frees himself.
Markman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boston puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boston moves into full mount! Markman won't be happy about that!
Boston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Markman is looking to get to half guard.
Markman wants to hold on but Boston pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boston controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman 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.
Markman shoots in but Boston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Markman wants to control from the top but Boston keeps moving.
Boston is trying to keep Markman in close.
Markman wants to pass the guard but Boston is keeping the position.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rory Markman.
Boston throws a sloppy head kick
and Markman counters with a shoot takedown. Boston fights it but they end up in guard.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markman throws a strike but Boston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boston's guard.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rory Markman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markman trying to control the position from guard on top but Boston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Markman 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Rory Markman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boston missing with a left hand there. Markman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boston is fending him off so far but Markman persists. Nope, Boston circles away and we're back to standing.
Markman throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
Boston tests Markman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boston pinned against the cage. Boston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Markman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Markman but great work by Boston.
Boston controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markman is looking to reverse the position.
Boston wants to take a breather but Markman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Boston.
Markman 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markman looking for a guillotine here but Boston defends easily.
Boston won't allow Markman to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Markman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boston scores with a nice strike.
Boston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boston misses with a leg kick
letting Markman counter with a right hand.
Boston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markman is able to avoid easily.
Markman misses the shot to the body.
Boston misses the shot to the body.
Markman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Boston.
Boston slaps away a takedown attempt from Markman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markman shoots in looking for a takedown but Boston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Markman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Markman shoots in for a takedown but Boston shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Markman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston tries a head kick but it misses.
Boston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Markman shoots in and drives through. Boston sprawls well.
Markman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Markman avoids a kick to the body.
Markman thuds a left hand into Boston's body.
Boston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Markman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markman fails with the takedown
and Boston counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markman shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradley Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman looks for a takedown but Boston sprawls well.
Markman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markman moves out of range of the body kick from Boston.
Boston delivers a nice body kick.
Markman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boston.
Markman blocks a leg kick.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Markman moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boston.
Boston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boston lands a big uppercut and Markman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Markman looks OK. Boston waves Markman back to his feet!
Markman is rocked!
It looks like Rory Markman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Markman out cold! Markman is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bradley Boston!
Bradley Boston made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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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
40 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Clasie misses.
Clasie misses with a hook.
Macale throws a front kick that sends Clasie stumbling back into the cage.
Macale lands a leg kick that knocks Clasie off balance momentarily.
Macale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clasie misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Macale thows a body shot but no joy.
Macale ducks under a wild hook from Clasie.
Clasie tries a low kick but Macale avoids it.
Macale blocks a low kick nicely.
Macale throws a nice looking combination but Clasie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Macale connects with a right hand. Clasie shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clasie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macale.
Macale cracks Clasie with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macale scores with a decent looking hook.
Macale lands with a nice body punch.
Clasie blocks a head kick by Macale.
Macale scores with a leg kick.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Macale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clasie.
Macale throws a right hand that Clasie ducks under and follows up with a left that Clasie also avoids with ease.
Macale misses with a hook.
Clasie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macale cracks Clasie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clasie throws a shot from downtown. Macale moves away and avoids it.
Macale misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macale throws a front kick that sends Clasie stumbling back into the cage.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clasie lunges at Macale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macale's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie tries to bum rush Macale with a series of wild strikes but Macale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Macale lands a nice shot to the body.
Macale slips a straight right by Clasie.
Clasie throws a big shot that misses.
Macale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clasie.
Macale thumps Clasie with a low kick.
Macale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clasie.
Macale jabs at Clasie's body.
Macale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clasie takes a step back to recover.
Clasie throws a head kick that misses.
Macale misses with an uppercut.
Clasie throws an overhand right that lands on Macale's shoulder, as Macale tries to avoid the shot.
Clasie blocks the body kick.
Clasie misses with a looping right.
Macale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a looping left.
Macale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clasie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clasie moves out of range as Macale throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Macale.
Macale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clasie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clasie lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Clasie misses.
Macale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Macale throws the left hand but Clasie avoids the punch easily.
Clasie throws a hook but Macale blocks it.
Macale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clasie moves away.
Macale tried to score with a low kick but Clasie checks it.
Clasie walks into a stiff left hand from Macale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale throws a lazy right hand but Clasie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macale scores with a jab to the head.
Macale misses with a wild combination.
Macale connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Macale.
Macale scores with a kick to the body.
Clasie blocks a low kick nicely.
Macale connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Macale.
Macale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macale throws the kick towards the body but Clasie avoids it.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale misses with a looping right.
Macale misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macale moves away from the strike by Clasie.
Macale throws the left hand but Clasie avoids the punch easily.
Clasie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macale counters with a one-two to the body.
Clasie misses the jab.
Macale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clasie. That did some damage!
A jab from Macale finds it's way through Clasie's defenses.
Macale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clasie.
Macale scores with a jab.
Tiao Macale is winning the standup battle so far.
Clasie loads up on a big right hand but Macale slips the punch.
Clasie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clasie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clasie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clasie misses with a straight right.
Clasie misses with an uppercut. Macale saw that one coming.
A left lands for Clasie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Clasie misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macale misses with a leg kick.
Clasie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Macale in his tracks.
Macale lands a slapping body shot.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Clasie is out of range.
Clasie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clasie misses with a head kick.
That kick from Macale tenderised Clasie's leg. Clasie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Macale throws the kick towards the body but Clasie avoids it.
Macale lands a nice shot to the body.
Macale throws a leg kick but Clasie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clasie missing with a left hand there. Macale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clasie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macale.
Macale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clasie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a shot to the body
and Macale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Clasie moved out of range nicely.
Macale just misses with a punch to the body.
Macale checks a leg kick.
Clasie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macale.
Macale tests Clasie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macale misses with a hook.
Macale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macale misses with a double jab.
Clasie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Macale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Macale scoring well with a low kick there.
Clasie slips a straight right by Macale.
Macale lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Clasie misses.
Clasie misses with a low kick as Macale jumps back.
Clasie misses with a leg kick
and Macale counters with a right hand to the body.
Macale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clasie.
Macale cracks the inside of Clasie's front leg.
Clasie throws a jab when Macale was well out of range.
Macale lands with an uppercut that bounces Clasie off the cage and back into range.
Macale misses the shot to the body.
Macale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macale connects with a right hand. Clasie shakes it off.
Macale connects with a nice looking jab.
Clasie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macale can pounce on him.
Macale thumps Clasie with a low kick.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clasie.
Clasie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Macale keeps Clasie at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clasie throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Macale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clasie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clasie fails to land with a series of punches.
Clasie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macale takes a swing at Clasie's ribcage but misses.
Macale throws a body punch but Clasie moves out of range.
Macale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clasie.
A solid body kick from Macale.
Clasie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macale.
Clasie ducks right into an uppercut from Macale.
Macale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clasie was well out of range. Poor timing from Macale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie thuds a left hand into Macale's body.
Macale missing with a left hand there. Clasie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clasie.
Macale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clasie throws a right hand that Macale ducks under and follows up with a left that Macale also avoids with ease.
Macale lands a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Macale, as that shot connected.
Clasie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clasie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macale slips under a jab.
Macale takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Macale.
Macale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Macale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Macale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macale cracks a nice hook into Clasie's ribs.
Macale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clasie.
Macale throws a jab when Clasie was well out of range.
Macale moves out of range as Clasie strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macale.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macale. That's going to slow Clasie down.
Macale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Macale scores with a nice strike.
Macale misses with an uppercut. Clasie saw that one coming.
Clasie misses with a looping right.
Clasie slips under a jab.
Clasie throws a low kick but Macale avoids it.
Macale throws a push kick but Clasie slaps the foot to one side.
Macale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Macale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clasie backs up against the cage.
Macale throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macale blocks a jab.
Macale misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie looks to throw the jab but Macale is out of range.
Macale thuds his shin into the meat of Clasie's side.
Clasie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clasie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Macale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Clasie throws a looping overhand right but Macale ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Clasie.
Macale misses with a straight left.
Macale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clasie can do to turn this around?
Clasie throws an overhand right that lands on Macale's shoulder, as Macale tries to avoid the shot.
Macale lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Macale. That snapped Clasie's head back.
Macale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clasie throws a hook but Macale avoids it easily.
Marcel Clasie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie slips a jab and a cross from Macale.
Macale scores with a hook to the body. Clasie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Macale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macale scores with a head kick. Clasie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Macale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Macale connects with a body shot that sends Clasie's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Macale.
Macale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clasie. That did some damage!
Clasie throws the left hand but Macale avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Macale as he connects with a hook.
Macale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Macale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie loads up on a big right hand but Macale slips the punch.
Clasie thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Macale throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clasie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Macale counter with a right hand.
Macale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Clasie misses the target.
A head kick by Macale misses
and Clasie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jab, jab by Macale - just one landing.
Macale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clasie misses with a leg kick
and Macale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clasie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Clasie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiao Macale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macale has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tiao Macale thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crixus Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hair has chosen Heart of Courage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crixus Hair!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hair connects with a solid leg kick.
Hair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leads.
Leads wants to clinch but Hair slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hair lands with a right hand.
Hair clinches up against the cage.
Hair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hair has a couple of punches blocked by Leads.
Hair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leads blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leads tries to circle away but Hair has him pinned against the cage.
Leads throws a head punch that misses.
Leads wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hair swings wildly with an uppercut but Leads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leads doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leads's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hair fails to land.
Hair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leads prevents a body shot from Hair.
Leads stalling.
Hair tries a body shot but Leads blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leads.
Hair throws a punch but it's blocked by Leads.
Leads stalling against the cage.
Leads lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hair.
Leads with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hair misses with a body punch.
Hair tries to work over Leads's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
A short uppercut from Hair.
Hair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leads misses with a punch to the body.
Hair blocks an elbow strike from Leads.
Hair misses with a body punch.
Hair can't find room to land a body shot as Leads controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leads scores with a shot to the side of Hair's head.
Leads using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hair is working Leads over against the cage.
Hair misses with a body punch.
Hair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads scores with a shoulder strike.
Hair tries to work over Leads's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leads blocking some punches.
Hair cracks Leads with a nice body shot.
Hair works on Leads's body with a couple of short punches.
Leads is breathing heavily.
Hair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leads blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hair avoids the elbow strike from Leads, against the cage.
Hair throws a head punch that misses.
Hair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hair can't find room to land a body shot as Leads controls the action.
Hair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hair tries to work over Leads's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hair can't find room to land a body shot as Leads controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hair.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hair.
Hair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Hair.
It looks like Donald Leads has been cut.
Hair lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hair.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leads just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hair's brow.
Leads lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hair throws a punch but it's blocked by Leads.
Hair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leads throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leads stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Hair.
Leads blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crixus Hair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Leads's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hair cracks Leads with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hair darts in and clinches Leads up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leads.
Leads lands a shot to the body.
Hair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leads comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hair in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leads tries to break free but Hair pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hair misses with a punch on the inside.
Hair tries to throw a body punch but Leads avoids it by throwing Hair back against the cage.
Leads escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Hair misses.
Leads displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hair avoids the body shot from Leads.
Crixus Hair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leads ducks under a wild hook from Hair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hair throws a leg kick
and Leads counters with a left and a right that stings Hair.
The fighters circling - Hair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leads misses the shot to the body.
Leads throws a nice looking combination but Hair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hair forces Leads back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leads.
Hair struggles to land a body shot inside as Leads controls his hands.
Leads fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hair tries to work over Leads's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leads tries to stall but Hair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leads scores with a shot to the side of Hair's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leads is trying to maintain a safe position but Hair gets an underhook and turns Leads into the cage.
Leads wants to break free but Hair has control.
Leads blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hair.
Hair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hair tries a body shot but Leads blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Hair as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hair.
Leads lands with a left to the head.
Hair scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leads is trying to maintain a safe position but Hair gets an underhook and turns Leads into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hair misses with some punches.
Leads is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hair lands a hook that snaps the head of Leads backwards.
A short right from Leads.
Hair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leads or not.
Hair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hair lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leads prevents a body shot from Hair.
Leads is trying to stall.
Hair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hair lands a nice uppercut.
Hair lands a shoulder strike.
Leads is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hair lands an uppercut.
Oh Leads is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hair cracks Leads with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hair.
Hair digs a right hand into Leads's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leads's gas tank.
Hair lands a nice uppercut.
Hair pushes Leads against the cage. Hair is working some dirty boxing. Hair pushes off with a quick right hook! Leads goes down! Leads tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hair moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crixus Hair! Crixus Hair retains his heavyweight title!
Crixus Hair made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.
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