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TTFC Tuesday Night Fights 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weapon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run This Town Tonight. Yo has chosen Pass Out as his entrance music. Fusion Weapon 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weapon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Fusion Weapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon moves out of range.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Weapon.
Yo tries to clinch up.
Weapon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yo is out of range.
Weapon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Weapon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yo closes the distance and clinches.
Yo lands with a left to the head.
Yo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yo.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
Yo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weapon lands a nice knee to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
It looks like Fusion Weapon has been cut.
Yo lands a nice elbow.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo swings wildly with an uppercut but Weapon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo lands a right hand.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
Knees to the body from Weapon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weapon wants the takedown. Yo is fighting it off but Weapon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yo's guard against the cage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Weapon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yo is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon looking to sit in guard and control but Yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weapon is pulling down on Yo's head. It's preventing any offense from Yo, at least for the moment.
Yo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to clinch up.
Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Yo stuffs the takedown.
Weapon moves into the clinch.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
Weapon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Weapon breaks from the clinch.
Gota Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Yo blocks the leg kick.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Yo is looking to clinch.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to clinch there but Weapon circles away.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Weapon.
Weapon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yo moves in looking to clinch but Weapon pushes him off.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Weapon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yo.
Weapon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yo but Yo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fusion Weapon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapon misses with a combination
and Yo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo lands a damaging elbow.
Weapon breaks from the clinch.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weapon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weapon misses with the combination.
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 Fusion Weapon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fusion Weapon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weapon misses with a wild combination.
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weapon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Yo wants to clinch.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weapon has closed the distance and engaged Yo in a clinch.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo lands a damaging elbow.
Yo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weapon crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weapon cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon looking for a takedown.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
Weapon blocking some punches.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon dodges an elbow strike from Yo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weapon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yo controls his hands.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yo.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yo throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo keeps control of Weapon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon tries to work over Yo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weapon can't get the takedown.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
Weapon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weapon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yo.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yo fails to land.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fusion Weapon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Weapon.
Weapon takes a shot to the head.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Weapon.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yo misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weapon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weapon is trying to force a seperation but Yo has the dominant position.
Yo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weapon backwards.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo scores with a shot to the side of Weapon's head.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo lands an elbow inside.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo pushes off an throws an elbow but Weapon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weapon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo throws an elbow but it misses.
Weapon working Yo over with knees to the body.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fusion Weapon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fusion Weapon'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!
Yo tries to clinch up.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Weapon. Those never looked like landing.
Weapon misses with a double jab
and Yo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Weapon avoids the elbow strike from Yo, against the cage.
Yo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yo lands an elbow just above Weapon 's eye.
Weapon throws an elbow that misses.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Weapon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weapon can't find room to land a body shot as Yo controls the action.
Fusion Weapon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yo throws an elbow but misses.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Yo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weapon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weapon lands a shot to the body.
Yo lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weapon's brow.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weapon lands a nice knee to the body.
Weapon lands a knee to the body.
Weapon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon avoids the elbow strike from Yo, against the cage.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Weapon.
Weapon lands a nice shot to the body.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Weapon lands a takedown into guard.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Weapon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weapon advances position into side control!
Weapon tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Weapon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Weapon is trying to get an arm triangle but Yo is defending well.
Weapon trying to control the position but Yo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gota Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weapon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weapon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fusion Weapon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weapon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fusion Weapon!
Fusion Weapon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm's Face The Pain. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready 4 War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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199 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welch looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Welch misses with an uppercut.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Welch.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Welch lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Welch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Welch.
Nice body punch from Welch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Khan lands.
Welch throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Welch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Welch.
Welch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan throws a left that rocks Welch and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Khan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Welch regain composure!
Welch is rocked!
It looks like Bryan Welch has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan tries for a kimura but Welch is defending well.
Welch struggling a bit here.
Welch is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Khan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Welch, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Welch is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Welch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Welch bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan punishes Welch's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Welch misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Welch thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan avoids the body shot from Welch.
Welch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Welch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Welch is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welch digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Welch ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Welch doesn't seem phased though.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Welch.
Welch looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Welch misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryan Welch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welch misses the shot to the body.
Welch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan looks for the body kick but Welch saw that one coming.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welch.
Khan throws a hook but Welch blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Welch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Welch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Welch scores with a punch to the head.
Khan blocks a jab.
Welch works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Bryan Welch is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan avoids the body shot from Welch.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Welch.
Welch lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Welch is just out of range.
Khan throws a body punch but Welch moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Welch's ribs.
Welch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Welch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Welch manages to avoid it.
Welch swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Welch counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
Welch throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Welch blocks the body kick.
Welch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Welch. That snapped Khan's head back.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welch lands a jab to the head.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Welch rather than just go for the knockout.
Welch throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Welch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Welch.
Welch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Welch lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Welch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan is rocked!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Welch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Welch finish him?
Welch cracks Khan with a hook to the temple - Khan is on wobbly legs here! Welch swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Khan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Welch wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bryan Welch!
Bryan Welch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Quatrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quatrone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stronger by Kayne West. Raje Malapitan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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130 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Quatrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan misses with a takedown
and Quatrone counters with a left and a right that stings Malapitan.
Quatrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malapitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quatrone as he jumps to the side.
Quatrone slaps away a takedown attempt from Malapitan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xavier Quatrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
Malapitan gets a takedown into half guard.
Quatrone controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Quatrone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malapitan is working away from the top position though.
Malapitan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quatrone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quatrone gets back to full guard.
Quatrone is pulling down on Malapitan's head. It's preventing any offense from Malapitan, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan looking to pass the guard.
Malapitan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quatrone is proving hard to escape from.
Quatrone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quatrone misses with a takedown attempt - Malapitan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quatrone ducks under a wild hook from Malapitan.
Quatrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malapitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quatrone moves away.
Quatrone tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Quatrone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malapitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quatrone pinned against the cage. Quatrone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quatrone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quatrone gets a double leg takedown into Malapitan's guard.
Quatrone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quatrone postures up in Malapitan's guard and throws a big left but Malapitan blocks it.
Malapitan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quatrone defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quatrone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quatrone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malapitan controls Quatrone momentarily but Quatrone frees himself.
Quatrone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control the position.
Quatrone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malapitan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quatrone has managed to get both his arms back between Malapitan's legs - danger averted.
Malapitan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quatrone is one step ahead there.
Quatrone is working Malapitan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malapitan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quatrone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quatrone wants to pass the guard but Malapitan is keeping the position.
Quatrone throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quatrone's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quatrone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malapitan passes into half guard.
Quatrone is controlling Malapitan's trapped leg to prevent Malapitan from advancing to side control.
Malapitan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quatrone keeps working.
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!
Quatrone controlling the position well.
Malapitan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quatrone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malapitan is working away from the top position though.
Quatrone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malapitan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quatrone is working an open guard so Malapitan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Malapitan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quatrone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malapitan somewhat.
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 Xavier Quatrone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quatrone throws a looping overhand right but Malapitan ducks down to avoid it.
Quatrone slaps away a takedown attempt from Malapitan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quatrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malapitan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quatrone swivels and escapes.
Malapitan checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Quatrone. No joy for Malapitan on that attempt.
Xavier Quatrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Malapitan.
Malapitan wants to control but Quatrone is keeping him busy.
Quatrone can't do much from the bottom here.
Malapitan tries to score with some ground and pound. Quatrone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Quatrone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Malapitan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatrone controlling the position for now.
Malapitan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quatrone keeps working.
Malapitan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Quatrone defend it? Malapitan steps over the head and cranks it - Quatrone is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Malapitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raje Malapitan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Penn Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dee Penn Dent enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Penn Dent!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Dent.
Rosholt moves forwards but Dent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Dent does it's job there.
Dent throws a leg kick which misses Rosholt's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosholt tries to avoid it.
Dent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rosholt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Rosholt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dent closes the distance looking for a takedown. Rosholt stuffs it but Dent still has hold of him. Dent picks Rosholt up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Dent slams Rosholt to the floor and that's really hurt Rosholt - he doesn't know where he is! Dent throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Penn Dent!
Dee Penn Dent made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manchester Orchestra - Virgin. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reese wants it to stay on the feet.
Reese shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russo but Russo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reese throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Russo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reese scoring well with a low kick there.
Reese takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reese as he jumps to the side.
Russo throws a jab when Reese was well out of range.
Russo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reese connects with an inside leg kick.
Reese lands a body shot.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reese connects with a leg kick. Russo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from Reese as Russo shoots in.
Reese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reese throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reese lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reese thows a huge punch but Russo dodges it nicely.
Reese with the ground and pound but Russo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reese works over Russo with some ground and pound from guard.
Reese lands a couple of digs.
Reese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo is trying to control the position but Reese postures up.
Reese throws an elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reese's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Reese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo is in close to Reese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
Russo is fighting to break Reese's control of his arms but Reese is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Russo pushing down on Reese's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Russo prevents Reese from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is looking for a kimura but Reese is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russo to get the leverage.
Reese gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Reese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Reese throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo parries the strikes from Reese easily there. Reese is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russo to escape.
Reese throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reese working the ground and pound from side control.
Reese postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Russo parries the strikes from Reese easily there. Reese is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russo to escape.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Reese in side control, throwing shots but Russo defends.
Russo is trying to control Reese's posture but Reese avoids it.
Reese looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russo is avoiding damage well.
Reese cracks Russo with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese is working Russo over with some ground and pound from side control.
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 managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reese.
Reese working the ground and pound.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Russo is looking to reverse the position.
Reese tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reese has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reese throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reese working the ground and pound but Russo is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reese looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russo is avoiding damage well.
Russo is trying to control Reese's posture but Reese avoids it.
Russo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reese off and has taken his back!
Russo not allowing Reese to control his hands.
Reese tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese manages to reverse the position and now he's in Russo's guard. Nice work there by Reese.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Russo has control of Reese's left arm, preventing Reese from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt - Reese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russo lands a high kick!
It looks like Kyle Reese has been cut.
Reese looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Reese there.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reese.
Reese throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reese throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Russo to regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo has momentary wrist control but Reese slips an elbow through the middle.
Reese is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Russo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russo's head.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reese with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reese chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a strike but Russo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reese trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reese throws his legs up looking for a submission but Russo uses it to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese gets back to half guard.
Reese actively working from the bottom here.
Kyle Reese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo wants to take a breather but Reese is having none of it.
Reese trying to control here.
Donato Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reese moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reese lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
Reese sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese punching from mount but Russo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo is trying desperately to improve position.
Russo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Reese there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reese landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reese throws a sloppy strike and Russo uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Russo has ended up in Reese's guard.
Reese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reese 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Reese!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
159 lbs
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155 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Parts!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
Wise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parts was well out of range. Poor timing from Wise.
Parts cracks Wise with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wise blocks a body shot from Parts.
Wise presses Parts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wise lands a left hand.
Wise lands with a right to the head.
Wise tries a body shot but Parts blocks it.
Parts misses with some punches.
Wise lands a hook that snaps the head of Parts backwards.
Wise has Parts pushed against the cage.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wise misses with a punch to the body.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parts manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wise makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wise sends Parts crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wise is motioning to the referee to let Parts up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Parts is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts ducks into an uppercut from Wise and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chico Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escuela's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck. A fine choice. Bryan has chosen Nickelback - Burn It To the Ground as his entrance music. King Bryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
255 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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270 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chico Escuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan misses with a low kick.
Bryan throws a front kick aimed at Escuela's knee but Escuela avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Escuela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bryan - the referee stops the clock and Escuela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bryan. Escuela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bryan.
Escuela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryan.
Escuela 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.
Bryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escuela. That did some damage!
Escuela wants to clinch.
Escuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escuela lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escuela blocks a leg kick.
Escuela moves in looking to clinch but Bryan pushes him off.
Escuela lands with a hook. Bryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escuela's half guard.
Escuela works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is pushing down on Escuela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Escuela is fighting to maintain full guard but Bryan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bryan prevents Escuela from improving his position.
Escuela has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bryan is working away from the top position though.
Escuela tries to get to full guard but Bryan has control of the leg.
Bryan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Escuela is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). King Bryan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music. Vitali Jurcina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurcina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurcina.
Jurcina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jurcina misses with a body shot.
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Jurcina misses the shot to the body.
Waters throws a good cross that connects.
Waters throws a body punch but Jurcina moves out of range.
Jurcina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Jurcina throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
Waters misses the jab.
Jurcina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters lands a really nice looking cross but Jurcina seems unphased.
Waters cracks Jurcina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waters with a nice cross.
Waters misses the shot to the body.
Jurcina throws a series of punches but Waters moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jurcina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jurcina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waters tries to clinch but Jurcina is having none of it.
Waters instigates a clinch.
Jurcina misses with a punch to the body.
Jurcina manages to break the clinch.
Jurcina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab.
Waters throws a lazy right hand but Jurcina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waters connects with a single shot there.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurcina.
Jurcina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jurcina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters misses with a wild body shot.
Waters walks into a left hand.
Waters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters wants to clinch
and Jurcina counters with a leg kick.
Waters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jurcina scores with a leg kick.
Jurcina throws out a leg kick but Waters moves out of range and Jurcina only half commits.
Waters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jurcina connects with a leg kick. Waters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jurcina connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Waters.
Jurcina thuds a left hand into Waters's body.
Waters looks to land a combination. Jurcina sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Waters checks a low kick from Jurcina.
Waters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jurcina. Jurcina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jurcina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Jurcina thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurcina.
Jurcina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waters under the eye.
A jab from Jurcina misses.
Waters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurcina is just out of range.
Waters looks to land a right hand but Jurcina moved out of range.
Waters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jurcina throws a push kick but Waters slaps the foot to one side.
Waters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jurcina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jurcina 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.
Jurcina tries to land a leg kick but Waters saw it coming and moves away.
Waters misses with a combination
and Jurcina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jurcina scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jurcina lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waters blocks a low kick nicely.
Jurcina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jurcina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waters instigates a clinch.
Jurcina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurcina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Jurcina.
Jurcina seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Waters trying to control the position but instead, Jurcina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Waters into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurcina misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Waters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jurcina throws a jab when Waters was well out of range.
Jurcina wants to clinch.
Jurcina looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jurcina takes a swing at Waters's ribcage but misses.
Waters tries to move into range but Jurcina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jurcina looks to land a left hand but Waters moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a low kick, looking for Waters's leg but Waters calmly moves out of range.
Jurcina throws a shot to the body.
Waters swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jurcina is looking to wear down Waters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters thuds his right hand into Jurcina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jurcina throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
Jurcina throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurcina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Jurcina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurcina.
Jurcina slips a straight right by Waters.
Waters defending well as Jurcina loads up on a big left hand.
Jurcina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waters blocks a head kick by Jurcina.
Waters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jurcina throws a front kick aimed at Waters's knee but Waters avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Jurcina.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jurcina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jurcina was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Waters takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters avoids the body shot from Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurcina staying out of range there.
Jurcina moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitali Jurcina is winning the standup battle so far.
Waters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jurcina slips under a jab.
Jurcina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jurcina scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Waters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waters.
Waters throws a series of punches but Jurcina moves out of range.
Waters tries to clinch up but Jurcina circles away and keeps his distance.
Waters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jurcina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to clinch there but Jurcina circles away.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters lands a jab to Jurcina's midsection.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jurcina uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurcina.
Waters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jurcina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Waters throws a body punch but Jurcina moves out of range.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurcina is just out of range.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters throws a series of strikes that have Jurcina backpedaling.
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!
Jurcina gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina presses Waters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurcina.
A bit of stalling here from Jurcina.
A short right from Jurcina.
Jurcina lands with a left to the head.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jurcina's elbow.
Jurcina pushes Waters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jurcina manages to break the clinch.
Jurcina is looking to clinch but Waters is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurcina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Waters scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jurcina throws a chopping leg kick but Waters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Jurcina dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jurcina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jurcina scores with the left hand. Waters knows he should have avoided that one.
Jurcina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jurcina misses with a body shot.
Jurcina throws an overhand right that lands on Waters's shoulder, as Waters tries to avoid the shot.
Jurcina throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jurcina.
Jurcina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Waters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jurcina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Jurcina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Waters dodges the punch combination from Jurcina.
Some bone on bone action there as Jurcina checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina looks to land a right hand but Waters moved out of range.
Waters drops Jurcina with a beautiful combination! Jurcina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Waters is looking for the KO!
Jurcina is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters lands a body shot.
Oh Jurcina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jurcina backs away from a small jab... but Waters lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Jurcina crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Waters with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Derek Waters!
After winning the bout, Derek Waters thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schkayle has chosen Fast Lane as his entrance music. Richtor Schkayle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
270 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richtor Schkayle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkayle throws a leg kick but Kasserman checks it.
Schkayle feints and then cracks Kasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kasserman down.
Kasserman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Schkayle tries to hold on but Kasserman pushes him away.
Kasserman working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Schkayle slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Schkayle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kasserman.
Kasserman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kasserman wants to control but Schkayle is keeping him busy.
Schkayle is looking to improve his position.
Kasserman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schkayle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kasserman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kasserman throwing strikes here but Schkayle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasserman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Schkayle because Kasserman loaded up on that one.
Kasserman throws some wild stikes that Schkayle manages to avoid easily.
Kasserman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasserman lands with some strikes.
Schkayle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schkayle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Schkayle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kasserman misses with a head shot.
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!
Kasserman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kasserman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman throws some wild stikes that Schkayle manages to avoid easily.
Kasserman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kasserman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schkayle is looking to escape.
Kasserman throwing strikes here but Schkayle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kasserman throws some wild stikes that Schkayle manages to avoid easily.
Kasserman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kasserman wants to control the pace but Schkayle is squirming around nicely.
Schkayle suckers Kasserman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Schkayle is now in Kasserman's guard!
Kasserman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman 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.
Kasserman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kasserman trying to keep a closed guard but Schkayle is proving a slippery customer.
Kasserman is looking to stand back up but Schkayle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kasserman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman is trying to control but Schkayle manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasserman tries to improve his position but instead Schkayle has taken his back!
Schkayle is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Kasserman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schkayle has good solid back control here.
Kasserman tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasquale Kasserman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schkayle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Schkayle tenderised Kasserman's leg. Kasserman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kasserman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schkayle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasserman shoots in but Schkayle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kasserman misses with a kick to the body
and Schkayle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schkayle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasserman on the side of the head.
Kasserman delivers a nice body kick.
Schkayle lands a leg kick that knocks Kasserman off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schkayle stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasserman. Kasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
Schkayle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schkayle throws a head kick that Kasserman semi-blocks.
Schkayle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kasserman's head.
It looks like Pasquale Kasserman has been cut.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schkayle blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kasserman.
Richtor Schkayle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasserman misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Schkayle.
Richtor Schkayle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Schkayle. Beautiful body shot.
Kasserman connects with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Kasserman both land. Nice combination.
Kasserman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasserman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schkayle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schkayle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kasserman feints and then cracks Schkayle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schkayle down.
Schkayle wants to land a leg kick but Kasserman is out of range.
Kasserman tries a head kick but it misses.
Schkayle misses with a low kick.
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!
Schkayle throws a head kick that Kasserman semi-blocks.
Pasquale Kasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schkayle.
Schkayle connects with a high kick.
Schkayle scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasserman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schkayle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schkayle misses with a low kick.
Kasserman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle scores with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schkayle checks a leg kick.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kasserman closes the distance and clinches up with Schkayle, looking for a takedown. Kasserman pushes Schkayle against the cage but Schkayle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasquale Kasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schkayle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. Schkayle tries to sprawl out of it but Kasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schkayle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasserman throws a leg kick
and Schkayle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schkayle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasserman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kasserman tries for a takedown but Schkayle circles away easily
and Schkayle counters with a good low kick that Kasserman was not able to check.
Kasserman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schkayle.
Schkayle scores with a spinning back kick!
Kasserman takes one to the chin there.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Schkayle is looking to slow Kasserman down with leg kicks.
Schkayle throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkayle connects with a body shot that sends Kasserman's belly button to the back.
Schkayle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kasserman 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.
Schkayle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schkayle throws a nice head kick!
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!
Kasserman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schkayle.
Schkayle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schkayle lands a brutal head kick. Kasserman looks out on his feet and Schkayle throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Richtor Schkayle!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Battle Hymn . Frank Saurus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MacLeod digs a good body shot into Saurus's ribs.
MacLeod defending well as Saurus loads up on a big left hand.
Saurus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saurus throws out a powerful jab.
Saurus takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
Saurus scores with a shot to the body.
Saurus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurus thuds a left hand into MacLeod's body.
Saurus digs a good hook to MacLeod's body.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLeod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus throws a combination that misses
and MacLeod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saurus lands with a nice body punch.
MacLeod tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacLeod takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saurus digs a good body shot into MacLeod's ribs.
MacLeod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Saurus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacLeod rather than just go for the knockout.
Saurus wants to clinch.
Saurus tries to clinch there but MacLeod circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Saurus misses.
Saurus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saurus moves into the clinch.
Saurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacLeod lands a shoulder strike.
Saurus misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacLeod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacLeod as Saurus tries to tie him up.
MacLeod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saurus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saurus is looking to break free of the clinch but MacLeod has double underhooks.
Saurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saurus.
MacLeod gets through Saurus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Saurus.
Saurus swings wildly with an uppercut but MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saurus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod blocking some punches.
Saurus is looking to take this one to the mat.
MacLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from MacLeod.
A short left from MacLeod.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saurus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
Saurus is looking for a takedown.
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!
Saurus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacLeod's elbow.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Saurus.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saurus misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
Saurus lands with a left to the head.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Saurus controls the action.
Saurus works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
MacLeod is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saurus is controlling him.
Saurus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saurus wants to pass the guard but MacLeod is keeping the position.
Saurus passes MacLeod's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus tries to pass to full mount but MacLeod defends it.
Saurus passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Saurus 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.
Saurus dips to his left and cracks MacLeod with an uppercut!
Saurus throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Saurus finds it's target.
Saurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting MacLeod counter with a right hand.
MacLeod checks a leg kick.
Saurus wants to clinch up but MacLeod keeps it at a distance.
Saurus misses with a double jab.
MacLeod lands a lovely overhand right.
MacLeod looks to land a left hand but Saurus moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLeod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacLeod slips under a jab from Saurus.
Saurus with a nice cross.
Saurus takes the fight into the clinch.
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saurus tries to work over MacLeod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saurus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacLeod pushes Saurus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saurus blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
Saurus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saurus drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacLeod pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saurus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod swings widly with a right hand
and Saurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacLeod swivels and escapes.
Saurus digs a good body shot into MacLeod's ribs.
Frank Saurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saurus tries to bum rush MacLeod with a series of wild strikes but MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from MacLeod misses.
Saurus lands a nice shot to the body.
Saurus throws an off balance right hand
and MacLeod counters with a straight right hand.
MacLeod dodges the punch combination from Saurus.
Saurus digs a good body shot into MacLeod's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Saurus misses.
Saurus takes one on the button.
Saurus throws a hook but MacLeod avoids it easily.
Frank Saurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saurus connects with a crisp jab.
Saurus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saurus shoots in for a double leg but MacLeod sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Connor MacLeod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
Saurus throws a looping overhand right but MacLeod ducks down to avoid it.
Saurus lands a head shot.
MacLeod connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saurus throws a looping overhand right but MacLeod ducks down to avoid it.
Saurus moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
Saurus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacLeod counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod catches Saurus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saurus looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
Saurus's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacLeod under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
Saurus takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Saurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! MacLeod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Saurus. Those never looked like landing.
Saurus misses with a looping left.
MacLeod throws a jab but it's blocked by Saurus.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLeod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacLeod doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Saurus misses its intended target.
MacLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saurus.
Saurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - MacLeod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saurus lands with a shot to the body.
MacLeod misses with a hook.
Saurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saurus connects with the punch.
Saurus throws a hook to the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connor MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from MacLeod misses.
A jab from Saurus finds it's way through MacLeod's defenses.
MacLeod misses with a straight right.
Saurus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacLeod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saurus dives in and grabs MacLeod's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacLeod pushes down on Saurus's head and hops out.
MacLeod throws a combination that misses
and Saurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod throws a jab but it's blocked by Saurus.
Saurus looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod slips a straight right by Saurus.
MacLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saurus.
Good exchange - MacLeod coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by MacLeod as he checks the leg kick.
Saurus looks to throw the jab but MacLeod is out of range.
Saurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saurus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacLeod moves out of range of the strikes.
Saurus moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
Saurus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saurus throws a shot to the body.
Saurus scores with the left hand. MacLeod knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod with a hook.
MacLeod has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saurus finds it's way round the side to connect with MacLeod's head.
MacLeod blocks a low kick nicely.
Saurus throws a hook but MacLeod blocks it.
MacLeod misses with a looping right.
MacLeod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saurus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saurus has MacLeod up against the cage in a clinch.
Saurus struggles to land a body shot inside as MacLeod controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Saurus just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. MacLeod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saurus moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
MacLeod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saurus.
MacLeod moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacLeod scores with a hook.
MacLeod lands a jab.
Saurus throws a body punch but MacLeod moves out of range.
Saurus tries a low kick but MacLeod avoids it.
MacLeod misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus throws a hook but MacLeod blocks it.
Saurus looks to land a right hand but MacLeod moved out of range.
MacLeod dodges the punch combination from Saurus.
MacLeod throws a hook but Saurus avoids it easily.
Saurus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacLeod.
MacLeod connects with a single shot there.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saurus moves out of range as MacLeod strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saurus lands a nice looking body shot.
MacLeod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacLeod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saurus lands a slapping body shot.
MacLeod swings for the body but Saurus moves out of range.
MacLeod is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saurus darts in and clinches MacLeod up against the cage.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from MacLeod.
Saurus blocks an uppercut.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Connor MacLeod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
MacLeod is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from MacLeod.
A short uppercut from MacLeod.
MacLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saurus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saurus takes a shot to the head.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saurus swings wildly with an uppercut but MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Saurus blocks it.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Saurus avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Saurus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saurus backwards.
Saurus struggles to land a body shot inside as MacLeod controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, MacLeod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saurus is rocked!
MacLeod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacLeod has a couple of punches blocked by Saurus.
Saurus lands a right hand.
MacLeod working aggressively here.
Saurus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacLeod looks to land a right hand but Saurus moved out of range.
MacLeod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saurus moves in looking to clinch but MacLeod pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod had his way with Frank Saurus in 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. This is the final round!
Saurus wants to land a leg kick but MacLeod is out of range.
Saurus misses with a looping right.
MacLeod throws out a loose jab but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacLeod manages to avoid it.
Saurus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saurus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacLeod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saurus works MacLeod's body with a nice hook.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saurus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacLeod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saurus shoots for a double leg takedown but MacLeod sprawls well. He's pushed Saurus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacLeod misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saurus.
Saurus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saurus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saurus misses with a straight left.
Saurus swings for the body but MacLeod moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod ducks under a wild hook from Saurus.
Saurus lands a head shot.
Saurus cracks MacLeod with an open hand slap.
MacLeod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saurus throws a hook but MacLeod blocks it.
Saurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacLeod.
MacLeod connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saurus's hands.
MacLeod moves away from the strike by Saurus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saurus.
Saurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacLeod counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from MacLeod.
Saurus defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Saurus coming out on top.
A jab from Saurus misses.
Saurus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod avoids the body shot from Saurus.
Saurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saurus loads up on a big right hand but MacLeod slips the punch.
MacLeod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saurus throws a lazy right hand but MacLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacLeod throws a body punch but Saurus moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacLeod. Saurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacLeod throws a right hand that misses
and Saurus counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Saurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saurus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Saurus!
Frank Saurus is the new lightweight champion!
Frank Saurus decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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