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VFC 188: Dos Santos vs. Bot PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable. Millit has chosen The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millit stuns Bobbick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bobbick defending well as Millit loads up on a big left hand.
Bobbick misses with a wild body shot.
Millit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bobbick circles away quickly and effectively.
Millit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bobbick checks it well.
The fighters circling - Bobbick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Millit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bobbick.
Bobbick misses with the combination.
Millit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bobbick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millit manages to avoid it.
Millit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobbick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobbick lands a nice looking body shot.
Millit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Millit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobbick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Millit under the eye.
Bobbick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Millit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duane Bobbick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Millit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bobbick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millit is rocked!
Millit tries to get into range but Bobbick steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Millit! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bobbick scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duane Bobbick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ballinger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Ballinger blocks the elbow strike.
Ballinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Ballinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Wade Winston Wilson's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ballinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Ballinger landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ballinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ballinger scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ballinger.
Ballinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Wade Winston Wilson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Ballinger is blocking nicely.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Ballinger is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger lands an elbow inside.
Wade Winston Wilson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ballinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ballinger landing knees to the body.
Wilson looks gassed!
Ballinger lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wade Winston Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Ballinger!
Our winner, Ryan Ballinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: 2nd Round KO. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Fox enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox tries for a takedown but Styles manages to get underhooks.
Styles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Fox.
Fox wants a takedown.
Styles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Styles.
Styles leaning against his opponent.
Styles struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Styles is trying to trip Fox. He has hold of a leg but Fox is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Styles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles stops Fox from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles is looking to advance position but Fox has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fox raining down shots from the mount!
Fox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Styles has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aj Styles's cut is getting worse.
Fox scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aj Styles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Styles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Styles is bucking up trying to escape but Fox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jeez, Aj Styles's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aj Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Fox!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brown (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Allon.
Allon scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ryan Brown has been cut.
Allon lands a left and a right that sends Brown crashing to the canvas! Allon dives into mount looking to finish!
Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Allon looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Brown covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gim Allon!
Gim Allon very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. Drennan has chosen Illy-oi! as his entrance music. Lawrence Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen swings for the body but Drennan moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Cohen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drennan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cohen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drennan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.
Drennan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cohen misses with a body shot.
Drennan throws a lazy right hand but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Cohen is predictable there
and Drennan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drennan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cohen. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drennan.
Cohen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drennan. That one must have hurt.
Cohen thows a leg kick but Drennan checks it
and Drennan counters with a good low kick that Cohen was not able to check.
Drennan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cohen.
Drennan throws a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drennan manages to avoid it.
Drennan slips a straight right by Cohen.
Drennan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Drennan.
Cohen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drennan.
Drennan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen just misses with a punch to the body.
Drennan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cohen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drennan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cohen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cohen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drennan can pounce on him.
Cohen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drennan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen shoots for a double leg takedown but Drennan sprawls well. He's pushed Cohen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drennan scores with a punch to the head.
Drennan scores with a jab to the head.
Drennan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cohen.
Drennan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cohen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drennan scores with a head kick. Cohen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drennan feints and then cracks Cohen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cohen down.
Drennan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cohen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cohen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drennan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan throws an overhand right that lands on Cohen's shoulder, as Cohen tries to avoid the shot.
Drennan stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohen. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Drennan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drennan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cohen is out of range and Drennan settles back down.
Cohen throws a hook to the side of Drennan's head but Drennan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drennan.
Cohen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drennan lands a glancing blow to the side of Cohen's head.
A good leg kick by Drennan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Drennan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drennan throws a hook but Cohen avoids it easily.
Cohen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cohen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drennan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Drennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drennan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drennan keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen looking to sit in guard and control but Drennan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cohen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cohen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lawrence Cohen.
Cohen's corner calls for a 1-2. Cohen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cohen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drennan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cohen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cohen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cohen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cohen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drennan is fending him off so far but Cohen persists. Nope, Drennan circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen avoids a kick to the body.
Drennan connects with an inside leg kick.
Drennan misses with a hook. Cohen ducked under it nicely.
Cohen misses with a lunging right hand
and Drennan counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drennan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan with a jab.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown but Drennan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cohen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drennan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drennan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cohen was well out of range. Poor timing from Drennan.
Cohen dives in and grabs Drennan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drennan pushes down on Cohen's head and hops out.
Drennan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cohen.
Drennan slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Drennan with a jab.
Cohen throws the left hand but Drennan avoids the punch easily.
Cohen misses with a hook
and Drennan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cohen thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Drennan. No joy for Cohen on that attempt.
Gary Drennan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drennan lands with a good body shot.
Cohen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drennan.
Drennan lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drennan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drennan throws a body punch but Cohen moves out of range.
Drennan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drennan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cohen.
Cohen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Drennan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Drennan.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Drennan circles away easily
and Drennan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cohen thinking.
Drennan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cohen.
Cohen has a takedown stuffed.
Drennan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cohen.
Cohen moves to clinch but Drennan breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drennan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drennan.
Drennan staying out of range there.
Drennan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drennan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.
A nice combination there by Drennan.
Cohen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drennan counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drennan lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drennan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cohen's sensitive parts.
Cohen swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drennan lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looks to throw the jab but Drennan is out of range.
Drennan lands with a good body shot.
Drennan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cohen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drennan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drennan. That's going to slow Cohen down.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cohen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drennan cracks Cohen with an open hand slap.
Cohen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drennan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a hook but Drennan avoids it easily.
Drennan scores with a push kick.
Cohen misses with a looping right.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Cohen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drennan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drennan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drennan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cohen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drennan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drennan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gary Drennan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drennan lands a really nice looking cross but Cohen seems unphased.
Cohen shoots for a double leg takedown but Drennan sprawls well. He's pushed Cohen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drennan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drennan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drennan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drennan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cohen.
Drennan connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drennan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drennan misses with a wild body shot.
Drennan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Drennan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drennan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Drennan!
Gary Drennan very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws the kick towards the body but Alb avoids it.
Vandelay moves out of range as Alb strikes.
Alb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alb swings widly with a right hand
and Vandelay counters with a one-two to the body.
Alb connects with a looping right hand.
Vandelay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Art Vandelay has been cut.
Alb blocks a low kick nicely.
Alb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandelay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vandelay moves away from the strike by Alb.
Alb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vandelay is rocked!
Alb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vandelay.
Oh Vandelay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Vandelay throws a low kick but Alb moves out of range easily.
Vandelay seems to have got his legs back now.
Alb lands a jab to the nose.
Alb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vandelay tries to avoid it but Alb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vandelay to the ground. Vandelay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alb crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vandelay - the referee stops the clock and Alb gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vandelay. Alb manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vandelay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vandelay connects with a solid leg kick.
Vandelay lands a nice looking body kick.
Vandelay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alb is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alb misses with a head kick.
Alb misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alb.
Vandelay 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.
Vandelay moves into the clinch successfully.
Vandelay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Vandelay gets through Alb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandelay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alb.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Alb controls his hands.
Alb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandelay slips under a jab from Alb.
Vandelay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alb.
Vandelay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alb doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vandelay counters with a nice body shot.
Art Vandelay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Alb.
Alb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vandelay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alb at a distance.
Alb tries to work over Vandelay's front leg with a kick but Vandelay checks it.
Vandelay clinches up with Alb and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb looking to stall.
Vandelay trying to control the position but instead, Alb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vandelay into the cage.
Alb blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alb.
Alb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandelay.
Alb tries to land a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks with his arms.
Vandelay takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Vandelay.
Alb tries to pull guard but Vandelay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vandelay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alb tries to land a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Vandelay.
Vandelay gets through Alb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alb blocking some punches.
Vandelay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vandelay dodges an elbow strike from Alb.
Vandelay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alb blocks it with crossed arms.
Alb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vandelay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alb throws a chopping leg kick but Vandelay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alb was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Alb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vandelay.
Vandelay darts in and clinches Alb up against the cage.
Alb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alb tries to pull guard but Vandelay holds him up against the cage and eventually Alb drops back down to his feet.
Alb is looking to control Vandelay's arms but Vandelay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alb has his back to the cage.
Vandelay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 Art Vandelay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Art Vandelay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vandelay fails with the takedown.
Alb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vandelay.
Danga de danga de dang - Alb scores with a four punch combination!
Alb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandelay moves away.
A punch combination from Alb misses.
Vandelay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandelay is looking to wear down Alb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vandelay missing with a left hand there. Alb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alb gets caught napping as Vandelay dives in and scores a takedown. Alb manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alb is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Alb keeps moving.
Alb wants to stand and escape but Vandelay is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Alb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Art Vandelay has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alb jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vandelay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alb was covering up waiting for the punch and Vandelay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alb keeping moving, preventing Vandelay from controlling successfully.
Vandelay throws a big elbow that misses.
Vandelay preventing the sweep.
Vandelay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay trying to control but Alb is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Art Vandelay wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vandelay stalks Alb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alb's face. Alb staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peter Alb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb throws the left hand but Vandelay avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vandelay checks a leg kick.
Alb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vandelay finds it's way round the side to connect with Alb's head.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandelay loads up on a big right hand but Alb slips the punch.
Alb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandelay.
A head kick misses from Alb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws a low kick, looking for Alb's leg but Alb calmly moves out of range.
Alb throws a nice looking combination but Vandelay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alb was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.
Alb thuds a left hand into Vandelay's body.
Alb throws a hook but Vandelay avoids it easily.
Alb scores with a head kick.
Vandelay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alb quickly recovers to half guard.
Vandelay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vandelay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alb does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alb keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vandelay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vandelay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alb trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alb slips a straight right by Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a body shot.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Alb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alb throws a body punch but Vandelay moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vandelay finds it's way round the side to connect with Alb's head.
Alb throws a sloppy body shot
and Vandelay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vandelay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alb manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandelay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Art Vandelay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alb tries to land a front kick but Vandelay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alb misses with a body punch
and Vandelay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vandelay.
Alb scores with a decent looking hook.
Vandelay rushes Alb and presses him up against the cage.
Alb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vandelay has a couple of punches blocked by Alb.
Vandelay misses with a punch to the body.
Alb is trying to push Vandelay away but Vandelay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vandelay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alb is looking for a takedown.
Vandelay presses Alb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vandelay blocks an elbow strike.
Alb takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vandelay cracks Alb with a nice body shot.
Alb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vandelay missing with knees to the body.
Vandelay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vandelay lands a nice shot to the body.
Vandelay tries to land knees in the clinch but Alb avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Vandelay to work.
Knees to the body from Vandelay.
Alb is trying to break the clinch but Vandelay has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vandelay.
Vandelay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vandelay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vandelay.
Vandelay misses with a punch to the body.
Art Vandelay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb misses with an elbow over the top.
Vandelay misses with an elbow over the top.
Alb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vandelay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alb tries a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks it.
Vandelay throws an elbow but it misses.
Vandelay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alb.
Alb tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandelay avoids the damage to the body.
Vandelay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandelay misses with an elbow over the top.
Vandelay digs a right hand underneath Alb's ribcage. Alb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vandelay.
Peter Alb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay tries to throw a body punch but Alb avoids it by throwing Vandelay back against the cage.
Alb avoiding damage as Vandelay throws knees to the body.
Alb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alb stalling in the clinch but Vandelay improves position.
Alb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alb tries to land a knee to the head but Vandelay blocks with his arms.
Vandelay blocks an elbow strike from Alb.
Vandelay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vandelay digs a right hand underneath Alb's ribcage. Alb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vandelay presses Alb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Alb throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay lands an elbow that stopped Alb in his tracks for a moment.
Vandelay tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Alb jumps guard but Vandelay stands there with Alb around his waist. Alb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alb tries to break the clinch but Vandelay is controlling the position.
Alb prevents a body shot from Vandelay.
Alb blocks the elbow strike.
Alb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vandelay blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alb is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Alb on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandelay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vandelay, 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 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandelay!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Art Vandelay made sure he mentioned Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Lytle has chosen Light's Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Lytle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Lytle persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lytle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Lytle's head.
Lytle fails to pull guard.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Lytle.
Lytle is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lytle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Lytle.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lytle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lytle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lytle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lytle shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Christopher Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lytle walks into a left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Lytle shoots in.
Lytle looks gassed!
Lytle tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lytle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lytle misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lytle tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lytle can't get the takedown.
Lytle is looking for a takedown.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lytle controls his hands.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lytle tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lytle has a takedown stuffed.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Lytle up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lytle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lytle tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lytle.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lytle prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lytle prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lytle wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but Lytle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the cage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lytle looking to pass the guard.
Lee pulls Lytle in close to his closed guard and prevents Lytle from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lytle trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lytle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Lytle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lytle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Lytle persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Lytle. Lytle gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Lee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lytle.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lytle checks a leg kick.
Lytle takes one on the button.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lytle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lytle is defended easily by Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Lytle moved out of range.
Christopher Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Lytle ducks down to avoid it.
Lytle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Lytle.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee cracks Lytle with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lee has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lytle to stand back up!
Lytle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lytle clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lee stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Lee!
Barney Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes into the arena with H.A.M. - Kanye west blaring out of the sound system. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirty Hous'. Thom Le Bou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Bou counters with a left to the body.
Le Bou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Bou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le Bou's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Bou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good shot there by Le Bou.
Silva pushes Le Bou away with a front kick.
Silva 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.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Jab from Silva.
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!
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Le Bou checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Le Bou is having none of it.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Le Bou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva clinches up with Le Bou and pushes him back against the cage.
Le Bou lands a shoulder strike.
Le Bou blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks a body shot from Le Bou.
Le Bou looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Bou pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Le Bou tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Bou tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva feints and then cracks Le Bou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le Bou down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Silva misses.
Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Le Bou checks a low kick from Silva.
Le Bou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Le Bou saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Bou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but Le Bou moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Le Bou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Le Bou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Le Bou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le Bou tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva swings for the body but Le Bou moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le Bou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a hook. Le Bou ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou checks a leg kick.
Le Bou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Le Bou.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Le Bou.
Le Bou misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Le Bou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le Bou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Le Bou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Bou tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Bou.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou moves out of range of the body kick.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a low kick but Le Bou avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Le Bou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Bou clinches with his opponent.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva feints and then cracks Le Bou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le Bou down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Bou checks a leg kick.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Le Bou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Bou blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Le Bou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a low kick as Le Bou jumps back.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva tries to move into range but Le Bou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva thows a leg kick but Le Bou checks it
and Le Bou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Bou checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Bou throws out the jab.
Le Bou moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Le Bou is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le Bou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Le Bou moves out of range.
Le Bou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Le Bou lands with a nice body punch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Le Bou's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Bou tries to avoid it.
Le Bou lands a head shot.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Mauricio Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Le Bou.
Silva throws a head kick but Le Bou moves out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Le Bou's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Bou tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick but Le Bou moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Le Bou fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Bou misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws out a leg kick but Le Bou moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Le Bou blocks a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Le Bou counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva tries to hold on but Le Bou pushes him away.
Le Bou controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Bou lands with a good body shot.
Le Bou swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Le Bou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le Bou checks it well.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Bou is out of range.
Jab from Silva.
Le Bou misses with a double jab.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Good work by Le Bou as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Bou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Le Bou blocks the body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Le Bou's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Bou tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le Bou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bou.
Le Bou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Le Bou down.
Le Bou moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Le Bou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le Bou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Le Bou shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Le Bou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Bou moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Le Bou moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bou tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Bou throws out the jab.
Le Bou throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou connects with a looping right hand.
Le Bou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Silva throws a leg kick but Le Bou moved away.
Le Bou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Le Bou moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Le Bou moves out of range.
Le Bou lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Bou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bou with a nice cross.
Thom Le Bou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a right hand that Le Bou ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Bou also avoids with ease.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a hook. Le Bou ducked under it nicely.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Le Bou counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Bou works Silva's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Le Bou or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva cracks the inside of Le Bou's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Silva!
An out of breath Mauricio Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes to the cage accompanied by IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . The crowd seem to be enjoying Play's choice of entrance music: Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Iii both land. Nice combination.
Iii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iii missing with a left hand there. Play was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Play takes one to the side of the head.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
Iii misses with a straight right.
Play throws an overhand right that lands on Iii's shoulder, as Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Play moves out of range of the strikes.
Play throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iii.
Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Play pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Play connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Play scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Play.
Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Play works Iii's body with a nice hook.
Foul Play seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Play comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Play swings for the body but Iii moves out of range.
Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Play circles away quickly and effectively.
Play displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iii throws out the jab.
Play misses the shot to the body.
Play connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Play's corner calls for a 1-2. Play obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Iii misses with a hook. Play ducked under it nicely.
Play slips a straight right by Iii.
Iii missing with a left hand there. Play was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Play ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii takes one on the button.
Play scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Play. Those never looked like landing.
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iii moves away.
Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Play throws a lazy right hand but Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Play throws a lazy right hand but Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Play misses with a series of wild punches.
Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iii throws a hook but Play blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play misses the jab.
Play scores with a push kick.
Play throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Play.
Play throws a hook to the side of Iii's head but Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Play throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Iii.
Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Play.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
A jab from Play misses.
Play pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Play lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Play throws a hook but Iii avoids it easily.
Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Play throws a leg kick that misses.
Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Play counters with a nice uppercut.
Iii throws a right hand that Play ducks under and follows up with a left that Play also avoids with ease.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Play in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Play throws a body punch but Iii moves out of range.
Play comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iii throws a hook but Play avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Play misses.
Iii misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Play.
Play ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iii needs to keep his hands up - Play had a free shot at his head there.
Play connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Play ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Play throws a hook but Iii blocks it.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
Play scores with a leg kick.
Iii throws a hook to the side of Play's head but Play sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Play.
Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Play sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Play changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iii connects with a body shot.
Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Play.
Iii throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Iii misses.
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Play.
Play lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play misses with a low kick as Iii jumps back.
Iii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Play catches Iii right on the button with a cross.
Iii misses with a straight right.
Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Play.
Play throws a leg kick which misses Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Iii tries to avoid it.
Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iii throws a hook but Play blocks it.
Play throws a hook to the side of Iii's head but Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iii misses with an uppercut. Play saw that one coming.
Play throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iii.
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play catches Iii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Play misses the shot to the body.
Play defending well as Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Iii throws a combination. Play tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Play throws a low kick, looking for Iii's leg but Iii calmly moves out of range.
Play looks for the body kick but Iii saw that one coming.
Play staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Play uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iii.
Play throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Play.
Play lands with a right hand.
Play throws a sloppy body shot
and Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Play slips under a jab.
Play connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Play.
Play bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iii throws out a loose jab but Play uses good head movement to avoid it.
Play throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii throws a shot from downtown. Play moves away and avoids it.
Play scores with a kick to the body.
Play throws an off balance right hand
letting Iii counter with a right hand.
Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Play moves away.
Nice defenses there by Iii.
Iii misses with a right hand
and Play counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Play just misses with a punch to the body.
Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Play with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
Play dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iii. That did some damage!
Iii looks to land a left hand but Play moved out of range nicely.
Alexander Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii slips under a jab.
Play scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Play misses with a body punch
and Iii counters with a two punch combo.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iii misses the shot to the body.
Play fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iii.
Play fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iii.
A leg kick checked by Iii.
Play thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iii if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Play misses the target.
Play looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Play lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Play ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iii moves away.
Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Play was well out of range. Poor timing from Iii.
Play connects with a solid leg kick.
Play scoring well with a low kick there.
Play stuns Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iii looks to throw the jab but Play is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foul Play is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Play cracks the inside of Iii's front leg.
Play lands a slapping body shot.
Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iii misses with the combination.
Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Play counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Play lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iii at a distance.
Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Play looks to land a combination but Iii avoids it well.
Play misses the shot to the body.
Play scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foul Play comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Play has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foul Play!
After the big win, Foul Play made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geronimo dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as dos Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Botanovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Botanovic preventing the sweep.
Botanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dos Santos is trying to control the position but Botanovic postures up.
Botanovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Botanovic slips the punch.
Botanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Botanovic's waist but Botanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic thows a body kick. dos Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Botanovic throws a low kick but dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but dos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Botanovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geronimo dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from dos Santos.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Botanovic is out of range.
Geronimo dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
dos Santos blocks a leg kick.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Botanovic shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dos Santos's waist but dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Botanovic off to one side.
dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Botanovic blocks a jab.
dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Botanovic tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Botanovic to the ground. Botanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Botanovic moves away from the strike by dos Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as dos Santos blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from dos Santos misses the target.
dos Santos scores with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! dos Santos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Botanovic - the referee stops the clock and dos Santos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Botanovic. dos Santos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Botanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Botanovic!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Botanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Botanovic. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
Botanovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Botanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Botanovic.
dos Santos thumps Botanovic with a low kick.
No luck for Botanovic with that takedown attempt.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos tries to score with a low kick but Botanovic moves his leg out of the way.
Botanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Botanovic circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Botanovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Botanovic misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dos Santos is looking to clinch.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Botanovic.
dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from dos Santos.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botanovic.
Botanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from dos Santos misses
and Botanovic counters with a good low kick that dos Santos was not able to check.
dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Botanovic avoids the head kick by dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Botanovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten dos Santos somewhat.
dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Botanovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Botanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Botanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dos Santos.
dos Santos rushes Botanovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Botanovic goes for a takedown attempt but dos Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but dos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Botanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Botanovic scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Botanovic in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Botanovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Botanovic's takedown attempt.
Geronimo dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Botanovic is trying to pull guard but dos Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Botanovic prevents a body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Botanovic controls his hands.
dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Botanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed dos Santos into the cage.
Botanovic jumps guard.
dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Botanovic is retaining full guard.
dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Botanovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. dos Santos defends it easily.
Botanovic working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos advances position into side control!
Botanovic is looking for a sweep.
dos Santos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Botanovic!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Botanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
dos Santos looking to control but Botanovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
dos Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Botanovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
dos Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Botanovic is surviving well by controlling dos Santos's body position as best he can.
dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Botanovic is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, dos Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Botanovic is working to get back to half guard.
dos Santos dominating with strikes here.
dos Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Botanovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Botanovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Geronimo dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dos Santos avoids the attempt from Botanovic to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Botanovic tries to reverse the position but dos Santos maintains control.
dos Santos looking to control but Botanovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
dos Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Botanovic looks a forlorn figure.
dos Santos breaks from Botanovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Botanovic is looking to improve his position but dos Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
dos Santos looking to control but Botanovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botanovic is bucking up trying to escape but dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Botanovic is squirming around, avoiding dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geronimo dos Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Botanovic wants to slow dos Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Botanovic looks to land a body kick but dos Santos moved away.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
dos Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Botanovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dos Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dos Santos sprawls well. dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos throws a jab when Botanovic was well out of range.
dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Botanovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten dos Santos somewhat.
dos Santos throws a jab when Botanovic was well out of range.
Botanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Botanovic's waist but Botanovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dos Santos off to one side.
Botanovic takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dos Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Botanovic moves out of range as dos Santos strikes.
Botanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of dos Santos's head.
Botanovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Botanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from dos Santos.
dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Botanovic pushes him off.
dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Botanovic counters with a good low kick that dos Santos was not able to check.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Botanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dos Santos throws out the jab.
dos Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
dos Santos throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Botanovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Botanovic seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Botanovic is working away from the top position though.
Botanovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Botanovic wants to work for an arm triangle but dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Botanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Botanovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Botanovic's back!
dos Santos scores with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos is trying to stick to Botanovic's back but Botanovic is turning into dos Santos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in dos Santos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Botanovic.
dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic stopping the sweep attempt from dos Santos.
Botanovic looking to sit in guard and control but dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Botanovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Botanovic manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos wants to take a breather but Botanovic is having none of it.
dos Santos passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geronimo dos Santos!
Geronimo dos Santos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, into his post fight interview.
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