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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by When Worlds Colide by Powerman 5000. The crowd seem to be enjoying Russo's choice of entrance music: Tupac-The Uppercut. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilbert Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chavez lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chavez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Russo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chavez has Russo in his guard.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
Russo wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Russo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chavez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chavez has escaped and now he's on top!
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Russo's head.
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavez lands a couple of elbows.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez stands up over Russo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chavez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Russo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Russo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the position.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Russo tries to escape but Chavez is in control.
Chavez throws a strike aimed at the side of Russo's head but Russo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Chavez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chavez working the head with strikes.
Chavez wants to control but Russo is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilbert Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chavez gets back to half guard.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chavez is just riding it out for now. Russo eventually gives up the hold.
Chavez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chavez.
Chavez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russo manages to get himself to full guard.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Russo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Russo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Russo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chavez has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to pull guard but Chavez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Russo prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Russo jumps guard but Chavez stands there with Russo around his waist. Russo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Russo wants the takedown. Chavez is fighting it off but Russo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chavez's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo trying to move into half guard but instead Chavez has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez works over Russo with some ground and pound from guard.
Chavez won't allow Russo to sweep him here.
Chavez is working Russo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez pushes down on Russo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chavez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chavez passes to side control.
Chavez grinds an elbow into Russo's temple.
Chavez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chavez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chavez throws an elbow but Russo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chavez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chavez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavez.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chavez connects with a nice short shot to Russo's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez prevents Russo from improving his position.
Chavez seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chavez connects with a nice short shot to Russo's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilbert Chavez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chavez feints and as Russo raises his hands in defense, Chavez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
Chavez is working Russo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russo keeping full guard, as Chavez tries to pass.
Russo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chavez's guard.
Chavez pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
Russo throws a strike but Chavez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Russo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavez.
Russo trying to control the position.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
Russo is trying to keep Chavez in close.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Russo.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo has momentary wrist control but Chavez slips an elbow through the middle.
Russo controls Chavez momentarily but Chavez frees himself.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Donato Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez postures up in Russo's guard and throws a big left but Russo blocks it.
Chavez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Russo looking for a sweep. Not yet Russo, not yet.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Chavez throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dilbert Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dilbert Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dilbert Chavez!
Dilbert Chavez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard comes to the cage accompanied by In Ashes They Shall Reap. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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167 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard throws a leg kick that misses.
Richard lands with an uppercut that bounces Strangler off the cage and back into range.
Strangler with a poor takedown
and Richard counters with a good, hard body kick but Strangler shrugs it off.
Strangler instigates a clinch.
Richard misses with some punches.
Richard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richard missing with knees to the body.
Richard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strangler wants a takedown.
Strangler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stan Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New York Strangler.
Richard tries a body shot but Strangler blocks it.
Richard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strangler.
Richard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
Strangler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strangler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richard or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strangler blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard stops a takedown attempt from Strangler.
Strangler tries to land knees in the clinch but Richard avoids the damage to the body.
Richard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strangler is trying to break the clinch but Richard is controlling him.
Richard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strangler tries to pull guard but Richard won't allow it.
Richard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strangler avoids it.
Strangler manages to break the clinch.
Strangler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richard clinches up with Strangler and pushes him back against the cage.
Strangler is trying to pull guard but Richard has him pressed against the cage.
Strangler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richard is pushing Strangler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strangler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richard smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard blocks a leg kick.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Strangler is working for a kimura but Richard is defending it quite comfortably.
Richard is looking to control Strangler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richard avoid being mounted?
Strangler trying to control the action but Richard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is looking to improve his position.
Strangler throwing shots but Richard is blocking nicely.
Strangler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Richard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Richard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Richard pushes Strangler off and gets back to his feet.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strangler.
Richard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strangler. Strangler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strangler moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard.
Richard misses with a wild combination.
Strangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strangler checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard looks to land a body kick but Strangler moved away.
Richard tries to work over Strangler's front leg with a kick but Strangler checks it.
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown but Richard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strangler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strangler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richard counters with an outside leg kick.
Strangler has a takedown stuffed.
Strangler pushes Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
Richard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strangler is keeping busy.
Richard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richard works on Strangler's body with a couple of short punches.
Richard is pressed up against the cage. Strangler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richard down to the mat. Richard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stan Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New York Strangler.
Strangler lands a body shot.
Richard wants to clinch up but Strangler keeps it at a distance.
Richard throws a leg kick which misses Strangler's front leg but catches the back leg as Strangler tries to avoid it.
Strangler misses with the body kick
and Richard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler moves into the clinch.
Strangler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richard throws a head punch that misses.
Strangler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Richard lands with a light punch inside.
Richard pushes Strangler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richard has Strangler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Richard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Strangler tumbling to the mat - Richard dives into Strangler's guard.
Strangler wants to sweep here but Richard controlling him for the moment.
Strangler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strangler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richard content to stall in guard here.
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!
Richard wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Stan Richard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strangler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler throws a sloppy head kick
and Richard counters with a stiff right hand.
Richard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strangler's head.
Strangler with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Richard counter with a right hand.
Richard lands a really nice looking cross but Strangler seems unphased.
Stan Richard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strangler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richard throws a lazy right hand but Strangler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richard tries to bum rush Strangler with a series of wild strikes but Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strangler shoots in but Richard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strangler shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard misses with a leg kick.
Richard looks to land a body kick but Strangler moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richard counters with a straight right hand.
Richard tries to score with a low kick but Strangler moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richard.
Richard closes the distance and presses his opponent up 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!
Strangler wants a takedown.
Richard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strangler tries to break the clinch but Richard is controlling the position.
Richard lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strangler blocks a body shot from Richard.
Richard has a couple of punches blocked by Strangler.
Strangler takes a shot to the head.
Strangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richard, right into the meat.
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown. Richard tries to sprawl out of it but Strangler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Strangler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strangler shoots for a double leg takedown but Richard sprawls well. He's pushed Strangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strangler.
Strangler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strangler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Richard was covering up waiting for the punch and Strangler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Richard wants to stand and escape but Strangler is having none of it.
Richard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Richard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strangler manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strangler's head.
Richard wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Richard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strangler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richard defends well.
Strangler has momentary wrist control but Richard slips an elbow through the middle.
Strangler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richard's guard.
Strangler wants to pass the guard but Richard is keeping the position.
Richard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard has his hands on Strangler's head, controlling the position.
Strangler tries to free his leg and advance position but Richard is retaining full guard.
Strangler looking to sit in guard and control but Richard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strangler trying to control the position.
Richard landing some decent shots from guard.
Strangler controls Richard momentarily but Richard frees himself.
Strangler wants to sweep here but Richard controlling him for the moment.
New York Strangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strangler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richard.
Richard wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Strangler is striking off his back. Richard thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richard is looking for a kimura but Strangler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richard to get the leverage.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strangler wants to get back to full guard.
Richard trying to control from Strangler's half guard. Strangler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.
Richard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Strangler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stan Richard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strangler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richard manages to get himself to full guard.
Richard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strangler is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strangler won't allow Richard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strangler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strangler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Richard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Richard!
Stan Richard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson tries to clinch there but Hossein circles away.
Andersson tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hossein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andersson counters with a nice body kick.
Hossein throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andersson with a nice cross.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hossein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersson scores with a kick to the body.
Hossein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andersson's sensitive parts.
Hossein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hossein throws a series of punches but Andersson moves out of range.
Hossein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Hossein. Those never looked like landing.
Hossein keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hossein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andersson misses with a looping left.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein ducks right into an uppercut from Andersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson throws the left hand but Hossein avoids the punch easily.
Hossein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andersson. That one must have hurt.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hossein swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Hossein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andersson scores with a head kick. Hossein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Andersson lands a head kick. Hossein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Hossein misses.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson slips a straight right by Hossein.
Andersson throws out a loose jab but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein connects with a nice looking jab.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Andersson slips the punch.
Hossein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hossein swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Hossein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hossein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Hossein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersson ducks right into an uppercut from Hossein.
Andersson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hossein. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein catches Andersson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Andersson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters circling a little - Martini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Martini.
Gravity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Martini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity throws the left hand but Martini avoids the punch easily.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Martini slams his shin into Gravity's torso.
Gravity lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Martini.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.
Gravity throws a head kick but Martini moves out of range.
Gravity lands with a right hand.
Gravity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Martini.
Jab from Martini.
Marcos Martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini moves out of range as Gravity strikes.
Martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Martini misses
and Gravity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Gravity walks into a stiff left hand from Martini.
Martini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gravity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravity.
Gravity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martini.
Martini misses with a straight right.
Martini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gravity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martini back to the cage. Gravity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martini doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Martini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martini takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity blocks a low kick nicely.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
A cross from Gravity lands.
Gravity takes a swing at Martini's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Martini.
Gravity moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gravity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini tries to clinch there but Gravity circles away.
Martini fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravity listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravity.
Martini scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martini doesn't seem bothered though.
Martini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravity throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Gravity misses.
Gravity connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Martini.
Gravity wants to slow Martini down by chopping away at his legs.
Gravity throws a right hand that Martini ducks under and follows up with a left that Martini also avoids with ease.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Martini is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gravity.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity tries to keep at a distance but Martini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gravity avoiding damage as Martini throws knees to the body.
Martini scores with a hook to the body.
Martini lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martini.
Martini lands with a short shot 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!
Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravity checks a leg kick.
Martini darts in and clinches Gravity up against the cage.
Martini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Gravity tries to tie him up.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini lands a shoulder strike.
Gravity is stalling here.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Martini controls his hands.
Gravity looking to slow down the pace here.
Martini lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Martini.
Gravity is trying to stall.
A short left from Martini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Martini 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.
Martini scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Martini moves out of range easily.
Gravity keeps the fight on the outside.
Martini throws a solid leg kick but Gravity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martini.
Marcos Martini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martini throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Martini slips under a jab from Gravity.
Martini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity throws a combination. Martini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Martini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martini.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Martini.
Martini cracks the inside of Gravity's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini throws out a powerful jab.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martini.
Gravity misses with a two punch combination.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martini.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martini scores with a body shot.
Gravity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravity misses with a combination
and Martini counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Martini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martini scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martini throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martini moves away.
Martini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Martini.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Martini tries to clinch there but Gravity circles away.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Martini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gravity is rocked!
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Martini tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Gravity walks into a straight right hand from Martini.
Martini misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martini, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Gravity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravity seems to have got his legs back now.
Martini clinches with his opponent.
Martini lands a nice knee to the body.
Martini avoids a wild elbow strike from Gravity.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Gravity is blocking nicely.
Martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martini crunches a lovely knee into Gravity's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Martini.
Martini tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing Martini back against the cage.
Martini landing knees to the head.
Martini lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Martini.
A short right from Martini on the inside.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Gravity is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martini - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martini.
Martini connects with a knee to the head.
Martini lands a body punch.
Martini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Martini 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.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Gravity tries to tie him up.
Gravity tries a body shot but Martini blocks it.
Gravity takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gravity trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gravity into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martini has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Gravity goes down! Martini pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Martini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martini is trying to get an arm triangle but Gravity is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Martini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gravity moves out of range as Martini throws a body kick.
Martini misses with a two punch combination.
Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martini.
Nice shot by Gravity.
Martini scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravity should have avoided that one.
Martini has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martini ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Martini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martini scores with a shot to the body.
Martini tests Gravity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravity slips a jab and a cross from Martini.
Nice shot by Martini.
Martini misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martini. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martini.
Martini avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Martini misses with a wild combination.
Martini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini misses with the combination.
Gravity lands a jab to Martini's midsection.
Martini 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.
Gravity sizes up Martini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Gravity dips to his left and cracks Martini with an uppercut!
Martini throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gravity - the referee stops the clock and Martini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gravity. Martini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martini is looking to land body kicks.
Martini avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Gravity throws a jab but it's blocked by Martini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravity scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Martini misses.
Martini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martini cracks Gravity with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gravity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravity scrambles back to his feet.
Martini misses with a series of wild punches.
Martini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a right and a left that Martini avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gravity. Those never looked like landing.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martini moves away.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martini.
Martini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martini tries to bum rush Gravity with a series of wild strikes but Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martini lands a really nice looking cross but Gravity seems unphased.
A lazy body kick from Martini
and Gravity finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martini.
Martini misses with an uppercut
and Gravity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Defying Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini tries to work over Gravity's front leg with a kick but Gravity checks it.
Martini takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martini.
Martini lands with a straight right. Gravity didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martini.
Martini throws a hook but Gravity avoids it easily.
Gravity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcos Martini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gravity lands with a good body shot.
Gravity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Gravity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Gravity takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Martini moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcos Martini.
Well Martini 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 John Kavanagh 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... Marcos Martini!
Our winner, Marcos Martini, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (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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166 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Valentino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
Valentino blocks a jab.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Valentino throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Wayne misses
and Valentino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Valentino throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentino throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valentino.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino with a jab.
A lazy left from Valentino finds it's target.
It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
Valentino lands a big right hand that sends Wayne crashing to the mat! Valentino stays standing though and waves Wayne back to his feet!
Wayne is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino knocks out Wayne with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Valentino before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Valentino picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Valentino!
Giorgio Valentino seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. Carpio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen misses with a hook
and Mullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mullen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.
Carpio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mullen is able to avoid easily.
Mullen scores with a shot to the body.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpio.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carpio's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Carpio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carpio.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carpio throws out a leg kick but Mullen moves out of range and Carpio only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio is looking to chop away at Mullen's legs.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio thows a leg kick but Mullen checks it
and Mullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Mullen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Carpio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Carpio ducks down to avoid it.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Carpio avoids it.
Carpio slips under a jab.
Mullen looks to land a left hand but Carpio moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Mullen.
Carpio tried to score with a low kick but Mullen checks it.
Carpio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carpio's sensitive parts.
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Carpio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mullen is out of range and Carpio settles back down.
Mullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen throws a hook but Carpio blocks it.
Mullen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carpio will feel that in the morning.
Carpio throws a low kick but Mullen avoids it.
Carpio misses with a hook. Mullen ducked under it nicely.
Mullen moves out of range of the strikes.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Carpio is looking to clinch.
Carpio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carpio is looking to clinch.
Carpio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carpio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mullen blocks a head kick by Carpio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick from Mullen.
Carpio is looking to slow Mullen down with leg kicks.
Mullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Mullen.
Nice straight punches there by Mullen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mullen.
Carpio checks a low kick from Mullen.
A bone on bone clash there as Carpio blocks the leg kick.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Mullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carpio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carpio stalling away here and it's allowed Mullen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Mullen has wrist control.
Mullen is trying to keep Carpio in close.
Mullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Mullen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Chris Mullen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carpio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carpio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullen somewhat.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio throws a leg kick that misses.
Carpio throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Carpio or perhaps it was just good defense by Mullen which made him look bad.
Carpio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio.
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen works Carpio's body with a nice hook.
Mullen lands a high kick!
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Carpio moves out of range easily.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Carpio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carpio tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
Carpio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen cracks Carpio with an open hand slap.
Carpio scores with a nice strike.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Carpio.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpio is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Carpio misses
and Mullen counters with an outside leg kick.
Mullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mullen throws a hook but Carpio blocks it.
Mullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carpio is defended easily by Mullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpio throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mullen.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen drops his hands momentarily and Carpio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mullen connects with a nice looking jab.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mullen misses with a low kick as Carpio jumps back.
Carpio throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpio throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carpio.
Carpio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen swings for the body but Carpio moves out of range.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpio tries to sprawl out of it but Mullen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Carpio ducks down to avoid it.
Mullen checks the leg kick.
Carpio slips a jab and a cross from Mullen.
Carpio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mullen moves out of range of the body kick from Carpio.
Carpio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mullen checks it well.
Mullen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carpio avoids it really well and circles away.
Mullen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carpio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullen somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen slips under a jab from Carpio.
Carpio throws a solid leg kick but Mullen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carpio.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Mullen scores with a nice right hand.
Carpio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carpio is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mullen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mullen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Carpio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
Mullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carpio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mullen throws out a leg kick but Carpio moves out of range and Mullen only half commits.
Mullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Carpio misses with a looping right.
Carpio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen shoots for a takedown but Carpio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Carpio.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mullen swings for the body but Carpio moves out of range.
Carpio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullen.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carpio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carpio. Carpio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carpio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Mullen thumps Carpio with a low kick.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Mullen moved away.
Carpio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullen.
Mullen lands a head shot.
Carpio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mullen if he has to take too many more of those.
Carpio tries to land a leg kick but Mullen saw it coming and moves away.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio drives through and clinches with Mullen against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mullen cracks Carpio with a nice body shot.
Mullen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carpio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mullen is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Mullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carpio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullen.
Mullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.
Mullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carpio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpio throws out the jab.
A big right from Carpio misses.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mullen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carpio is positioning himself well to prevent Mullen advancing to mount.
Mullen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpio is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Carpio tries to clinch but Mullen moves away
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen connects with a single shot there.
Carpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carpio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpio misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mullen blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mullen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mullen slips under a jab from Carpio.
Dave Carpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullen misses with a takedown attempt - Carpio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick's entrance music is Careful With That Axe Eugene. A fine choice. Peppers has chosen Day N Nite-Kid Cudi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Julius Peppers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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159 lbs
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30
155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julius Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers looks for the body kick but Slick saw that one coming.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slick.
Oil Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Slick.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slick is looking to score with low kicks.
Peppers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peppers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slick. Slick obviously looking to wear him down.
Peppers lands a slapping body shot.
Slick looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Slick misses with a body punch
and Peppers counters with a head kick.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peppers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peppers cracks Slick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slick motions for Peppers to come forward. Slick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers misses with a low kick as Slick jumps back.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Peppers scores with a takedown into Slick's guard.
Slick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peppers defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slick controls Peppers momentarily but Peppers frees himself.
Peppers wants to get up but he can't break Slick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers trying to control the position from guard on top but Slick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peppers looking to pass the guard.
Slick looking to control but Peppers passes into half guard.
Slick trying to hold on to Peppers's head to control him but Peppers postures up.
Slick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peppers wants to take a breather but Slick is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick is looking to improve his position.
Slick trying to control here.
Slick tries to roll over but Peppers keeps him under control.
Peppers seems to be working for a kimura but Slick defends the submission attempt.
Peppers prevents Slick from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers content to control rather than advance.
Slick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peppers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peppers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peppers trying to control but Slick is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Peppers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slick throws a chopping leg kick but Peppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slick's sensitive parts.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Slick throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers looks for the body kick but Slick saw that one coming.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice jab there from Peppers.
Julius Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Peppers lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slick tries to sprawl but Peppers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slick trying to control from the bottom.
Peppers is controlling the pace.
Slick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peppers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peppers prevents Slick from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peppers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peppers's back!
Peppers manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Peppers.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Peppers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slick throws a big elbow that misses.
Peppers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slick is one step ahead there.
Slick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slick defends it easily.
Julius Peppers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slick distracts Peppers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slick throws a big right hand that misses.
Slick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peppers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slick stopping the sweep attempt from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick stands up over Peppers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peppers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slick.
Peppers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slick.
Slick looking to sit in guard and control but Peppers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peppers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Slick misses with a looping right.
Slick dives in and grabs Peppers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peppers pushes down on Slick's head and hops out.
Slick lands with a right hand.
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Slick moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
Peppers tries to land a front kick but Slick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slick's hands.
Slick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peppers throws a low kick but Slick moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Slick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slick. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slick dives in and grabs Peppers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peppers pushes down on Slick's head and hops out.
Peppers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peppers jabs at Slick's body.
Peppers lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slick.
Slick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peppers is out of range and Slick settles back down.
Slick misses with a body kick.
Peppers takes a swing at Slick's ribcage but misses.
Slick misses with a body shot
and Peppers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slick really felt that one!
Slick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peppers avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Slick coming out on top.
A lazy left from Peppers finds it's target.
Slick misses with a straight left.
Slick cracks the inside of Peppers's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slick's sensitive parts.
Peppers blocks the body kick.
Slick takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Peppers misses with a wild body shot.
Slick fails to land the takedown.
Slick throws a sloppy head kick and Peppers moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers avoids a kick to the body.
Slick throws a solid leg kick but Peppers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slick.
Slick 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.
Slick scores with a head kick. Peppers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slick misses with a body kick.
Slick just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers throws the left hand but Slick avoids the punch easily.
Slick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Slick.
A jab from Peppers misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Slick blocks the leg kick.
Slick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peppers.
Slick 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.
Slick throws a chopping leg kick but Peppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppers.
Slick misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Peppers blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers avoids the head kick by Slick.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Peppers finds it's target.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peppers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slick is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Peppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peppers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Peppers!
Julius Peppers really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Firebird Designs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkle comes to the cage accompanied by Californication theme . Charlie Runkle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Runkle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Runkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taito throws out the jab.
Runkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taito.
Taito moves out of range as Runkle throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Runkle .
Magatsu Taito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Runkle takes a step back to recover.
Runkle wants to clinch but Taito slips to the side
and Taito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Runkle there.
Taito misses with a takedown attempt - Runkle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taito tries a head kick but it misses.
Taito throws an off balance right hand
and Runkle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Runkle slips a jab from Taito.
Runkle is looking to clinch.
Runkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runkle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taito throws a sloppy head kick
and Runkle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Runkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Taito.
Taito is looking to land body kicks.
Taito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle throws a sloppy head kick
and Taito counters with a left to the body.
Taito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runkle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Runkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Runkle looking to control.
Taito postures up in Runkle 's guard and throws a big left but Runkle blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taito forces his way into half guard.
Taito missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taito is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taito misses with a head shot. Runkle uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito wants to pass the guard but Runkle is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taito tries to free his leg and advance position but Runkle is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taito drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Runkle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taito has Runkle in his guard.
Taito is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magatsu Taito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Runkle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Runkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Runkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taito blocks the body kick.
Taito shoots in for a takedown but Runkle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taito throws a leg kick but Runkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Runkle tries to clinch there but Taito circles away.
Runkle lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito fails to land the takedown.
Charlie Runkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magatsu Taito.
Runkle blocks a leg kick.
Runkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taito blocks a jab.
Taito fails with a takedown attempt.
Taito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taito fails with the takedown.
Runkle tries to bum rush Taito with a series of wild strikes but Taito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Runkle .
Runkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Runkle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Taito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taito looks to land a left hand but Runkle moved out of range nicely.
Taito misses with a looping left.
Taito checks a low kick from Runkle .
Taito takes a swing at Runkle 's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Taito tenderised Runkle 's leg. Runkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Taito misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito fails with a takedown attempt.
Runkle misses the shot to the body.
Taito throws a lazy body kick
and Runkle counters with an inside leg kick.
Runkle stuffs the takedown.
Runkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Taito misses the target.
Taito is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Runkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runkle misses the shot to the body.
Taito tried to score with a low kick but Runkle checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle loads up on a big right hand but Taito slips the punch.
Taito shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Runkle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taito working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Taito tries to score with some ground and pound. Runkle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Taito.
Taito working the strikes but Runkle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magatsu Taito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Runkle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Runkle misses with a few strikes there.
Runkle tries to keep at a distance but Taito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Runkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taito looking for a takedown.
Taito tries a body shot but Runkle blocks it.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taito misses with a body punch.
Runkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkle tries to throw a body punch but Taito avoids it by throwing Runkle back against the cage.
Taito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Runkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Runkle misses with a punch to the body.
Taito has picked Runkle up - he's going for a ride! Taito dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Runkle has one foot on Taito's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Runkle is looking to wear down Taito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle moves out of range as Taito strikes.
Taito throws a jab but it's blocked by Runkle .
Taito lands with a cross.
Taito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Runkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Runkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Taito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charlie Runkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magatsu Taito.
Runkle lands a jab.
Taito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle slips under a jab from Taito.
Taito closes the distance and pushes Runkle back into the cage.
Runkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Runkle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charlie Runkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Runkle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Runkle prevents a body shot from Taito.
Taito misses with some punches.
Runkle tries a knee to the head but Taito blocks it.
Runkle controlling the action here for a moment.
Taito blocks a body shot from Runkle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito tries to score a body lock takedown but Runkle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Runkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Taito avoids the damage to the body.
Taito tries to work over Runkle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Taito avoids the damage to the body.
Runkle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Runkle managing to block the knees to the body from Taito.
Runkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taito avoids it.
Taito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Runkle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Runkle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taito is keeping busy.
Taito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito gets control of Runkle 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taito will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taito isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Runkle stacks Taito on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Runkle !
Runkle is looking to take a break and control but Taito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taito tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taito is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Magatsu Taito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taito moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Runkle .
I think Taito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magatsu Taito!
After winning the bout, Magatsu Taito thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Tragically Hip- Thugs as his entrance music. Dennis Wise has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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159 lbs
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157 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Wise misses with a leg kick
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wise's calf.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Wise counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Wise on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wise throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker pushes Wise up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wise is keeping busy.
Walker tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wise misses with a knee strike.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Wise tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Wise back against the cage.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wise.
Wise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wise throws a head punch that misses.
Walker prevents a body shot from Wise.
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wise misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands a nice uppercut.
Wise avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Wise has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wise is defending well for now.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Wise throws an elbow that misses.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Wise gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Walker prevents a body shot from Wise.
Wise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wise slowing the pace effectively.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker avoiding damage as Wise throws knees to the body.
Wise blocking some punches.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Wise lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Wise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Wise digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Wise prevents a body shot from Walker.
Wise lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wise works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Wise as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Wise is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
Walker is looking to control Wise's arms but Wise gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
Wise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wise tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Walker lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wise.
Wise lands with a left to the head.
Walker is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Wise blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wise as Walker tries to tie him up.
Wise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wise finish him?
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Wise controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wise missing with knees to the body.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Wise misses with a punch on the inside.
Wise working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wise slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Stevie Walker's cut even more.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Wise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wise throws a body kick that misses.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wise tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wise connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Wise looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Wise backs away looking to recover.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise lands with a shot to the body.
Wise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Wise misses with an uppercut.
Walker gets a clinch.
Wise lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks a body shot from Wise.
Wise working aggressively here.
Wise drops Walker with a big knee straight up the middle! Walker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wise misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Wise as he connects with a hook.
Wise drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Walker right on the button. Walker goes down! Wise follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wise gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Dennis Wise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spartan Warriors. Williams has chosen Willie Nelson - Whiskey River as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Evan Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leonidas!
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leonidas.
Leonidas cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Leonidas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonidass head.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams blocking some punches.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a straight left.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonidas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Leonidas.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a leg kick but Leonidas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Leonidas - just one landing.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Leonidas's knee but Leonidas avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonidas is able to avoid easily.
Leonidas with a hook.
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!
Williams slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
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 King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Leonidas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Evan Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Leonidas swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Leonidas cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams wants to clinch.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Williams throws a right hand that Leonidas ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonidas also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lunges at Leonidas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leonidas's hand.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Leonidas counters with a two punch combo.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Leonidas's knee but Leonidas avoids it well.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leonidas.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Leonidas.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Williams keeps Leonidas at a distance using the push kick.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams thows a leg kick but Leonidas checks it
and Leonidas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Williams misses with a low kick as Leonidas jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leonidas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonidas throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams feints and then cracks Leonidas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonidas down.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonidas. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonidas takes one on the button.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leonidas digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonidas lands with a cross.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonidas misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with a low kick as Leonidas jumps back.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
letting Leonidas counter with a right hand.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Leonidas lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Leonidas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams works Leonidas'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.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Williams.
Leonidas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Williams really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Leonidas.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Leonidas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
Williams wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams 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.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Leonidas had a free shot at his head there.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonidas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Leonidas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonidas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonidas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonidas stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leonidas checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonidas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves forwards but Leonidas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Leonidas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Leonidas cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams throws a lazy body kick
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Leonidas throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Evan Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Leonidas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Williams wants to clinch.
Leonidas defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Leonidas with an uppercut!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Leonidas.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Leonidas slips under a jab from Williams.
Leonidas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
King Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonidas circles away.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Williams blocks a jab.
Leonidas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonidas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Leonidas cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonidas swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Leonidas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Williams.
Evan Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
Leonidas misses with the combination.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Leonidas.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonidas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams staying out of range there.
Leonidas defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
A cross from Williams lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Williams!
Evan Williams is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Evan Williams stared into the camera and said 'Leonidas, you are a beast! '.
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