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EEC 209 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond comes to the cage accompanied by Never Miss a Beat. Rage has chosen Sky is the Limit as his entrance music. Ezekel Rage told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Desmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desmond is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rage.
Desmond throws the kick towards the body but Rage avoids it.
Desmond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Desmond.
Rage throws a right hand that Desmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Desmond also avoids with ease.
Desmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rage's waist but Rage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Desmond off to one side.
Rage stuffs the takedown attempt from Desmond. Desmond gets slowly back to his feet.
Rage lands a jab to the head.
Rage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Desmond finds it's way round the side to connect with Rage's head.
Rage cracks a nice hook into Desmond's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desmond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desmond takes a jab right on the kisser.
Desmond tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Desmond needs to keep his hands up - Rage had a free shot at his head there.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage swings for the body but Desmond moves out of range.
Desmond throws a series of punches but Rage avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Ezekel Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Desmond ducks right into an uppercut from Rage.
Rage throws a series of strikes that have Desmond backpedaling.
Rage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rage wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Desmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rage, pushing him back against the cage.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Desmond taking a breather.
Desmond tries to pull guard but Rage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries a body shot but Desmond blocks it.
Desmond pushes Rage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desmond tries to pull guard but Rage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rage prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desmond drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Desmond controls his hands.
Desmond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Desmond is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rage to keep the fight standing.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Desmond is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Desmond is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Desmond wants to take the fight to the mat but Rage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Desmond tries to pull guard but Rage won't allow it.
Desmond prevents a body shot from Rage.
Desmond lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Desmond blocks a body shot from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Desmond looking to score a takedown here. Rage is defending well but Desmond drives through and ends up in Rage's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Desmond tries to free his leg and advance position but Rage is retaining full guard.
Rage looking to control.
Desmond passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Desmond tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rage's legs.
Desmond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rage gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rage has worked his arm free - good work by Rage!
Desmond is trying to get an arm triangle but Rage is defending well.
Rage is not content to let Desmond control the position.
Desmond wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rage, who protects the arm well.
Desmond has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rage is looking to escape.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Desmond isn't that keen on the idea.
Rage prevents Desmond from taking his back.
Desmond lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desmond moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rage has worked his arm free - good work by Rage!
Desmond tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rage rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Desmond's guard! Nice work there by Rage!
Desmond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Desmond working a defensive guard but Rage passes into half guard.
Desmond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Desmond.
Desmond working for submissions but it's allowed Rage to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond gets back to full guard.
Rage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Desmond working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Desmond dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Desmond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rage checks a low kick from Desmond.
Rage cracks Desmond with an open hand slap.
Desmond defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Desmond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rage on the side of the head.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desmond looks for the body kick but Rage saw that one coming.
Rage thuds a left hand into Desmond's body.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Desmond lands a right hook to the body.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Desmond needs to keep his hands up - Rage had a free shot at his head there.
Ezekel Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desmond shoots for a takedown but Rage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Desmond.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desmond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Desmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage.
Rage takes a swing at Desmond's ribcage but misses.
Desmond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Desmond somewhat.
The crowd cheers as Rage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Desmond doesn't seem phased though.
Desmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Good shot there by Rage.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desmond.
Desmond tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Desmond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Desmond.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desmond throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rage misses with a hook.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage blocks a head kick by Desmond.
Desmond takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Desmond.
Rage feints a jab promting Desmond to slip. Rage then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Desmond slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Desmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rage's waist but Rage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Desmond off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Desmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond slips under a jab.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desmond lands with a shot to the body.
Desmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rage circles away quickly and effectively.
Desmond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rage connects with a nice looking jab.
Desmond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Desmond misses with a wild combination.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Desmond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Desmond misses with a hook. Rage ducked under it nicely.
Rage checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desmond misses with a jab to the body
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desmond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rage backs 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!
Desmond fails with a takedown attempt.
Rage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desmond on the side of the head.
Desmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
Desmond throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Desmond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Desmond moves forwards but Rage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Desmond.
Rage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rage slaps away a takedown attempt from Desmond, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Desmond looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rage 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
Ezekel Rage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I do Is win. The crowd seem to be enjoying Spock's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones- 2000 Light Years. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spock circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Banks misses.
Spock lands a jab to the nose.
Spock throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Banks walks into a left hand.
Spock slips a jab from Banks.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spock sprawls well. Spock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banks gets slowly back to his feet.
Spock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banks throws a body punch but Spock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spock wants it to stay on the feet.
Spock lunges at Banks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banks's hand.
Spock throws a head kick that half lands.
Banks scores with a sloppy right hand. Spock should have avoided that one.
Spock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Banks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spock.
Spock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spock thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores a takedown into full mount!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banks trying to control but Spock is having none of it.
Banks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Banks throwing strikes here but Spock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Banks punching from mount but Spock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banks looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Banks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Banks wants to control the pace but Spock is squirming around nicely.
Spock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Banks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Banks.
Spock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Banks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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 Will Banks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spock moves away.
Spock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spock. Banks shrugs it off though.
Banks throws a body punch but Spock moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spock.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spock scores with a jab. Banks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spock is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock misses with a body shot.
Spock scores with a body shot.
Spock throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks avoids the head kick by Spock.
Banks lands a two punch combo.
Spock throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Spock misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Spock misses the target.
Banks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Spock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banks moves out of range of the leg kick from Spock.
Spock looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
An inside leg kick from Spock misses.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spock throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Banks cracks Spock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banks moves out of range of the leg kick from Spock.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spock.
Spock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spock scores with a hook to the body. Banks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Spock.
Banks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Spock.
Banks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Banks misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Banks misses
and Spock counters with a nice body shot.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
Banks slips a jab from Spock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spock.
Banks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Spock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spock looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Spock.
Mister Spock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spock tried to score with a low kick but Banks checks it.
Banks lands a glancing blow to the side of Spock's head.
Banks avoids the head kick by Spock.
Banks is looking to score with low kicks.
Spock throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spock.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Banks catches Spock right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spock is looking to chop away at Banks's legs.
Spock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banks doesn't seem bothered though.
Banks walks into a straight right hand from Spock.
Banks misses with a leg kick
and Spock counters with a right hand to the body.
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spock.
Spock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spock throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spock's head.
Spock swings widly with a right hand
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.
Mister Spock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spock moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
Spock stuffs the takedown attempt from Banks. Banks gets slowly back to his feet.
Spock misses with a left hand
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Spock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banks.
Spock lands a nice shot to the body.
Spock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a series of punches but Spock avoids them all with ease.
Banks connects with a single shot there.
Banks throws an off balance right hand
and Spock counters with a left to the body.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Spock.
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spock defends it nicely.
Spock cracks Banks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Spock lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spock moves away.
Spock throws a shot to the body.
Spock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spock.
Spock thuds his shin into the meat of Banks's side.
Spock throws a lazy right hand but Banks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Spock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spock 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Spock!
After the big win, Mister Spock made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Drogo has chosen I Don't Like the Look of It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glenn Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck rushes Drogo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beck lands a body punch.
Drogo looking to stall.
Beck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Beck.
A short body shot lands from Beck as the two fighters clinch.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Beck scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nasir Drogo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck lands a left hand.
Beck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beck digs a right hand underneath Drogo's ribcage. Drogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drogo looks gassed!
Drogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Beck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogo.
Knees to the body from Beck.
Beck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck landing knees to the head.
Beck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Beck.
Beck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Beck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Beck finish him?
That has opened up Nasir Drogo's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Beck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beck lands with a right to the head.
Beck creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Drogo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Drogo drops to his knees and Beck pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Beck!
After the big win, Glenn Beck made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson slips a straight right by Gracie.
Jackson 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.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a leg kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Gracie misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
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 Adam Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeSean Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Adam Gracie has been cut.
Jackson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Jackson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson working Gracie over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeSean Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson jabs at Gracie's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Adam Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeSean Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Gracie lands a jab.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie lands a jab.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Gracie takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 Adam Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam Gracie!
A very excited looking Adam Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warriors of the World. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Andre!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre 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.
Caesar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andre scores with a leg kick.
Caesar thows a body shot but no joy.
Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caesar is out of range and Andre settles back down.
Caesar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andre throws a push kick but Caesar slaps the foot to one side.
Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Caesar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andre staying out of range there.
Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caesar . That did some damage!
Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caesar 's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andre throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a hook.
Caesar misses with a straight left.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marc Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caesar avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre cracks the inside of Caesar 's front leg.
Caesar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Caesar showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Andre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caesar 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Caesar is trying to keep Andre in close.
Andre wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Andre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caesar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andre's guard.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar .
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar 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.
Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caesar works over Andre with some ground and pound from guard.
Caesar throws a strike but Andre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andre wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Caesar is trying to control the position but Andre postures up.
Caesar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andre won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Marc Andre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Andre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar scores with a jab. Andre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.
Andre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Caesar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Caesar throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Caesar checks a low kick from Andre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Andre dominated that round.
That's time! Caesar 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caesar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre throws a head kick that Caesar semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andre.
Andre needs to keep his hands up - Caesar had a free shot at his head there.
Caesar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Caesar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caesar blocks a head kick by Andre.
Andre lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Andre moves out of range as Caesar strikes.
Andre throws out a loose jab but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Caesar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Andre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Andre. No joy for Caesar on that attempt.
Andre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caesar will feel that in the morning.
Caesar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre throws a leg kick which misses Caesar 's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Caesar scores with a nice head shot.
Caesar throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Caesar scores with a jab to the body.
Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marc Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Caesar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caesar momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre is looking to chop away at Caesar 's legs.
Good work by Caesar as he checks the leg kick.
Andre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands with a straight right. Caesar didn't see that one coming.
Andre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andre thumps Caesar with a low kick.
Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Caesar .
Andre misses with a straight left.
Andre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caesar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andre scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andre lands a big head kick that sends Caesar tumbling to the mat! Andre takes a step backwards and waves Caesar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gaius Julius Caesar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre throws a hook to the side of Caesar 's head but Caesar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andre lands a jab to Caesar 's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar cracks a nice hook into Andre's ribs.
Andre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caesar thuds a left hand into Andre's body.
Caesar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caesar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caesar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andre throws a leg kick which misses Caesar 's front leg but catches the back leg as Caesar tries to avoid it.
Andre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caesar has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Caesar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caesar throws the left hand but Andre avoids the punch easily.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaius Julius Caesar 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Andre scores with a decent looking hook.
Caesar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andre feints and then cracks Caesar 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caesar down.
Andre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caesar .
Andre throws a series of strikes that have Caesar backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre lands a left and a right that send Caesar crashing to the mat, dazed. Andre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Caesar is rocked!
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Caesar .
Oh Caesar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Andre counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Caesar ! He's just covering up as Andre starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Andre!
During a confident post fight interview, Marc Andre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hickock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turn me on Mr Deadman. Freeman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Real American. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Hickock misses its intended target.
Hickock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hickock lands a right hook to the body.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Hickock tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hickock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hickock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock thows a leg kick but Freeman checks it
and Freeman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hickock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hickock counters with an outside leg kick.
Hickock throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Hickock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freeman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hickock scores with a leg kick.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hickock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hickock as he avoids it easily.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Hickock sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hickock connects with a jab.
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!
Freeman scores with a jab to the head.
Freeman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hickock's waist but Hickock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freeman off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeman checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hickock wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Hickock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Freeman with that takedown attempt.
Freeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Hickock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Freeman's knee momentarily.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freeman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hickock is fending him off so far but Freeman persists. Nope, Hickock circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman throws an off balance right hand
and Hickock counters with a low kick, right behind Freeman 's knee.
Freeman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hickock to the ground. Freeman is now in Hickock's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hickock is pulling down on Freeman's head. It's preventing any offense from Freeman, at least for the moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Freeman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hickock circles away.
Freeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freeman shoots in but Hickock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hickock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freeman eats them both and turns towards Hickock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Richard Hickock is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickock scores with a leg kick.
Hickock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Hickock sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hickock throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freeman with a poor takedown
and Hickock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Freeman's knee momentarily.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Freeman takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock lands a big head kick that sends Freeman tumbling to the mat! Hickock takes a step backwards and waves Freeman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Freeman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Hickock tenderised Freeman's leg. Freeman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickock finish him?
Hickock gets a clinch.
Hickock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Hickock throws a big uppercut that drops Freeman! More strikes from Hickock and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Freeman lies dazed against the cage as Hickock celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!
A relieved looking Richard Hickock 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Esposito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Rekdal saw that one coming.
Esposito digs a good hook to Rekdal's body.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Rekdal's front leg but catches the back leg as Rekdal tries to avoid it.
Rekdal walks into a straight right hand from Esposito.
It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut.
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!
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to clinch
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito!
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rekdal's calf.
Rekdal looks gassed!
Esposito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rekdal ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rekdal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Rekdal just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Esposito.
Esposito drops Rekdal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rekdal looks back up at him and smiles so Esposito waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rekdal is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Esposito! Rekdal is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
After winning the bout, John Esposito 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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