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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pattison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Pattison has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robert Pattison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattison fails with a takedown attempt.
Pattison misses with a double jab.
Pattison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson wants to stand but Pattison is controlling the position.
Pattison wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pattison trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Pattison tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pattison shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Pattison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Pattison trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is controlling Pattison's posture.
Pattison trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Pattison looks gassed!
Pattison drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pattison seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pattison, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Pattison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Perl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kildahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kildahl comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sound of Madness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Perl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kildahl!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kildahl shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perl's guard.
Kildahl is fighting to break Perl's control of his arms but Perl is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kildahl tries to free his leg and advance position but Perl is retaining full guard.
Kildahl landing with the ground and pound.
Perl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kildahl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kildahl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kildahl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kildahl looking to pass the guard.
Perl is trying to keep Kildahl in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perl pulls Kildahl in to control the position.
Kildahl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perl working a defensive guard here.
Kildahl stopping the sweep attempt from Perl.
Kildahl advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perl trying to control but Kildahl postures up.
Kildahl moves nicely into side control.
Kildahl throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kildahl tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perl is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kildahl off and has taken his back!
Perl is riding his opponent, not letting Kildahl buck him off.
Perl trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perl lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kildahl hold on?!
Kildahl just trying to survive but Perl is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Perl keeps control of the position easily here as Kildahl tries to buck him off.
Kildahl showing good submission defense here.
Kildahl looks gassed!
Perl is persistently looking for the submission but Kildahl is defending it well.
Perl has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kildahl's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kildahl wants to escape the position.
Perl tightening his grip on Kildahl, looking for the choke.
Perl has good solid back control here.
Perl struggling to keep hold of the position.
Perl scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Perl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perl shoots and misses
and Kildahl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perl wants to control but Kildahl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Perl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perl is looking to sweep but instead, Kildahl has passed into half guard.
Kildahl is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sam Kildahl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perl is looking to control Kildahl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perl avoid being mounted?
Kildahl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kildahl is thwarting Perl's attempts to control the position.
Kildahl is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jon Perl just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kildahl feints and as Perl raises his hands in defense, Kildahl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perl wants to sweep but no luck.
Perl has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kildahl can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kildahl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perl working a defensive guard here.
Perl is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Perl has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kildahl doesn't defend quickly enough and Perl has managed to lock this one up! Can Kildahl escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Perl on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Perl!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton Daniels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Flare's 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels takes a swing at Flare's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Flare blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Flare's shoulder, as Flare tries to avoid the shot.
Flare shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Flare moves his leg out of the way.
Daniels takes a swing at Flare's ribcage but misses.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Flare controls the action.
Flare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flare is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flare is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flare has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flare avoids it.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Flare avoids the damage to the body.
Flare avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels gets underhooks to prevent Flare's takedown attempt.
Flare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels is pressed up against the cage. Flare has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daniels down to the mat. Daniels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniels throws a head kick but Flare moves out of range.
Flare fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Flare sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flare shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels forces Flare back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
Flare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flare is defending well for now.
Daniels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels avoiding damage.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Flare tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
Flare avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare wants a takedown but no success here.
Flare pulls guard effortlessly.
Daniels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Flare has wrist control.
Daniels wants to stand but Flare is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flare looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Flare keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Flare's legs.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flare tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flare ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Flare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Richard Flare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flare shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flare gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Flare's front leg but catches the back leg as Flare tries to avoid it.
Daniels motions for Flare to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flare shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Flare. Flare gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flare is defended easily by Daniels.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Flare down.
Daniels closes the distance and pushes Flare back into the cage.
Flare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Flare is blocking nicely.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Flare avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flare blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flare wants a takedown but no success here.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flare in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flare letting Daniels take a breather here.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Flare avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daniels.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flare lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flare is defending well for now.
Flare wants a takedown.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Flare is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flare tries for a takedown but Daniels manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flare is defending well for now.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels throws a body punch but Flare moves out of range.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flare drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Daniels.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Flare avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flare managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Flare tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Flare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Flare blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daniels.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Flare controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Flare is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daniels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Flare is blocking nicely.
Flare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flare managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Flare blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Flare won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
Daniels stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Flare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flare managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Flare is blocking nicely.
Flare has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Flare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flare.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Flare avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels stalls.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Flare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Flare stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richard Flare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flare 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 fight!
Clayton Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen F.E.A.R as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown works the jab nicely.
It looks like Robert Hurt has been cut.
Hurt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Hurt is looking to close the distance but Brown sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Hurt crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Hurt is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ian Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Disturbed - Conflict as his entrance music. Cristian Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cunningham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cunningham lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cunningham throws an elbow but misses.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Cristian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunningham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands a nice elbow.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to drag Cunningham to the mat but Cunningham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cunningham smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Cunningham.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cunningham did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunningham's head.
Cunningham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Cunningham is trying to stand.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cunningham pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Cunningham does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Cunningham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunningham connects with a high kick.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Cunningham.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Cunningham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a hook.
Cunningham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cunningham.
Cunningham thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Cunningham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cunningham working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Cunningham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Cunningham lands a nice elbow.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cunningham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cunningham lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Cunningham lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Cunningham connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cunningham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cunningham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gracie tries to clinch but Cunningham moves away
and Cunningham counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cunningham lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brad Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cunningham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Gracie's cut.
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.
Cunningham lands with a cross.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cunningham, as that shot connected.
Cunningham looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cunningham's guard.
Cunningham is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stops Cunningham from standing up.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie won't allow Cunningham to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Cunningham avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Cunningham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cunningham.
Cunningham tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Cunningham throws a shot to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cunningham lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cunningham darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cunningham.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cunningham obliges.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cunningham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cunningham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunningham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cunningham lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Nice elbow from Cunningham.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cunningham obliges.
Gracie avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham misses with a knee strike.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Cunningham stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gracie has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Cunningham manages to get his head free but now Gracie has transitioned to an armbar! Cunningham grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gracie! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristian Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wong Ling!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie leaves Ling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Ling backs away looking to recover.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Ling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Ling's head back.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Ling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Ling backpedaling.
Gracie is looking to slow Ling down with leg kicks.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Ling's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ling blocks the leg kick.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Ling takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ling.
Gracie pushes Ling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie prevents Ling from improving position.
Gracie tries to escape but Ling is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ling throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Ling from improving position.
Ling misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Ling.
Ling working the ground and pound but Gracie is defending the strikes.
Gracie stops Ling from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ling trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie pushes Ling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ling.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ling.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ling scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wong Ling will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Ling misses the body punch
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Ling.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Kimbo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws and low kick but Ling moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie cracks the inside of Ling's front leg.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ling counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Ling to acknowledge the strikes.
Ling throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Ling swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Ling counters with a straight right hand.
Ling misses with a double jab.
Kimbo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Ling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ling misses the target.
Ling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Ling ducks under and follows up with a left that Ling also avoids with ease.
Ling misses with a straight left.
Ling goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ling misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Ling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
Ling tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ling.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Kimbo Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to de liver by Ling. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Ling changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ling throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie is pushing Ling's head away, looking to escape. Ling manages to hold on to the position though.
Ling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet.
Ling wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Ling saw that one coming.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Ling 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ling throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Ling checks a leg kick.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Ling swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Ling looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Ling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Ling jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling checks a leg kick nicely.
Ling shoots in but no luck this time.
Ling throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab.
Ling tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Ling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ling.
Ling throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Ling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Ling!
Ling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kimbo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Ling isn't so interested in that idea.
Ling lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ling from controlling successfully.
Ling throws a big right hand that misses.
Ling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ling wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wong Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ling wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good work by Ling as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wong Ling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ling 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Ling!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall comes into the arena with Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work blaring out of the sound system. Carter has chosen Ludacris-Move Bitch as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Kendall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kendall tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Kendall drops back down to his feet.
Carter is trying to break free.
Kendall gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kendalls head.
Kendall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kendall thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter is staying active underneath Kendall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kendall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kendall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kendall thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Kendall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Kendall sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Kendall or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kendall moves into the clinch.
Kendall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kendall breaks the clinch.
Kendall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kendall off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Kendall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter tries to clinch but Kendall moves away
and Kendall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter is working an open guard so Kendall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Kendall or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Kendall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kendall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kendall counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Kendall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Kendall stands up and beckons Carter to his feet.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kendall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter looks gassed!
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kendall passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kendall.
Kendall thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Kendall misses with a head shot. Carter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kendall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kendall looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter stays in close to Kendall's body and controls the position.
Carter wants to stand and escape but instead Kendall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter tries to roll over but Kendall keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kendall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kendall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kendall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carter!
Kendall wants to control but Carter postures up.
Kendall throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Carter decides to stand back up.
Carter tries to clinch but Kendall is having none of it.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kendall moves into the clinch.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Kendall.
Kendall breaks the clinch.
Kendall pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kendall effectively controlling the action here.
Kendall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kendall jumps guard.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Kendall.
Kendall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carter is aware though and is defending well.
Carter wants to stand but Kendall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kendall looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Kendall has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
Carter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Carter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kendall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall striking off his back but it's not causing Carter any problems.
Carter stops Kendall from standing up.
Carter is looking to stand up but Kendall won't let him.
Kendall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kendall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Carter wants to stand but Kendall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kendall doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
Kendall closes the distance and clinches.
Kendall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kendall has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter tries to break free but Kendall pushes him back against the cage.
Kendall scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jerome Carter has been cut.
Kendall wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Kendall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Kendall has the dominant position.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Kendall is controlling the position.
Kendall tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kendall tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kendall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kendall wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kendall counters by clinching up.
Kendall lands an elbow inside.
Kendall drags the fight down to the ground.
Kendall pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Carter's cut.
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!
Carter with a poor takedown
and Kendall counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Kendall trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter controls Kendall momentarily but Kendall frees himself.
Kendall with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kendall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kendall tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Kurt Kendall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kendall is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Kendall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Kendall throwing strikes but missing.
Kendall trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kendall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kendall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kendall throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Kendall from controlling successfully.
Kendall wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
Kendall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Kendall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kendall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kurt Kendall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter misses the jab.
Kendall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall slips under a jab from Carter.
Kendall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kendall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Kendall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kendall lands a heavy elbow.
Kendall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kendall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kendall landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendall lands with some strikes.
Kendall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kendall working Carter over with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Kendall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kendall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kendall lands a heavy elbow.
Kendall unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kendall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kendall.
Jerome Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Kendall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kendall, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Kendall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Heines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Heines!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heines throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Heines scores with a shot to the body.
Heines slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heines wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heines scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Garrett Crosby has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby slips under a jab.
Heines throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heines drops Crosby with a beautiful combination! Crosby stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Heines is looking for the KO!
Crosby is rocked!
Crosby ducks into an uppercut from Heines and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Heines!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madden Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Go To Sleep. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madden Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Rush slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rush is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Rush is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rush is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith tries to move to mount but Rush blocks the move with his legs.
Rush gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rush tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rush defending well though.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith is trying to control. Rush wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rush defends it well.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rush keeps working.
Rush is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Rush's temple.
Smith is thwarting Rush's attempts to control the position.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rush is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Rush is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Smith misses.
Rush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Rush wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith looking to control but Rush passes into half guard.
Rush is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rush seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith cracks Rush with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith working the strikes but Rush uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rush moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rush manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rush preventing the sweep.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rush connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rush preventing the sweep.
Rush wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rush is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rush throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Rush shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Rush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rush lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rush.
Rush misses with a looping left.
Kenneth Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith tries for a takedown but Rush circles away easily
and Rush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Rush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Rush misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Rush shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madden Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Rush slips the punch.
Rush misses with a hook.
Smith tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
A shot to de liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Rush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Rush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Rush to counter with a crisp jab.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush fails to land the takedown.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rush needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rush rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Rush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rush slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Rush looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rush scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rush slips a jab from Smith.
Rush throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Rush is working from the bottom.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for an americana but Rush has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Smith was thinking about the submission.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Rush is trying to keep Smith in close.
Madden Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
Rush preventing the sweep.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Rush counters with a two punch combo.
Rush scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Rush misses.
Rush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rush's guard.
Rush looking for a sweep. Not yet Rush, not yet.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ok Go - This Too Shall Pass. Phil Gunderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Gunderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pete Greco!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco swings for the body but Gunderson moves out of range.
Greco throws a right hand that Gunderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunderson also avoids with ease.
Gunderson wants to land a leg kick but Greco is out of range.
Gunderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Greco.
Greco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunderson throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
Gunderson punishes Greco's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunderson misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Gunderson slams his shin into Greco's torso.
Greco wants to clinch.
Gunderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Greco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson tries to land a front kick but Greco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunderson pinned against the cage. Gunderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunderson is looking to slow Greco down with leg kicks.
Phil Gunderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunderson throws a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Gunderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunderson 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 Greco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunderson. Greco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunderson lands a nice looking body kick.
A left and a right from Gunderson both land. Nice combination.
Greco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunderson can pounce on him.
Gunderson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunderson is fending him off so far but Greco persists. Nope, Gunderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Phil Gunderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Greco.
Gunderson cracks Greco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Greco misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco shoots in for a double leg but Gunderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gunderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greco is rocked!
Greco looks gassed!
Gunderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greco's sensitive parts.
Gunderson drops Greco with a beautiful combination! Greco stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gunderson is looking for the KO!
Greco is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunderson finish him?
Greco is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gunderson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Greco crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Greco's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Gunderson!
Phil Gunderson is the new welterweight champion!
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FIGHT
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