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UFF 4 Taber vs Jurgens II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoyt Jurgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgensen has chosen Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Jurgensen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taber defends it nicely.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taber as he jumps to the side.
Jurgensen moves in looking to clinch but Taber pushes him off.
Jurgensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taber.
Paden Taber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taber. That's going to slow Jurgensen down.
Taber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Taber jabs at Jurgensen's body.
Taber tests Jurgensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jurgensen will feel that in the morning.
Paden Taber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber gets a clinch.
Taber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurgensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taber breaks from the clinch.
Taber lands a nice hook to Jurgensen's body. Jurgensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taber as he jumps to the side.
Paden Taber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyt Jurgensen.
Taber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber slaps away a takedown attempt from Jurgensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taber but Taber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taber, right into the meat.
Jab by Taber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taber darts in trying to clinch
and Jurgensen counters with a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Jurgensen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taber lands a nice looking body shot.
Jurgensen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taber counters with an inside leg kick.
Taber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jurgensen's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jurgensen forces Taber back against the cage and clinches.
Jurgensen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Taber clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jurgensen is trying to stick to Taber's back but Taber is turning into Jurgensen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jurgensen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Taber.
Jurgensen wants to sweep here but Taber controlling him for the moment.
Jurgensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jurgensen wants to sweep here but Taber controlling him for the moment.
Taber looking to pass the guard.
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.
Jurgensen has his feet on Taber's thighs here. He's pushed Taber off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Taber screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoyt Jurgensen! Hoyt Jurgensen retains his lightweight title!
Hoyt Jurgensen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josepha Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tix Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caron's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sudbury Saturday night. Josepha Caron has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josepha Caron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tix Arian!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian tries for a takedown but Caron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caron darts in and clinches Arian up against the cage.
Caron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caron clinches with his opponent.
Caron prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caron obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caron lands an elbow that stopped Arian in his tracks for a moment.
Caron landing knees to the head.
Caron lands a body punch.
Arian looks gassed!
Caron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caron.
A short left from Caron.
Caron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caron.
A solid body kick from Caron.
Caron has closed the distance and engaged Arian in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caron breaks from the clinch.
Caron misses with a few strikes there.
Caron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arian, pushing him back against the cage.
Arian is working for takedown but Caron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Josepha Caron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tix Arian.
Caron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arians head.
Caron digs a right hand underneath Arian's ribcage. Arian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Caron tenderised Arian's leg. Arian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caron has Arian up against the cage in a clinch.
Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian tries to keep at a distance but Caron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caron closes the distance and clinches.
Caron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caron moves into the clinch successfully.
Caron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caron breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian shoots in looking for a takedown. Caron tries to sprawl out of it but Arian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caron lands a knee to the body.
Caron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caron lands an elbow inside that Arian shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caron breaks from the clinch.
Josepha Caron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arian gets tackled into the cage by Caron. Caron maintains the clinch.
Caron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arian's face.
It looks like Tix Arian has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron with a knee to the head.
Caron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Caron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caron lands a shot to the body.
Caron scores a nice knee to the body.
Caron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arian is trying desperately to land a takedown but Caron is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Arian.
Caron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arian backwards.
Caron connects with a knee to the head.
Arian takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caron.
Arian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caron with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josepha Caron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tix Arian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caron pushes Arian up against the cage in a clinch.
Caron stops a takedown attempt from Arian.
Caron manages to break the clinch.
Arian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caron cracks the inside of Arian's front leg.
Caron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Josepha Caron is winning the standup battle so far.
Caron feints and then cracks Arian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arian down.
Caron instigates a clinch.
Caron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron connects with a knee to the head.
Josepha Caron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caron breaks from the clinch.
Caron scores with a kick to the body.
Caron clinches.
A short uppercut from Caron.
Arian is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caron is defending well.
Josepha Caron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tix Arian.
Caron gets through Arian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caron scores with a knee to the head.
Caron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Caron lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caron manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arian gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josepha Caron!
Josepha Caron spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Spartilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocked Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocked Lesnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Spartilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocked Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartilius doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Spartilius wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar lands a takedown into guard.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spartilius is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spartilius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartilius working a defensive guard here.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Spartilius is retaining full guard.
Spartilius kicks Lesnar off and gets to his feet.
Spartilius connects with the punch.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Spartilius.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lesnar.
Lesnar is trying to trip Spartilius. He has hold of a leg but Spartilius is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartilius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartilius keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Spartilius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maximus Spartilius.
Spartilius fails with the takedown
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Spartilius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Spartilius can't fight it off and eventually Lesnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Spartilius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spartilius doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartilius keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Spartilius won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Spartilius is working away.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocked Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Spartilius avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar clinches.
Lesnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spartilius regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocked Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Spartilius keeps it at a distance.
Spartilius misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spartilius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.
Spartilius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesnar throws a hook but Spartilius avoids it easily.
Lesnar clinches up with Spartilius and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar has clasped his hands together around Spartilius's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Spartilius is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Spartilius seems a little lost for a moment, as Lesnar dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lesnar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Spartilius tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar tries to score with some ground and pound. Spartilius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lesnar staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Spartilius's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Spartilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spartilius is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the position from side mount.
Lesnar wants to control but Spartilius is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocked Lesnar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Spartilius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lesnar after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocked Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spartilius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar rushes Spartilius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar has clasped his hands together around Spartilius's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but Spartilius is defending the strikes.
Spartilius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar just content to control the position.
Lesnar misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Spartilius is working away.
Lesnar controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spartilius is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Spartilius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocked Lesnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spartilius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lesnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spartilius regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Spartilius keeps moving.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Spartilius is retaining full guard.
Spartilius keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocked Lesnar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spartilius regains guard immediately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartilius keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maximus Spartilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocked Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocked Lesnar!
Rocked Lesnar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malapitan.
Sloppy strikes from Malapitan. Those never looked like landing.
Malapitan throws a jab when Fresh was well out of range.
Fresh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malapitan moves away from the strike by Fresh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fresh throws a right hand that Malapitan ducks under and follows up with a left that Malapitan also avoids with ease.
Fresh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fresh.
Malapitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Malapitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fresh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fresh looks to score with a jab to the body but Malapitan is just out of range.
Fresh looks to land a combination but Malapitan avoids it well.
Fresh throws a right and a left that Malapitan avoids nicely.
Malapitan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fresh.
Fresh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malapitan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh swinging wildly here.
Malapitan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Fresh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fresh avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Malapitan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fresh back to the cage. Malapitan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Malapitan connects with a body shot.
Malapitan throws a right hand that Fresh ducks under and follows up with a left that Fresh also avoids with ease.
Malapitan works Fresh's body with a nice hook.
Fresh misses with a double jab
and Malapitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malapitan checks a low kick from Fresh.
Malapitan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malapitan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fresh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malapitan.
Malapitan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fresh throws a combination. Malapitan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fresh throws a right hand that misses
and Malapitan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fresh throws an overhand right that lands on Malapitan's shoulder, as Malapitan tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Malapitan looks to land a combination. Fresh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fresh misses with a wild combination.
Malapitan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fresh slips a jab from Malapitan.
Fresh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malapitan moves away.
Malapitan looks to land a combination but Fresh avoids it well.
Malapitan lands a jab-cross combination.
Fresh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Malapitan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malapitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malapitan cracks Fresh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malapitan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fresh.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malapitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fresh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fresh throws out a loose jab but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malapitan connects with the punch.
Fresh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Malapitan to counter with a crisp jab.
Malapitan digs a good hook to Fresh's body.
Malapitan throws a series of punches but Fresh avoids them all with ease.
Fresh misses with an uppercut.
Fresh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malapitan moves out of range of the strikes.
Fresh throws the left hand but Malapitan avoids the punch easily.
Malapitan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fresh missing with a left hand there. Malapitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh works Malapitan's body with a nice hook.
Fresh misses with a wild combination.
Fresh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Fresh misses.
Fresh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malapitan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fresh.
Malapitan tries to bum rush Fresh with a series of wild strikes but Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Fresh misses.
Malapitan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fresh throws a lazy uppercut
and Malapitan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fresh throws a series of punches but Malapitan avoids them all with ease.
Fresh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fresh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malapitan checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Fresh will probably get the nod.
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.
Fresh throws a hook but Malapitan avoids it easily.
Fresh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fresh lands the left hand.
Donk. Malapitan catches Fresh right on the button with a cross.
Vlad Fresh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malapitan throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Fresh.
Fresh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malapitan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Khulet Malapitan has been cut.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Khulet Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malapitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Fresh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malapitan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Fresh lands a body shot.
Fresh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malapitan.
Malapitan jabs at Fresh's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fresh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Malapitan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malapitan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fresh.
Fresh fails to land with a series of punches.
Malapitan sizes up Fresh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fresh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fresh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fresh misses with a left hand
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fresh cracks Malapitan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fresh throws a right hand that Malapitan ducks under and follows up with a left that Malapitan also avoids with ease.
Fresh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malapitan.
Malapitan with a nice cross.
Malapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fresh.
Fresh misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Malapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fresh.
Malapitan tries to score with a low kick but Fresh moves his leg out of the way.
Fresh misses with a left hand
and Malapitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fresh throws an off balance right hand
and Malapitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malapitan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan moves out of range of the strikes.
Fresh scores with the left hand. Malapitan knows he should have avoided that one.
Fresh cracks Malapitan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fresh misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fresh.
Malapitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fresh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fresh misses with a double jab
and Malapitan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fresh is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malapitan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fresh.
Fresh misses with a double jab.
Fresh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malapitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fresh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Fresh misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fresh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malapitan.
Malapitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fresh throws a hook but Malapitan avoids it easily.
Fresh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fresh misses with a wild combination.
Malapitan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fresh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malapitan is looking to score with low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Malapitan.
Nice uppercut lands for Fresh. That snapped Malapitan's head back.
Fresh misses with a left hand
enabling Malapitan to counter with a crisp jab.
Malapitan scores with a body shot.
Fresh thows a body shot but no joy.
Fresh is looking to chop away at Malapitan's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malapitan. Fresh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malapitan with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh digs a good body shot into Malapitan's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan looks to score with a jab to the body but Fresh is just out of range.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Fresh.
Malapitan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malapitan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malapitan stuns Fresh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malapitan slips a jab and a cross from Fresh.
Malapitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Malapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh throws a big shot that misses.
Malapitan connects with a crisp jab.
Malapitan misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan takes a swing at Fresh's ribcage but misses.
Fresh misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Fresh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malapitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Fresh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vlad Fresh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khulet Malapitan's cut.
That's time! Malapitan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malapitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Malapitan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fresh has time to react.
Malapitan misses with a double jab
and Fresh counters with a three punch combo that has Malapitan backing up. Malapitan nods at Fresh to acknowledge the strikes.
Fresh tries to bum rush Malapitan with a series of wild strikes but Malapitan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malapitan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fresh.
Fresh avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Malapitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malapitan takes one to the side of the head.
Malapitan blocks a jab.
Malapitan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fresh is out of range.
Fresh walks into a straight right hand from Malapitan.
Malapitan slips a straight right by Fresh.
Malapitan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fresh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malapitan.
Fresh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Fresh as he checks the leg kick.
Malapitan lands a jab to the nose.
Malapitan misses with the combination.
Malapitan misses with a hook.
Malapitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan loads up on a big right hand but Fresh slips the punch.
Malapitan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fresh missing with a left hand there. Malapitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fresh throws a lazy uppercut
and Malapitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Fresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fresh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malapitan counters with a left to the body.
Fresh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malapitan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malapitan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fresh.
Malapitan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh defending well as Malapitan loads up on a big left hand.
Malapitan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresh looks to land a left hand but Malapitan moved out of range nicely.
Malapitan cracks Fresh with a good jab.
Malapitan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fresh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malapitan throws a low kick but Fresh avoids it.
Fresh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malapitan.
Malapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fresh.
Fresh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fresh throws a jab but it's blocked by Malapitan.
Fresh misses with a double jab.
Malapitan cracks Fresh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malapitan jabs Fresh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fresh thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fresh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
Malapitan lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Malapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malapitan lands with a straight right. Fresh didn't see that one coming.
Malapitan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fresh.
Malapitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malapitan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fresh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malapitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Fresh.
Malapitan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fresh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malapitan lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Malapitan.
A telegraphed right hand from Fresh misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Fresh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Fresh misses its intended target.
Malapitan misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malapitan 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 Fresh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fresh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malapitan defending well as Fresh loads up on a big left hand.
Fresh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malapitan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fresh thinking.
Malapitan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Fresh misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fresh scores with a jab to the body.
Malapitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fresh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khulet Malapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fresh throws a right and a left that Malapitan avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khulet Malapitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fresh 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Fresh!
Vlad Fresh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Smithwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Frank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Smithwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Frank!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithwick tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.
Smithwick clinches up against the cage.
Smithwick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smithwick walks into a left hand.
Smithwick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smithwick tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Frank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithwick was well out of range. Poor timing from Frank.
Smithwick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mick Smithwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank gets tackled into the cage by Smithwick. Smithwick maintains the clinch.
Smithwick breaks the clinch.
Smithwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Smithwick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frank, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithwick breaks the clinch.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank throws a series of punches but Smithwick avoids them all with ease.
Smithwick dodges the punch combination from Frank.
Smithwick gets a clinch.
Smithwick breaks from the clinch.
Smithwick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frank.
Smithwick moves away from the strike by Frank.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smithwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick is looking to clinch.
Smithwick misses with a two punch combination.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Smithwick counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithwick throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Frank crashing down! Frank tries to stagger back to his feet but Smithwick just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Frank asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Smithwick!
A less than humble Mick Smithwick misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellic McCrae (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae shoots for a takedown but Biamonte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Biamonte closes the distance and clinches.
McCrae wants a takedown but no success here.
McCrae tries to stall but Biamonte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Biamonte scores a nice knee to the body.
Biamonte lands an elbow just above McCrae 's eye.
It looks like Ellic McCrae has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Biamonte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped McCrae in his tracks for a moment.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that McCrae shrugs off.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biamonte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCrae looks gassed!
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped McCrae in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Ellic McCrae's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow.
McCrae has a couple of punches blocked by Biamonte.
Biamonte working McCrae over with knees to the body.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that McCrae shrugs off.
Biamonte looking to throw knees to the head but McCrae is blocking nicely.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCrae's defenses.
The cut above Ellic McCrae's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCrae takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ellic McCrae's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McCrae takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ellic McCrae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Biamonte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan David (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan David!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva gets caught napping as David dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
David thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva prevents David from moving into mount.
David is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
David just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like David might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
David's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tristan David has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva is working an open guard so David takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
David misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
David misses with a body punch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into David's ribcage.
David is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David misses with a hook.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan David dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow David down.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
David tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.
David drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
David trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but David is having none of it.
David trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tristan David hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
David gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. David won't want to take too many of those.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
David is breathing heavily.
David fails to pull guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into David's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow David down.
Silva drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through David's defenses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above David 's eye.
Silva landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands an elbow inside.
David fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shane Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan David.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as David backs up against the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
David tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
David takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David takes an elbow to the temple.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. David won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Silva 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!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva clinches.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
David jumps guard but Silva stands there with David around his waist. David gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva is looking to clinch.
David blocks a head kick by Silva.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shane Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged David in a clinch.
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!
David fails to pull guard.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
David is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shane Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with the combination.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from David, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from David. David gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and pushes David back into the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Westside Connection - Bow Down . Lamont Banner 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner moves away from the strike by Justice.
Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Justice.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Banner. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Justice but Justice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justice looks to land a combination but Banner avoids it well.
Justice connects with a solid leg kick.
Banner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justice defends it nicely.
Ivan Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamont Banner.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justice lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice scores with a jab to the head.
Banner takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner shoots in and drives through. Justice sprawls well.
Banner scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Justice lands.
Banner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Lamont Banner has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Banner down.
Justice lands a big uppercut and Banner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Banner looks OK. Justice waves Banner back to his feet!
Banner is rocked!
Banner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Justice rattles Banner with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Banner tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Justice dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Banner stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Justice!
Ivan Justice made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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