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BAC 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyeson Ledbetter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledbetter has chosen Hero by Sevendust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyeson Ledbetter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledbetter closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
James can't break the clinch.
Ledbetter managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James is trying to force a seperation but Ledbetter has the dominant position.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Ledbetter controls the action.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ledbetter blocks a head kick by James.
James throws a series of punches but Ledbetter moves out of range.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ledbetter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in James's half guard.
James is trying to stand.
It looks like Ledbetter is going to stand back up.
Ledbetter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledbetter is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ledbetter to get the leverage.
James is trying to stand up here but Ledbetter is controlling him well.
James is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ledbetter.
Ledbetter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ledbetter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
James pushes Ledbetter off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from James.
Ledbetter lands a head kick. James smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ledbetter's head backwards.
Ledbetter tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ledbetter closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Ledbetter pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledbetter is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyeson Ledbetter.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ledbetter.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ledbetter.
A head kick by James misses
and Ledbetter counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Ledbetter blocks a head kick by James.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Ledbetter counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Ledbetter shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ledbetter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James throws a body kick that misses.
Ledbetter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ledbetter duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledbetter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ledbetter.
Ledbetter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
No luck for Ledbetter with that takedown attempt.
James throws a right and a left that Ledbetter avoids nicely.
A head kick by James misses
and Ledbetter counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James wants to get back to his feet but Ledbetter drags him back down.
James is not content to let Ledbetter control the position.
James bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
James throws a series of punches but Ledbetter avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledbetter rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Ledbetter is blocking nicely.
Ledbetter manages to pull guard.
Ledbetter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ledbetter is standing up over James. James looks to escape but Ledbetter dives into side control.
Ledbetter controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyeson Ledbetter dominated that round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ledbetter backs up against the cage.
Ledbetter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James throws a body kick the misses
and Ledbetter counters with a stiff right hand.
James throws a head kick but Ledbetter moves out of range.
Ledbetter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ledbetter. James shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Ledbetter.
Ledbetter fails with a takedown attempt.
James throws a combination that misses
and Ledbetter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Ledbetter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James keeping moving, preventing Ledbetter from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledbetter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control James kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to stand up but Ledbetter is controlling him.
Ledbetter passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ledbetter stands up and beckons James to join him on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ledbetter.
Horrible takedown by Ledbetter or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a kick to the temple. Ledbetter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Ledbetter on that attempt.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyeson Ledbetter.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a body punch but Ledbetter moves out of range.
Ledbetter shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James connects with a looping right hand.
James looks to land a right hand but Ledbetter moved out of range.
James misses with a double jab.
Ledbetter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ledbetter shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from James does no damage.
Ledbetter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
Nice jab there from James.
Ledbetter drives through with a takedown into guard.
James wants to stand but Ledbetter is controlling the position.
James manages to escape and get back to his feet.
James plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ledbetter. Ledbetter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Ledbetter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ledbetter throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Ledbetter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Ledbetter moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Ledbetter.
James avoids the head kick by Ledbetter.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James leaves Ledbetter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Ledbetter counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Ledbetter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ledbetter avoids the head kick by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyeson Ledbetter 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. This is the final round!
Ledbetter cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James thumps Ledbetter with a low kick.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ledbetter misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ledbetter thinking.
Ledbetter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ledbetter throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Ledbetter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Ledbetter tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ledbetter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ledbetter passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James won't allow Ledbetter to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James is trying to stand back up but Ledbetter is controlling him
Ledbetter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyeson Ledbetter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ledbetter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
James is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jesse James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledbetter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
James trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledbetter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
James is trying to stand.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ledbetter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ledbetter controlling the position easily from mount.
James is trying to stand.
Ledbetter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ledbetter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
James is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledbetter trying to control but James is having none of it.
Tyeson Ledbetter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyeson Ledbetter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ledbetter 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyeson Ledbetter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max Payne throws a right hand that Victor Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Victor Payne also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Victor Payne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Max Payne wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Victor Payne manages to pass to side control.
Max Payne is trying to stand.
Victor Payne not doing much here.
Max Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Victor Payne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Victor Payne stops Max Payne from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Victor Payne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max Payne is trying to stand up here but Victor Payne is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Max Payne defends it well.
Victor Payne is keen to just control but Max Payne is a slippery customer.
Victor Payne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Max Payne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Max Payne is trying to stand up here but Victor Payne is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Victor Payne does it's job there.
Max Payne is breathing heavily.
Max Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Victor Payne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Victor Payne misses.
Max Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max Payne scores with a nice right hand.
Max Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Max Payne ducks straight into an uppercut from Victor Payne and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Max Payne manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Victor Payne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Victor Payne is working Max Payne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Victor Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Max Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victor Payne stops Max Payne from standing up.
Victor Payne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Victor Payne trying to control but Max Payne is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor Payne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Victor Payne passes Max Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Victor Payne trying to control the pace.
Victor Payne passes to side control.
Max Payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Victor Payne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Max Payne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Max Payne is trying to buck Victor Payne off.
Max Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Victor Payne on the ground.
Victor Payne working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor Payne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Max Payne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Max Payne tries to escape but Victor Payne is in control.
Victor Payne is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Max Payne is trying to escape and Victor Payne transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Max Payne is forced to tap! Nice work there by Victor Payne! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Payne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krysz Kawolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Johnston could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krysz Kawolski's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krysz Kawolski!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Kawolski both land. Nice combination.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Kawolski tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Kawolski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kawolski crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Kawolski prevents Johnston from breaking the clinch.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawolski scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kawolski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawolski lands an elbow just above Johnston 's eye.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
Kawolski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kawolski.
Johnston takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawolski is trying to wear down his opponent with 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!
Kawolski has Johnston pressed against the cage, preventing Johnston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Kawolski keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston tries to circle away but Kawolski has him pinned against the cage.
Kawolski controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawolski lands a knee to the body.
Kawolski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawolski scores with a knee to the head.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Kawolski is pushing Johnston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kawolski keeps control of Johnston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawolski controlling the action here for a moment.
Kawolski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Kawolski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Kawolski has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kawolski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawolski works on Johnston's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Kawolski.
Kawolski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawolski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawolski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawolski lands a body shot.
Kawolski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawolski lands an elbow inside that Johnston shrugs off.
Kawolski digs a right hand into Johnston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnston's gas tank.
Kawolski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski landing knees to the body.
Kawolski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawolski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawolski stalling the fight.
Kawolski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawolski lands an elbow inside that Johnston shrugs off.
Johnston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kawolski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kawolski lands a body punch.
Kawolski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawolski crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Kawolski has Johnston pushed against the cage.
Kawolski lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Kawolski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawolski working Johnston over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawolski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnston's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawolski obliges.
Johnston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawolski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawolski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kawolski.
Knees to the body from Kawolski.
Kawolski stalling.
Kawolski keeps control of Johnston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawolski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawolski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnston up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kawolski.
Kawolski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krysz Kawolski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnston misses with a combination
and Kawolski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kawolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Krysz Kawolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawolski looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Kawolski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawolski misses with a straight left.
Kawolski dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawolski misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnston throws a jab when Kawolski was well out of range.
Kawolski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawolski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Kawolski has him pressed against the cage.
Kawolski leaning against his opponent.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Kawolski keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawolski lands a right hand.
Johnston tries to break free but Kawolski pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kawolski lands a body punch.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawolski is leaning against Johnston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawolski landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston tries to break the clinch but Kawolski is controlling the position.
Kawolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston letting Kawolski take a breather here.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Kawolski keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawolski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Kawolski has him pressed against the cage.
Kawolski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawolski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnston's efforts to push away.
Kawolski lands with a light punch inside.
Kawolski scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski leaning against his opponent.
Johnston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kawolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawolski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kawolski pushes Johnston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawolski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kawolski.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawolski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawolski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnston up against the cage.
Kawolski landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Kawolski slows down the pace here.
Kawolski lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawolski obliges.
Kawolski working Johnston over with knees to the body.
Kawolski just leaning against Johnston, taking a breather.
Kawolski lands with a light punch inside.
Kawolski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawolski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawolski crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Kawolski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawolski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawolski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawolski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krysz Kawolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kawolski tries to clinch up.
Kawolski wants to slow Johnston down by chopping away at his legs.
Kawolski doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kawolski misses with a straight left.
Kawolski pushes Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawolski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Kawolski has him pressed against the cage.
Kawolski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnston's defenses.
Johnston wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Kawolski keeps him there for the moment.
Kawolski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawolski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnston is defending well for now.
Johnston tries to break free but Kawolski pushes him back against the cage.
Kawolski lands a right hand.
Kawolski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnston.
Johnston wants to break free but Kawolski has control.
Kawolski tries to land a knee to the head but Johnston blocks with his arms.
Come on Kawolski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawolski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.
Kawolski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Kawolski slowing the pace effectively.
Kawolski misses with a body punch.
That's two 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.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawolski misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krysz Kawolski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnston breaks the clinch.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawolski misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Kawolski misses.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawolski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawolski.
Kawolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawolski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Kawolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawolski.
Kawolski misses with a body shot.
Johnston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawolski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawolski slowing the pace effectively.
Kawolski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawolski lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kawolski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawolski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kawolski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krysz Kawolski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawolski'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.
Johnston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawolski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstons head.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kawolski.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawolski.
Don Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawolski controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krysz Kawolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawolski 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krysz Kawolski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brax Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Layfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brax Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brax Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Layfield!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Layfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Layfield is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Layfield wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Layfield 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.
Layfield laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Layfield just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Layfield pushes him off.
Layfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Layfield tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Layfield 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.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Brax Johnson has been cut.
Layfield 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Layfield goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Layfield's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Layfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layfield is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Layfield with the ground and pound from mount.
Brax Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Layfield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Layfield is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Layfield controlling from the full mount.
Layfield dominating with strikes here.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brax Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Layfield!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Paolo Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paolo Mac tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paolo Mac to the ground. Paolo Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valdez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eugene Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Valdez.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Paolo Mac shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez shoots for a double leg takedown but Paolo Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Valdez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Paolo Mac shows good takedown defense.
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.
Valdez swinging wildly here.
Valdez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paolo Mac tries to avoid it but Valdez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paolo Mac to the ground. Paolo Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valdez looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paolo Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paolo Mac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valdez.
Valdez fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Paolo Mac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paolo Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Paolo Mac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paolo Mac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Paolo Mac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valdez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eugene Paolo Mac 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.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Paolo Mac.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paolo Mac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paolo Mac circles away.
Paolo Mac slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eugene Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Valdez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paolo Mac.
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.
Paolo Mac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paolo Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
Paolo Mac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paolo Mac throws a combination. Valdez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paolo Mac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paolo Mac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valdez's calf.
Paolo Mac misses with a head kick.
Paolo Mac stalks Valdez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valdez's face. Valdez staggers backwards, shaken.
Paolo Mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Paolo Mac lands but Valdez takes it in his stride.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Paolo Mac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paolo Mac is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Valdez.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paolo Mac with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick. Valdez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bobby Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paolo Mac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Paolo Mac 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!
Paolo Mac lands a nice looking body kick.
Valdez closes the distance but Paolo Mac moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paolo Mac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paolo Mac moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Paolo Mac as Valdez shoots in.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paolo Mac counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paolo Mac thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Paolo Mac shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eugene Paolo Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eugene Paolo Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Paolo Mac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valdez if he has to take too many more of those.
Paolo Mac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paolo Mac throws a combination. Valdez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valdez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paolo Mac tests Valdez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paolo Mac scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick!
Paolo Mac scores with a kick to the body.
Valdez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paolo Mac.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Paolo Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paolo Mac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Paolo Mac!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Megan Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Welcome to my Nightmare as his entrance music. Hector Hernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Megan Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fox looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hernandez lands a head kick that stumbles Fox and the fighters go to the mat.
Fox is rocked!
It looks like Megan Fox has been cut.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Fox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hernandez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Fox pulls Hernandez in to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fox is looking to work his way around to Hernandez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hernandez is now in Fox's guard. A big mistake from Fox there, giving up the dominant position!
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox being controlled here, momentarily.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez tries to stand but Fox is controlling from the bottom.
Fox has control of Hernandez's left arm, preventing Hernandez from doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Fox drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hernandez dives on top into guard.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fox pulls Hernandez in to control the position.
Fox can't keep his opponent in guard - Hernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hernandez works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernandez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fox.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Hernandez won't allow Fox to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Fox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hector Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Fox shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Megan Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Megan Fox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox has a takedown stuffed.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez tries to buck Fox off but he can't manage it.
Fox goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hernandez turns into him and now he's in Fox's guard.
Fox pulls Hernandez in close to prevent any damage.
Fox controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox pulls Hernandez in close to prevent any damage.
Fox trying to control the position.
Hernandez 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.
Fox is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fox controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fox is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernandez is defending well.
Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fox tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
That's four 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.
Fox goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hernandez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fox but great work by Hernandez.
Fox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws an elbow but Fox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hernandez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hernandez throws an elbow but Fox slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
Fox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hector Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Megan Fox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Megan Fox'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!
Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fox off to one side.
Fox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Fox shoots for a double leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Fox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Megan Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fox.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox misses with a head kick.
Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hernandez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fox blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Fox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fox off to one side.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Fox blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez clinches.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernandez throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernandez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fox's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez leaning against his opponent.
Fox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernandez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernandez lands an elbow that stopped Fox in his tracks for a moment.
Fox tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually Fox drops back down to his feet.
Fox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox wants a takedown.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hernandez pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hernandez.
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!
Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Hernandez throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Hernandez.
Fox is trying to drag Hernandez to the mat but Hernandez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slows down the pace here.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fox's face.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fox's defenses.
Fox can't get the takedown.
Fox tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually Fox drops back down to his feet.
Fox blocks an elbow strike.
Fox dodges an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Hernandez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox jumps guard.
Fox looking to control.
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.
Hernandez wants to stand but Fox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fox wants to improve his position but instead Hernandez has moved into half guard.
Fox tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
Fox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Fox is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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262 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Banner!
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, Tony Cuevas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
Cuevas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuevas.
Banner throws a right hand that Cuevas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuevas also avoids with ease.
Cuevas doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Cuevas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Banner.
It looks like Tony Cuevas has been cut.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Banner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cuevas did well to prevent Banner getting side control.
Banner is taking a breather. Cuevas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cuevas trying to hold on to Banner's head to control him but Banner postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuevas scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Banner manages to mount him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuevas wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Cuevas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banner scoring with strikes but Cuevas is staying in there.
Banner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cuevas wants to control but Banner is having none of it.
Cuevas is desperately trying to improve his position but Banner has a good base and remains in mount.
Banner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cuevas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Banner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cuevas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Banner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cuevas is squirming around, avoiding Banner's attempts to control the action.
Cuevas is desperately trying to improve his position but Banner has a good base and remains in mount.
Cuevas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Banner.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuevas is trying to escape the mount.
Cuevas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cuevas tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Banner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cuevas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas is looking to control Banner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cuevas avoid being mounted?
Cuevas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banner.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cuevas wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.
Cuevas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Banner.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuevas has closed the distance and engaged Banner in a clinch.
Banner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuevas looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
Tony Cuevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Cuevas is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuevas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuevas.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Cuevas's shoulder, as Cuevas tries to avoid the shot.
Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banner throws a push kick but Cuevas slaps the foot to one side.
Cuevas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cuevas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner.
Cuevas leaves Banner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuevas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner looks to land a combination but Cuevas avoids it well.
Cuevas closes the distance and pushes Banner back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cuevas throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Cuevas moves away from the strike by Banner.
A left and a right from Banner both land. Nice combination.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuevas tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuevas punishes Banner's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuevas.
Cuevas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Cuevas slips a jab from Banner.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuevas tries to close the distance and clinch but Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas is looking to clinch.
Cuevas dodges the punch combination from Banner.
A nice combination there by Banner.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuevas.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuevas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuevas misses the jab.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuevas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuevas was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Banner.
Banner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cuevas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Cuevas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banner is looking to control Cuevas's arms but Cuevas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.
A short left from Cuevas.
Cuevas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuevas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banner taking a breather.
Cuevas tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Cuevas back against the cage.
Cuevas blocking some punches.
Cuevas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuevas lands a body shot.
Banner is trying to break the clinch but Cuevas has him pressed against the cage.
Banner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cuevas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banner breaks the clinch.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuevas counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuevas avoids the body shot from Banner.
Cuevas has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuevas missing with knees to the body.
Cuevas tries to throw a body punch but Banner avoids it by throwing Cuevas back against the cage.
Cuevas cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
Cuevas tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banner lands with a right to the head.
Banner working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Cuevas.
Cuevas is leaning against Banner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banner is trying to break the clinch but Cuevas has him pressed against the cage.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cuevas is stalling here.
Cuevas cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
Cuevas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuevas lands a body punch.
Cuevas has Banner pushed against the cage.
Cuevas digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuevas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuevas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuevas.
Cuevas is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cuevas as Banner tries to tie him up.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuevas lands with a right to the head.
Cuevas lands a body shot.
Banner wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuevas won't allow it.
Cuevas is pushing Banner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuevas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuevas.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuevas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cuevas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cuevas drives through and clinches with Banner against the cage.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Cuevas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Cuevas.
Cuevas misses with a body punch.
Cuevas stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Cuevas - that landed with a thud.
Tony Cuevas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuevas scores with a hook to the body.
Cuevas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cuevas.
A shot in the inside from Cuevas.
Banner is trying to break the clinch but Cuevas is controlling him.
Banner prevents a body shot from Cuevas.
Cuevas presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuevas pushes Banner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuevas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cuevas is working Banner over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuevas is leaning against Banner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuevas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuevas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cuevas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Banner gets through Cuevas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuevas lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bruce Banner has been cut.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cuevas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cuevas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cuevas lands a shot to the body.
Cuevas gets through Banner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cuevas fails to land.
Banner wants to stall.
Cuevas is working Banner over against the cage.
Cuevas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cuevas digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuevas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cuevas as the two fighters clinch.
Cuevas digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
Cuevas lands a shot to the body.
Cuevas is pushing Banner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Cuevas.
Cuevas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banner up against the cage.
Cuevas pushes Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Cuevas lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Cuevas.
Cuevas lands a body punch.
Cuevas is leaning against Banner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuevas stalls.
Banner has Cuevas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cuevas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Cuevas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuevas presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuevas lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuevas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cuevas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cuevas just leaning against Banner, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuevas.
Banner stalling in the clinch but Cuevas improves position.
Cuevas works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuevas lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cuevas.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuevas blocks a body shot from Banner.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuevas digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
Cuevas works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuevas cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cuevas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuevas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuevas.
Nice body punch from Cuevas - that landed with a thud.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuevas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuevas is struggling to control the position.
Banner is trying to force a seperation but Cuevas has the dominant position.
Cuevas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banner up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banner.
Nice body punch from Cuevas.
Cuevas is struggling to control the position.
Banner misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Cuevas on the inside.
Cuevas lands a body punch.
Cuevas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuevas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Cuevas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cuevas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Cuevas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Grant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Wright!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Wright shoots in for a double leg but Grant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Grant throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Grant throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Wright shoots in for a double leg but Grant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
That's two 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.
Grant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright misses the body punch
and Grant counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Wright to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Grant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gregory Grant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Shane Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David gets a takedown into half guard.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
Ross tries to roll over but David keeps him under control.
David throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
David is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ross wants to improve his position but David is controlling well.
David wants to work for an arm triangle but Ross is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of David's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take David's back!
David breaks Ross's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
David wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
David drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ross looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ross looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ross!
Ross working the ground and pound.
David looking for a sweep but Ross has passed into full mount! Oh no!
David is desperately trying to improve his position but Ross has a good base and remains in mount.
Ross landing shots from mount.
Ross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ross controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ross working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ross landing strikes from the mount and David is in trouble!
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!
Ross landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Ross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Ross.
David tries to reverse the position but Ross maintains control.
Ross lands a big elbow.
Ross lands a nice shot to the head.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as David is looking to escape.
David is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David taking shots to the head.
David regains half guard.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ross is working away from the top position though.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Ross trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
David misses with a body shot.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
David shoots in but no luck this time.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David misses with a looping left.
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross scores with a hook to the body.
David prevents a body shot from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ross dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
David loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Ross misses with a low kick.
A shot to de liver by Ross. Beautiful body shot.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ross is trying to defend but David finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. David is working away from the top position though.
David is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ross gets full guard.
David has gone for a leg lock! Ross slips out almost immediately though and dives into David's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
David has an active guard here but Ross has managed to pass into half guard.
David is breathing heavily.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ross is stalling here. David is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ross seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and David has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ross wants to control but David postures up.
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.
Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
David working away.
David taking a break here but Ross is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ross works his way to full guard. Good work.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
David throwing strikes but missing.
David thows a big elbow that misses.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David fails to land the takedown.
Ross throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
David thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
David wants to take a breather but Ross is having none of it.
David seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from David there.
David throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from David.
David trying to move into half guard but instead Ross has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ross keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David postures up and lands a big shot to Ross's brow.
David drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ross manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now David has Ross in his guard.
David keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ross manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross looking for a sweep. Not yet Ross, not yet.
Ross is working hard here to advance position.
Ross keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shane Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
David drives through with a takedown into guard.
David with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
David lands a couple of elbows.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
David throwing strikes but missing.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
Ross is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ross winds up and cracks David with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David tries to roll over but Ross keeps him under control.
David wants to control but Ross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
David pulls Ross in close to prevent any damage.
David is trying to keep Ross in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross won't allow David to sweep him here.
David had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ross defends it easily.
Ross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ross slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ross landing strikes.
Ross wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David gets back to half guard.
David is refusing to be controlled, as Ross sits in half guard.
Ross is looking to stall here but David recovers full guard.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
Ross wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ross trying to control the position.
David wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross working for a triangle but David defends it easily.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross slips a jab from David.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ross.
Left hook, right uppercut from David.
Ross throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David misses with a body shot.
Ross throws a low kick but David avoids it.
That's two 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.
David connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and David counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.
David cracks Ross with a big elbow.
David looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
David tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
David is chipping away with strikes.
David is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ross has escaped the position, nice work there.
David working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
David lands an elbow.
David in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Ross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
David shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. David showed some decent athleticism there.
Ross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
David with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross is controlling David's posture.
David throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ross misses with the combination.
David scores with a punch to the head.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
David slips a straight right by Ross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow David down.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from David.
David moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ross is looking to control David's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ross avoid being mounted?
David is working for a kimura but Ross is defending it quite comfortably.
David not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
David with the ground and pound but Ross uses the opportunity to regain guard.
David is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and David defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Ross.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ross decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
David controlling the position for now.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross advances to half guard.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ross throwing shots but David is blocking nicely.
Ross content to control rather than advance.
Ross working David over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David gets full guard.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ross advances position into side control!
David is looking to regain half guard here but Ross keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
David manages to get back to half guard.
David is looking for a sweep. Ross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David taking some punishment here, with Ross in his half guard.
David wants to control but Ross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shane Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control the action in half guard but David is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
David trying to hold on to Ross's head to control him but Ross postures up.
Ross is looking to take a break and control but David is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Xavier David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Ross.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier David!
Xavier David is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars. Biggums has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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196 lbs
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26
198 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands an overhand right.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Biggums shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Biggums throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
Biggums throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses.
Biggums shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James throws a series of strikes that have Biggums backpedaling.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggums shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biggums gets slowly back to his feet.
Freddy James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Biggums tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James throws a right hand that Biggums ducks under and follows up with a left that Biggums also avoids with ease.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
Nice sprawl there from Biggums as James shoots in.
Biggums falls off balance throwing a combination
and James counters with a series of strikes. Biggums will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biggums throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggums comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Biggums throws a low kick but James avoids it.
James throws a hook to the side of Biggums's head but Biggums sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggums drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
James is looking for a sweep.
James is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Biggums wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
Biggums lands some shots froms side control.
Biggums throws a strike aimed at the side of James's head but James avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
James throws a series of strikes that have Biggums backpedaling.
Biggums misses with a takedown
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biggums thinking.
Biggums looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggums shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biggums is defended easily by James.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
James with a hook.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James blocks a head kick by Biggums.
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
A big right from James misses.
Biggums throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Biggums misses with a wild body shot.
Biggums throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biggums has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stuns Biggums with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James tests Biggums's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Biggums takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and James duly obliges.
Biggums swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biggums thinking.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biggums doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggums shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggums shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Biggums keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Biggums on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Biggums takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from James.
Biggums throws a left and a right that both miss
and Biggums takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Biggums's head backwards.
Biggums misses with a looping left.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Biggums throws a solid leg kick but James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Biggums.
James jabs at Biggums's body.
Biggums is breathing heavily.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from James does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Biggums on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James swinging wildly here.
Biggums drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freddy James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Biggums throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Biggums throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggums misses with a combination
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biggums feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Biggums has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Biggums closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Biggums pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a cross.
Biggums jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biggums fails with the takedown.
Biggums takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James throws a right hand that Biggums ducks under and follows up with a left that Biggums also avoids with ease.
Freddy James is winning the standup battle so far.
James throws the left hand but Biggums avoids the punch easily.
Biggums tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Freddy James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freddy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggums moves away.
Nice shot by James.
James avoids the head kick by Biggums.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination but Biggums avoids it well.
James digs a good hook to Biggums's body.
Good shot there by James.
James scores with a hook.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James scores with a three punch combo!
Biggums is rocked!
James throws an overhand right that has Biggums reeling! James follows up with more punches and Biggums is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddy James!
Freddy James is the new middleweight champion!
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