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Ryze 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dec Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dec Dogg!
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, Edwin Jordan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dogg leaves Jordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Dogg in a clinch.
Dogg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dogg as he jumps to the side.
Dogg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Dogg tries to sprawl but Jordan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jordan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dogg is just riding it out for now. Jordan eventually gives up the hold.
Dogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan working Dogg over with strikes.
Jordan is working for a kimura but Dogg is defending it quite comfortably.
Jordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dogg's head.
Dogg is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogg pushes Jordan off looking to stand but Jordan dives back in and keeps control.
Jordan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Dogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throwing shots but Dogg is blocking nicely.
Jordan seems to be looking for submissions.
Dogg is staying active underneath Jordan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jordan is working for a kimura but Dogg is defending it quite comfortably.
Jordan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dogg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dogg's head.
Jordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dogg defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dogg just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Dogg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwin Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan misses with a hook. Dogg ducked under it nicely.
Dogg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dogg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dogg tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dogg.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dogg circles away.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Dogg moved out of range.
Dogg checks a leg kick.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dogg misses with a few strikes there.
Dogg throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Dogg slaps away a takedown attempt from Jordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jordan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dogg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogg tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dogg sprawls well. Dogg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Dec Dogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Jordan.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Dogg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dogg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dogg scores with a jab. Jordan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogg lands the left hand.
Dogg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dogg is looking to clinch.
Dogg throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dogg avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Dogg tries to clinch up.
Dogg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Dec Dogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dogg tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan jabs at Dogg's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogg tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Jordan has managed to clinch.
Jordan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dogg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dogg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dogg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dogg wants it to stay on the feet.
Dogg tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dogg tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Dogg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jordan takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dogg closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the cage.
Jordan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jordan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jordan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dogg has picked Jordan up and slammed him! Jordan can't keep hold of the triangle and Dogg manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dec Dogg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dogg as he jumps to the side.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dogg defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Jordan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dogg defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Dogg blocks a low kick nicely.
Jordan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordan is looking for a kimura here.
Dogg is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to control. Dogg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jordan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dogg defends it well.
Dogg pushes Jordan off and gets back to his feet.
Jordan shoots in and drives through. Dogg sprawls well.
Dec Dogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Jordan.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Dogg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dogg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dogg.
Dogg misses with an elbow strike.
Dogg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Dogg. Dogg maintains the clinch.
Jordan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dogg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dogg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dogg swivels and escapes.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dogg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogg stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jordan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jordan trying to control the position but Dogg is working away.
Dogg regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dogg still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dogg has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jordan gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogg wants to stand but Jordan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dogg blocks the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan trying to control here.
Jordan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan tries to get to full guard but Dogg has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jordan 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edwin Jordan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Edwin Jordan made sure he mentioned STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raziq's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, afghanistan national anthem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher darts in and clinches Raziq up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Raziq blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Raziq blocks with his arms.
Raziq looking to slow down the pace here.
Butcher landing knees to the head.
Raziq has Butcher pressed against the cage.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Raziq's head.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dan Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raziq gets tackled into the cage by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raziqs head.
Raziq misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher lands an uppercut.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raziq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Raziq utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butcher obliges.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Butcher lands a left hand.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Butcher is leaning against Raziq and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Butcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butcher.
Raziq looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher stalling in the clinch.
Raziq is trying to maintain a safe position but Butcher gets an underhook and turns Raziq into the cage.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raziq's elbow.
Butcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raziq lands an elbow inside.
Butcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raziq lands an elbow that stopped Butcher in his tracks for a moment.
Butcher is pushing Raziq up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Raziq blocks it.
Raziq wants to stall.
Butcher effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Butcher.
Butcher slows down the pace here.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Raziq wants to stall.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raziq throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butcher as Raziq tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Butcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raziq tries to stall but Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raziq lands an elbow inside.
Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher drives through and clinches with Raziq against the cage.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raziq blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher stalling against the cage.
Butcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raziq misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Butcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raziq doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raziq tries to keep at a distance but Butcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butcher.
Raziq tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Butcher in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raziq tries to stall but Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raziq prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Raziq creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raziq blocks it with crossed arms.
Raziq is trying to maintain a safe position but Butcher gets an underhook and turns Raziq into the cage.
Raziq can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher closes the distance and pushes Raziq back into the cage.
Butcher'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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Raziq would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Raziq pushes off an throws an elbow but Butcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Butcher.
Raziq wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Butcher.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raziq looking to throw knees to the head but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Butcher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raziq up against the cage.
Raziq stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butcher.
Butcher is working Raziq over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raziq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Butcher to work.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Butcher is pushing Raziq up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Butcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raziq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butcher stalling in the clinch.
Raziq tries to stall but Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raziq pushes off an throws an elbow but Butcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raziq is defending well for now.
Raziq is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
Raziq tries to keep at a distance but Butcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Raziq avoids the damage to the body.
Raziq throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raziq pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Butcher.
Butcher blocks the elbow strike.
Raziq is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raziq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Butcher clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raziq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Raziq is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Butcher is keeping busy.
Butcher stalling the fight.
Raziq misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Raziq blocks it.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Raziq avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the cage.
Butcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raziq misses with a knee strike.
Raziq tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Raziq blocks with his arms.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raziqs head.
Raziq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raziq throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Raziq, against the cage.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Raziq.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Raziq.
Raziq avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Raziq lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
It looks like Dan Butcher has been cut.
Raziq pushes off an throws an elbow but Butcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raziq tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raziq looking to throw knees to the head but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan Butcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike from Raziq.
Raziq lands an elbow just above Butcher 's eye.
Raziq trying to stall but Butcher improves his position.
Butcher is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raziq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Raziq trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raziq tries to stall but Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raziq looking to throw knees to the head but Butcher is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raziq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Raziq blocks with his arms.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raziq pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raziq wants to clinch.
Butcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raziq, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks the elbow strike.
Raziq lands an elbow that stopped Butcher in his tracks for a moment.
Raziq tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
Butcher clinches up with Raziq and pushes him back against the cage.
Dan Butcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butcher as Raziq tries to tie him up.
Raziq creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raziq has Butcher pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raziq throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abdul Raziq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Butcher.
Well Butcher 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Butcher!
Dan Butcher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Im Back. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
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175 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eye Phone!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferrari trying to keep a closed guard but Phone is proving a slippery customer.
Ferrari looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferrari, not yet.
Ferrari keeping moving, preventing Phone from controlling successfully.
Ferrari looking to control.
Ferrari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phone has gone for a leg lock! Ferrari slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phone's guard.
Ferrari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferrari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Phone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phone swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eye Phone!
In his post fight interview, Eye Phone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Okereke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay King looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Okereke!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a head kick by Okereke.
King feints and as Okereke raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okereke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Okereke pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Okereke.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Okereke misses with a body kick.
Okereke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King clinches up with Okereke and pushes him back against the cage.
Okereke is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Okereke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okereke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okereke's efforts to push away.
King has Okereke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Okereke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Okereke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King is breathing heavily.
Okereke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King has Okereke pressed against the cage, preventing Okereke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Okereke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okereke breaks the clinch.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okereke lands a nice looking body shot.
Okereke looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okereke.
Okereke throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Okereke as King shoots in.
Okereke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okereke tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonny Okereke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King blocks a head kick by Okereke.
Okereke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King blocks a head kick by Okereke.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Okereke throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Okereke lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Okereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okereke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King avoids the head kick by Okereke.
Okereke throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Okereke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Okereke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okereke lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
Okereke misses with a head kick.
Okereke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Okereke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Okereke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Okereke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Okereke!
Okereke tries to stand but King is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okereke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okereke is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okereke tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King avoids the head kick by Okereke.
Okereke misses with a low kick.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okereke as he avoids it easily.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okereke avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Okereke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Okereke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King fails with the takedown.
Okereke tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King avoids the head kick by Okereke.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okereke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King prevents Okereke from standing back up.
Okereke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
King shoots in and drives through. Okereke sprawls well.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okereke wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
King shoots in and bounces Okereke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Okereke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Okereke has escaped and now he's on top!
Okereke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okereke stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okereke tries a head kick but it misses.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okereke throws a body kick that misses.
Okereke misses with a low kick.
Okereke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okereke looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Okereke throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Okereke tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okereke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Okereke tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okereke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okereke throws a half hearted mid kick.
King ducks under a wild hook from Okereke.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okereke sprawls well. Okereke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King avoids the head kick by Okereke.
Okereke scoring well with a low kick there.
Okereke throws a head kick that misses.
Okereke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okereke.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown but Okereke shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okereke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okereke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Okereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Okereke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Okereke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
King wants to clinch up but Okereke keeps it at a distance.
Okereke throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Okereke looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Okereke misses with a body shot.
Okereke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okereke throws a body kick that misses.
Okereke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jay King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Okereke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okereke throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okereke pinned against the cage. Okereke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okereke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King checks a leg kick.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Okereke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okereke is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Okereke circles away and we're back to standing.
Okereke is looking to land body kicks.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okereke circles away.
Okereke lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Okereke.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Okereke!
Okereke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
King goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Okereke turns into him and now he's in King's guard.
Okereke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okereke gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jonny Okereke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Okereke as King shoots in.
Okereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown but Okereke shows good takedown defense.
King blocks a head kick by Okereke.
Okereke throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Okereke takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Okereke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Okereke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Okereke has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okereke tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
Jay King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okereke wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of King's closed guard. He's half up but King has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! King pivots and extends the arm, Okereke falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by King! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay King!
Jay King took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Axe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Dee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Alex Axe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Dee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe Man blocks a leg kick.
Axe Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dee counters with a two punch combo.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axe Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Dee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Axe Man moves out of range easily.
Dee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Axe Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Axe Man throws a head kick that Dee semi-blocks.
Axe Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe Man throws a series of punches but Dee avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Axe Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dee throws a leg kick but Axe Man checks it.
Dee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axe Man can't break the clinch.
Axe Man tries to break free but Dee pushes him back against the cage.
Axe Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dee lands a shoulder strike.
Axe Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Dee has double underhooks.
Dee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe Man stalling in the clinch but Dee improves position.
Axe Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dee blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dee lands a hook that snaps the head of Axe Man backwards.
Axe Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe Man tries to break free but Dee pushes him back against the cage.
Axe Man taking a breather.
Dee effectively controlling the action here.
Axe Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dee lands a hook that snaps the head of Axe Man backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dee to work.
Axe Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Axe Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Dee.
Axe Man is trying to break the clinch but Dee has him pressed against the cage.
Dee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Axe Man can't fight it off and eventually Dee manages to take the fight to the floor. Axe Man looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dee stands up and waves to Axe Man to follow him.
Dee lands a head shot.
Axe Man scores with a three punch combo!
Dee throws a front kick aimed at Axe Man's knee but Axe Man avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe Man delivers a nice body kick.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axe Man.
No joy there for Dee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee misses with a straight left.
Ray Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee misses with a looping left.
Axe Man throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee throws a series of punches but Axe Man avoids them all with ease.
Axe Man scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axe Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Axe Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Axe Man throws a leg kick which misses Dee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dee tries to avoid it.
Dee looks winded!
Dee misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Axe Man catches Dee right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe Man scores with a hook to the body. Dee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axe Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a hook but Axe Man blocks it.
Axe Man throws a head kick that misses.
Axe Man cracks the inside of Dee's front leg.
Axe Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Axe Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Axe Man tenderised Dee's leg. Dee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Axe Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axe Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dee back to the cage. Axe Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Axe Man scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Axe Man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe Man lands a head kick. Dee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dee is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Axe Man. That's going to slow Dee down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Axe Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Axe Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dee thows a leg kick but Axe Man checks it
and Axe Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Axe Man lands with a nice body kick.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dee throws a head kick but Axe Man moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dee. Those never looked like landing.
Axe Man lands with a shot to the body.
Axe Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Axe Man jabs at Dee's body.
Axe Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Axe Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Dee.
Axe Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axe Man, right into the meat.
Dee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Axe Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dee.
Dee is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe Man finish him?
Dee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Axe Man delivers a nice body kick.
Alex Axe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe Man lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axe Man.
Axe Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Axe Man lands with a big left! Dee is wobbled badly! Axe Man comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dee to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Axe Man!
Alex Axe Man was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Stickler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schwarz Bruder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Stickler !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stickler misses the shot to the body.
Stickler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruder counters with a nice body shot.
Stickler shoots and misses
and Bruder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stickler dodges the punch combination from Bruder.
Bruder throws a series of punches but Stickler avoids them all with ease.
Stickler misses with a wild body shot.
Bruder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Bruder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruder throws an off balance right hand
letting Stickler counter with a right hand.
Stickler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stickler .
Bruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stickler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruder.
Stickler lands a slapping body shot.
Bruder avoids the body shot from Stickler .
Bruder has managed to clinch.
Stickler blocks a body shot from Bruder.
Bruder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stickler up against the cage.
Bruder has a couple of punches blocked by Stickler .
Bruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stickler backwards.
Bruder is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stickler is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruder to the mat. Bruder regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stickler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stickler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stickler trying to control but Bruder is working from the bottom.
Stickler stands and throws Bruder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stickler cracks Bruder with a big right hand but Bruder just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruder wants to get back to his feet but Stickler drags him back down.
Stickler controls the position.
Stickler looking to control but instead Bruder has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler not doing much here.
Bruder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruder tries to get out of the position.
Stickler is just content to waste time from the top position. Bruder takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stickler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruder is retaining full guard.
Stickler trying to control but Bruder is working from the bottom.
Stickler tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruder is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder wants to stand up but Stickler is controlling him.
Stickler controlling from the top position.
Stickler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stickler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Stickler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stickler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stickler dives in and scores a takedown into Bruder's guard.
Stickler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stickler is looking to advance position but Bruder has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bruder wants to stand but Stickler is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Stickler wants to hold on but Bruder pushes him away.
Stickler can't escape the position.
Bruder is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bruder. No joy for Stickler on that attempt.
Stickler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stickler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bruder rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruder stuffs the takedown.
Bruder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stickler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stickler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stickler tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stickler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruder.
Stickler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder throws a jab but it's blocked by Stickler .
Stickler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stickler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stickler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stickler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruder moves away.
Bruder misses with a wild combination.
Bruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Stickler is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruder thuds his right hand into Stickler 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarz Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Stickler .
Bruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stickler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruder darts in and clinches Stickler up against the cage.
Bruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Stickler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Stickler controls his hands.
Stickler looking to stall.
Stickler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler blocks a body shot from Bruder.
A short left from Bruder.
Bruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stickler backwards.
Bruder misses with a body punch.
Bruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruder misses with a punch to the body.
Bruder working aggressively here.
Bruder working aggressively here.
Stickler blocks a body shot from Bruder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stickler blocks a body shot from Bruder.
Bruder misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stickler pulls guard effortlessly.
Bruder wants to get up but he can't break Stickler 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schwarz Bruder dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bruder rushes Stickler and presses him up against the cage.
Bruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stickler blocks a body shot from Bruder.
Stickler tries to break the clinch but Bruder is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stickler takes a shot to the head.
Stickler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruder's elbow.
Stickler misses with a body punch.
Bruder tries a body shot but Stickler blocks it.
Stickler looking to stall.
Bruder breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder throws a shot from downtown. Stickler moves away and avoids it.
Bruder leaves Stickler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stickler ducks under a wild hook from Bruder.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruder!
Stickler stuns Bruder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruder looks to land a combination. Stickler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bruder connects with a crisp jab.
Bruder throws a shot from downtown. Stickler moves away and avoids it.
Schwarz Bruder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruder swivels and escapes.
Bruder misses with a two punch combination.
Stickler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Stickler .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruder throws a series of punches but Stickler avoids them all with ease.
Stickler ducks under a wild hook from Bruder.
Bruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stickler .
Stickler throws a hook to the side of Bruder's head but Bruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruder takes a swing at Stickler 's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder thuds his right hand into Stickler 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stickler .
Stickler tries for a takedown but Bruder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarz Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Stickler .
Bruder misses with a double jab
and Stickler counters with a left to the body.
Stickler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bruder on his heels. He'll look to pass Bruder's guard now, I'm sure.
Bruder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stickler wants to control from the top but Bruder keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stickler on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stickler pushing down on Bruder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stickler trying to control from half guard but Bruder is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stickler is looking to advance position but Bruder won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schwarz Bruder clearly takes that round.
That's time! Bruder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bruder looks to land a left hand but Stickler moved out of range nicely.
Bruder misses with a straight left.
Stickler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Bruder.
Bruder lands a really nice looking cross but Stickler seems unphased.
Bruder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stickler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruder sprawls well. Bruder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stickler gets slowly back to his feet.
Stickler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruder moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Bruder lands.
Stickler moves out of range of the strikes.
Stickler punishes Bruder's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stickler .
Bruder misses with the combination.
Stickler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler throws a good cross that connects.
Stickler avoids the body shot from Bruder.
Bruder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stickler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stickler wants to pass the guard but Bruder is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruder keeping full guard, as Stickler tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Simon Stickler .
Bruder misses with a two punch combination.
Bruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stickler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruder.
Bruder lands a jab-cross combination.
Stickler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder jabs at Stickler 's body.
Bruder throws a shot to the body.
Bruder tries to sprawl but Stickler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stickler is looking to advance position but Bruder won't allow it.
Stickler works his way into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stickler avoids the attempt from Bruder to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Schwarz Bruder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stickler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stickler lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stickler wants to control from the top but Bruder keeps moving.
Bruder wants to stand but Stickler is controlling the position.
Stickler drops back looking for a leg! Bruder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruder manages to kick Stickler off! Stickler jumps back into Bruder's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickler wants to pass the guard but Bruder is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stickler 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stickler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruder is keeping the position for now.
Stickler wants to control from the top but Bruder keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bruder dives on top into guard.
Stickler wants to sweep here but Bruder controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bruder misses with a hook
and Stickler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruder.
Stickler shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stickler 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Bruder coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder misses with the combination.
Schwarz Bruder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stickler closes the distance and clinches up with Bruder, looking for a takedown. Stickler pushes Bruder against the cage but Bruder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stickler just misses with a punch to the body.
Stickler misses the shot to the body.
Bruder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stickler thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruder looks to land a right hand but Stickler moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder slips under a jab from Stickler .
Stickler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruder is just out of range.
Stickler misses with a wild body shot.
Stickler swings for the body but Bruder moves out of range.
Bruder lands a jab to Stickler 's midsection.
Bruder slips under a jab from Stickler .
Stickler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruder closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Stickler .
I think Bruder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Schwarz Bruder!
Schwarz Bruder is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Schwarz Bruder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Fachellie's head.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fachellie slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Fachellie thuds his shin into the meat of Gomez's side.
Mario Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fachellie loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Fachellie moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Fachellie misses.
Fachellie takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a hook. Fachellie ducked under it nicely.
Gomez throws a hook but Fachellie avoids it easily.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Fachellie tries a head kick but it misses.
Fachellie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Fachellie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fachellie instigates a clinch.
Fachellie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez cracks Fachellie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fachellie.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Fachellie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fachellie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomez to score with a decent uppercut.
Fachellie lands a body shot.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Fachellie is out of range.
Fachellie lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Fachellie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fachellie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomez with a nice cross.
Fachellie closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands a nice elbow.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fachellie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a hook that snaps the head of Fachellie backwards.
Fachellie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez wants to break free but Fachellie has control.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fachellie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fachellie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Fachellie.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Fachellie.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fachellies head.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Fachellie.
Fachellie lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie misses with a body punch.
Fachellie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gomez.
Fachellie blocks an uppercut.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Fachellie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez connects with a crisp jab.
Fachellie misses the jab.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fachellie scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fachellie.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Fachellie's leg. Fachellie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Fachellie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez tries a low kick but Fachellie avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Fachellie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fachellie throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Fachellie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Fachellie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fachellie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fachellie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Fachellie moves away and avoids it.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Fachellie shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomez cracks Fachellie with an open hand slap.
Fachellie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fachellie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Gomez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fachellie lands a jab to the head.
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fachellie ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Fachellie counters with a nice body shot.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Fachellie's shoulder, as Fachellie tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Fachellie's leg. Fachellie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fachellie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Fachellie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fachellie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fachellie jabs Gomez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fachellie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez connects with a looping right hand.
Fachellie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie pushes Gomez away with a front kick.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Gomez lands with a hook. Fachellie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Gomez.
Fachellie throws a big shot that misses.
Fachellie blocks a jab.
Francesco Fachellie is winning the standup battle so far.
Fachellie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fachellie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomez connects with a looping right hand.
Fachellie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fachellie rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Fachellie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fachellie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Fachellie misses with a hook.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Fachellie moved out of range.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Fachellie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez tries a low kick but Fachellie avoids it.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fachellie on the side of the head.
Fachellie closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fachellie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Fachellie.
Gomez misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Fachellie lands with a left to the head.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Fachellie's head.
Francesco Fachellie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fachellie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fachellie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fachellie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fachellie cracks Gomez with a nice body shot.
Fachellie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Gomez letting Fachellie take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Fachellie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fachellie lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fachellie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fachellie lands with a light punch inside.
Fachellie misses with an elbow strike.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fachellie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Fachellie misses with a body punch.
Fachellie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez avoiding damage as Fachellie throws knees to the body.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fachellie checks a leg kick.
Fachellie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fachellie.
Gomez with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fachellie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fachellie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Francesco Fachellie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Fachellie keeps Gomez at a distance using the push kick.
Fachellie tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Gomez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fachellie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Fachellie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fachellie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fachellie misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Fachellie lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomez's head.
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Fachellie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fachellie throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez lands a really nice looking cross but Fachellie seems unphased.
Gomez takes a swing at Fachellie's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fachellie loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Fachellie thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fachellie manages to avoid it.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Fachellie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gomez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice shot by Gomez.
Fachellie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fachellie slips under a jab.
Fachellie looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Fachellie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Fachellie counters with a good low kick that Gomez was not able to check.
Fachellie doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Fachellie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez takes a swing at Fachellie's ribcage but misses.
Fachellie connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Fachellie ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Fachellie misses with a hook.
Fachellie blocks a jab.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fachellie lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
Fachellie staying out of range there.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fachellie.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
letting Fachellie counter with a right hand.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fachellie connects with a looping right hand.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fachellie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Fachellie.
Gomez scores with a one two! Fachellie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fachellie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fachellie misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Fachellie tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Fachellie catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Fachellie ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Fachellie moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Fachellie.
Fachellie staying out of range there.
Fachellie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Fachellie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fachellie.
Gomez slips a straight right by Fachellie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Fachellie clearly takes that round.
That's time! Fachellie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gomez catches Fachellie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Fachellie.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Fachellie didn't see that one coming.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Fachellie moved out of range.
Fachellie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Fachellie.
Fachellie misses the jab.
Fachellie looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
A head kick by Fachellie misses
and Gomez counters with a nice body shot.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fachellie.
Fachellie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fachellie looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Fachellie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fachellie misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Fachellie.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Jab by Gomez.
Fachellie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez slips a jab from Fachellie.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Fachellie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Fachellie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
A telegraphed right hand from Fachellie misses the target.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez misses the jab.
Fachellie loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Fachellie.
Gomez works over Fachellie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fachellie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Fachellie misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fachellie looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Fachellie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Fachellie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Gomez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fachellie throws a body kick that misses.
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fachellie. That did some damage!
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fachellie tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Fachellie throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fachellie counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie misses the jab.
Gomez cracks Fachellie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a big shot that misses.
Fachellie scores with a shot to the body.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fachellie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachellie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fachellie blocks a jab.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Fachellie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Fachellie ducks down to avoid it.
Fachellie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fachellie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Fachellie working aggressively here.
Fachellie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but Fachellie blocks with his arms.
Fachellie lands a shoulder strike.
Fachellie struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Fachellie.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Fachellie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomez.
Fachellie pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fachellie lands a nice uppercut.
Fachellie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fachellie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fachellie misses with the head strike.
Fachellie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fachellie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Fachellie.
Fachellie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fachellie lands with a light punch inside.
Fachellie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fachellie.
Fachellie swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fachellie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fachellie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Fachellie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fachellie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Fachellie avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fachellie.
Gomez pushes Fachellie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Fachellie avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Fachellie blocking some punches.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fachellie.
Fachellie wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Fachellie keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fachellie.
Gomez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fachellie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fachellie's hands.
Fachellie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Fachellie misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fachellie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fachellie misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Fachellie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fachellie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fachellie under the eye.
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fachellie. That did some damage!
Fachellie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fachellie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Fachellie doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fachellie lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mario Gomez! Mario Gomez retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Mario Gomez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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