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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhogo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko's entrance music is DJ Khaled - All I do is win. A fine choice. Slamen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jaws Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhogo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slamen.
Ko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slamen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slamen working the head and body with strikes.
Ko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ko can't do much from the bottom here.
Slamen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slamen lands a few punches from side control.
Slamen is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slamen working the ground and pound.
Ko is rocked!
Slamen working the ground and pound.
Oh Ko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Slamen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Slamen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Slamen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Slamen!
Our winner, Troy Slamen, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom misses with a looping right.
Freedom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughs checks it well.
Freedom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hughs. Hughs obviously looking to wear him down.
Hughs pushes Freedom away with a front kick.
Freedom 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.
A slow jab from Freedom misses its intended target.
Hughs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freedom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughs keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and Hughs moves out of range easily.
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!
Hughs scores with a nice body kick.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom is looking to chop away at Hughs's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughs stalks Freedom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freedom's face. Freedom staggers backwards, shaken.
Hughs checks a low kick from Freedom.
Hughs misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughs takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Joe Hughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freedom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs tries to work over Freedom's front leg with a kick but Freedom checks it.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughs has time to react.
Hughs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hughs ducks under a wild hook from Freedom.
Hughs throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hughs.
Freedom throws a right hand that Hughs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughs also avoids with ease.
Hughs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freedom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughs.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Freedom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughs keeps the fight on the outside.
Freedom punishes Hughs's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom works Hughs's body with a nice hook.
Hughs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Hughs throws an overhand right that lands on Freedom's shoulder, as Freedom tries to avoid the shot.
Hughs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freedom throws a looping overhand right but Hughs ducks down to avoid it.
Freedom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughs.
Freedom scores with a nice strike.
Hughs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hughs checks a low kick from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Freedom misses.
Hughs cracks Freedom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hughs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughs checks a leg kick.
Freedom tries to clinch but Hughs is having none of it.
Freedom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freedom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hughs ducks under a wild hook from Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hughs dodges the punch combination from Freedom.
Freedom looks winded!
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
Freedom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freedom misses with a looping right.
Freedom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughs throws a right and a left that Freedom avoids nicely.
Freedom just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughs throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
Freedom avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Freedom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughs throws a nice head kick!
Freedom looks to land a combination but Hughs avoids it well.
Hughs throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Hughs blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Hughs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freedom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freedom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hughs cracks the inside of Freedom's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hughs.
Freedom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughs.
Hughs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Freedom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Hughs avoids it.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Freedom. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom lands with a kick to the temple. Hughs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hughs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughs throws out a leg kick but Freedom moves out of range and Hughs only half commits.
Hughs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Freedom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughs jabs at Freedom's body.
Hughs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freedoms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Freedom does no damage.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hughs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freedom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs tries to bum rush Freedom with a series of wild strikes but Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freedom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughs circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughs tries to land a front kick but Freedom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hughs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joe Hughs is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Freedom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freedom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughs on the side of the head.
Hughs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freedom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughs scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Freedom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hughs - the referee stops the clock and Freedom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hughs. Freedom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hughs throws a body kick that misses.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughs manages to avoid it.
Hughs moves out of range of the leg kick from Freedom.
Hughs throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughs.
A good leg kick by Hughs.
Hughs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Hughs. Those never looked like landing.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughs is just out of range.
Freedom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freedom is looking to chop away at Hughs's legs.
The fighters circling - Hughs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freedom catches Hughs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs slips under a jab from Freedom.
Hughs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs slips a straight right by Freedom.
Hughs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Freedom's head.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughs walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Freedom.
Freedom throws a hook but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Hughs lands a slapping body shot.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom avoids the body shot from Hughs.
Hughs scores with a nice head shot.
Freedom sizes up Hughs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freedom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughs on the side of the head.
Freedom cracks the inside of Hughs's front leg.
Hughs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughs throws a push kick but Freedom slaps the foot to one side.
Freedom throws a right hand that Hughs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughs also avoids with ease.
Hughs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Freedom.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughs avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom misses with a hook. Hughs ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Hughs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hughs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hughs lands a jab to the head.
Freedom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hughs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hughs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughs throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hughs.
Freedom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughs.
Hughs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom misses with a straight left.
Freedom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Freedom duly obliges.
Hughs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freedom backs up against the cage.
Hughs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughs blocks a jab.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom blocks a jab.
Freedom feints and then cracks Hughs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughs down.
Freedom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Hughs's ribs.
Freedom lands a jab to the nose.
Hughs blocks a leg kick.
Hughs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Freedom scores with a one two! Hughs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hughs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hughs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Freedom.
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 Joe Hughs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
That's time! Hughs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughs throws a wild body kick that Freedom sees coming a mile off.
Hughs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freedom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hughs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freedom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hughs misses with a low kick.
Hughs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freedom.
Hughs blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
Freedom misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freedom blocks a leg kick.
Freedom tried to score with a low kick but Hughs checks it.
Hughs throws a lazy head kick
and Freedom counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Freedom.
Hughs misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom defending well as Hughs loads up on a big left hand.
Hughs misses with a kick to the body.
Hughs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Freedom.
Hughs swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hughs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freedom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedom manages to avoid it.
Freedom stuns Hughs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freedom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freedom lands a slapping body shot.
Freedom throws a combination. Hughs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughs throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a right hand that Hughs ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughs also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Hughs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chip Freedom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughs is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Hughs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Freedom swinging wildly here.
Freedom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hughs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Freedom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughs seems to have got his legs back now.
Freedom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hughs throws a right and a left that Freedom avoids nicely.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hughs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Freedom takes a step back to recover.
Freedom throws a right and a left that Hughs avoids nicely.
Freedom looks to land a combination but Hughs avoids it well.
Hughs throws a series of strikes that have Freedom backpedaling.
Hughs misses with a hook. Freedom ducked under it nicely.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hughs throws a hook but Freedom avoids it easily.
A left lands for Freedom.
Hughs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughs misses with a low kick.
Hughs blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Freedom tries to bum rush Hughs with a series of wild strikes but Hughs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughs connects with a crisp jab.
Hughs lands a really nice looking cross but Freedom seems unphased.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freedom misses with a head kick.
Freedom throws a series of punches but Hughs avoids them all with ease.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Hughs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice shot lands for Freedom.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughs is just out of range.
Hughs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hughs misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Hughs. Those never looked like landing.
Hughs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freedom.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Freedom. Those never looked like landing.
Freedom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedom avoids the head kick by Hughs.
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughs.
Freedom tries to clinch up.
Hughs needs to keep his hands up - Freedom had a free shot at his head there.
Hughs throws a right and a left that Freedom avoids nicely.
Freedom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Freedom scores with a jab to the body.
Hughs slips a jab from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Freedom looks to throw the jab but Hughs is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Freedom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Hughs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bors Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ellie Goulding - Explosions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bors Hill!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Droop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Droop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Droop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Droop.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Droop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Droop tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill moves out of range as Droop strikes.
Droop throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Droop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hill.
Droop throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Droop misses its intended target.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Droop has time to react.
Droop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Droop misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Droop.
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!
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Droop has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Droop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Droop is looking to control Hill's arms but Hill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Droop has his back to the cage.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill blocking some punches.
Droop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Droop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Droop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Droop.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Droop looking to stall.
Hill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Droop stalling the fight.
Droop looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to work over Droop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Droop avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Droop misses with a wild combination.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Droop scores with a three punch combo!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
Droop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hill 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 Droop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Droop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Droop lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Droop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Droop stalls.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Droop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill lands a left hand.
Droop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Droop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Droop takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like George Droop has been cut.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Droop misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Droop.
Droop throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Droop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Droops head.
Droop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Droop stalling in the clinch but Hill improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with a body punch.
Droop looking to stall.
Droop missing with knees to the body.
Droop tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Droop misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Droop thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Droop blocks a leg kick.
Hill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Droop.
Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bors Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Droop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Droop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill throws a leg kick but Droop checks it.
Bors Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Droop. Those never looked like landing.
Droop misses with a looping left.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Hill tries to move into range but Droop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill scores with a one two! Droop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Droop is rocked!
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Droop off balance momentarily.
Oh Droop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Droop seems to have got his legs back now.
Droop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Droop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill is looking to chop away at Droop's legs.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Droop prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill stuns Droop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Droop connects with the punch.
Hill misses with a leg kick.
Droop throws a big shot that misses.
Droop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill cracks Droop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Droop throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Droop misses with a wild body shot.
Droop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Droop slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Droop rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill blocks a head kick by Droop.
Hill cracks the inside of Droop's front leg.
Hill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Droop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Droop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Droop wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Droop tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Droop pushes him off.
Droop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Droop.
Hill takes a swing at Droop's ribcage but misses.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Droop lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Droop. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Droop fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Droop is able to avoid easily.
Droop throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Droop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Droop's calf.
Droop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill swings for the body but Droop moves out of range.
Hill throws a front kick that sends Droop stumbling back into the cage.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Droop scores with a four punch combination!
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Droop takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Droop throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Droop with a nice cross.
Droop tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Hill avoids the head kick by Droop.
Hill scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Droop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Droop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Droop misses with a two punch combination.
Droop misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Droop down.
Hill motions for Droop to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill catches Droop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Droop takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Droop looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bors Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Droop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Droop throws a head kick that misses
and Hill counters with a big head kick but Droop shrugs it off.
Droop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hill pushes Droop up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Droop's elbow.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Droop.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Droop lands a right hand.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill tries a body shot but Droop blocks it.
Droop prevents a body shot from Hill.
Droop tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Droop back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Droop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Droop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Droop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Droop or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill controlling the action here for a moment.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Droop throws out the jab.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Droop with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hill.
Hill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Droop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Droop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Droop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Droop looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Hill tenderised Droop's leg. Droop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Droop throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Droop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill digs a good hook to Droop's body.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Hill connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Droop with a jab.
George Droop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Droop throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill counters with a body kick that stops Droop in his tracks momentarily.
Droop on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Droop or not.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hill has Droop up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill scores with a shot to the side of Droop's head.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Droop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Droop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Droop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill lands a body shot.
Droop taking a breather.
Droop prevents a body shot from Hill.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Droop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Droop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hill.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Droop's sensitive parts.
Droop lands a jab to the head.
Droop lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Droop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Droop checks a low kick from Hill.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Droop's calf.
Droop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bors Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Droop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Nice body kick there by Hill.
Droop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Droop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bors Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hill 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bors Hill!
Our winner, Bors Hill, 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 Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall slaps away a takedown attempt from Shain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall throws a jab when Shain was well out of range.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Shain.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Shain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marshall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shain is taking a breather. Marshall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shain prevents Marshall from improving his position.
Marshall trying to control but Shain postures up.
Shain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marshall trying to control but Shain postures up.
Shain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shain working Marshall over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall wants to stand back up but Shain manages to pass into side control.
Marshall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marshall, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shain throwing shots but Marshall is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands strikes from half guard.
Shain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marshall is just riding it out for now. Shain eventually gives up the hold.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marshall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shain is just content to waste time from the top position. Marshall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain being controlled here momentarily.
Marshall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shain forces his way into half guard.
Shain trying to mount his opponent but Marshall defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marshall defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marshall jabs Shain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marshall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shain slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Marshall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Shain knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Shain misses.
Marshall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shain.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Shain.
Marshall misses with a left hand
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Shain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Shain scores with a head kick.
Marshall is rocked!
Shain cracks Marshall with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Marshall tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Shain pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Marshall is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). M J Shain!
After the big win, M J Shain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Legion of Pain Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Ça va venir découragez-vous pas ♫ . van der Vaart has chosen Nah Mean as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as van der Vaart blocks the leg kick.
van der Vaart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desormeaux fails to land the takedown.
Desormeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but van der Vaart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Desormeaux somewhat.
A cross from van der Vaart lands.
Adelard Desormeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van der Vaart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desormeaux moves away.
van der Vaart needs to keep his hands up - Desormeaux had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Soloman van der Vaart has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from van der Vaart as Desormeaux shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelard Desormeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desormeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Desormeaux misses with a kick to the body.
van der Vaart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van der Vaart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desormeaux on the side of the head.
Desormeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Desormeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but van der Vaart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Desormeaux somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Vaart looks to land a combination but Desormeaux avoids it well.
Desormeaux misses the shot to the body.
van der Vaart keeps the fight on the outside.
Desormeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Desormeaux tenderised van der Vaart's leg. van der Vaart is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Desormeaux.
Desormeaux throws a head kick but van der Vaart moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Desormeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by van der Vaart. Beautiful body shot.
van der Vaart avoids a kick to the body.
van der Vaart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van der Vaart cracks Desormeaux with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. van der Vaart has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Desormeaux to stand back up!
van der Vaart connects with the punch.
Desormeaux is rocked!
van der Vaart feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Desormeaux crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Soloman van der Vaart!
Soloman van der Vaart decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit comes to the cage accompanied by Same in the End. Harry Ballzonya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brit moves out of range as Ballzonya strikes.
Ballzonya shoots in looking for a takedown. Brit tries to sprawl out of it but Ballzonya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Ballzonya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballzonya.
Brit blocks a low kick nicely.
Brit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballzonya is just out of range.
Ballzonya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brit drops his hands momentarily and Ballzonya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Brit moves out of range.
Ballzonya slips a jab from Brit.
Brit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ballzonya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballzonya, right into the meat.
Brit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ballzonya.
Brit misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brit.
Brit loads up on a big right hand but Ballzonya slips the punch.
Ballzonya catches Brit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ballzonya lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Brit. Beautiful body shot.
Ballzonya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ballzonya under the eye.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Ballzonya blocks the low kick.
Brit misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Brit avoids it easily.
Ballzonya looks to land a right hand but Brit moved out of range.
Brit misses with an uppercut.
Brit throws a leg kick
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Brit throws a right and a left that Ballzonya avoids nicely.
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballzonya throws a lazy right hand but Brit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brit defending well as Ballzonya loads up on a big left hand.
Ballzonya slips under a jab from Brit.
Brit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballzonya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya misses the jab.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Brit moves out of range.
Brit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ballzonya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brit scrambles back to his feet.
Ballzonya misses with a wild body shot.
Brit slips a straight right by Ballzonya.
Brit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Brit misses.
Brit misses with a leg kick.
Brit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Brit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballzonya was well out of range. Poor timing from Brit.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballzonya.
Brit misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws out a loose jab but Brit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brit lands a jab-cross combination.
Brit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballzonya throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Ballzonya misses.
Ballzonya misses with a kick to the body.
Ballzonya misses with a hook.
Brit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballzonya takes one to the chin there.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut. Brit saw that one coming.
Brit throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brit as he jumps to the side.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses.
Ballzonya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballzonya. Brit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballzonya scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Ballzonya ducks under a wild hook from Brit.
Ballzonya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Brit shakes it off.
Brit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballzonya finds it's way round the side to connect with Brit's head.
Brit digs a good body shot into Ballzonya's ribs.
Brit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballzonya punishes Brit's body with a nice straight punch.
Brit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by Brit.
Ballzonya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballzonya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballzonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brit.
Ballzonya shoots for a double leg takedown but Brit sprawls well. He's pushed Ballzonya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Ballzonya will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brit takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
Ballzonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brit.
Brit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
Brit throws a head kick but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Ballzonya throws a one two combo.
Brit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Brit avoids it easily.
Ballzonya moves away from the strike by Brit.
Ballzonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Brit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and Brit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brit jabs at Ballzonya's body.
Ballzonya scores with a sloppy right hand. Brit should have avoided that one.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
A big left from Brit misses.
Ballzonya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit misses with a few strikes there.
Brit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballzonya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Brit.
Ballzonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brit.
Ballzonya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brit manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya looks to throw the jab but Brit is out of range.
A combination from Brit does no damage.
A head kick misses from Brit.
Brit lands a body shot.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballzonya is just out of range.
Ballzonya cracks Brit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brit scores with a body shot.
Ballzonya tries to move into range but Brit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ballzonya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brit moves away.
Ballzonya with a poor takedown
and Brit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballzonya finds it's way round the side to connect with Brit's head.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and Brit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ballzonya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ballzonya is trying to get back to full guard.
Ballzonya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brit is looking for a kimura but Ballzonya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brit to get the leverage.
Brit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ballzonya tries to roll over but Brit keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ballzonya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit is in close to Ballzonya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brit preventing the sweep.
Brit advances to half guard.
Ballzonya has hold of Brit's hands but Brit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ballzonya is controlling Brit's trapped leg to prevent Brit from advancing to side control.
Brit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ballzonya keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ballzonya manages to get to full guard.
Brit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballzonya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Brit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brit.
Jimmy Brit is winning the standup battle so far.
Brit misses with a straight right.
Ballzonya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ballzonya tries to score with some ground and pound. Brit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brit sneaks back into half guard.
Ballzonya is stalling here. Brit is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ballzonya seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brit has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brit lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Brit is trying to get an arm triangle but Ballzonya is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ballzonya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ballzonya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brit.
Ballzonya is looking for a sweep. Brit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya gets full guard.
Brit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballzonya is trying to control the position but Brit postures up.
Brit throwing strikes but missing.
Brit lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballzonya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brit's guard.
Brit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ballzonya trying to control but Brit is working from the bottom.
Brit wants to stand up but Ballzonya is controlling him.
Ballzonya landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballzonya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya trying to control but Brit is working from the bottom.
Ballzonya is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Brit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Harry Ballzonya hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ballzonya 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harry Ballzonya!
A relieved looking Harry Ballzonya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hoiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crown comes into the arena with Eminence Front blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
265 lbs
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34
275 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Crown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Hoiles!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoiles.
Crown lands a nice shot that snaps Hoiles's head back.
It looks like Mike Hoiles has been cut.
Hoiles misses with a straight right.
Hoiles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike Hoiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crown cracks Hoiles with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hoiles misses.
Crown throws a hook but Hoiles avoids it easily.
Crown lands a left and a right that send Hoiles crashing to the mat, dazed. Crown thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hoiles is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown throws a right hand that Hoiles ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoiles also avoids with ease.
Hoiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Crown finish him?
Hoiles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crown throws out the jab.
Hoiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crown.
Hoiles seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Crown misses.
Hoiles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Crown.
Crown cracks Hoiles with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoiles looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crown finish him?
Hoiles misses with an uppercut. Crown saw that one coming.
Crown throws out a loose jab but Hoiles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoiles ducks under a wild hook from Crown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown misses with a hook.
Hoiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoiles.
A big right from Crown misses.
Nice shot by Crown.
Crown drops Hoiles with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hoiles looks back up at him and smiles so Crown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoiles swings for the body but Crown moves out of range.
Hoiles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoiles walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Crown swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Crown!
Bobby Crown took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet the Blue Sky. Warren has chosen God's gonna cut you down by Jonny Cash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Warren!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with a straight right.
Nieto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warren.
Nieto misses with a takedown
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warren looks to land a left hand but Nieto moved out of range nicely.
Nieto gets a takedown into half guard.
Nieto throwing shots but Warren is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nieto is in close to Warren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nieto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
Nieto is looking to work some ground and pound but Warren has wrist control.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warren seems keen to control Nieto's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reggie Warren.
Nieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warren's sensitive parts.
Nieto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nieto clinches up with Warren and pushes him back against the cage.
Nieto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warren is defending well for now.
Warren stops a takedown attempt from Nieto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control the position but instead, Nieto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warren into the cage.
Warren missing with knees to the body.
Nieto tries to work over Warren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieto is defending well for now.
Warren wants to stall.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warren is defending well for now.
Nieto breaks the clinch.
Warren slips under a jab from Nieto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nieto takes a swing at Warren's ribcage but misses.
Nieto misses the shot to the body.
Warren leaves Nieto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nieto throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Warren checks it.
Nieto misses with a body kick.
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
Nieto scores with a leg kick.
Warren lands with a shot to the body.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warren checks a leg kick.
Warren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieto.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nieto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Nieto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nieto lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nieto.
Nieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warren checks it well.
Nieto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nieto.
Warren throws a lazy right hand but Nieto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nieto tries to clinch up.
Nieto tries to work over Warren's front leg with a kick but Warren checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warren as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warren throws a big shot that misses.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
Warren misses the shot to the body.
Nieto looks to throw the jab but Warren is out of range.
Warren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nieto throws a leg kick
and Warren counters with a nice body shot.
Nieto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Warren misses the target.
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nieto misses the shot to the body.
Nieto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Warren sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nieto misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto throws a leg kick
and Warren counters with a low kick, right behind Nieto 's knee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warren - that will leave a mark!
Good work by Warren as he checks the leg kick.
Nieto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warren swivels and escapes.
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nieto is looking to chop away at Warren's legs.
Warren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Warren trying to control but Nieto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Warren passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warren wants to control but Nieto is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nieto is looking for a sweep.
Warren trying to control the action but Nieto is working from the bottom.
Warren working the ground and pound but Nieto is defending the strikes.
Nieto tries to improve position but can't.
Nieto is working hard here to advance position.
Warren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is looking for a sweep.
Warren scoring with punches from side control.
Warren wants to control but Nieto is keeping him busy.
Warren moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nieto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto sneaks back into half guard.
Warren drops an elbow to the side of Nieto's head.
Nieto wants to improve his position but Warren is controlling well.
Nieto is looking to control Warren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nieto avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto is refusing to be controlled, as Warren sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Warren misses with a looping right.
Nieto shoots in looking for a takedown. Warren tries to sprawl out of it but Nieto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieto slips a straight right by Warren.
Danga de danga de dang - Warren scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alexandre Nieto has been cut.
Nieto is looking to chop away at Warren's legs.
Nieto throws a solid leg kick but Warren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nieto.
The fighters circling - Nieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nieto is looking to wear down Warren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nieto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Warren.
Nieto misses with a low kick as Warren jumps back.
Warren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nieto circles away.
A leg kick checked by Warren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieto.
Nieto wants to slow Warren down by chopping away at his legs.
Nieto tried to score with a low kick but Warren checks it.
Nieto shoots in and drives through. Warren sprawls well.
Nieto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nieto fakes the leg kick and cracks Warren in the body.
Nieto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nieto misses with a body shot.
Nieto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandre Nieto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nieto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nieto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nieto slips a jab from Warren.
Nieto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Warren moved away.
Nieto avoids the body shot from Warren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren moves out of range as Nieto strikes.
Nieto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Warren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Nieto throws a front kick aimed at Warren's knee but Warren avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Warren.
Nieto instigates a clinch.
Nieto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warren's face.
Nieto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieto can't find room to land a body shot as Warren controls the action.
Warren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nietos head.
Nieto taking a breather.
Warren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nieto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieto is defending well for now.
Warren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warren stalling in the clinch but Nieto improves position.
Nieto misses with a punch to the body.
Warren stops a takedown attempt from Nieto.
Warren slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nieto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to land knees to the body.
Nieto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Warren pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nieto tries to work over Warren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Warren.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nieto obliges.
Warren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warren is stalling here.
Warren lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieto looking to stall.
Warren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warren scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandre Nieto.
I think Nieto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pain - Shut your mouth. Speed has chosen Funky Kingston / Toots And The Maytals as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
208 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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212 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Speed!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Laak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laak throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laak throws a front kick aimed at Speed's knee but Speed avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Laak down.
Speed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Speed throws a leg kick but Laak checks it.
Speed doesn't manage to clinch there - Laak circles away.
Laak throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
Speed throws a leg kick
and Laak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Speed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laak. Laak obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Speed is predictable there
and Laak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Laak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed works over Laak's head and body with a nice combination.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laak was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed throws a hook but Laak avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Laak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Laak.
Laak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laak is out of range and Speed settles back down.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Speed throws a front kick that sends Laak stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laak.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed clinches up against the cage.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Laak blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laak tries to land knees in the clinch but Speed avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed working Laak over with knees to the body.
Laak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Laak blocks with his arms.
Laak avoiding damage as Speed throws knees to the body.
Speed lands a knee to the body.
Laak is breathing heavily.
Laak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laak misses with an elbow strike.
Laak takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Eric Laak has been cut.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Laak blocks with his arms.
Speed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed crunches a lovely knee into Laak's ribcage.
Speed dodges an elbow strike from Laak.
Speed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
Speed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laak is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Laak blocks it.
Laak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laak as Speed tries to tie him up.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laak.
Speed misses with a knee strike.
Laak throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Laak tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Laak back against the cage.
Laak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Speed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Speed tries to land knees in the clinch but Laak avoids the damage to the body.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Laak blocks with his arms.
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laak blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laak tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Laak tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Laak back against the cage.
Laak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Speed obliges.
Laak misses with the head strike.
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed slowing the pace effectively.
Speed is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Laak blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Laak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Speed tries to clinch but Laak is having none of it.
Laak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed tries to clinch up.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laak.
Laak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Speed has managed to clinch.
Speed is looking to control Laak's arms but Laak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speed has his back to the cage.
Laak tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Laak back against the cage.
Speed has Laak pressed against the cage, preventing Laak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Speed looking to throw knees to the head but Laak is blocking nicely.
Speed blocks an elbow strike from Laak.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Speed.
Laak breaks from the clinch.
Laak lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed moves out of range as Laak strikes.
Speed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laak rather than just go for the knockout.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laak manages to avoid it.
Laak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Laak there.
Speed is looking to score with low kicks.
Speed throws a leg kick
and Laak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Speed stuns Laak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tanner Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laak throws a big shot that misses.
Laak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Speed moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed lands a left hand.
Laak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laak managing to block the knees to the body from Speed.
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laak blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but Laak gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
Speed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laak blocks it with crossed arms.
Speed looking to throw knees to the head but Laak is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Laak.
Laak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Laak off the cage and back into range.
Laak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Speed is looking to clinch.
Laak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed tries to clinch
and Laak counters with a body kick that stops Speed in his tracks momentarily.
Speed is looking to clinch but Laak is avoiding it.
Laak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laak needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Laak.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speed moves to clinch but Laak breaks away
and Laak counters with a left to the body.
Laak misses with a straight left.
Laak checks a leg kick.
Laak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Laak. That snapped Speed's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Laak throws a big shot that misses.
Laak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Laak scores with a four punch combination!
Speed misses with the body kick
and Laak counters with a good low kick that Speed was not able to check.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Laak punishes Speed's body with a nice straight punch.
Laak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laak. That's going to slow Speed down.
Speed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed is looking to clinch.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Laak off the cage and back into range.
Speed throws a leg kick
and Laak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Speed's knee momentarily.
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 Eric Laak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Laak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laak scores with the left hand. Speed knows he should have avoided that one.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laak.
Laak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laak throws a series of punches but Speed avoids them all with ease.
Laak keeps the fight on the outside.
Laak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Speed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laak fakes the leg kick and cracks Speed in the body.
Laak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Speed throws a leg kick but Laak checks it.
Speed has closed the distance and engaged Laak in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Speed obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Laak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Laak lands with a left to the head.
Laak lands a right hand.
Speed is rocked!
Laak pushes Speed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Laak finish him?
Laak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laak pushes Speed against the cage. Laak is working some dirty boxing. Laak pushes off with a quick right hook! Speed goes down! Speed tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Laak moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Laak!
A less than humble Eric Laak misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
165 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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26
166 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ufcowski jr cracks the inside of Salvatore's front leg.
Salvatore avoids a kick to the body.
Ufcowski jr lands a body shot.
Ufcowski jr misses with a low kick.
Ufcowski jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ufcowski jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ufcowski jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvatore's waist but Salvatore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ufcowski jr off to one side.
Ufcowski jr swings widly with a right hand
and Salvatore counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a front kick but Salvatore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salvatore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salvatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Salvatore misses the target.
Salvatore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ufcowski jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salvatore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ufcowski jr has time to react.
Ufcowski jr throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Ufcowski jr only half commits.
Salvatore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ufcowski jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ufcowski jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufcowski jr tried to score with a low kick but Salvatore checks it.
That kick from Ufcowski jr tenderised Salvatore's leg. Salvatore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ufcowski jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ufcowski jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salvatore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvatore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salvatore takes a swing at Ufcowski jr's ribcage but misses.
Ufcowski jr looks to throw the jab but Salvatore is out of range.
Ufcowski jr misses with a leg kick.
Ufcowski jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salvatore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ufcowski jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ufcowski jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvatore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ufcowski jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Ufcowski jr only half commits.
Salvatore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ufcowski jr. That one must have hurt.
Ufcowski jr motions for Salvatore to come forward. Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore lands with an overhand left.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr wants to slow Salvatore down by chopping away at his legs.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ufcowski jr misses with a low kick as Salvatore jumps back.
Ufcowski jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salvatore.
A leg kick checked by Ufcowski jr.
A bone on bone clash there as Ufcowski jr blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Ufcowski jr misses
and Salvatore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salvatore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salvatore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ufcowski jr in his tracks.
Salvatore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Salvatore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ufcowski jr lands a two punch combo.
Ufcowski jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but Salvatore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ufcowski jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Salvatore if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salvatore.
Ufcowski jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Salvatore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvatore swings for the body but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvatore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ufcowski jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nick Salvatore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Ufcowski jr.
Salvatore has Ufcowski jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Ufcowski jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ufcowski jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salvatore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ufcowski jr is defending well for now.
Ufcowski jr tries to stall but Salvatore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Ufcowski jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salvatore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salvatore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salvatore clinches up with Ufcowski jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Salvatore fails to land.
Salvatore stalling the fight.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Ufcowski jr controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Ufcowski jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ufcowski jr prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a body punch.
Ufcowski jr is struggling to control the position.
Salvatore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ufcowski jr backwards.
It looks like Pawel Ufcowski jr has been cut.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Ufcowski jr blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
Salvatore misses with a punch on the inside.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ufcowski jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ufcowski jr is trying to pull guard but Salvatore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salvatore digs a right hand underneath Ufcowski jr's ribcage. Ufcowski jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salvatore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ufcowski jr is breathing heavily.
Salvatore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore throws a front kick aimed at Ufcowski jr's knee but Ufcowski jr avoids it well.
Ufcowski jr dodges the punch combination from Salvatore.
Salvatore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Salvatore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ufcowski jr jabs Salvatore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body kick.
Ufcowski jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salvatore takes a swing at Ufcowski jr's ribcage but misses.
Ufcowski jr lands a jab to Salvatore's midsection.
Ufcowski jr throws a chopping leg kick but Salvatore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ufcowski jr throws a solid leg kick but Salvatore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ufcowski jr.
Salvatore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ufcowski jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salvatore rather than just go for the knockout.
Ufcowski jr lands a head kick. Salvatore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but Salvatore moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range and Ufcowski jr settles back down.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Ufcowski jr.
Salvatore works Ufcowski jr's body with a nice hook.
Salvatore throws a body punch but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Salvatore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ufcowski jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salvatore is able to avoid easily.
Ufcowski jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufcowski jr manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ufcowski jr.
Salvatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salvatore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ufcowski jr's sensitive parts.
Ufcowski jr throws the left hand but Salvatore avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Salvatore checks a leg kick.
Salvatore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatore.
Ufcowski jr throws a wild body kick that Salvatore sees coming a mile off.
Ufcowski jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salvatore is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Ufcowski jr tenderised Salvatore's leg. Salvatore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salvatore blocks a low kick nicely.
Ufcowski jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but Salvatore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ufcowski jr fails to land the takedown.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook. Salvatore ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ufcowski jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Ufcowski jr throws the kick towards the body but Salvatore avoids it.
Ufcowski jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvatore lands with a straight right. Ufcowski jr didn't see that one coming.
Ufcowski jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvatore pinned against the cage. Salvatore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvatore cracks a nice hook into Ufcowski jr's ribs.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salvatore.
Salvatore connects with an inside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr tries to land a front kick but Salvatore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salvatore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body kick.
Salvatore thuds a left hand into Ufcowski jr's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a lazy right hand but Salvatore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ufcowski jr throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Ufcowski jr only half commits.
Salvatore throws a body punch but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Salvatore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ufcowski jr misses with a head kick.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr avoids the body shot from Salvatore.
Ufcowski jr avoids the body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ufcowski jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Ufcowski jr is predictable there
and Salvatore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ufcowski jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ufcowski jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ufcowski jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ufcowski jr's calf.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore throws a combination that misses
so Ufcowski jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ufcowski jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ufcowski jr stays in close to Salvatore's body and controls the position.
Ufcowski jr preventing the sweep.
Salvatore keeping full guard, as Ufcowski jr tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ufcowski jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ufcowski jr trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Ufcowski jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salvatore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ufcowski jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ufcowski jr wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pawel Ufcowski jr wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ufcowski jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salvatore. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salvatore's hands.
Salvatore checks the leg kick.
Salvatore throws a body kick that misses.
Salvatore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ufcowski jr misses with a low kick.
Salvatore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Salvatore duly obliges.
Ufcowski jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Ufcowski jr is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore tries to land a front kick but Ufcowski jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pawel Ufcowski jr.
I think Ufcowski jr 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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