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TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Its a Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great elbows
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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
20 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Man!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a low kick.
Man fails with the takedown.
Steel throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Steel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Julius Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bat Man.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel as he avoids it easily.
Bat Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Steel.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Man ducks straight into an uppercut from Steel and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Man manages to regain guard straight away.
Man is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steel is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Steel finish him?
Steel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel postures up.
Steel wants to stand and escape but instead Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Steel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steel tries to get out of the position.
Steel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man prevents Steel from getting back to his feet.
Man won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Man wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Man forces his way into half guard.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control but can't.
Man is looking to advance position but Steel won't allow it.
Steel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Man has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Man trying to control but Steel is having none of it.
Steel tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Man goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Steel turns into him and now he's in Man's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Steel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Steel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Man has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Steel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Man has tightened it up now! Steel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bat Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Childish Gambino - R.I.P. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utley misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Utley saw it coming and moves away.
Utley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Utley misses with a few strikes there.
Utley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Utley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Utley down.
Utley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Utley.
Utley scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Utley manages to avoid it.
Utley throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Utley clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Utley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Utley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Utley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Utley scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Utley looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination. Utley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Utley avoids nicely.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Utley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Utley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Utley counters with a right hand to the body.
Rico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Utley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Utley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Utley staying out of range there.
Utley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Utley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to work over Utley's front leg with a kick but Utley checks it.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Utley on the inside.
Utley pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Utley avoids it.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Utley.
Utley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Utley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Utley blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Utley.
Utley dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Utley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Utley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Utley.
Utley lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Utley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Utley.
A nice left hand lands by Utley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Utley.
A right hook to the body lands for Utley.
A short right from Utley on the inside.
Utley lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Utley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Utley.
Utley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Utley finish him?
Utley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Utley lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Utley.
Utley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Utley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Utley.
Utley works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Utley.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Utley blocks with his arms.
Utley is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Utley digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Utley.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Utley.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Utley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Utley scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Utley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Utley.
Utley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Utley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Utley.
Utley lands a big knee to the head and Sanchez goes down! Utley pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Utley!
Chase Utley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm in love with a stripper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquiao throws out a loose jab but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Paquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madison doesn't seem phased though.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison slips a jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paquiao stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Paquiao. That snapped Madison's head back.
Madison throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
Paquiao lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison thows a body kick. Paquiao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Madison slams his shin into Paquiao's torso.
Paquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Madison thows a body shot but no joy.
Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with a left hand
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Madison working aggressively here.
Paquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquiao cracks Madison with a good jab.
Paquiao avoids a kick to the body.
Madison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madison loads up on a big right hand but Paquiao slips the punch.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquiao.
Paquiao cracks Madison with an open hand slap.
Paquiao lands an overhand right.
Paquiao moves away from the strike by Madison.
Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Madison's head.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Madison throws out a loose jab but Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paquiao as he jumps to the side.
Jack Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madison misses with a kick to the body.
Paquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Madison throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madison throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquiao.
Paquiao cracks Madison with an open hand slap.
Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Madison thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquiao lands with a right hand.
Madison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madison tries for a takedown but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Madison misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
Madison misses the shot to the body.
Madison misses with a straight left.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Madison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Madison misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Paquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madison's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Madison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison staying out of range there.
A jab from Paquiao finds it's way through Madison's defenses.
Madison throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it.
Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paquiao connects with a body shot that sends Madison's belly button to the back.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Madison slips the punch.
Madison throws a low kick but Paquiao moves out of range easily.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison throws a solid leg kick but Paquiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madison manages to avoid it.
Madison throws out a leg kick but Paquiao moves out of range and Madison only half commits.
Paquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison misses with a right hand
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madison misses with a hook
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Madison misses its intended target.
Paquiao lunges at Madison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madison's hand.
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Madison.
Paquiao with a nice cross.
Madison throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Madison ducks right into an uppercut from Paquiao.
Manuel Paquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Paquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Paquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquiao takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
Madison forces Paquiao back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Madison won't allow it.
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madison lands a slapping body shot.
Paquiao misses with a straight left.
Madison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Madison is just out of range.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Madison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquiao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paquiao misses with a straight right.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Madison misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Paquiao both land. Nice combination.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison.
Paquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Madison's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquiao throws a hook but Madison blocks it.
Madison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Madison cracks Paquiao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paquiao works the jab nicely.
Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Madison throws a poor cross that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Madison throws a head kick that half lands.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Madison throws an overhand right that lands on Paquiao's shoulder, as Paquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Madison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquiao moves away from the strike by Madison.
Paquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
Madison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madison throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Madison throws a low kick, looking for Paquiao's leg but Paquiao calmly moves out of range.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Madison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Paquiao digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Paquiao misses with a looping right.
Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
Madison lands with a kick to the temple. Paquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Madison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madison lands with an uppercut that bounces Paquiao off the cage and back into range.
Madison misses with a straight left.
Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Paquiao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquiao blocks a leg kick.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Paquiao lands.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madison moves forwards but Paquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Madison misses with an uppercut
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Madison, as that shot connected.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison.
Madison dips to his left and cracks Paquiao with an uppercut!
Paquiao slips a jab from Madison.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Madison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paquiao circles away.
Paquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madison.
Paquiao scores with a hook to the body. Madison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Madison ducks right into an uppercut from Paquiao.
Madison throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it.
Paquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Paquiao digs a good hook to Madison's body.
Madison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquiao.
Paquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Madison seems unphased.
Madison slips a straight right by Paquiao.
Paquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Paquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Jack Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paquiao lands with a right hand.
Paquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madison counters with a nice kick to the body.
Madison misses with a head kick.
Madison throws a sloppy head kick and Paquiao moves out of range easily.
Paquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paquiao checks a leg kick.
Paquiao works Madison's body with a nice hook.
Paquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madison doesn't seem bothered though.
Madison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Madison scores with a jab.
Paquiao stuns Madison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao lands an overhand right.
Paquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paquiao with a hook.
Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paquiao jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Madison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Madison darts in trying to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao cracks a nice hook into Madison's ribs.
Donk. Paquiao catches Madison right on the button with a cross.
Madison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Madison off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison throws a right hand that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Nice uppercut there from Paquiao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paquiao checks a leg kick.
Madison misses with a left hand
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madison walks into a left hand.
Madison is rocked!
A jab lands there for Paquiao.
Madison is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquiao finish him?
Madison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madison connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madison moves in looking to clinch but Paquiao pushes him off.
Madison seems to have recovered his senses.
Paquiao sizes up Madison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Madison.
Madison misses the body punch
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Paquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paquiao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!
Manuel Paquiao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle has chosen Max Payne theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Oliver Schwalle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Schwalle!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwalle throws a hook but Paredes blocks it.
Paredes moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwalle rushes Paredes and presses him up against the cage.
Schwalle is looking to control Paredes's arms but Paredes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwalle has his back to the cage.
Schwalle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paredes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schwalle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schwalle pushes Paredes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paredes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Schwalle.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schwalle tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Schwalle back against the cage.
Schwalle working aggressively here.
Schwalle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwalle stops a takedown attempt from Paredes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suan Paredes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes prevents a body shot from Schwalle.
Paredes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwalle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schwalle throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwalle.
Schwalle working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paredes.
Schwalle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paredes wants to take the fight to the mat but Schwalle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paredes.
Schwalle misses with a body punch.
Schwalle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwalle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by Paredes.
Schwalle tries a body shot but Paredes blocks it.
Schwalle misses with the head strike.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Paredes misses with some punches.
Schwalle prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwalle misses with a body punch.
Schwalle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schwalle can't find room to land a body shot as Paredes controls the action.
Paredes prevents a body shot from Schwalle.
Schwalle throws a head punch that misses.
Schwalle misses with a body punch.
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!
Schwalle tries to work over Paredes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paredes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes wants a takedown but no success here.
Paredes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwalle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paredes looking for a takedown.
Schwalle swings wildly with an uppercut but Paredes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwalle taking a breather.
Schwalle misses with a punch to the body.
Schwalle misses with the head strike.
Schwalle tries a body shot but Paredes blocks it.
Schwalle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paredes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schwalle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schwalle lunges at Paredes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paredes's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwalle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paredes's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paredes slips a jab from Schwalle.
Schwalle throws a poor cross that misses
and Paredes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schwalle's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schwalle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paredes wants to hold on but Schwalle pushes him away.
Schwalle controlling from mount.
Schwalle trying to control but Paredes is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwalle tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Schwalle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paredes lands with a right hand.
Paredes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schwalle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paredes.
Paredes takes one to the side of the head.
Paredes is rocked!
Schwalle has Paredes up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Paredes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwalle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver Schwalle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schwalle misses with some punches.
Schwalle stalling.
Schwalle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwalle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schwalle avoiding damage.
Schwalle has a couple of punches blocked by Paredes.
Schwalle dips a shoulder and cracks Paredes with a mighty uppercut! Paredes falls back against the cage and Schwalle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Paredes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Schwalle screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Schwalle!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Schwalle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Satanmury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pukki comes to the cage accompanied by Trololo. Raimo Pukki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christian Satanmury's chin.
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146 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Satanmury!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki gets tackled into the cage by Satanmury. Satanmury maintains the clinch.
Satanmury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satanmury misses with a knee strike.
Satanmury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pukki managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pukki tries to throw a body punch but Satanmury avoids it by throwing Pukki back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satanmury throws an elbow but misses.
Satanmury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pukki is defending well for now.
Pukki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pukki tries to circle away but Satanmury has him pinned against the cage.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but Pukki blocks with his arms.
Pukki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pukki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pukki thows a body shot but no joy.
Satanmury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satanmury moves away.
Satanmury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pukki avoids the head kick by Satanmury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury is looking to chop away at Pukki's legs.
Satanmury wants to clinch but Pukki slips to the side
and Pukki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satanmury actively working from the bottom here.
Satanmury is refusing to be controlled, as Pukki sits in half guard.
Satanmury wants to get back to full guard.
Satanmury looking for submissions off his back.
Satanmury looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury tries to roll over but Pukki keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki slows the pace down in half guard.
Satanmury looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satanmury looking for submissions off his back.
Pukki is trying to control the action in half guard but Satanmury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the pace.
Satanmury looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pukki wants to work for an arm triangle but Satanmury is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Satanmury is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pukki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Satanmury actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satanmury is trying to get back to full guard.
Satanmury looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pukki wants to advance to full mount but Satanmury doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pukki wanted to stand there but Satanmury had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satanmury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pukki, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satanmury.
Satanmury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satanmury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pukki tries to stall but Satanmury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pukki blocks an elbow strike from Satanmury.
Pukki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Satanmury is keeping busy.
Satanmury lands a knee to the head.
Pukki avoiding damage as Satanmury throws knees to the body.
Pukki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pukki trying to control the position but instead, Satanmury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pukki into the cage.
Pukki manages to break the clinch.
Satanmury drives through and clinches with Pukki against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to stall.
Pukki is trying to force a seperation but Satanmury has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pukki breaks from the clinch.
Satanmury stuns Pukki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Satanmury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Satanmury takes the fight into the clinch.
Pukki is leaning against Satanmury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.
Pukki struggles to land a body shot inside as Satanmury controls his hands.
Satanmury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satanmury lands an elbow inside that Pukki shrugs off.
It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
Satanmury trying to land knees to the body.
Pukki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukki is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki avoiding damage as Satanmury throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pukki.
Pukki digs a right hand into Satanmury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satanmury's gas tank.
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!
Satanmury scores with a knee to the head.
Christian Satanmury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but Pukki blocks with his arms.
Pukki can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Pukki wants to break free but Satanmury has control.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pukki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukki blocks an elbow strike from Satanmury.
Pukki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satanmury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Pukki misses the target.
Satanmury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pukki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Satanmury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Satanmury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Satanmury 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 Pukki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pukki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Satanmury.
Satanmury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pukki swings for the body but Satanmury moves out of range.
Pukki connects with a body shot that sends Satanmury's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Pukki coming out on top.
Satanmury is rocked!
Satanmury takes a jab right on the kisser.
Satanmury is still on wobbly legs! Can Pukki finish him?
Pukki misses with a straight left.
Satanmury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christian Satanmury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satanmury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pukki.
Satanmury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pukki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Satanmury misses the target.
Satanmury swinging wildly here.
Pukki drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Satanmury right on the button. Satanmury goes down! Pukki follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pukki gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Pukki!
Raimo Pukki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic comes into the arena with Geto Boys - Still blaring out of the sound system. Ottosson has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best 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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28
175 lbs
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30
186 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Ottosson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottosson missing with a left hand there. Mihattovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andreas Ottosson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihattovic tests Ottosson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihattovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ottosson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihattovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihattovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ottosson looks to throw the jab but Mihattovic is out of range.
A big right from Ottosson misses.
Ottosson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mihattovic moves away from the strike by Ottosson.
Ottosson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ottosson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ottosson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ottosson shoots in but no luck this time.
Mihattovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mihattovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ottosson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ottosson being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Mihattovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ottosson is in a horrible position here. Mihattovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mihattovic landing punches.
Ottosson working to try and regain half guard.
Mihattovic has hold of Ottosson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ottosson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ottosson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic landing strikes from the mount.
Mihattovic lands a big shot there that rocks Ottosson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ottosson regains half guard.
Mihattovic trying to mount his opponent but Ottosson defends it.
Ottosson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ottosson is pressing down on Mihattovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mihattovic controlling from the top position.
Ottosson wants to sweep here but Mihattovic controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic looking to pass the guard.
Ottosson can't keep his opponent in guard - Mihattovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ottosson tries to get to full guard but Mihattovic has control of the leg.
Ottosson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mihattovic manages to pass to mount!
Mihattovic tries to control but Ottosson wriggling away.
Ottosson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson is looking to improve his position.
Ottosson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mihattovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mihattovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottosson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ottosson tries to get to full guard but Mihattovic has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mihattovic seems to be working for a kimura but Ottosson defends the submission attempt.
Mihattovic trying to pass the guard but Ottosson defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nebojsa Mihattovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ottosson moves into the clinch.
Ottosson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mihattovic presses Ottosson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mihattovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ottosson.
Ottosson presses Mihattovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mihattovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mihattovic tries to work over Ottosson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottosson letting Mihattovic take a breather here.
Mihattovic tries to stall but Ottosson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mihattovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ottosson digs a right hand underneath Mihattovic's ribcage. Mihattovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ottosson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihattovic has a couple of punches blocked by Ottosson.
Ottosson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mihattovic is trying to keep an underhook but Ottosson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mihattovic manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mihattovic keeping moving, preventing Ottosson from controlling successfully.
Ottosson distracts Mihattovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ottosson stops Mihattovic from standing up.
Ottosson is in close to Mihattovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ottosson distracts Mihattovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mihattovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mihattovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottosson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mihattovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ottosson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson postures up in Mihattovic's guard and throws a big left but Mihattovic blocks it.
Ottosson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mihattovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mihattovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mihattovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ottosson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ottosson throws a strike but Mihattovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mihattovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mihattovic has passed into side control.
Ottosson wants to control but Mihattovic postures up.
Ottosson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mihattovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ottosson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mihattovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andreas Ottosson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mihattovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson regains half guard.
Mihattovic is looking to take a break and control but Ottosson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ottosson controlling the position for now.
Mihattovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ottosson defending well though.
Mihattovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ottosson trying to control but Mihattovic postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottosson is controlling Mihattovic's trapped leg to prevent Mihattovic from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Ottosson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ottosson throws a right hand that misses
and Mihattovic counters with a low kick, right behind Ottosson 's knee.
Ottosson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ottosson prevents Mihattovic from improving his position.
Mihattovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ottosson pulls his head out easily.
Ottosson thows a huge punch but Mihattovic dodges it nicely.
Ottosson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ottosson drops an elbow to the side of Mihattovic's head.
Ottosson trying to control from half guard but Mihattovic is working away.
Mihattovic trying to control but Ottosson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihattovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ottosson with the ground and pound but Mihattovic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mihattovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ottosson throws an elbow that misses. Mihattovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ottosson's guard. Nice move by Mihattovic!
Ottosson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mihattovic is one step ahead there.
Mihattovic is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ottosson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mihattovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Ottosson is retaining full guard.
Mihattovic postures up.
Mihattovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Ottosson has wrist control.
Ottosson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mihattovic is one step ahead there.
Mihattovic wants to pass the guard but Ottosson is keeping the position.
Mihattovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic stopping the sweep attempt from Ottosson.
Ottosson trying to control the position here.
Mihattovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ottosson dodges the ground and pound from Mihattovic.
Ottosson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson tries to buck Mihattovic off but Mihattovic is having none of it.
Ottosson is not content to let Mihattovic control the position.
Ottosson regains half guard.
Mihattovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mihattovic is thwarting Ottosson's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihattovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andreas Ottosson.
Well Ottosson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Ottosson!
A victorious Andreas Ottosson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broyeur deRobinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tornado CPW comes into the arena with Warning! blaring out of the sound system. deRobinet has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down 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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143 lbs
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132 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Broyeur deRobinet!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornado CPW lands with a straight right. deRobinet didn't see that one coming.
Tornado CPW scores with a jab.
Tornado CPW's jab looks to have found its range, popping deRobinet under the eye.
deRobinet scores with a leg kick.
Tornado CPW scores with a decent looking hook.
deRobinet is rocked!
Tornado CPW avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
deRobinet is still on wobbly legs! Can Tornado CPW finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Tornado CPW darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
deRobinet throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tornado CPW pushes deRobinet up against the cage in a clinch.
deRobinet prevents a body shot from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet stalling in the clinch.
Tornado CPW has deRobinet pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet misses with a knee strike.
deRobinet misses with a knee strike.
deRobinet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deRobinet working Tornado CPW over with knees to the body.
Tornado CPW just leaning against deRobinet, taking a breather.
deRobinet seems to have recovered his senses.
Tornado CPW tries to work over deRobinet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Tornado CPW.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tornado CPW as deRobinet tries to tie him up.
Tornado CPW lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
deRobinet lands an elbow that stopped Tornado CPW in his tracks for a moment.
Tornado CPW really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tornado CPW letting deRobinet take a breather here.
deRobinet misses with an elbow strike.
deRobinet scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tyrone Tornado CPW has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tornado CPW's brow.
deRobinet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
deRobinet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Tornado CPW on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tornado CPW's brow.
deRobinet trying to stall but Tornado CPW improves his position.
deRobinet is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tornado CPW has denied him.
Tornado CPW is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
deRobinet tries a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deRobinet lands a nice elbow.
deRobinet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tornado CPW avoids the damage to the body.
Tornado CPW struggles to land a body shot inside as deRobinet controls his hands.
Tornado CPW throws a blind hook that connects with the side of deRobinets head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deRobinet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
deRobinet tries to land knees in the clinch but Tornado CPW avoids the damage to the body.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
deRobinet misses with an elbow strike.
Tornado CPW lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tornado CPW.
deRobinet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tornado CPW swings wildly with an uppercut but deRobinet uses good head movement to avoid it.
deRobinet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tornado CPW on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet lands a damaging elbow.
Tornado CPW digs a right hand into deRobinet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on deRobinet's gas tank.
Tornado CPW lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
deRobinet tries a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks it.
Tornado CPW has deRobinet pushed against the cage.
deRobinet working hard to break the clinch.
Tornado CPW lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW tries a body shot but deRobinet blocks it.
A short right from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW pushes deRobinet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornado CPW struggles to land a body shot inside as deRobinet controls his hands.
Tornado CPW lands a right hand that snaps the head of deRobinet backwards.
Tornado CPW lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tornado CPW digs a right hand underneath deRobinet's ribcage. deRobinet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tornado CPW takes an elbow to the temple.
Tornado CPW can't find room to land a body shot as deRobinet controls the action.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
Tornado CPW lands with a short shot to the head.
Tornado CPW working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tornado CPW tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
deRobinet lands an elbow inside.
deRobinet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tornado CPW avoids it.
deRobinet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet blocks a body shot from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW tried to land a shot to the body but connects with deRobinet's elbow.
Tornado CPW dodges an elbow strike from deRobinet.
deRobinet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
deRobinet clinches up with Tornado CPW and pushes him back against the cage.
Tornado CPW looking to stall.
Tornado CPW throws a head punch that misses.
deRobinet blocks a body shot from Tornado CPW.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tornado CPW lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on deRobinet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tornado CPW lands a right hand.
Tornado CPW avoids the elbow strike from deRobinet, against the cage.
deRobinet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Tornado CPW will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Tornado CPW's cut.
That's time! Tornado CPW's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tornado CPW forces deRobinet back against the cage and clinches.
Tornado CPW scores with a shoulder strike.
deRobinet throws an elbow that misses.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tornado CPW misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tornado CPW misses with a shot to the kidneys.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Tornado CPW leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tornado CPW tries to work over deRobinet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tornado CPW taking a breather.
deRobinet blocks a body shot from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
Tornado CPW swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tornado CPW blocks an elbow strike from deRobinet.
Tornado CPW misses with a punch to the body.
deRobinet breaks from the clinch.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Tornado CPW moves out of range easily.
deRobinet throws a head kick but Tornado CPW moves out of range.
deRobinet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Tornado CPW moves out of range easily.
Tornado CPW moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from deRobinet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by deRobinet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tornado CPW avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
deRobinet throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW moves into the clinch successfully.
Tornado CPW blocks an elbow strike from deRobinet.
deRobinet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deRobinet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
deRobinet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tornado CPW fails to land.
deRobinet lands an elbow inside.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Tornado CPW leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tornado CPW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tornado CPW trying to stall but deRobinet improves his position.
Tornado CPW lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deRobinet backwards.
deRobinet wants to stall.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
deRobinet throws an elbow that misses.
Tornado CPW will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning deRobinet up against the cage.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tornado CPW avoids the elbow strike from deRobinet, against the cage.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, deRobinet throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW is trying to stall.
Tornado CPW on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet misses with an elbow strike.
deRobinet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tornado CPW lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tornado CPW throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tornado CPW avoids the elbow strike from deRobinet, against the cage.
Tornado CPW has a couple of punches blocked by deRobinet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tornado CPW blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deRobinet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Tornado CPW.
A body shot lands from Tornado CPW.
A right handed body shot lands from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tornado CPW avoids a wild elbow strike from deRobinet.
Tornado CPW lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tornado CPW as deRobinet tries to tie him up.
Tornado CPW misses with a body punch.
Tornado CPW trying to stall but deRobinet improves his position.
A body shot lands from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet misses with an elbow over the top.
deRobinet is looking to break free of the clinch but Tornado CPW has double underhooks.
deRobinet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tornado CPW in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tornado CPW working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW managing to block the knees to the body from deRobinet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tornado CPW makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
deRobinet misses with an elbow over the top.
deRobinet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tornado CPW taking a breather.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks with his arms.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks with his arms.
deRobinet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tornado CPW blocks an elbow strike.
Tornado CPW trying to control the position but instead, deRobinet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tornado CPW into the cage.
deRobinet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
Tornado CPW looking to slow down the pace here.
Tornado CPW is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tornado CPW's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tornado CPW working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Broyeur deRobinet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Tornado CPW's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
deRobinet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
deRobinet connects with a solid leg kick.
Tornado CPW avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
Tornado CPW lands with a cross.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is winning the standup battle so far.
Tornado CPW takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
deRobinet misses the jab.
deRobinet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tornado CPW misses with a body shot.
Tornado CPW blocks a head kick by deRobinet.
Tornado CPW changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado CPW is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
deRobinet misses with a head kick.
Tornado CPW lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but deRobinet circles away quickly and effectively.
Tornado CPW connects with a body shot.
Tornado CPW avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
Tornado CPW changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
deRobinet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tornado CPW misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado CPW clinches up with deRobinet and pushes him back against the cage.
Tornado CPW controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deRobinet missing with knees to the body.
Tornado CPW wants to stall.
deRobinet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tornado CPW lands with a left to the head.
Tornado CPW misses with a body punch.
deRobinet tries a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks it.
Tornado CPW blocks an elbow strike.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
deRobinet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tornado CPW has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tornado CPW tries a body shot but deRobinet blocks it.
Tornado CPW digs a right hand into deRobinet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on deRobinet's gas tank.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
deRobinet blocks a body shot from Tornado CPW.
A shot in the inside from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deRobinet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tornado CPW on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tornado CPW misses with a body punch.
Tornado CPW blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tornado CPW is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
deRobinet throws an elbow that misses.
Tornado CPW avoids a wild elbow strike from deRobinet.
Tornado CPW on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tornado CPW holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tornado CPW avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Tornado CPW.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Tornado CPW leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tornado CPW doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
deRobinet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tornado CPW has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tornado CPW tries to work over deRobinet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down deRobinet.
Tornado CPW blocks an elbow strike.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tornado CPW misses with a punch to the body.
Tornado CPW lands a body shot in the clinch.
deRobinet misses with an elbow strike.
Tornado CPW tries to throw a body punch but deRobinet avoids it by throwing Tornado CPW back against the cage.
Good body shot from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tornado CPW cracks deRobinet with a nice body shot.
Tornado CPW misses with a punch to the body.
Tornado CPW lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tornado CPW lands a hook that snaps the head of deRobinet backwards.
deRobinet lands a damaging elbow.
Tornado CPW stalling the fight.
Tornado CPW blocks the elbow strike.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tornado CPW's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from deRobinet.
deRobinet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tornado CPW is keeping busy.
deRobinet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tornado CPW on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet is trying to push Tornado CPW away but Tornado CPW has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the head but Tornado CPW blocks with his arms.
Tornado CPW tries to work over deRobinet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tornado CPW lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tornado CPW throws a blind hook that connects with the side of deRobinets head.
Tornado CPW struggles to land a body shot inside as deRobinet controls his hands.
deRobinet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tornado CPW lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, deRobinet throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW lands a shoulder strike.
Tornado CPW struggles to land a body shot inside as deRobinet controls his hands.
Tornado CPW looking to slow down the pace here.
Tornado CPW lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Tornado CPW showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tornado CPW 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Tornado CPW!
Tyrone Tornado CPW managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Xavier Cid enters the cage!
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marsh throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Marsh feints and as Cid raises his hands in defense, Marsh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marsh trying to control but Cid is working from the bottom.
Marsh advances position into side control!
Cid is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cid tries to bench press Marsh off him but Marsh keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid can't do much from the bottom here.
Cid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cid dodges the ground and pound from Marsh.
A lull in the action here as Marsh stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cid is looking to reverse the position.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Cid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cid is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Marsh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Marsh crashes against the mat.
Cid is looking for a sweep.
Marsh wants to take a breather but Cid manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Marsh.
Cid wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh won't allow Cid to sweep him here.
Cid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marsh controls the pace.
Cid pulls Marsh in close to prevent any damage.
Cid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Cid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsh.
Cid looks for the body kick but Marsh saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh dominated that round.
That's time! Marsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cid!
Marsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Marsh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marsh in side control, throwing shots but Cid defends.
Cid is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Cid is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsh is trying to get an arm triangle but Cid is defending well.
Marsh working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marsh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cid isn't going anywhere.
Marsh staying calm.
Cid is looking to regain half guard here but Marsh keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh working away.
Marsh looking to control but instead Cid has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Cid's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cid's head.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marsh lands strikes from half guard.
Marsh is trying to control the action in half guard but Cid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marsh trying to control the pace.
Cid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsh is working away from the top position though.
Marsh is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cid!
Cid manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cid, under a barage of strikes from Marsh.
Kris Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Cid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cid trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Marsh wants to pass to mount but Cid is defending the position.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Cid dodges it nicely.
Marsh tries to pass to full mount but Cid defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh passes into side control, despite Cid's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Marsh.
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cid managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marsh.
Marsh trying to control the position but Cid is working away.
Marsh takes a little break here. Cid wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Marsh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marsh taking a breather here.
Cid is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marsh's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to get back to full guard.
Marsh wants to control but Cid is keeping him busy.
Cid regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marsh.
Marsh 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.
Marsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marsh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Marsh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cid is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marsh, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to sweep but no luck.
Cid trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid is stalling in the full guard.
Marsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsh, not yet.
Cid trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xavier Cid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
Marsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cid staying out of range there.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid throws out a leg kick but Marsh moves out of range and Cid only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cid misses with a hook
and Marsh counters with a shoot takedown. Cid fights it but they end up in guard.
Xavier Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsh 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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159 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Maddox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grayson's sensitive parts.
Maddox misses the body punch
enabling Grayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Maddox throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Grayson misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Maddox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maddox lands the left hand.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson works Maddox's body with a nice hook.
Grayson scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Grayson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcus Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Grayson.
A big right from Grayson misses.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maddox throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maddox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson blocks a leg kick.
Maddox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maddox throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grayson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maddox is in Grayson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maddox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grayson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maddox has passed into side control.
Maddox grinds an elbow into Grayson's temple.
Grayson tries to bench press Maddox off him but Maddox keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Maddox working the ground and pound.
Maddox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grayson is trying to control Maddox's posture but Maddox avoids it.
The strikes coming from Maddox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grayson is trying to control Maddox's posture but Maddox avoids it.
Grayson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maddox working away.
Maddox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grayson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox stalling.
Maddox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grayson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maddox is working away from the top position though.
Maddox is trying to control the action in half guard but Grayson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson is trying to maintain the position but Maddox is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson wants to get back to full guard.
Grayson wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maddox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayson under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Grayson.
Grayson throws a wild body kick that Maddox sees coming a mile off.
Grayson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but Grayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maddox.
Maddox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayson.
Maddox looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Grayson.
Maddox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grayson on the side of the head.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a low kick as Grayson jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maddox 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 Grayson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grayson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grayson throws the left hand but Maddox avoids the punch easily.
Maddox tries to land a front kick but Grayson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maddox wants to slow Grayson down by chopping away at his legs.
Maddox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grayson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grayson throws the left hand but Maddox avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maddox moves away.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
Grayson stuns Maddox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grayson thuds a left hand into Maddox's body.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox staying out of range there.
Maddox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maddox.
Grayson throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maddox 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 Grayson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grayson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maddox loads up on a big right hand but Grayson slips the punch.
Maddox punishes Grayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maddox.
Maddox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grayson misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Grayson scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Grayson.
Grayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Maddox.
Maddox is looking to wear down Grayson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grayson jabs at Maddox's body.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Maddox.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but Maddox moved out of range.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcus Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox throws a wild body kick that Grayson sees coming a mile off.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grayson dips to his left and cracks Maddox with an uppercut!
Maddox throws out a loose jab but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maddox missing with a left hand there. Grayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Grayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maddox avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Maddox.
Maddox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maddox connects with a crisp jab.
Grayson slips a straight right by Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Maddox lands a really nice looking cross but Grayson seems unphased.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Maddox moved out of range nicely.
Grayson thuds a left hand into Maddox's body.
Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayson.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayson.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Maddox misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Grayson.
A head kick from Maddox lands but Grayson takes it in his stride.
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!
Maddox misses with a hook.
Grayson defending well as Maddox loads up on a big left hand.
Maddox moves out of range as Grayson strikes.
A swing and a miss from Maddox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maddox is just out of range.
Grayson moves out of range of the body kick from Maddox.
Maddox gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grayson keeps working.
Grayson wants to control but Maddox postures up.
Brian Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grayson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maddox 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.
Grayson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maddox off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox turns into Grayson and is now in his guard.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grayson trying to keep a closed guard but Maddox is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson controlling the position.
Grayson working for a triangle but Maddox defends it easily.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grayson but Grayson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grayson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox checks a low kick from Grayson.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maddox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grayson throws a nice looking combination but Maddox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grayson thuds a left hand into Maddox's body.
Maddox slips under a jab from Grayson.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Grayson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Maddox.
Maddox lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox misses with an uppercut
and Grayson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grayson connects with a right hand. Maddox shakes it off.
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a leg kick but Grayson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grayson throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
Maddox misses with a two punch combination.
Grayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Maddox avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayson.
Maddox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grayson finds it's way round the side to connect with Maddox's head.
Maddox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grayson backs up against the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maddox checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Grayson loads up on a big right hand but Maddox slips the punch.
Grayson moves out of range as Maddox strikes.
Grayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Grayson.
Maddox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Maddox there.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Maddox looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson takes a swing at Maddox's ribcage but misses.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox misses with a straight right.
Maddox looks to land a left hand but Grayson moved out of range nicely.
Maddox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maddox.
Grayson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayson misses the target.
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!
Maddox avoids the body shot from Grayson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson lands a jab to Maddox's midsection.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Maddox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Grayson off balance momentarily.
Maddox takes one to the side of the head.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson misses with a hook to the body
and Maddox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grayson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Maddox manages to pass to mount!
Maddox prevents Grayson from getting the reversal.
Grayson tries to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Maddox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson gets back to full guard.
Maddox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grayson controlling the position.
Grayson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maddox passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Grayson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grayson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brian Maddox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grayson keeps working.
Grayson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maddox trying to control from half guard but Grayson is working away.
Grayson wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Grayson trying to control but Maddox postures up.
Maddox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Maddox manages to mount him!
Grayson tries to reverse the position but Maddox maintains control.
Grayson regains half guard.
Grayson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maddox forces his way into half guard.
Grayson won't allow Maddox to pass to mount.
Grayson is looking to control Maddox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayson avoid being mounted?
Marcus Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grayson wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Maddox is looking to advance position but Grayson won't allow it.
Grayson tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox slows the pace down in half guard.
Maddox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Brian Maddox.
Well Maddox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Samson has chosen The Venture Brothers Opening Theme as his entrance music. Brock Samson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calypso has time to react.
Samson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calypso is out of range and Samson settles back down.
Samson cracks Calypso with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Calypso looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Samson finish him?
Calypso is rocked!
It looks like Jack Calypso has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calypso staying out of range there.
Samson lands a right hook to the body.
Calypso looking to score a takedown here. Samson is defending well but Calypso drives through and ends up in Samson's guard.
Samson wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Calypso tries to free his leg and advance position but Samson is retaining full guard.
Calypso distracts Samson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Samson wants to sweep but no luck.
Calypso stands up over Samson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calypso wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Samson is looking for a triangle but Calypso pushes his legs off easily.
Samson has momentary wrist control but Calypso slips an elbow through the middle.
Calypso tries to free his leg and advance position but Samson is retaining full guard.
Samson is trying to keep Calypso in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Samson being controlled here, momentarily.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson lands a nice shot to the body.
Samson is looking to chop away at Calypso's legs.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Samson tried to score with a low kick but Calypso checks it.
Samson misses with a straight right.
Samson misses with a right hand
and Calypso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calypso blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson connects with an inside leg kick.
Samson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calypso is out of range.
Calypso shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Samson looking for submissions off his back.
Calypso lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calypso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Calypso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Calypso's back!
Calypso is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Samson gets his way!
Calypso turns into Samson and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calypso defends well.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calypso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samson is on top in guard.
Samson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Calypso is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samson, into his guard.
Samson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samson is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calypso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samson wants to pass the guard but Calypso is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Calypso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samson scores with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Calypso enables Samson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Calypso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Samson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Calypso dives on top into guard.
Samson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calypso is aware though and is defending well.
Calypso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calypso postures up in Samson's guard and throws a big left but Samson blocks it.
Calypso wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Calypso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samson wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calypso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calypso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calypso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calypso cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Calypso preventing the sweep.
Calypso lands a couple of digs.
Calypso wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Calypso throws a big elbow that misses.
Calypso postures up in Samson's guard and throws a big left but Samson blocks it.
Calypso postures up.
Samson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calypso defends well.
Calypso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calypso working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jack Calypso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calypso is aware though and is defending well.
Calypso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calypso has passed into side control.
Calypso cracks Samson with a big elbow.
Calypso 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.
A lull in the action here as Calypso stalls from top position.
Calypso trying to control the action but Samson is working from the bottom.
Samson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Samson tries to buck Calypso off but Calypso is having none of it.
Samson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Calypso's best efforts.
Samson tries to roll over but Calypso keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samson is staying active underneath Calypso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Calypso moves into full mount! Samson won't be happy about that!
Calypso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samson looks a forlorn figure.
Samson tries to reverse the position but Calypso maintains control.
Calypso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Samson is trying desperately to improve position.
Calypso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Samson's face.
Calypso working Samson over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calypso working Samson over with strikes here.
Samson is bucking up trying to escape but Calypso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calypso with a couple of short strikes.
Calypso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Samson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson gets back to half guard.
Samson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Samson.
Calypso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Samson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calypso has managed to get both his arms back between Samson's legs - danger averted.
Calypso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calypso landing some decent shots from guard.
Samson looking for subs off his back but Calypso has passed one foot through into half guard.
Calypso moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calypso has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Samson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Calypso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Calypso's cut.
That's time! Calypso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Calypso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calypso is looking to take a break and control but Samson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calypso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calypso is looking to take a break and control but Samson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samson looking for submissions off his back.
Calypso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samson is staying active underneath Calypso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samson won't allow Calypso to pass to mount.
Calypso working over Samson with some ground and pound. Samson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calypso is trying to work for a kimura but Samson is defending well.
Samson gets full guard.
Calypso is working Samson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Calypso passes into half guard.
Samson wants to get back to full guard.
Calypso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samson is trying to get back to full guard.
Samson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Calypso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Calypso's back!
Samson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Calypso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Calypso for a finish.
Samson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calypso breaks Samson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samson looking for a guillotine here but Calypso defends easily.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calypso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Calypso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calypso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calypso stands up over Samson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calypso is aware though and is defending well.
Calypso trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calypso manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Samson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Calypso!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Calypso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calypso 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Calypso!
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