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SPNY 88: Kyle Romo - Barksdale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bones Chillington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilgrim has chosen Billy Pilgrim Has Become Unstuck in Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Pilgrim has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bones Chillington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Pilgrim!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilgrim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chillington wants to clinch
and Pilgrim counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bones Chillington has been cut.
Chillington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pilgrim counters with a stiff right hand.
Bones Chillington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Chillington misses.
Chillington is looking to clinch but Pilgrim is avoiding it.
Pilgrim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chillington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chillington tries to clinch there but Pilgrim circles away.
Chillington misses with a takedown attempt - Pilgrim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chillington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pilgrim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chillington tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pilgrim's legs.
Chillington is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pilgrim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chillington wants to control but Pilgrim is keeping him busy.
Chillington tries to move to mount but Pilgrim blocks the move with his legs.
Chillington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pilgrim!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chillington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chillington looking to control but Pilgrim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chillington controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pilgrim is looking to escape.
Chillington takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bones Chillington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pilgrim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chillington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pilgrim but Pilgrim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chillington throws a series of punches but Pilgrim moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillington gets a takedown into half guard.
Chillington is pressing down on Pilgrim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pilgrim is holding on for now.
Chillington controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bones Chillington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bones Chillington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chillington wants to clinch up but Pilgrim keeps it at a distance.
Chillington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chillington throws a combination that misses
and Pilgrim counters with a stiff right hand.
Chillington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chillington has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Chillington.
Pilgrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chillington is trying to push Pilgrim away but Pilgrim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chillington dodges an elbow strike from Pilgrim.
Chillington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pilgrim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chillington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pilgrim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chillington closes the distance but Pilgrim moves to the side
and Pilgrim counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chillington! Pilgrim lets Chillington back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Chillington wants to clinch up but Pilgrim keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chillington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chillington tries to clinch but Pilgrim is having none of it.
Chillington tries to close the distance and clinch but Pilgrim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillington moves into range and clinches up with Pilgrim.
Pilgrim throws an elbow that misses.
Pilgrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Chillington avoids the damage to the body.
Chillington blocks an elbow strike.
Pilgrim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chillington is looking for a takedown.
Chillington tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bones Chillington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilgrim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pilgrim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pilgrim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chillington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pilgrim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pilgrim creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Chillington! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Pilgrim.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Pilgrim!
After the big win, Billy Pilgrim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Portuguesa. 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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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jojo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manel misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manel shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Manel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manel shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jojo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Manel.
Manel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Manel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manel slows the pace down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manel cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manel scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel lands a few punches from side control.
Manel controlling from side mount.
Williams tries to bench press Manel off him but Manel keeps the position.
Williams gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manel trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Manel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Manel working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams pushes Manel off looking to stand but Manel dives back in and keeps control.
Williams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Manel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams tries to roll over but Manel keeps him under control.
Manel thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manel is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Manel's back. He's all about the action.
Manel slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to hold on to Manel's head to control him but Manel postures up.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manel on the ground.
Manel slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams is rocked!
Manel scores with a big shot! Williams's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Williams! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Manel!
A very excited looking Toni Manel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Brown slips under a jab.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier.
Frazier connects with a jab.
Frazier connects with a jab.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown works over Frazier's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frazier scores with a jab to the head.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Frazier cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown scores with a one two! Frazier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Brown swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cocainich's choice of entrance music: Будущее 9эт . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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267 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bariga Cocainich!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocainich is looking to clinch.
Falco misses with a takedown
and Cocainich counters by moving into the clinch.
Cocainich lands a good knee to the midsection. Falco won't want to take too many of those.
Cocainich crunches a lovely knee into Falco's ribcage.
Falco is breathing heavily.
Cocainich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Cocainich stalling in the clinch.
Cocainich lands an elbow that stopped Falco in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rocco Falco has been cut.
Cocainich has Falco pushed against the cage.
Cocainich lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cocainich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Cocainich's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cocainich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falco's defenses.
Cocainich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cocainich misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocainich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cocainich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocainich stalling the fight.
Cocainich lands an elbow inside that Falco shrugs off.
Rocco Falco's cut is getting worse.
Falco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falco takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cocainich.
Cocainich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cocainich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Falco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cocainich leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bariga Cocainich.
Cocainich throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cocainich, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cocainich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cocainich clinches up with Falco and pushes him back against the cage.
Cocainich landing knees to the body.
Cocainich lands an elbow that stopped Falco in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Cocainich.
Cocainich lands an elbow inside that Falco shrugs off.
Cocainich lands a damaging elbow.
Rocco Falco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cocainich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cocainich lands an elbow inside that Falco shrugs off.
Cocainich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cocainich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falco prevents a body shot from Cocainich.
Cocainich lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Rocco Falco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cocainich lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocco Falco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bariga Cocainich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Mctwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Mctwist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Oliver Mctwist has been cut.
Mctwist gets a double leg takedown into Rapp's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mctwist throws a strike but Rapp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mctwist wants to sweep here but Rapp controlling him for the moment.
Rapp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rapp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mctwist is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mctwist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rapp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rapp wants to stand but Mctwist has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctwist wants to sweep but no luck.
Rapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Mctwist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rapp stopping the sweep attempt from Mctwist.
Mctwist wants to hit a switch here but Rapp passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mctwist there!
Mctwist can't escape the position.
Rapp tries to control but Mctwist wriggling away.
Rapp working for a submission but Mctwist is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp looking to finish with strikes here!
Mctwist tries to hold on but Rapp postures up.
Rapp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mctwist can't escape the position.
Rapp controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rapp tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mctwist manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Mctwist trying to hold on to Rapp's head to control him but Rapp postures up.
Well, if Rapp is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mitch Rapp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mctwist drives through with a takedown into Rapp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctwist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mctwist looking to sit in guard and control but Rapp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rapp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mctwist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mctwist has his hands on Rapp's head, controlling the position.
Rapp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rapp wants to get up but he can't break Mctwist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Rapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Mctwist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rapp scores with the left hand. Mctwist knows he should have avoided that one.
Mctwist looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapp is just out of range.
Mctwist decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rapp tries to get to full guard but Mctwist has control of the leg.
Mctwist is trying to control. Rapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rapp is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rapp tries to kick Mctwist off but Mctwist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rapp is looking to improve his position.
Rapp taking some punishment here, with Mctwist in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp is trying to control but can't.
Rapp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mctwist.
Mctwist is looking to advance position but Rapp won't allow it.
Mctwist stops Rapp from getting back to his feet.
Rapp is positioning himself well to prevent Mctwist advancing to mount.
Mctwist is looking to take a break and control but Rapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rapp is looking to get back to full guard here but Mctwist has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rapp tries to buck Mctwist off but Mctwist is having none of it.
Mctwist working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp struggling a bit here.
Mctwist throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mctwist misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mctwist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mctwist goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rapp rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mctwist's guard! Nice work there by Rapp!
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!
Rapp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rapp looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rapp's guard.
Rapp has his feet on Mctwist's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Mctwist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mctwist shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Mctwist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rapp scores with a jab.
Mctwist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mctwist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rapp walks away with a smile on his face. Mctwist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mctwist shoots for a double leg takedown but Rapp sprawls well. He's pushed Mctwist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Mctwist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapp stalks Mctwist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mctwist's face. Mctwist staggers backwards, shaken.
Mctwist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mctwist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp is looking to reverse the position.
Mctwist is trying to get an arm triangle but Rapp is defending well.
Rapp is trying to control Mctwist's posture but Mctwist avoids it.
Rapp wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mctwist is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mctwist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Mctwist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Mctwist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rapp cracks Mctwist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rapp tries to bum rush Mctwist with a series of wild strikes but Mctwist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rapp stuffs the takedown.
Mctwist clinches.
Rapp avoiding damage as Mctwist throws knees to the body.
Mctwist tries to pull guard but Rapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mctwist drops back down to his feet.
Rapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Mctwist avoids the damage to the body.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
Rapp lands a nice elbow.
Mctwist is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rapp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Mctwist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapp prevents the takedown attempt.
Mctwist missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mctwist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mctwist takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mctwist.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rapp breaks from the clinch.
Oliver Mctwist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mctwist tries for a takedown but Rapp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mctwist rushes Rapp and presses him up against the cage.
Mctwist tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapp avoids the damage to the body.
Rapp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mctwist.
Mctwist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mctwist is trying to pull guard but Rapp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rapp manages to break the clinch.
Mctwist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mctwist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mctwist with that takedown attempt.
Rapp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mctwist. Mctwist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oooooh!!! Rapp has knocked Mctwist down with a huge combo! Rapp steps away and waves a wobbly Mctwist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mctwist is rocked!
Rapp ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mctwist out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Rapp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi comes to the cage accompanied by Spookshow Baby. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shain doesn't seem bothered though.
Atomi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shain throws a shot to the body.
Atomi throws a big shot that misses.
Atomi scores with a sloppy right hand. Shain should have avoided that one.
Atomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Shain misses.
Shain throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atomi looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Atomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi avoids the head kick by Shain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atomi shoots in for a double leg but Shain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Atomi scores with a spinning back kick!
Atomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shain is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shain lands a high kick!
Atomi throws a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Atomi throws a solid leg kick but Shain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atomi.
A big right from Shain misses.
Shain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Atomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atomi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shain is able to avoid easily.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atomi takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Atomi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shain scores with a hook to the body. Atomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shain.
Atomi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Shain - just one landing.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Shain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Atomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Atomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Shain there.
Atomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atomi throws out the jab.
Shain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atomi walks into a stiff left hand from Shain.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atomi tries to land a front kick but Shain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atomi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shain misses.
Atomi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atomi throws a jab when Shain was well out of range.
Shain stuffs the takedown.
Shain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Atomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain slips under a jab from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.
A left lands for Shain.
Atomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atomi throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Shain does no damage.
Atomi tried to score with a low kick but Shain checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Atomi.
Atomi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Atomi.
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!
Shain tests Atomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shain stuns Atomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shain throws a leg kick but Atomi checks it.
Shain throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Shain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atomi.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Shain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atomi digs a good hook to Shain's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atomi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shain is out of range and Atomi settles back down.
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain misses with a looping right.
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 Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atomi avoids the head kick by Shain.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
A bone on bone clash there as Atomi blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Atomi blocks a head kick by Shain.
Atomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
M J Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Atomi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atomi throws a body kick that misses.
Atomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomi throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shain.
Jab by Shain.
Atomi looks for the body kick but Shain saw that one coming.
Atomi scores with the left hand. Shain knows he should have avoided that one.
Atomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atomi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atomi swings for the body but Shain moves out of range.
Shain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atomi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shain.
Shain jabs Atomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Shain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shain lands with a good body shot.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain blocks the body kick.
Shain throws a hook but Atomi blocks it.
Atomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Atomi throws a solid leg kick but Shain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atomi.
Shain misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shain is out of range.
Shain avoids the head kick by Atomi.
Shain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Atomi dodges the punch combination from Shain.
Atomi connects with a single shot there.
Atomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi thuds a left hand into Shain's body.
Shain misses with a few strikes there.
Atomi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Atomi.
Shain throws a head kick but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shain scores with a hook to the body. Atomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atomi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Shain.
Atomi gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shain on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atomi prevents Shain from escaping the position.
Shain is breathing heavily.
Shain sneaks back into half guard.
Shain manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi won't allow Shain to sweep him here.
Atomi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Atomi has managed to get both his arms back between Shain's legs - danger averted.
Atomi is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Atomi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Atomi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Atomi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shain lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atomi.
Shain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atomi on the side of the head.
Atomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shain blocks a head kick by Atomi.
Atomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shain manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atomi.
Nice takedown defense from Shain. No joy for Atomi on that attempt.
Shain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Atomi's head back.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atomi.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Shain sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Atomi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi scores with a spinning back kick!
Atomi avoids the body shot from Shain.
Atomi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shain swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atomi throws a lazy head kick
and Shain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Shain.
Shain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atomi lands a head kick. Shain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atomi.
Atomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Shain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shain. That's going to slow Atomi down.
M J Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain throws a jab but it's blocked by Atomi.
Shain lands a really nice looking cross but Atomi seems unphased.
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shain.
Shain walks into a left hand.
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Shain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shain misses with a hook.
Atomi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Atomi slips a jab from Shain.
Atomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shain lands with a good body shot.
Shain tries to bum rush Atomi with a series of wild strikes but Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atomi, right into the meat.
Tomi Atomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi moves out of range of the body kick.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Atomi tries to move into range but Shain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shain throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shain looks to land a left hand but Atomi moved out of range nicely.
Atomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atomi jabs Shain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atomi scores with a leg kick.
Atomi scores with a jab.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Atomi's shoulder, as Atomi tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Shain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi scores with a nice right hand.
Atomi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomi tests Shain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick
and Atomi counters with a low kick, right behind Shain 's knee.
Atomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Atomi slips the punch.
Atomi lands a high kick!
Shain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Atomi throws a head kick that Shain semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
M J Shain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atomi 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krutcher has chosen Fun Things - Savage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zachery Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Krutcher!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krutcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krutcher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rey.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Krutcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krutcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rey swivels and escapes.
Krutcher throws a hook but Rey blocks it.
Krutcher missing with a left hand there. Rey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krutcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Krutcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rey is trying to maintain a safe position but Krutcher gets an underhook and turns Rey into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krutcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krutcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krutcher breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Krutcher. Those never looked like landing.
Krutcher slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Rey cracks a nice hook into Krutcher's ribs.
Krutcher misses with a few strikes there.
Krutcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutcher missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rey.
Rey lands a nice elbow.
Rey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krutcher breaks from the clinch.
Krutcher lands a nice shot that snaps Rey's head back.
Krutcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rey.
Krutcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rey circles away.
Zachery Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krutcher checks a low kick from Rey.
Krutcher moves into range and clinches up with Rey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rey lands an elbow inside that Krutcher shrugs off.
Rey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Krutcher.
Krutcher takes a shot to the head.
Rey takes an elbow to the temple.
Krutcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Rey has double underhooks.
Rey scores with a shot to the side of Krutcher's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krutcher throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rey.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krutcher manages to break the clinch.
Krutcher looks for the body kick but Rey saw that one coming.
Krutcher shoots in for a double leg but Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zachery Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Krutcher.
Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krutcher scores with a hook to the body. Rey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krutcher tries to clinch up.
Rey works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Jason Krutcher's cut even more.
Rey defending well as Krutcher loads up on a big left hand.
Krutcher slips under a jab from Rey.
Krutcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Krutcher.
Rey throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Krutcher stumbling backwards into the cage! Krutcher bounces back off the cage towards Rey, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Rey lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Rey celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachery Rey!
Zachery Rey managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasa Sladkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasa Sladkov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sladkov sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sladkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sladkov looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sladkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sladkov on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Sladkov.
It looks like Dean Anderson has been cut.
Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sladkov trying to control here.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Sladkov defends it.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Sladkov dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sladkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson not doing much here.
Sladkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Anderson throwing strikes but Sladkov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sladkov controls the position.
Anderson tries to bench press Sladkov off him but Sladkov keeps the position.
Anderson is trying to control Sladkov's posture but Sladkov avoids it.
Anderson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sladkov off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with strikes from the back.
Anderson lands strikes to the head.
Sladkov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anderson's arms.
Anderson misses with punches from the back.
Anderson misses with a punch to the head.
Anderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sladkov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
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!
Anderson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Anderson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sladkov covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Anderson 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.
Anderson missing with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is striking well from the back but Sladkov escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Sladkov defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Sladkov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sladkov.
Sladkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Sladkov moved away.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Sladkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sladkov's guard.
Anderson trying to control but Sladkov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sladkov is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Dean Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sladkov looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sladkov as he avoids it easily.
Sladkov throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Sladkov misses with a low kick.
Sladkov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Sladkov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sladkov works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sladkov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sladkov sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sladkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sladkov sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sladkov is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sladkov.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sladkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sladkov drops Anderson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Anderson! Sladkov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasa Sladkov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Strykzilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strykzilla comes to the cage accompanied by A Certain Death - Misery Signals. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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33
260 lbs
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282 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampage Strykzilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strykzilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strykzilla moves to clinch but Velasquez breaks away
and Velasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Strykzilla pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strykzilla.
Velasquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Velasquez pushes Strykzilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strykzilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strykzilla closes the distance but Velasquez moves to the side
and Velasquez counters with a head kick. That will keep Strykzilla thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strykzilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strykzilla tries to clinch up
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Strykzilla tries to clinch up
and as Strykzilla loses concentration momentarily, Velasquez counters with a picture perfect head kick! Strykzilla goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juan Velasquez!
After winning the bout, Juan Velasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
184 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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30
186 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Barksdale cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Romo throws a body kick that misses
and Barksdale counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romo throws a low kick but Barksdale avoids it.
Barksdale cracks the inside of Romo's front leg.
Barksdale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romo throws the kick towards the body but Barksdale avoids it.
Romo throws a big shot that misses.
Barksdale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Romo throws a low kick but Barksdale avoids it.
Romo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romo throws a solid leg kick but Barksdale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romo.
Barksdale looks for the body kick but Romo saw that one coming.
Barksdale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Romo counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romo blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Romo lands a shoulder strike.
Romo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barksdale looking to stall.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Romo breaks from the clinch.
Romo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Romo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Romo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romo down.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Romo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Romo needs to keep his hands up - Barksdale had a free shot at his head there.
Romo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barksdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romo is breathing heavily.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
Romo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barksdale wants to stall.
Romo misses with some punches.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside.
Barksdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romo's face.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Barksdale looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
Barksdale is leaning against Romo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romo blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Romo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barksdale has him pressed against the cage.
Romo avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale tries to stall but Romo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romo blocks an elbow strike.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo is pushing Barksdale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barksdale lands a knee to the body.
Romo blocks the elbow strike.
Romo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barksdale up against the cage.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
Barksdale tries to break the clinch but Romo is controlling the position.
Barksdale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Romo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Barksdale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barksdale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
Romo avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Romo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo throws a solid leg kick but Barksdale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romo.
A lazy left from Barksdale finds it's target.
Romo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kyle Romo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Romo moves away and avoids it.
Romo checks the leg kick.
Romo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barksdale lands a head shot.
Nice body kick there by Romo.
Barksdale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Barksdale misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barksdale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romo takes a step back to recover.
Romo blocks a head kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale lunges at Romo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romo's hand.
Romo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.
Romo avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Romo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Barksdale.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barksdale's face.
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
Romo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Romo blocks an elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale tries to work over Romo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Romo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barksdale is breathing heavily.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Romo trying to control the position but instead, Barksdale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romo into the cage.
Romo scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barksdale trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romo gets through Barksdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Romo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks with his arms.
Romo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Romo.
Barksdale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Romo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Barksdale is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Romo slows down the pace here.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barksdale looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
Romo misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale misses with an elbow strike.
Barksdale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romo's defenses.
Barksdale lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romo.
Romo blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barksdale crunches a lovely knee into Romo's ribcage.
Romo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo is trying to push Barksdale away but Barksdale has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow.
Barksdale leaning against his opponent.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Romo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barksdale throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Romo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barksdale misses the shot to the body.
Romo scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Romo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barksdale tries to land a front kick but Romo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barksdale momentarily.
Barksdale misses with a kick to the body.
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 John Kyle Romo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Kyle Romo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barksdale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romo swings widly with a right hand
and Barksdale counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Romo pushes Barksdale away with a front kick.
Romo throws a low kick, looking for Barksdale's leg but Barksdale calmly moves out of range.
Barksdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale.
Barksdale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barksdale moves into the clinch.
Romo tries a body shot but Barksdale blocks it.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Barksdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romo is defending well for now.
Barksdale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo lands a nice uppercut.
Barksdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Romo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Romo.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale lands a knee to the head.
Barksdale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barksdale prevents a body shot from Romo.
Barksdale looking to throw knees to the head but Romo is blocking nicely.
Barksdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo takes an elbow to the temple.
Romo lands an uppercut.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Avon Barksdale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romo lands a shot to the body.
Romo managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Barksdale takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romo.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barksdale is rocked!
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Barksdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Romo finish him?
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barksdale's face.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Romo to work.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romo scores with a shoulder strike.
Romo tries to stall but Barksdale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romo pushes Barksdale against the cage. Romo is working some dirty boxing. Romo pushes off with a quick right hook! Barksdale goes down! Barksdale tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Romo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo retains his welterweight title!
John Kyle Romo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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