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GAMMA#373 Burrell v Juste 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrari misses with a looping left.
Immanuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Ferrari moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ferrari misses.
Immanuel throws a leg kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari slips under a jab from Immanuel.
Ferrari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Ferrari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by Immanuel.
Immanuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Immanuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Immanuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Immanuel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Immanuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferrari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Immanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Immanuel drops his hands momentarily and Ferrari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferrari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Immanuel defends well and Ferrari ends up having to push Immanuel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
Ferrari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferrari misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Immanuel moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Immanuel as he connects with a hook.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Immanuel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferrari. That snapped Immanuel's head back.
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!
Immanuel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Immanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Immanuel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Immanuel has managed to clinch.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch but Immanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Ferrari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Immanuels head.
Ferrari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel missing with knees to the body.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Immanuel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
I was talking to Immanuel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Immanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferrari is defending well for now.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari tries to throw a body punch but Immanuel avoids it by throwing Ferrari back against the cage.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferrari tries to throw a body punch but Immanuel avoids it by throwing Ferrari back against the cage.
Immanuel missing with knees to the body.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
Ferrari tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
A frustrated look appears on Ferrari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Immanuel prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferrari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferrari is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
Ferrari struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferrari's elbow.
Immanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferrari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Immanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Immanuel throws a low kick but Ferrari avoids it.
Immanuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferrari on the side of the head.
Immanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari misses with a hook
and Immanuel counters with a thumping low kick.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Ferrari.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferrari.
Immanuel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
A bone on bone clash there as Immanuel blocks the leg kick.
Ferrari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Immanuel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Immanuel thuds his right hand into Ferrari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Immanuel moved away.
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 Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Immanuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferrari goes for a double leg but Immanuel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Immanuel continues to drive forward.
Good body shot from Immanuel.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferrari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Immanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Immanuel tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Immanuel keeps control of Ferrari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferrari.
Ferrari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Immanuel to keep the fight standing.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari jumps guard but Immanuel stands there with Ferrari around his waist. Ferrari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Immanuel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferrari can turn it around.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
Immanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferrari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari blocking some punches.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Immanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferrari tries for a takedown but Immanuel manages to get underhooks.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferrari or not.
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferrari drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Immanuel.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Immanuel lands a body punch.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Immanuel - that landed with a thud.
Immanuel gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferraris head.
Ferrari is rocked!
Ferrari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Immanuel finish him?
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clinched against the cage, Immanuel lands a big elbow that drops Ferrari! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ferrari is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
A relieved looking Yeshua Immanuel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Pillz. Jarvinen has chosen Ini Kamoze- Here comes the hotstepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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277 lbs
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253 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke lands a nice shot that snaps Jarvinen's head back.
Jarvinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Duke defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand.
Duke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Duke thows a leg kick but Jarvinen checks it
and Jarvinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarvinen swings widly with a right hand
and Duke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarvinen momentarily.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duke tries to clinch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
A clash of legs there as Duke blocks the low kick.
Duke throws a head kick that Jarvinen semi-blocks.
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke throws a big shot that misses.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke throws a leg kick
and Jarvinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick
and Jarvinen counters with a right hand that sends Duke tumbling to the canvas! Can Jarvinen finish him? He dives into Duke's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke keeping full guard, as Jarvinen tries to pass.
Duke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jarvinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jarvinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jarvinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jarvinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
Duke is trying to control the position but Jarvinen postures up.
Jarvinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Duke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jarvinen is one step ahead there.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Jarvinen from controlling successfully.
Duke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duke trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jarvinen in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Jarvinen moves out of range easily.
Duke moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jarvinen as Duke tries to tie him up.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jarvinen is looking to advance position but Duke won't allow it.
Duke is staying active underneath Jarvinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jarvinen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen prevents Duke from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Jarvinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarvinen uses his free foot to push down on Duke's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Duke.
Jarvinen landing strikes from the mount.
Jarvinen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Duke covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yrjo Jarvinen!
Yrjo Jarvinen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses
and Belton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamotta thinking.
Belton moves out of range as Lamotta strikes.
Belton lands with a nice body punch.
Belton throws a jab when Lamotta was well out of range.
Belton throws an off balance right hand
and Lamotta counters by moving into the clinch.
Belton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamotta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton throws a low kick but Lamotta avoids it.
Belton throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Belton .
Belton throws an overhand right that lands on Lamotta's shoulder, as Lamotta tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta staying out of range there.
Belton connects with the punch.
Belton drops his hands momentarily and Lamotta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belton moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamotta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Belton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belton misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta throws a low kick, looking for Belton 's leg but Belton calmly moves out of range.
Lamotta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Belton with a jab.
Lamotta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Belton .
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belton . That did some damage!
That's two 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!
Belton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamotta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belton jabs at Lamotta's body.
Good work by Belton as he checks the leg kick.
Belton avoids the head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a right hand that misses
and Belton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Belton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamotta. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamotta misses with a low kick as Belton jumps back.
Belton throws a hook but Lamotta avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belton .
Lamotta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamotta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belton scores with a jab to the head.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Belton tries to score with a low kick but Lamotta moves his leg out of the way.
Belton lands a nice looking body kick.
Belton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belton throws a leg kick but Lamotta checks it.
Lamotta misses with a body kick.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton scores with a jab.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamotta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belton moves away.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Lamotta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses
enabling Belton to counter with a crisp jab.
Belton misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamotta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that round.
That's time! Lamotta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belton throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamotta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belton .
Belton punishes Lamotta's body with a nice straight punch.
Belton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bill Belton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamottas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Belton misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamotta.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamotta throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belton , right into the meat.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Lamotta's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamotta tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Belton .
Lamotta cracks Belton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belton avoids the head kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Belton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lamotta.
Belton stuns Lamotta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamotta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lamotta throws the kick towards the body but Belton avoids it.
Lamotta throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with a head kick.
Belton throws a push kick but Lamotta slaps the foot to one side.
Lamotta throws a head kick but Belton moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belton , right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta fakes the leg kick and cracks Belton in the body.
Nice body kick from Belton .
Lamotta misses with a low kick.
Belton throws a head kick but Lamotta moves out of range.
Lamotta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belton connects with a looping right hand.
Lamotta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belton throws a leg kick but Lamotta checks it.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamotta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lamotta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belton throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Lamotta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belton .
Belton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamotta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lamotta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Lamotta misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lamotta, right into the meat.
Belton lands a jab to Lamotta's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton dips to his left and cracks Lamotta with an uppercut!
Belton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Belton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamotta staying out of range there.
Belton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Belton .
Lamotta misses with a low kick.
Belton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamotta tries to land a front kick but Belton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamotta.
Bill Belton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belton looks to land a left hand but Lamotta moved out of range nicely.
Belton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamotta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lamotta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamotta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belton misses with an uppercut. Lamotta saw that one coming.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses
and Belton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Lamotta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta throws the kick towards the body but Belton avoids it.
Lamotta is looking to land body kicks.
Belton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamotta misses with a low kick.
Belton lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamotta counters with an outside leg kick.
Lamotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamotta defending well as Belton loads up on a big left hand.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Belton throws a hook to the side of Lamotta's head but Lamotta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamotta is looking to wear down Belton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belton throws a nice looking combination but Lamotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamotta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belton swings widly with a right hand
and Lamotta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Belton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lamotta moves away from the strike by Belton .
Belton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a body shot.
Lamotta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belton on the side of the head.
Belton misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamotta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lamotta throws a solid leg kick but Belton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamotta.
Lamotta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lamotta walks into a left hand.
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Belton .
Lamotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamotta throws a sloppy head kick and Belton moves out of range easily.
Belton scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton misses with an uppercut.
Lamotta tries to land a body kick
and Belton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamotta throws a chopping leg kick but Belton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamotta misses with a leg kick
and Belton counters with a series of strikes. Lamotta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lamotta works the jab nicely.
Belton throws a chopping leg kick but Lamotta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belton throws a hook but Lamotta avoids it easily.
Belton lands a lovely overhand right.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Belton is out of range.
Lamotta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Belton finds it's way through Lamotta's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Lamotta off balance momentarily.
Belton jabs Lamotta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta avoids a kick to the body.
Lamotta throws a leg kick which misses Belton 's front leg but catches the back leg as Belton tries to avoid it.
Belton connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamotta throws a lazy head kick
and Belton counters with a straight right hand.
Lamotta moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Tony Lamotta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamotta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta cracks Belton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belton tests Lamotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Belton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
A very excited looking Bill Belton 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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31
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Norton misses.
Talltree tries a head kick but it misses.
Talltree listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Talltree throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Talltree.
Talltree with a nice cross.
Talltree 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.
Talltree lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talltree uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norton throws a right hand that Talltree ducks under and follows up with a left that Talltree also avoids with ease.
Talltree lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norton takes a step back to recover.
Jaws Talltree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talltree throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talltree 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Talltree is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
Talltree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Norton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Talltree lands a high kick!
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Talltree connects with an inside leg kick.
Talltree looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talltree looks to land a body kick but Norton moved away.
Talltree thows a body kick. Norton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talltree is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Talltree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talltree fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton misses with a hook.
Talltree thows a body kick. Norton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses.
Norton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Talltree. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talltree.
Talltree cracks Norton with a good jab.
Talltree has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Norton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Norton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Talltree. That one must have hurt.
Talltree thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talltree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talltree throws a good cross that connects.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Talltree's shoulder, as Talltree tries to avoid the shot.
Talltree cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norton walks into a jab.
Norton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Talltree.
Talltree buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Talltree scores with a jab. Norton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talltree on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a hook but Talltree blocks it.
Talltree looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talltree.
Talltree lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Talltree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talltree fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talltree throws out a leg kick but Norton moves out of range and Talltree only half commits.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Talltree does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree fakes the leg kick and cracks Norton in the body.
Talltree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaws Talltree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaws Talltree's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Talltree.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talltree.
An inside leg kick lands from Talltree.
An inside leg kick lands from Talltree.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Talltree lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Talltree throws a chopping leg kick but Norton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talltree can pounce on him.
Norton avoids the head kick by Talltree.
Norton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Talltree's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talltree throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Talltree scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree scoring well with a low kick there.
Talltree lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Talltree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Talltree lands but Norton takes it in his stride.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talltree.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talltree.
Talltree uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Talltree throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norton misses with a hook. Talltree ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Norton finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talltree connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talltree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talltree scores with a head kick. Norton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Talltree lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Talltree counters with a thumping low kick.
Talltree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talltree plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Talltree lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talltree looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Talltree scores with a body shot.
Talltree throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talltree slips under a jab from Norton.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Talltree's head but Talltree sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talltree scores with a leg kick.
Norton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Talltree fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talltree throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talltree throws a low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree lands a front kick.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talltree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Talltree throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Talltree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talltree lands a glancing blow to the side of Norton's head.
Talltree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talltree.
Talltree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Talltree.
Jaws Talltree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Talltree.
Talltree feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nortons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaws Talltree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaws Talltree's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Talltree lands a jab to the nose.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talltree.
Talltree tries a head kick but it misses.
Talltree throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talltree blocks a jab.
Norton throws a series of punches but Talltree avoids them all with ease.
Talltree lands with a nice body kick.
Talltree lands a head kick!
Talltree scores with a head kick. Norton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Talltree staying out of range there.
Talltree lands a front kick.
Talltree digs a good hook to Norton's body.
Talltree scores with a head kick.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Talltree counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Talltree scores with a nice body kick.
Norton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Talltree thumps Norton with a low kick.
Scott Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talltree throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talltree lands a lovely overhand right.
Talltree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Talltree uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norton has time to react.
Norton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talltree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talltree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talltree stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Talltree scores with a push kick.
Talltree scores with a leg kick.
Norton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talltree's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Talltree - the referee stops the clock and Norton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Talltree. Norton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Talltree turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talltree throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talltree scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talltree scores with a head kick. Norton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talltree.
A head kick misses from Talltree.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Talltree counters with a head kick. That will keep Norton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Talltree lands a nice shot to the body.
Talltree closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Talltree scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree misses with a body kick.
Talltree delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaws Talltree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talltree 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaws Talltree!
A very excited looking Jaws Talltree 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie comes into the arena with Sensation White Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clasie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clasie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foreman.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clasie is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clasie!
Foreman misses with an uppercut. Clasie saw that one coming.
Clasie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foreman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clasie scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clasie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clasie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clasie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clasie takes the fight into the clinch.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
We've been informed that Foreman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie blocks a body shot from Foreman.
Clasie lands a right hand.
Clasie trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Clasie tries to tie him up.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Clasie trying to stall but Foreman improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foreman.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Clasie tries to tie him up.
Clasie lands a hook that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Clasie misses with the head strike.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Clasie.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
Foreman stalling in the clinch but Clasie improves position.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but Foreman gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Clasie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Clasie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Clasie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Clasie misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a punch on the inside.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foreman lands a left hand.
Foreman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clasie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clasie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clasie throws an elbow but misses.
Clasie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Foreman tries to work over Clasie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foremans head.
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie stalling in the clinch but Foreman improves position.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie has Foreman pressed against the cage.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Foreman is trying to maintain a safe position but Clasie gets an underhook and turns Foreman into the cage.
Clasie has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Clasie throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman tries to stall but Clasie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foreman pushes Clasie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Clasie.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clasie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clasie throws out a loose jab but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie has managed to clinch.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Clasie lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foreman.
Marcel Clasie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clasie swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Clasie lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike.
Clasie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman has Clasie pushed against the cage.
Oh Clasie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Clasie.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreman tries a body shot but Clasie blocks it.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike from Clasie.
A short right from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Clasie.
Clasie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman blocks a body shot from Clasie.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Clasie lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Clasie to work.
Foreman digs a right hand underneath Clasie's ribcage. Clasie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
Clasie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman stalling against the cage.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Foreman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Clasie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie scores with a shoulder strike.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with the head strike.
Clasie can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clasie trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foreman.
Clasie lands with a right to the head.
Foreman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Clasie is working Foreman over against the cage.
Clasie tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Clasie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Foreman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clasie tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but Foreman gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clasie throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Clasie is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clasie has his back to the cage.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clasie tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Clasie avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Foreman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clasie as Foreman tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Foreman.
Clasie moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Clasie slips a straight right by Foreman.
Clasie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clasie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clasie.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Clasie.
Foreman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clasie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
Clasie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clasie works on Foreman's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Clasie controls his hands.
Clasie swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Clasie.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clasie's elbow.
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Foreman.
Clasie avoiding damage.
Clasie pushes off an throws an elbow but Foreman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clasie tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman blocks a body shot from Clasie.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Clasie.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Foreman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a body punch.
Foreman stalling in the clinch but Clasie improves position.
Foreman lands with a light punch inside.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Clasie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Foreman lands a right hand.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman can't find room to land a body shot as Clasie controls the action.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Clasie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcel Clasie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie is leaning against Foreman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Foreman.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
Foreman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clasie or not.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
Foreman avoids the elbow strike from Clasie, against the cage.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman throws a head punch that misses.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clasie tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman gets through Clasie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Foreman.
A bit of stalling here from Clasie.
Clasie lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clasie scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
Clasie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Foreman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Foreman taking a breather.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman dodges an elbow strike from Clasie.
Clasie lands with a light punch inside.
Clasie is struggling to control the position.
Foreman digs a right hand into Clasie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clasie's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Clasie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clasie 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Clasie!
Marcel Clasie 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 Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin throws a series of punches but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Sin.
Sin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy left from Sin finds it's target.
Sin misses with a double jab
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira walks into a straight right hand from Sin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira tries to move into range but Sin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sin wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
A big left from Sin misses.
Sin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira keeps Sin at a distance using the push kick.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Sin throws a leg kick
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Tim Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws a hook but Sin blocks it.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Sin. No joy for Ferreira on that attempt.
Sin avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Sin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferreira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sin.
Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Sin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sin misses the jab.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Sin missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sin lands an overhand right.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Sin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ferreira out cold! Ferreira corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Sin!
After winning the bout, Tim Sin 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt's entrance music is State of the Union by Rise Against. A fine choice. 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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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galt circles away quickly and effectively.
Galt moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Galt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Galt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Galt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Galt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Galt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to break free.
Galt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Galt keeps him there for the moment.
Jones jumps guard but Galt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Galt stalling against the cage.
Jones pulls guard.
Galt wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones has control of Galt's left arm, preventing Galt from doing any damage.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Galt!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galt tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones prevents Galt from getting the reversal.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones working Galt over with strikes here.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Galt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Galt is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones wants to control but Galt is keeping him busy.
Jones throwing shots but Galt is blocking nicely.
Galt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Galt defending well.
Galt taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Galt trying to control here.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galt defending well though.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Galt is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galt keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galt trying to control here.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Galt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Galt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Galt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Galt throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Donk. Jones catches Galt right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Galt misses the target.
Galt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galt.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones lands a jab.
Galt tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Galt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones checks a low kick from Galt.
John Galt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones blocks a head kick by Galt.
Galt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Galt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Galt scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Galt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones lunges at Galt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galt's hand.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galt.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.
Galt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Galt scores with a leg kick.
Jones shoots in but Galt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donk. Jones catches Galt right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galt manages to avoid it.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.
Galt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Galt as Jones shoots in.
Paul Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Galt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galt tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Galt back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Galt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galt throws a head kick that misses.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Galt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Jones.
Galt cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Galt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Galt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Galt misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Galt was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Galt is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones trying to control but Galt is working from the bottom.
Jones stands up over Galt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Galt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Galt is retaining full guard.
Galt trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Galt keeps moving.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Galt has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones works over Galt with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones is in close to Galt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Galt is on top in guard.
Jones has his hands on Galt's head, controlling the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John Galt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galt gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galt.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galt tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
You can see the frustration on Galt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Galt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Galt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents Galt from escaping the position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galt keeps working.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Galt is trying to work for a sweep but Jones has mounted him!
Galt is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Jones!
Our winner, Paul Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes into the arena with Tool - Eulogy blaring out of the sound system. 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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194 lbs
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194 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curry under the eye.
Curry works Matazz's body with a nice hook.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Matazz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matazz.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Curry.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Curry can't break the clinch.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Matazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Matazz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curry avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
Curry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matazz or not.
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!
Curry misses with a body punch.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Curry.
A short right from Curry.
Matazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz misses with a body punch.
Matazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Matazz.
Matazz misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Matazz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Curry.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Matazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Curry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matazz just leaning against Curry, taking a breather.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry stalling.
Matazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with some punches.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Matazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Curry.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry digs a right hand underneath Matazz's ribcage. Matazz 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.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Matazz.
Matazz throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Matazz tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry effectively controlling the action here.
Matazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Curry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matazz slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matazz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matazz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Matazz slams his shin into Curry's torso.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Curry. Matazz shrugs it off though.
Matazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curry, pushing him back against the cage.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Matazz has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curry is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
Matazz wants to stall.
Matazz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matazz tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matazz working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz looking to throw knees to the head but Curry is blocking nicely.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Matazz.
Matazz trying to control the position but instead, Curry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matazz into the cage.
Matazz blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz is looking to control Curry's arms but Curry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Matazz, against the cage.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
A body shot lands from Matazz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz avoiding damage.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Nice body punch from Matazz - that landed with a thud.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matazz is trying to stall.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Curry blocks the elbow strike.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Matazz to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz lands an uppercut.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raz Matazz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matazz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matazz.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matazz has time to react.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry misses with a left hand
and Matazz counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz looks to land a right hand but Curry moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Curry. Beautiful body shot.
Curry lands with an uppercut that bounces Matazz off the cage and back into range.
Matazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Matazz swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matazz lands an overhand right.
Curry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matazz doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
Matazz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Matazz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curry lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz misses with a leg kick.
Curry misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Matazz moved out of range nicely.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Matazz's head but Matazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matazz checks a leg kick.
Arthur Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matazz moves into the clinch.
Matazz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
Curry blocks an elbow strike.
Curry trying to stall but Matazz improves his position.
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry leaning against his opponent.
Matazz working aggressively here.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz trying to stall but Curry improves his position.
Curry misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry digs a right hand underneath Matazz's ribcage. Matazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Curry.
Curry cracks Matazz with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curry lands a really nice looking cross but Matazz seems unphased.
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!
Curry thows a body shot but no joy.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Matazz moved out of range nicely.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Curry.
Matazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curry. Curry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Curry scores with a head kick. Matazz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Curry scores with a jab.
Matazz tries to work over Curry's front leg with a kick but Curry checks it.
Matazz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry lands a jab.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz slips under a jab.
Curry throws a hook but Matazz blocks it.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Matazz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Curry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arthur Curry!
An out of breath Arthur Curry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabonis.
Sabonis darts in and clinches Traianus up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Sabonis back against the cage.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Traianus working aggressively here.
Sabonis pushes Traianus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
Traianus told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis lands a shoulder strike.
Sabonis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Traianus fails to land.
Sabonis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Traianus is keeping busy.
Traianus wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Sabonis stalling in the clinch but Traianus improves position.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
A short left from Sabonis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traianus as Sabonis tries to tie him up.
Sabonis working aggressively here.
Sabonis lands with a right to the head.
Sabonis prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Sabonis takes a shot to the head.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Sabonis scores with a shot to the side of Traianus's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traianus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sabonis.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traianus blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Sabonis blocking some punches.
Sabonis lands with a light punch inside.
Traianus working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabonis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabonis.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traianus.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabonis digs a right hand into Traianus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traianus's gas tank.
Traianus looks winded!
Sabonis stalling.
Sabonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
Sabonis just leaning against Traianus, taking a breather.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabonis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut even more.
Sabonis is trying to stall.
Sabonis cracks Traianus with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis stalling in the clinch.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus tries to throw a body punch but Sabonis avoids it by throwing Traianus back against the cage.
Sabonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Sabonis back against the cage.
Sabonis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabonis.
Traianus looking to slow down the pace here.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabonis has Traianus pushed against the cage.
Sabonis tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traianus.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Traianus gets through Sabonis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabonis scores with a hook to the body.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Marcus Ulpius Traianus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sabonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sabonis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis scores with a hook to the body.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabonis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabonis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Traianus right on the button. Traianus goes down! Sabonis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sabonis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvydas Sabonis!
An out of breath Arvydas Sabonis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't Touch This. Renan St Juste has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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172 lbs
32 - 9 - 0 |
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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
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
St Juste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burrell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St Juste throws a leg kick which misses Burrell 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burrell tries to avoid it.
Burrell lands with a straight right. St Juste didn't see that one coming.
Burrell checks a leg kick.
St Juste throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
St Juste cracks Burrell with an open hand slap.
Burrell throws a hook but St Juste avoids it easily.
St Juste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been informed that St Juste has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burrell cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste lands a head shot.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
Burrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burrell misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Juste misses with a hook. Burrell ducked under it nicely.
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.
Burrell moves out of range of the leg kick from St Juste.
St Juste plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Juste pushes Burrell away with a front kick.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
Burrell swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
Burrell slips under a jab.
St Juste keeps Burrell at a distance using the push kick.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Burrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burrell 's head.
St Juste stuns Burrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste lands a body shot.
Burrell throws a hook but St Juste avoids it easily.
St Juste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Juste scores with a sloppy right hand. Burrell should have avoided that one.
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burrell slips a straight right by St Juste.
St Juste jabs Burrell right on the nose. Burrell blinks but takes it well.
St Juste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burrell counters with an outside leg kick.
Burrell misses with a wild combination.
Burrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for St Juste.
St Juste takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burrell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Juste misses with a straight left.
Burrell misses with a two punch combination.
St Juste takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Juste stuns Burrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burrell is out of range.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as St Juste blocks the leg kick.
St Juste getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Juste.
St Juste misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Juste connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrell momentarily.
St Juste is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burrell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burrell swings for the body but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
St Juste finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, jab by St Juste - just one landing.
Burrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Juste wants to land a leg kick but Burrell is out of range.
Burrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Juste staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Juste.
Burrell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Juste.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burrell .
Burrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Juste fakes the leg kick and cracks Burrell in the body.
Burrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - St Juste coming out on top.
St Juste lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Juste throws a front kick aimed at Burrell 's knee but Burrell avoids it well.
St Juste's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Burrell slips under a jab.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste throws a body kick that misses
and Burrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burrell s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burrell motions for St Juste to come forward. Burrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Burrell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burrell there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
Burrell is looking to wear down St Juste with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Juste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burrell thumps St Juste with a low kick.
St Juste blocks the body kick.
St Juste takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrell throws out a leg kick but St Juste moves out of range and Burrell only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
St Juste blocks a low kick nicely.
St Juste scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burrell walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
St Juste throws a body kick that misses.
St Juste slips under a jab from Burrell .
Burrell moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Renan St Juste seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Juste's corner calls for a 1-2. St Juste obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste blocks the body kick.
Burrell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Juste with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burrell .
Burrell takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste swings widly with a right hand
and Burrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Juste scores with a punch to the head.
Burrell is rocked!
St Juste thuds his right hand into Burrell 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Juste drops Burrell with a straight right hand, right on the button! St Juste follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste is the new welterweight champion!
Renan St Juste 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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