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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's entrance music is Bring The Pain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Clark!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark moves away from the strike by David.
Clark misses with a right hand
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - David had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Cameron Clark has been cut.
David throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
David misses with a hook
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
David lands a left hand.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark blocking some punches.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David lands a right hand.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage 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!
Clark scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to David's face.
It looks like Xavier David has been cut.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from David.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
David missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by David.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
David throws an elbow that misses.
David lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
David working aggressively here.
David lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
David blocks an uppercut.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from David.
Clark prevents a body shot from David.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from David.
David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
David lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
David lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Cameron Clark's cut even more.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davids head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section. David lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
David scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
David misses with some punches.
Clark lands a left hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
A short uppercut from Clark.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
David throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark landing knees to the head.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark avoiding damage as David throws knees to the body.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
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 Xavier David will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
David scores with a nice head shot.
David misses with the combination.
Clark cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cameron Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by David misses
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Clark.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
David lands with a light punch inside.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but David is blocking nicely.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Cameron Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
Clark working David over with knees to the body.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark pushes David back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
David misses with the head strike.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of David backwards.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David lands with a right to the head.
David throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
David lands a damaging elbow.
David throws an elbow but it's blocked.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from David.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
David presses Clark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from David.
Clark tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
David blocking some punches.
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark lands a right hand.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
David utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by David.
David lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
The cut above Cameron Clark's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
David tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David lands a shoulder strike.
David unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark is breathing heavily.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
David throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
David lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
David lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. David is defending well for now.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
David misses with an elbow strike.
David gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
David misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
David avoids the head kick by Clark.
David checks a low kick from Clark.
David uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
David tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but David blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from David.
Clark lands an uppercut.
David misses with a punch to the body.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David lands a shoulder strike.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
David lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Clark.
David throws a head punch that misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
David using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Cameron Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
David tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
David blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark misses with the head strike.
David trying to land knees to the body.
David tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
David lands a damaging elbow.
David lands a right hand.
Cameron Clark's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
David landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David misses with some punches.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David misses with some punches.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
David lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but David is blocking nicely.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
David pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Clark.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but David is blocking nicely.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from David.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cameron Clark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier David!
Xavier David managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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201 lbs
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World class MT
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakanik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stratton drives through with a takedown into Lakanik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stratton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lakanik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stratton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stratton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stratton tries to clinch
and Lakanik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stratton feints and as Lakanik raises his hands in defense, Stratton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lakanik looking for a sweep. Not yet Lakanik, not yet.
Lakanik is pulling down on Stratton's head to control his posture.
Lakanik keeping moving, preventing Stratton from controlling successfully.
Stratton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stratton manages to get himself to full guard.
Stratton is controlling Lakanik's posture.
Lakanik is in close to Stratton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lakanik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lakanik throws an elbow that misses. Stratton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lakanik's guard. Nice move by Stratton!
Lakanik managing to control the position.
Stratton stays in close to Lakanik's body and controls the position.
Stratton wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Stratton.
Good leg kick by Lakanik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lakanik closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stratton quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lakanik trying to control from half guard but Stratton is working away.
Stratton trying to control from the bottom.
Stratton is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lakanik is staying active.
Lakanik working over Stratton with some ground and pound. Stratton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lakanik trying to mount his opponent but Stratton defends it.
Lakanik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stratton keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stratton pushes Lakanik off looking to stand but Lakanik dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stratton is pressing down on Lakanik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lakanik stopping the sweep attempt from Stratton.
Stratton trying to control the position here.
Lakanik is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lakanik is looking to work some ground and pound but Stratton has wrist control.
Stratton controls Lakanik momentarily but Lakanik frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lakanik scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stratton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lakanik throws a leg kick which misses Stratton's front leg but catches the back leg as Stratton tries to avoid it.
Lakanik lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stratton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lakanik.
Stratton tries to clinch but Lakanik moves out of range.
Lakanik scores with a head kick. Stratton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stratton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lakanik did well to prevent Stratton getting side control.
Lakanik slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lakanik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stratton controls the pace.
Stratton wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratton won't allow Lakanik to sweep him here.
Stratton tries to free his leg and advance position but Lakanik is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lakanik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stratton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lakanik is just out of range.
Lakanik misses with a kick to the body.
Lakanik throws a sloppy head kick and Stratton moves out of range easily.
John Lakanik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stratton lands with an uppercut that bounces Lakanik off the cage and back into range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses.
Lakanik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lakanik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stratton.
Stratton lands a nice shot to the body.
Lakanik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stratton.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Stratton circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Lakanik.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakanik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stratton.
Stratton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lakanik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stratton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stratton darts in looking for a takedown but Lakanik gets double underhooks and turns Stratton into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton lands a shoulder strike.
Stratton manages to break the clinch.
Stratton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lakanik is fending him off so far but Stratton persists. Nope, Lakanik circles away and we're back to standing.
John Lakanik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch but Stratton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stratton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lakanik sprawls well initially but Stratton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stratton prevents Lakanik from improving his position.
Stratton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stratton is looking to take a break and control but Lakanik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lakanik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lakanik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stratton.
Stratton is taking a breather. Lakanik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good leg kick by Lakanik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lakanik throws a head kick but Stratton moves out of range.
Lakanik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stratton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lakanik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lakanik ducks under a wild hook from Stratton.
Stratton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lakanik lands a big head kick that sends Stratton tumbling to the mat! Lakanik takes a step backwards and waves Stratton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lakanik has managed to clinch.
Lakanik wants to break free but Stratton has control.
Stratton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lakanik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lakanik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stratton.
Lakanik tries to clinch there but Stratton circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik is looking to chop away at Stratton's legs.
John Lakanik is winning the standup battle so far.
Lakanik lands a leg kick that knocks Stratton off balance momentarily.
Lakanik lands with a nice body punch.
Stratton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lakanik.
Lakanik has Stratton up against the cage in a clinch.
Lakanik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stratton throws a jab but it's blocked by Lakanik.
Lakanik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Stratton.
Stratton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stratton throws a hook to the side of Lakanik's head but Lakanik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lakanik is looking to land body kicks.
Stratton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lakanik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lakanik digs a good hook to Stratton's body.
Lakanik blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik throws a head kick but Stratton moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Stratton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stratton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lakanik thumps Stratton with a low kick.
Stratton throws a shot from downtown. Lakanik moves away and avoids it.
Stratton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lakanik manages to avoid it.
Stratton scores with a nice strike.
Lakanik tests Stratton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lakanik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stratton misses with a body shot
and Lakanik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stratton moves out of range as Lakanik throws a body kick.
Stratton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stratton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lakanik's waist but Lakanik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stratton off to one side.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
Lakanik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stratton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stratton lunges at Lakanik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lakanik's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lakanik dominated that second round.
That's time! Lakanik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Stratton.
Lakanik lands a big head kick that sends Stratton tumbling to the mat! Lakanik takes a step backwards and waves Stratton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stratton is rocked!
It looks like Eric Stratton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakanik. Stratton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stratton is still on wobbly legs! Can Lakanik finish him?
Stratton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lakanik. Lakanik obviously looking to wear him down.
Stratton just misses with a punch to the body.
Stratton seems to have recovered his senses.
Lakanik clinches with his opponent.
Lakanik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stratton wants to stall.
Lakanik wants to break free but Stratton has control.
A head punch on the inside from Stratton fails to land.
Lakanik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Stratton.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch but Stratton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stratton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stratton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lakanik is fending him off so far but Stratton persists. Nope, Lakanik circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lakanik.
Stratton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lakanik is looking to wear down Stratton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stratton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lakanik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stratton.
A lazy left from Lakanik finds it's target.
Lakanik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stratton defends well and Lakanik ends up having to push Stratton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stratton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lakanik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stratton throws a looping overhand right but Lakanik ducks down to avoid it.
Stratton misses the shot to the body.
Stratton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lakanik defends it nicely.
Lakanik has managed to clinch.
Lakanik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stratton stuns Lakanik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but Lakanik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John Lakanik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Stratton shoots and misses
and Lakanik counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakanik moves into the clinch.
Lakanik manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stratton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Stratton. No joy for Lakanik on that attempt.
Stratton shoots for a takedown but Lakanik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Stratton blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Stratton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lakanik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lakanik looking to control.
Eric Stratton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stratton controlling from the top position.
Lakanik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lakanik tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lakanik wants to clinch up but Stratton keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton throws a hook but Lakanik blocks it.
Lakanik jabs Stratton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lakanik looks to score with a jab to the body but Stratton is just out of range.
Stratton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stratton shoots in for a double leg but Lakanik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stratton shoots in for a double leg but Lakanik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lakanik throws a series of punches but Stratton avoids them all with ease.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stratton blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Jab by Stratton.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lakanik - that will leave a mark!
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Stratton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses.
Eric Stratton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stratton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stratton is keen to just control but Lakanik is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik wants to improve his position but Stratton is controlling well.
Stratton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lakanik is trying to stand up here but Stratton is controlling him well.
Stratton is taking a breather. Lakanik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Decent striking displayed by Lakanik there.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stratton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lakanik.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stratton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stratton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Stratton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stratton misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lakanik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lakanik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lakanik!
A very excited looking John Lakanik rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into the arena with TNT 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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26
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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33
142 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda slips a jab from Washington.
Maeda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Washington counters with a shoot takedown. Maeda fights it but they end up in guard.
Maeda is trying to control the position but Washington postures up.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washington is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maeda is on top in guard.
Washington has his hands on Maeda's head, controlling the position.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda is stalling in the full guard.
Washington 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda is keen to just control but Washington is a slippery customer.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
I've been told that Maeda has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Maeda is very close to passing his half guard.
Washington controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samuel Washington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maeda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Washington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda tries to pass to full mount but Washington defends it.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Washington is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maeda winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Washington is trying to control but can't.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Washington tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Washington wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy.
Maeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Maeda is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Maeda is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington feints a jab promting Maeda to slip. Washington then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maeda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maeda is working away from the top position though.
Maeda is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Maeda trying to control the action but Washington is working from the bottom.
Washington trying to control but Maeda postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maeda trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mitsuyo Maeda.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maeda defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Maeda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samuel Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maeda walks into a jab.
It looks like Mitsuyo Maeda has been cut.
Maeda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Washington to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Washington throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda fails to land the takedown.
Washington looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Washington is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
An inside leg kick from Washington misses.
Washington throws a push kick but Maeda slaps the foot to one side.
Maeda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Washington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maeda checks a leg kick nicely.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Maeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitsuyo Maeda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington lands a front kick.
Washington jabs Maeda right on the nose. Maeda blinks but takes it well.
Washington throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Washington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maeda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maeda is looking to sweep but instead, Washington has passed into half guard.
Washington wants to take a breather but Maeda is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to control Washington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maeda avoid being mounted?
Washington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Washington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maeda gets back to full guard.
Washington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washington is one step ahead there.
Maeda trying to strike off his back.
Maeda trying to keep a closed guard but Washington is proving a slippery customer.
Washington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws an elbow that misses. Maeda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Washington's guard. Nice move by Maeda!
Maeda throws an elbow that misses. Washington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maeda's guard. Nice move by Washington!
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Maeda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda postures up.
Maeda throws a strike but Washington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maeda is pulling down on Washington's head to control his posture.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maeda lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
After winning the bout, Samuel Washington 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play's entrance music is Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. 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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37
181 lbs
33 - 22 - 1 |
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31
175 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paredes thows a body shot but no joy.
Paredes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Play tries to land a leg kick but Paredes saw it coming and moves away.
Play throws out a leg kick but Paredes moves out of range and Play only half commits.
Paredes is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Play just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Paredes has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Foul Play!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Foul Play made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29
174 lbs
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34
182 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nero misses with a looping left.
Lavrov throws out a loose jab but Nero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lavrov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lavrov lands with a shot to the body.
Nero slips under a jab.
Lavrov slips a jab and a cross from Nero.
Nero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavrov.
Nero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavrov throws an overhand right that lands on Nero's shoulder, as Nero tries to avoid the shot.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vadim Lavrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavrov digs a good hook to Nero's body.
Lavrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nero momentarily.
Nero throws a hook to the side of Lavrov's head but Lavrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero tries a low kick but Lavrov avoids it.
A slow jab from Lavrov misses its intended target.
Nero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lavrov throws a head kick but Nero moves out of range.
Lavrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lavrov throws a front kick aimed at Nero's knee but Nero avoids it well.
Lavrov takes a swing at Nero's ribcage but misses.
Lavrov misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero lands a leg kick that knocks Lavrov off balance momentarily.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lavrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavrov can pounce on him.
Lavrov cracks Nero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nero slips under a jab from Lavrov.
Nero moves out of range of the leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lavrov misses
and Nero counters with a shoot takedown. Lavrov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lavrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nero stops Lavrov from standing up.
Nero preventing the sweep.
Lavrov is looking to stand up but Nero isn't so interested in that idea.
Nero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavrov wants to sweep here but Nero controlling him for the moment.
Lavrov wants to stand up but Nero is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavrov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nero puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lavrov defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Lavrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lavrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nero tries a low kick but Lavrov avoids it.
Nero takes one on the button.
Nero scores with a nice right hand.
Nero tries to work over Lavrov's front leg with a kick but Lavrov checks it.
Nero misses with a kick to the body
and Lavrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero throws a lazy body kick
and Lavrov counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Nero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nero trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lavrov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lavrov is avoiding damage well.
Nero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nero scores with punches from side control.
Lavrov pushes Nero away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nero gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nero connects with a decent elbow.
Nero is chipping away with strikes.
Lavrov is looking to reverse the position.
Lavrov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lavrov defending against the ground and pound.
Nero working the body and head with strikes.
Raphael Nero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lavrov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nero asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nero throwing strikes but Lavrov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lavrov tries to stand but Nero is controlling his head.
Nero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavrov tries to kick Nero off but Nero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lavrov keeping control of the position.
Nero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lavrov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying to control the action in half guard but Lavrov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lavrov's head.
Nice strikes from Nero there.
Lavrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nero is working away from the top position though.
Nero thows a huge punch but Lavrov dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nero lands a nice short elbow.
Lavrov is looking to escape.
Nero wants to take a breather but Lavrov is having none of it.
Lavrov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lavrov is looking for a sweep. Nero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lavrov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov wants to control but Nero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavrov is trying to stand up here but Nero is controlling him well.
Lavrov is trying to escape back to his feet but Nero uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nero looks up at the clock and then as Lavrov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nero smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lavrov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nero working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nero wants to control but Lavrov is keeping him busy.
Nero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Nero dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lavrov throws a body kick that misses.
Nero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nero slips under a jab.
Lavrov clinches with his opponent.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the head but Nero blocks with his arms.
Lavrov lands a left hand.
Nero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lavrov prevents it.
Nero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lavrov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Lavrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Lavrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lavrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nero.
Nero blocks an elbow strike.
Nero wants a takedown but no success here.
Lavrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lavrov regains guard immediately.
Lavrov wants to stand up but Nero is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lavrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Nero throwing strikes from guard but Lavrov blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nero prevents Lavrov from getting back to his feet.
Lavrov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nero wants to control from the top but Lavrov keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov connects with a body shot that sends Nero's belly button to the back.
Nero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lavrov pinned against the cage. Lavrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nero manages to avoid it.
Lavrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lavrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nero is out of range.
Jab by Nero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nero.
A slow jab from Nero misses its intended target.
Nero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Nero moves out of range.
Lavrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nero.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavrov misses with a leg kick
and Nero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lavrov's head.
Nice strikes from Nero there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Lavrov.
I think Lavrov 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vadim Lavrov!
Vadim Lavrov gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity's entrance music is Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. A fine choice. Harrell has chosen Ellie Goulding - Burn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity scores with a leg kick.
McGarrity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Harrell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrell.
McGarrity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrell.
We've been hearing reports that McGarrity has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGarrity momentarily.
McGarrity throws a big shot that misses.
McGarrity lands a jab to Harrell's midsection.
McGarrity misses with the combination.
McGarrity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harrell misses with a head kick.
McGarrity slips under a jab from Harrell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell connects with an inside leg kick.
McGarrity clobbers Harrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell blocks a leg kick.
Harrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Harrell.
McGarrity takes one on the button.
Harrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity works the jab nicely.
McGarrity thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a looping right.
McGarrity looks to land a combination but Harrell avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGarrity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harrell connects with a body shot.
McGarrity tries to land a body kick
and Harrell counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Harrell clobbers McGarrity with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGarrity takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGarrity under the eye.
Harrell works over McGarrity's head and body with a nice combination.
Harrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGarrity. That did some damage!
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell moved away.
Harrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Harrell tenderised McGarrity's leg. McGarrity is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGarrity lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGarrity throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
McGarrity misses with a looping right.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGarrity.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
McGarrity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGarrity is able to avoid easily.
Harrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGarrity had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good work by Harrell as he checks the leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a nice strike.
Harrell lands with a nice combination. McGarrity backs away looking to recover.
McGarrity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarrity scrambles back to his feet.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrell digs a good body shot into McGarrity's ribs.
McGarrity misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrell as he connects with a hook.
McGarrity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGarrity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harrell lands a high kick!
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Harrell off balance momentarily.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. McGarrity does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
McGarrity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shelton Harrell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrell misses with a hook. McGarrity ducked under it nicely.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Harrell throws a leg kick but McGarrity checks it.
McGarrity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrell.
McGarrity avoids the body shot from Harrell.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGarrity scores with a jab to the head.
McGarrity fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrell on the side of the head.
Harrell scores with a punch to the head.
Harrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrell slips under a jab.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harrell.
Harrell is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
McGarrity blocks a leg kick.
Harrell feints and then cracks McGarrity's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGarrity down.
Harrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGarrity's calf.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Harrell blocks a low kick nicely.
McGarrity tries to score with a low kick but Harrell moves his leg out of the way.
Harrell throws a leg kick which misses McGarrity's front leg but catches the back leg as McGarrity tries to avoid it.
Harrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGarrity scores with a leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land a leg kick but Harrell saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
Harrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell slips a straight right by McGarrity.
Harrell tests McGarrity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. McGarrity looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrell avoids the head kick by McGarrity.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrell moves away.
Harrell throws a body punch but McGarrity moves out of range.
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Harrell off balance momentarily.
McGarrity lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGarrity doesn't seem phased though.
Cian McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
McGarrity scores with a jab. Harrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGarrity's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGarrity checks a leg kick.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrell in his tracks.
Harrell scores with a hook.
Harrell throws a hook to the side of McGarrity's head but McGarrity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGarrity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGarrity throws a leg kick
and McGarrity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGarrity throws a chopping leg kick but Harrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGarrity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGarrity misses the jab.
McGarrity connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps McGarrity's head back.
McGarrity tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
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!
McGarrity thows a leg kick but Harrell checks it
and Harrell counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGarrity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrell scores with a hook to the body.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
McGarrity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarrity keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrell's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Harrell.
Harrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Harrell to counter with a crisp jab.
McGarrity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrell throws a leg kick but McGarrity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrell throws a front kick aimed at McGarrity's knee but McGarrity avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cian McGarrity will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGarrity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGarrity walks into a jab.
Harrell lands with a hook. McGarrity tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but Harrell sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGarrity throws out a leg kick but Harrell moves out of range and McGarrity only half commits.
Harrell throws a solid leg kick but McGarrity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
McGarrity avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGarrity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGarrity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGarrity throws a jab when Harrell was well out of range.
Harrell scores with a nice head shot.
Harrell moves out of range of the body kick from McGarrity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGarrity throws a shot from downtown. Harrell moves away and avoids it.
McGarrity moves out of range of the strikes.
McGarrity tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGarrity swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGarrity checks it well.
McGarrity tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrell is able to avoid easily.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
McGarrity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrell lands the left hand.
McGarrity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrell.
McGarrity throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps McGarrity's head back.
Harrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a wild body shot.
McGarrity lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
A good leg kick by Harrell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrell checks the leg kick.
Harrell scores with a jab. McGarrity acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrell throws a body punch but McGarrity moves out of range.
McGarrity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Harrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGarrity slips a straight right by Harrell.
McGarrity tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell looks to land a right hand but McGarrity moved out of range.
McGarrity swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGarrity misses the body punch
and Harrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrell connects with a looping right hand.
McGarrity lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrell throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrell at a distance.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
McGarrity tried to score with a low kick but Harrell checks it.
Harrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harrell finds it's target.
McGarrity slips a jab from Harrell.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Harrell blocks the leg kick.
Harrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGarrity tries to land a front kick but Harrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGarrity misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Harrell misses.
Harrell dips to his left and cracks McGarrity with an uppercut!
McGarrity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGarrity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by McGarrity.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shelton Harrell.
Well Harrell 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Shelton Harrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes to the cage accompanied by Mad at Gravity- Burn. Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alvarez. Johnny Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isiah Acer's chin.
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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
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Acer takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acer.
Acer throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Acer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Acer looking for a takedown.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Acer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Acer as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Acer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Acer.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Acer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Acer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Acer blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Acer's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips a straight right by Acer.
Acer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Acer.
Acer staying out of range there.
Acer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Acer dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Acer tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Acer drops back down to his feet.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Acer's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Acer is breathing heavily.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Acer controls his hands.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Acer avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acer wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acer.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson tries a body shot but Acer blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson works on Acer's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acer or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
A short right from Johnson.
Acer is rocked!
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Oh Acer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson pushes Acer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Acer to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Johnson waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Artist has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Gregg Valentine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artist wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Nice shot by Artist.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Artist tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Artist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Valentine. Those never looked like landing.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Artist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Artist - that will leave a mark!
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Artist tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Artist tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Valentine as he checks the leg kick.
Artist is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist scores with a hook.
Artist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Artist misses its intended target.
Artist cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentine throws a hook but Artist avoids it easily.
Artist moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.
Artist pushes Valentine away with a front kick.
Good exchange - Valentine coming out on top.
Valentine connects with a body shot that sends Artist's belly button to the back.
Artist lands a jab to the head.
Artist scores with a spinning back kick!
Artist misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artist throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Artist.
Artist misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artist's sensitive parts.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Artist is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Artist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist avoids a kick to the body.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Valentine throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Artist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Artist's ribs.
Valentine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Artist lands with a good body shot.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artist's sensitive parts.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Artist misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist scores with a kick to the midsection.
Artist feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artist cracks Valentine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Valentine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine jabs Artist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Artist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Artist - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Artist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Artist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Artist's ribs.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Artist. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Artist.
Artist lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
Artist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentine is out of range and Artist settles back down.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valentine.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Artist.
Valentine swings for the body but Artist moves out of range.
Artist throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artist has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Artist looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine connects with a high kick.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Unkind Artist will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Unkind Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Artist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artist clinches.
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Artist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valentine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Artist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
Artist breaks the clinch.
Artist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine misses with a hook.
Artist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Artist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Artist.
Artist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Artist lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Artist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Artist.
Nice uppercut lands for Artist. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Valentine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Artist scores with a decent looking hook.
Valentine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Valentine is looking to wear down Artist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Artist checks it.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artist moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist working Valentine over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artist throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valentine's head.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine scores with a jab.
Artist fakes the leg kick and cracks Valentine in the body.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Artist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentine checks it well.
Artist throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Artist's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist with a jab.
Artist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Artist moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist wants to clinch.
Artist is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Nice shot by Artist.
Artist blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Artist slips under a jab from Valentine.
Artist tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Artist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Artist misses.
Artist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valentine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Valentine tests Artist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine throws a low kick but Artist avoids it.
Artist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine scores with a head kick. Artist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Artist blocks the low kick.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Artist has managed to clinch.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Artist is controlling the position.
Valentine blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by Valentine misses
and Artist moves into the clinch.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artist.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Artist.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
Artist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Artist's legs.
Valentine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Artist is out of range.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Artist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Artist.
Artist lands with a kick to the ribs.
Artist avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body kick that misses
and Artist counters by clinching up.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist breaks from the clinch.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Artist scores with a decent looking hook.
Artist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Artist moves out of range of the body kick.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Valentine slips a straight right by Artist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Valentine tries to score with a low kick but Artist moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artist's sensitive parts.
Valentine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Artist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Artist throws a leg kick that misses.
Artist lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentine off the cage and back into range.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Artist.
Artist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artist moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a jab when Artist was well out of range.
Artist motions for Valentine to come forward. Artist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine lands a head shot.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Artist's ribs.
Artist cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Artist is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine scores with a nice body kick.
Valentine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Artist misses with a kick to the body.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine connects with a right hand. Artist shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist connects with a right hand. Valentine shakes it off.
Valentine swings for the body but Artist moves out of range.
Artist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Artist moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Valentine cracks the inside of Artist's front leg.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine throws a good cross that connects.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Artist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valentine.
Artist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gregg Valentine did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Artist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Artist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentine's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentine.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Artist keeps Valentine at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentine scores with a jab. Artist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Artist moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice straight punches there by Valentine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Artist slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artist cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentine.
Artist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Artist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Artist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine throws a jab when Artist was well out of range.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Artist tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
Artist slips a straight right by Valentine.
Nice jab there from Valentine.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Valentine looks for the body kick but Artist saw that one coming.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artist.
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Artist finds it's target.
Artist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Artist didn't see that one coming.
Valentine tries a low kick but Artist avoids it.
Donk. Valentine catches Artist right on the button with a cross.
Artist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valentine throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Artist - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Artist. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Artist throws a body kick that misses.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine swings for the body but Artist moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Artist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Artist.
Artist throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist walks into a left hand.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Artist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Decent striking displayed by Valentine there.
Valentine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Artist throws a body kick that misses.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Artist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Artist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artist 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.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Unkind Artist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Artist lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Artist - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Artist. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Artist is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine lands a head shot.
Artist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Artist throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Artist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Artist counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Valentine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Artist.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Valentine lands a hook that snaps the head of Artist backwards.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine is looking to land body kicks.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artist.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Valentine catches Artist right on the button with a cross.
Artist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Artist is rocked!
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artist misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artist throws a leg kick that misses.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Artist moved out of range.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gregg Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artist seems to have recovered his senses.
Artist cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Artist with a jab.
Artist missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Artist throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
Artist digs a good body shot into Valentine's ribs.
Artist wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Artist!
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist misses with a body shot.
Artist throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Artist blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Artist scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Artist scores with a nice strike.
Artist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Artist throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Artist down.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Artist feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Artist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Artist checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist misses with a straight left.
Artist connects with a crisp jab.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
Artist lands with a shot to the body.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gregg Valentine.
Well Artist 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!
Unkind Artist is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Unkind Artist, 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.
In defeat, Gregg Valentine stepped up to the mic, saying 'You got lucky.. Bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Knows My Name. East is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Klein East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Mike Holmes has been cut.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from East misses
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Holmes's head coaches at The Sweat Lodge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
East throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from East.
East moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from East misses.
East misses with a body shot.
Holmes scores with a one two! East had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Klein East has been cut.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes keeps East at a distance using the push kick.
Holmes lands a two punch combo.
East misses the shot to the body.
East lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a looping right.
East has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
East looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
East takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
East loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract East.
Holmes tries to clinch up but East circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by East misses
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. East will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holmes avoids the body shot from East.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
East looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Holmes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
East is rocked!
East slips a jab from Holmes.
Holmes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holmes clobbers East with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
East takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
East is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
East throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
East seems to have recovered his senses.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on East if he has to take too many more of those.
Holmes blocks a jab.
East sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent East stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
East moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but East moved out of range nicely.
East throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
East looks winded!
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but East avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
East pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. East looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of East's head.
East jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Holmes catches East right on the button with a cross.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
East throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a head kick that drops East to the mat! East scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. East checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
East scores with a body shot.
East lands a really nice looking cross but Holmes seems unphased.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
East misses with a looping right.
East misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
East avoids a kick to the body.
East shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a leg kick that is checked
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
East throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
East walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Holmes. Those never looked like landing.
East fails with the takedown.
East takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. East does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes pushes East up against the cage in a clinch.
East wants a takedown.
Mike Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klein East.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes tries to work over East's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
East is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holmes to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes dominated that 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!
Holmes thumps East with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
East moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
East walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Nice body kick there by Holmes.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
East lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes avoids the body shot from East.
Holmes throws a right hand that East ducks under and follows up with a left that East also avoids with ease.
East misses the shot to the body.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
East is breathing heavily.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
East has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holmes.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
East connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of East's side.
East tries to score with a low kick but Holmes moves his leg out of the way.
East has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mike Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and East has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
East misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Holmes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmes.
East takes one to the chin there.
East has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holmes finds it's way round the side to connect with East's head.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Holmes.
East looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
East takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
East misses with an attempted mid kick.
East throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of East 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes delivers a nice body kick.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses East's front leg but catches the back leg as East tries to avoid it.
Holmes looks to land a body kick but East moved away.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a body shot but East blocks it.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes blocking some punches.
East misses with a punch to the body.
East is trying to break free.
East manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes wants to control from the top but East keeps moving.
Holmes got a little sloppy there for a moment and East has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holmes has managed to get both his arms back between East's legs - danger averted.
Holmes content to stall in guard here.
Holmes pushes down on East's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holmes prevents East from improving his position.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that East can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes not doing much here.
Holmes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holmes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Holmes not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Holmes.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck East on the side of the head.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A cross from Holmes lands.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East connects with a jab.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. East manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from East.
East misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
East missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
East throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters with a three punch combo that has East backing up. East nods at Holmes to acknowledge the strikes.
East avoids the body shot from Holmes.
East scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
East throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of East's head but East sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
East fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmes!
Holmes lands a jab.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
East's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holmes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! East scrambles back to his feet.
East misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
East works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
East throws a leg kick
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes slips a straight right by East.
Klein East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Holmes thuds his right hand into East's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holmes with a hook.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
East walks straight into a right hand from Holmes - that's dropped him! Holmes jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save East from any more punishment! East complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Holmes!
Mike Holmes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Moore's choice of entrance music: Frank Klepacki - March to doom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
45 - 15 - 1 |
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169 cm
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148 lbs
23 - 12 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore avoids the body shot from Mullen.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moore has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Moore thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moore wants to control but Mullen is keeping him busy.
Mullen tries to buck Moore off but Moore is having none of it.
Moore looks up at the clock and then as Mullen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moore smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mullen looks to move to half guard but instead Moore has passed into mount! Damn!
Moore with shots to the head and body - Mullen looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Mullen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mullen tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
Moore lands a nice shot to the head.
Moore tries to control but Mullen wriggling away.
Mullen tries to reverse the position but Moore maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen regains half guard.
Mullen works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Mullen is keeping the position.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
Mullen wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Mullen is striking off his back. Moore thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Mullen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mullen keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen is looking to improve his position.
Mullen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moore's back!
Mullen tries to get the hooks in deep but Moore pushed the leg off.
Moore is really stuck here.
Moore is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mullen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Moore trying to control the hands but Mullen won't let him.
Mullen is trying to control but Moore is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Mullen isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Mullen's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen controlling the position easily from mount.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Mullen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moore avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Moore avoids the body shot from Mullen.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mullen on his heels. He'll look to pass Mullen's guard now, I'm sure.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mullen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Mullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Mullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mullen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Mullen settles back down.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Mullen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mullen scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mullen throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Mullen misses with a double jab
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Mullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Moore catches Mullen right on the button with a cross.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
Mullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mullen won't be happy with that.
Mullen is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore working the body and head with strikes.
Moore trying to control the position but Mullen is working away.
Mullen is looking to reverse the position.
Mullen is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore scoring with punches from side control.
Mullen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moore presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mullen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mullen is bucking up trying to escape but Moore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mullen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mullen wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore working Mullen over with strikes.
Mullen manages to get to full guard.
Moore trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
Mullen wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moore landing some decent shots from guard.
Moore advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mullen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bobby Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mullen is looking to improve his position.
Moore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mullen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Mullen off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Moore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Moore.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore thuds his right hand into Mullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mullen lands a nice looking body kick.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Mullen catches Moore right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moore.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mullen is rocked!
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Mullen. Beautiful body shot.
Mullen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore scores with a kick to the body.
Bobby Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moore.
Moore sizes up Mullen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Moore blocks a leg kick.
Moore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mullen.
Oh Mullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chris Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Mullen misses.
Moore is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mullen hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Moore!
Bobby Moore is the new bantamweight champion!
Bobby Moore made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.
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energy
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hype
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