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Dominance 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Olegovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by dmx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Olegovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo forces Olegovich back against the cage and clinches.
Olegovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aldo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Olegovich can't fight it off and eventually Aldo manages to take the fight to the floor. Olegovich looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Olegovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olegovich manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Olegovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olegovich lands a takedown into guard.
Olegovich postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Olegovich drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aldo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aldo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aldo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olegovich is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegovich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aldo wants to stand but Olegovich has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olegovich on the ground.
Olegovich moves into full guard.
Olegovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olegovich working for submissions but it's allowed Aldo to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo prevents Olegovich from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich gets full guard.
Olegovich working a defensive guard here.
Olegovich wants to improve his position but instead Aldo has moved into half guard.
Olegovich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aldo pulls his head out easily.
Aldo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Olegovich.
Olegovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich gets back to full guard.
Olegovich working a defensive guard here.
Aldo tries to stand but Olegovich is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Olegovich is on top in guard.
Olegovich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olegovich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aldo, who protects the arm well.
Aldo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olegovich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Olegovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Olegovich against the cage.
Olegovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Olegovich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Olegovich seems to be looking for submissions.
Olegovich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Olegovich is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Olegovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegovich prevents Aldo from standing back up.
Olegovich wants to work for an arm triangle but Aldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olegovich controlling the pace.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Olegovich sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Olegovich is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Olegovich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Olegovich is working for a kimura here but Aldo manages to reverse the position and he's now in Olegovich's guard.
Olegovich is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
Olegovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldo is one step ahead there.
Olegovich has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aldo has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aldo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Olegovich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olegovich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Aldo uses it to pass to side control.
Olegovich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich can't do much from the bottom here.
Olegovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo working away.
Olegovich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Olegovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Olegovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Olegovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo clinches.
Olegovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Olegovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Olegovich.
Olegovich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Olegovich ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Olegovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olegovich is trying to trip Aldo. He has hold of a leg but Aldo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olegovich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Olegovich looking to pass the guard.
Olegovich keeps trying to improve his position.
Olegovich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aldo dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegovich has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aldo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Olegovich.
Aldo wants to stand but Olegovich has his arm trapped.
Olegovich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aldo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Olegovich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand up but Olegovich is controlling the position.
Olegovich wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
Aldo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Olegovich is trying to control but can't.
Olegovich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aldo's back!
Aldo fending off the submission attempt from Olegovich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olegovich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet but Olegovich has full control of the position and if anything, Aldo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oleg Olegovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olegovich working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Aldo is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Olegovich has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Aldo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oleg Olegovich!
After the fight, Oleg Olegovich was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Moldoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edoja Jame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moldoon comes to the cage accompanied by Heaven Nor Hell. Edoja Jame will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Moldoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edoja Jame!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jame stuffs the takedown attempt from Moldoon. Moldoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Jame has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moldoon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moldoon drops his hands momentarily and Jame takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jame keeps the fight on the outside.
Jame works over Moldoon's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moldoon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jame. Those never looked like landing.
Jame walks into a straight right hand from Moldoon.
Jame falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moldoon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jame is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jame fails to land with a series of punches.
Moldoon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Jame connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moldoon's hands.
Moldoon dodges the punch combination from Jame.
Jame misses with a wild combination.
Jame misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moldoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Jame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moldoon slips a jab and a cross from Jame.
Jame is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moldoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moldoon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moldoon looks for a takedown but Jame sprawls well.
Edoja Jame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Jame. Those never looked like landing.
Jame lands a lovely overhand right.
Moldoon tries to clinch up but Jame circles away and keeps his distance.
Jame scores with a one two! Moldoon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jame stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Moldoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jame scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moldoon backs away from a small jab... but Jame lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Moldoon crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jame with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Edoja Jame!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Les Ismore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rutger Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismore throws a push kick but Svensson slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Ismore.
Ismore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ismore throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ismore counters with a nice uppercut.
Les Ismore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ismore. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Ismore's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Svensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Svensson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ismore finds it's way round the side to connect with Svensson's head.
Ismore throws a lazy head kick
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismore misses with a low kick as Svensson jumps back.
Ismore misses with a combination
and Svensson counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ismore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ismore throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Ismore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ismore.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Ismore's head but Ismore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ismore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ismore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ismore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ismore lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Svensson works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismore.
Svensson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson's corner calls for a 1-2. Svensson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good work by Ismore as he checks the leg kick.
Ismore forces Svensson back against the cage and clinches.
Ismore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ismore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ismore drops Svensson with a beautiful combination! Svensson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ismore is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rutger Svensson has been cut.
Ismore looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Ismore is looking to clinch.
Ismore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Svensson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ismore.
Svensson catches Ismore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ismore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ismore moves away.
Svensson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ismore lands a big head kick that sends Svensson tumbling to the mat! Ismore takes a step backwards and waves Svensson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Svensson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crack! Ismore connects with the perfect overhand right and Svensson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ismore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Les Ismore!
Les Ismore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maci Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by James Brown - Living in America. Apollo Creed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maci Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creed with a jab.
Creed leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Creed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Creed throws a shot to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Creed scores with a nice head shot.
Creed moves into the clinch.
Creed should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Creed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Creed feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Creed finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
Creed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Creed is working Jones over against the cage.
Creed creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Creed pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
Apollo Creed looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im back, bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Nation Army. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn throws a series of punches but Rubio moves out of range.
Rubio misses with a body kick.
Glenn tries for a takedown but Rubio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glenn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glenn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rubio connects with a jab.
Rubio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rubio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glenn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glenn tries to clinch up
and Rubio counters by moving into the clinch.
Rubio scores with a shot to the side of Glenn's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubio trying to stall but Glenn improves his position.
Glenn successfully pulls guard.
Rubio stopping the sweep attempt from Glenn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn controls Rubio momentarily but Rubio frees himself.
Glenn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glenn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keith Glenn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Glenn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Glenn lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rubio keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Glenn postures up and lands a big shot to Rubio's brow.
Glenn trying to control but Rubio is working from the bottom.
Rubio has momentary wrist control but Glenn slips an elbow through the middle.
Rubio is controlling Glenn's posture.
Rubio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rubio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glenn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rubio wants to sweep here but Glenn controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glenn pushes down on Rubio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubio is trying to control but can't.
Glenn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glenn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rubio keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Glenn working Rubio over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Glenn.
Rubio is pressing down on Glenn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rubio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rubio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rubio keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Glenn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rubio's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rubio is trying to control the position but Glenn postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Glenn 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.
Glenn misses with a few strikes there.
Glenn has a takedown stuffed.
Glenn shoots and misses
and Rubio counters with a stiff right hand.
Keith Glenn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glenn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rubio on the side of the head.
Rubio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rubio throws a hook but Glenn blocks it.
Rubio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glenn misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubio counters with a stiff right hand.
Sebasti Rubio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Glenn.
Glenn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rubio counters with a crisp hook 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!
Rubio dodges the punch combination from Glenn.
Rubio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rubio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Glenn. Those never looked like landing.
Rubio lands with a hook. Glenn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rubio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glenn. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Glenn misses its intended target.
Rubio is looking to slow Glenn down with leg kicks.
Glenn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Glenn or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubio which made him look bad.
Rubio lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Glenn will feel that in the morning.
Glenn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glenn is rocked!
Glenn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rubio counters with a low kick, right behind Glenn 's knee.
Glenn is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubio finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubio scores with a spinning back kick!
Glenn seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubio pushes Glenn away with a front kick.
Rubio lands a nice shot to the body.
Glenn gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rubio gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebasti Rubio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shake Enroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistone has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
183 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shake Enroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Pistone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enroll shoots for a takedown but Pistone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enroll has a takedown stuffed.
Enroll tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pistone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Enroll is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pistone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enroll is out of range.
Enroll dives in for a single leg takedown but Pistone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shake Enroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Pistone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pistone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pistone lands a left hand.
Pistone scores with a knee to the head.
Enroll wants to take the fight to the mat but Pistone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Enroll is trying to break free.
Enroll is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pistone is keeping busy.
Pistone blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enroll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pistone lands an uppercut.
It looks like Shake Enroll has been cut.
Pistone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pistone.
Pistone lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enroll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pistone smiles and moves away.
Enroll tries for a takedown but Pistone circles away easily
and Pistone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pistone connects with a leg kick. Enroll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shake Enroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Pistone coming out on top.
Enroll is rocked!
Enroll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enroll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pistone wants it to stay on the feet.
Enroll avoids the head kick by Pistone.
Pistone lands a jab to Enroll's midsection.
Pistone clinches up against the cage.
Enroll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enroll is trying to pull guard but Pistone has him pressed against the cage.
Enroll is trying to break the clinch but Pistone has him pressed against the cage.
Enroll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pistone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pistone misses with a punch to the body.
Pistone has a couple of punches blocked by Enroll.
Pistone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enroll throws a punch but it's blocked by Pistone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Enroll.
Enroll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pistone looking to throw knees to the head but Enroll is blocking nicely.
Enroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enroll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Enroll blocks a body shot from Pistone.
Enroll blocks an uppercut.
Pistone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pistone misses with a low kick.
Enroll doesn't manage to clinch there - Pistone circles away.
Pistone misses with a kick to the body
and Enroll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Enroll will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enroll tries for a takedown but Pistone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Enroll's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pistone delivers a nice body kick.
Enroll is breathing heavily.
Enroll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pistone can pounce on him.
Pistone drives through and clinches with Enroll against the cage.
Pistone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enroll.
A knee to the head by Pistone.
Enroll takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pistone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pistone with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pistone tries to land a knee to the head but Enroll blocks with his arms.
Pistone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enroll has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pistone tries a knee to the head but Enroll blocks it.
Pistone swings wildly with an uppercut but Enroll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pistone throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone controlling the action here for a moment.
Enroll is trying to pull guard but Pistone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Enroll looking to slow down the pace here.
Pistone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Enroll lands a hook that snaps the head of Pistone backwards.
Pistone misses with a knee to the head.
Pistone looking to throw knees to the head but Enroll is blocking nicely.
Pistone landing knees to the head.
Pistone working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Enroll fails to land.
Enroll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pistone backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Pistone.
Pistone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pistone missing with knees to the body.
Enroll wants to stall.
Enroll goes for a takedown attempt but Pistone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pistone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shake Enroll's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Enroll has his takedown stuffed
and Pistone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pistone.
Enroll blocks a body shot from Pistone.
Pistone gets underhooks to prevent Enroll's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Enroll fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pistone trying to stall but Enroll improves his position.
Enroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enroll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shake Enroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enroll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pistone digs a right hand into Enroll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Enroll's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Pistone.
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!
Enroll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pistone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pistone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pistone breaks the clinch.
Enroll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pistone thuds his shin into the meat of Enroll's side.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Enroll. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pistone cracks Enroll with a good jab.
Enroll has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pistone finds it's way round the side to connect with Enroll's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pistone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pistone has Enroll up against the cage in a clinch.
Pistone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pistone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Enroll takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistone lands a left hand.
Oh Enroll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pistone scores with a hook to the body.
Pistone lands an uppercut.
Pistone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pistone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Enrolls head.
Pistone crunches a lovely knee into Enroll's ribcage.
Pistone breaks from the clinch.
Joe Pistone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pistone throws a head kick that misses.
Pistone closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Enroll is defending well for now.
Pistone scores with a hook to the body.
Pistone landing knees to the head.
Enroll jumps guard but Pistone stands there with Enroll around his waist. Enroll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Enroll is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pistone to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Pistone on the inside.
Pistone tries to work over Enroll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pistone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pistone lands with a left to the head.
Pistone dips a shoulder and cracks Enroll with a mighty uppercut! Enroll falls back against the cage and Pistone unloads with a barrage of strikes! Enroll is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pistone screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Pistone!
After the fight, Joe Pistone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
266 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Mengel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mengel misses the target.
Mengel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mengel doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Barnett scores with a takedown into Mengel's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mengel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barnett, into his guard.
Barnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mengel is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Barnett locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mengel is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Barnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. 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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22
174 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Toney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toney.
Toney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster wants to land a leg kick but Toney is out of range.
We've been informed that Lancaster has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.
Toney blocks a low kick nicely.
Toney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lancaster as he avoids it easily.
Toney blocks a head kick by Lancaster.
Toney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster takes one on the button.
Lancaster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Toney is working hard here to advance position.
Toney manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Toney postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lancaster looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lancaster to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lancaster shrugs it off.
Lancaster gets back to half guard.
Lancaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lancaster is trying to maintain the position but Toney is very close to passing his half guard.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet.
Toney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toney stalling away here and it's allowed Lancaster to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lancaster looking to control.
Toney stops Lancaster from standing up.
Toney is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lancaster is looking to stand up but Toney isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toney drops back looking for a leg! Lancaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lancaster manages to kick Toney off! Toney jumps back into Lancaster's guard.
Toney advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Toney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Toney thows a huge punch but Lancaster dodges it nicely.
Lancaster is looking to control Toney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lancaster avoid being mounted?
Toney is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Toney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lancaster?
Toney fails to advance to Lancaster's back.
Lancaster is in a horrible position here. Toney smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lancaster tries to hold on but Toney postures up.
Lancaster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Toney 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.
Lancaster trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Toney.
Toney is working for a guillotine from mount but Lancaster frees his head quite easily.
Toney seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lancaster is holding on tight.
Lancaster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lancaster is working to get back to half guard.
Lancaster is trying to stand up.
Toney working for a submission but Lancaster is keeping him at bay.
Toney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lancaster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toney postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lancaster looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lancaster is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney controlling from mount.
Lancaster 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.
Toney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Toney prevents Lancaster from standing back up.
Toney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Toney is pressing down on Lancaster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lancaster is holding on for now.
Toney is working for a kimura but Lancaster is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Toney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Lancaster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Toney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Toney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lancaster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lancaster is looking to stand up but Toney isn't so interested in that idea.
Lancaster seems keen to control Toney's posture.
Toney stays in close to Lancaster's body and controls the position.
Lancaster will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Toney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Toney won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney tries to free his leg and advance position but Lancaster is retaining full guard.
Lancaster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toney is one step ahead there.
Toney is pushing down on Lancaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lancaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Toney has managed to sneak the leg through.
Angel Toney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster is trying to stand back up but Toney is controlling him
Lancaster is refusing to be controlled, as Toney sits in half guard.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet.
Toney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Toney is trying to control. Lancaster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Toney working Lancaster over with strikes.
Toney is keen to just control but Lancaster is a slippery customer.
Lancaster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toney moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney working the ground and pound but Lancaster is defending the strikes.
Toney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster tries to bench press Toney off him but Toney keeps the position.
Toney is trying to get an arm triangle but Lancaster is defending well.
Toney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lancaster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lancaster gets back to half guard.
Toney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Toney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lancaster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lancaster wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is refusing to be controlled, as Toney sits in half guard.
Lancaster is trying to control but can't.
Toney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toney is keen to just control but Lancaster is a slippery customer.
Lancaster is looking to control Toney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lancaster avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toney loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Toney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney throws a big shot that misses.
Toney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lancaster swivels and escapes.
Toney misses with a series of wild punches.
Toney misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toney's guard.
Lancaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lancaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Toney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Toney wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toney is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.
Lancaster is working Toney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lancaster is stalling in the full guard.
Toney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Toney.
Lancaster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Angel Toney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Toney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lancaster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toney somewhat.
Toney shoots in looking for a takedown but Lancaster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lancaster circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toney scores with a three punch combo!
Lancaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Angel Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Toney throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toney wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Lancaster is taking a breather. Toney 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toney wants to get back to full guard.
Lancaster looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
Toney has hold of Lancaster's hands but Lancaster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Toney is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lancaster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lancaster's back!
Lancaster staying busy and making it hard for Toney to control.
Toney gets his hands free as Lancaster looks to control.
Lancaster rolls, trying to escape but Toney keeps control of the position.
Lancaster covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Even with his hooks in, Toney manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lancaster is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Toney gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney doesn't have the hooks in and Lancaster manages to turn into his guard.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Lancaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Toney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Toney trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Toney wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
Toney trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toney trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster wants to stand but Toney is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Angel Toney.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Toney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lancaster tries to land a front kick but Toney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Toney throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster.
Lancaster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Toney on his heels. He'll look to pass Toney's guard now, I'm sure.
Toney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Toney passes Lancaster's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Toney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lancaster tries to kick Toney off but Toney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Toney is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lancaster is just riding it out for now. Toney eventually gives up the hold.
Lancaster is looking to control Toney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lancaster avoid being mounted?
Lancaster manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster keeping full guard, as Toney tries to pass.
Toney slips nicely into half guard.
Toney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lancaster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lancaster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lancaster manages to get to full guard.
Toney wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster wants to stand but Toney is controlling the position.
Toney looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Lancaster.
I think Toney 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Troy Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjork Lensner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsay comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. The key to victory for Gordon Ramsay has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjork Lensner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lensner 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.
Lensner cracks Ramsay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lensner tests Ramsay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramsay misses the target.
Ramsay lands with an overhand left.
Ramsay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lensner.
Ramsay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lensner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lensner misses with an uppercut. Ramsay saw that one coming.
Ramsay moves forwards but Lensner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramsay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lensner scores with a nice right hand.
Ramsay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lensner 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay scores with a punch to the head.
Lensner keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramsay lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Ramsay has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lensner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lensner loads up on a big right hand but Ramsay slips the punch.
Ramsay wants to clinch.
Lensner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramsay is looking to clinch but Lensner is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lensner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lensner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Lensner from controlling successfully.
Ramsay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramsay trying to keep a closed guard but Lensner is proving a slippery customer.
Ramsay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lensner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lensner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lensner chips away with some ground and pound.
Lensner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramsay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramsay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lensner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lensner defends it easily.
Lensner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lensner wants to control from the top but Ramsay keeps moving.
Ramsay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lensner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lensner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lensner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramsay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lensner has managed to get both his arms back between Ramsay's legs - danger averted.
Ramsay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lensner lands a couple of digs.
Ramsay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lensner defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lensner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsay is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lensner rolls with it to try and escape but Ramsay cranks on the arm and Lensner is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordon Ramsay!
A victorious Gordon Ramsay thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lin. Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Lin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lin scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ernesto Cruz has been cut.
Lin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lin 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.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lin regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin trying to control the position here.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Lin's legs - danger averted.
Cruz postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Lin is adopting a defensive guard.
Lin working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sheng Chung Lin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lin as he avoids it easily.
Sheng Chung Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lin counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Lin counters with a nice body kick.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Lin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz wants to clinch
enabling Lin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lin gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Lin leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Lin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Lin lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a left hand.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Lin.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Lin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Lin moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Lin.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
Lin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Lin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Lin pushes him off.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Lin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin's corner calls for a 1-2. Lin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Lin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lin's waist but Lin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lin is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lin avoid being mounted?
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz is thwarting Lin's attempts to control the position.
Cruz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lin is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lin manages to get to full guard.
Lin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lin's guard.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Lin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
Lin is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lin has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lin is trying is best to control the position here.
Lin tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lin is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lin avoid being mounted?
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lin trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Lin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lin is trying to control but can't.
Cruz throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Ernesto Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz passes into half guard.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Ernesto Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lin misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lin stuffs the takedown.
Cruz closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
and Lin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Lin pushes him off.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Lin throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz closes the distance but Lin moves to the side
letting Lin counter with a right hand.
Lin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz rushes Lin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Lin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lin lands with a right hand.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Lin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Ernesto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Lin gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Cruz has Lin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin stops a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Lin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lin tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Lin.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Lin to work.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lin is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lin down to the mat. Lin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Lin.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Lin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheng Chung Lin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Lin counters with a body kick that stops Cruz in his tracks momentarily.
Cruz tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Lin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheng Chung Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lin 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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