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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reizander Villarauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reizander Villarauta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Stefaniak tries to move into range but Villarauta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stefaniak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stefaniak turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stefaniak cracks Villarauta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Villarauta trying to remain calm as Stefaniak controls from the top position.
Stefaniak working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Villarauta tries to buck Stefaniak off but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Villarauta is not content to let Stefaniak control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak happy to just control the position for now.
Stefaniak misses with the ground and pound.
Villarauta taking a bit of punishment here - Stefaniak scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak trying to control the action but Villarauta is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak taking a breather here.
Stefaniak trying to control the position but Villarauta is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karl Stefaniak just wasn't active enough.
Stefaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefaniak.
Villarauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefaniak manages to avoid it.
Villarauta has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stefaniak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villarauta circles away.
Villarauta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefaniak circles away.
Stefaniak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Villarauta defends well and Stefaniak ends up having to push Villarauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stefaniak lands with a light punch inside.
Stefaniak slows down the pace here.
Stefaniak has a couple of punches blocked by Villarauta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak is trying to maintain a safe position but Villarauta gets an underhook and turns Stefaniak into the cage.
Stefaniak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Villarauta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Stefaniak.
Still in the clinch, Stefaniak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stefaniak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villarauta pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been told by Stefaniak's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Villarauta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefaniak.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villarauta lands with a cross.
Stefaniak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villarauta but Villarauta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stefaniak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villarauta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villarauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Stefaniak misses.
Stefaniak misses with a hook. Villarauta ducked under it nicely.
Villarauta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefaniak.
Villarauta instigates a clinch.
Stefaniak keeps control of Villarauta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villarauta prevents a body shot from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefaniak tries a body shot but Villarauta blocks it.
Stefaniak is working for takedown but Villarauta is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villarauta breaks from the clinch.
Reizander Villarauta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villarauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villarauta tries to clinch up
and Stefaniak counters with a straight right hand.
Villarauta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick and Stefaniak moves out of range easily.
Stefaniak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villarauta defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villarauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villarauta sizes up Stefaniak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Villarauta as he checks the leg kick.
Stefaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefaniak.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefaniak wants to slow Villarauta down by chopping away at his legs.
Stefaniak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Villarauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villarauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefaniak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefaniak lands a left and a right that send Villarauta crashing to the mat, dazed. Stefaniak thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Reizander Villarauta has been cut.
Reizander Villarauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarauta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villarauta tries to clinch up.
Villarauta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick
and Stefaniak counters with a leg kick.
Villarauta is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses.
Stefaniak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Villarauta moves in looking to clinch but Stefaniak pushes him off.
Karl Stefaniak is winning the standup battle so far.
Villarauta throws a leg kick which misses Stefaniak's front leg but catches the back leg as Stefaniak tries to avoid it.
Stefaniak dives in for a single leg takedown but Villarauta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stefaniak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefaniak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villarauta tries to break free but Stefaniak pushes him back against the cage.
Villarauta is trying to break the clinch but Stefaniak is controlling him.
Stefaniak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefaniak misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands with a light punch inside.
Villarauta blocks an uppercut.
Stefaniak goes for a takedown attempt but Villarauta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stefaniak throws a head kick but Villarauta moves out of range.
Stefaniak lands with a nice combination. Villarauta backs away looking to recover.
Villarauta wants to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefaniak throws the left hand but Villarauta avoids the punch easily.
Villarauta misses with a head kick.
Villarauta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Stefaniak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reizander Villarauta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stefaniak misses with an uppercut. Villarauta saw that one coming.
Stefaniak tries to bum rush Villarauta with a series of wild strikes but Villarauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villarauta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villarauta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villarauta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stefaniak throws a chopping leg kick but Villarauta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stefaniak checks a low kick from Villarauta.
Stefaniak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefaniak connects with a jab.
Villarauta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villarauta throws a sloppy head kick
and Stefaniak counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stefaniak, as that shot connected.
No luck for Stefaniak with that takedown attempt.
Villarauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stefaniak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta cracks Stefaniak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Villarauta.
Villarauta tries to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a good low kick that Villarauta was not able to check.
Stefaniak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Villarauta throws a head kick that misses
and Villarauta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villarauta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stefaniak checks it well.
Stefaniak throws a sloppy head kick and Villarauta moves out of range easily.
Villarauta throws a head kick but Stefaniak moves out of range.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Stefaniak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Villarauta as Stefaniak shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefaniak scores with a nice strike.
Stefaniak has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Stefaniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefaniak fails with a takedown attempt.
Villarauta tries to clinch but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Villarauta throws a big shot that misses.
Villarauta lands a leg kick that knocks Stefaniak off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak avoids the head kick by Villarauta.
Villarauta misses with a body kick.
Villarauta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stefaniak circles away.
Villarauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefaniak throws out the jab.
Villarauta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Villarauta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stefaniak counters with a nice leg kick.
Stefaniak misses with a takedown attempt - Villarauta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villarauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villarauta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak throws out a powerful jab.
Villarauta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villarauta slips a jab from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villarauta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Villarauta looks to land a body kick but Stefaniak moved away.
Villarauta throws a leg kick
and Stefaniak counters with a nice uppercut.
Villarauta is looking to clinch.
Stefaniak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villarauta.
Karl Stefaniak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefaniak darts in looking for a takedown but Villarauta gets double underhooks and turns Stefaniak into the cage.
Stefaniak pushes Villarauta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Stefaniak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stefaniak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Stefaniak!
Karl Stefaniak tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Natural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natural is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac- Me Against The World. Randy Natural has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Brown's chin.
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267 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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236 lbs
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World class MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Natural!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Randy Natural has been cut.
Natural fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Natural pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natural misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses the body punch
and Natural counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natural cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natural drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Natural is looking for the KO!
Natural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Natural throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Natural.
Brown throws a head kick but Natural moves out of range.
Natural looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Natural lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Natural 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.
Natural keeps the fight on the outside.
Natural misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Natural throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natural throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Natural tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Natural in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown just leaning against Natural, taking a breather.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Natural is blocking nicely.
Brown keeps control of Natural as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow just above Natural 's eye.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Natural blocks with his arms.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Natural blocks an elbow strike.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Natural leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natural avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Natural takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Natural leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Natural working hard to break the clinch.
Natural blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Natural's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown has Natural pressed against the cage, preventing Natural from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natural blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Natural avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natural blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Natural dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Natural's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natural smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a leg kick but Natural sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown cracks the inside of Natural's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Natural will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Natural's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Natural has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Natural steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natural throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Natural.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natural throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Good work by Natural as he checks the leg kick.
Natural misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Natural walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
A left and a right from Natural both land. Nice combination.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Natural's side.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natural misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Natural tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jim Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natural gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Natural shrugs off.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown keeps control of Natural as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Natural's defenses.
That has opened up Randy Natural's cut even more.
Natural avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natural wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Natural takes an elbow to the temple.
Natural dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Natural tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natural has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Natural lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Natural shrugs off.
Natural can't break the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Natural leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown prevents Natural from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Natural's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Natural managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Natural's defenses.
The cut above Randy Natural's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Natural leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Natural wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Natural can't break the clinch.
Natural wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Natural has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Natural is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Natural in his tracks for a moment.
Natural blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jim Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Brown.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown prevents Natural from breaking the clinch.
Natural blocks an elbow strike.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Natural shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Brown dominated that second round.
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!
Natural's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Randy Natural's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natural misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natural tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Natural looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to chop away at Natural's legs.
Randy Natural is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natural tries a head kick but it misses.
Natural takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natural stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Natural throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Natural takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natural paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natural throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Natural's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jenkins (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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157 lbs
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154 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hellson Ballswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballswick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballswick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Ballswick thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Ballswick.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballswick.
Ballswick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Ballswick fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballswick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ballswick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jenkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jenkins wants to control but Ballswick is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ballswick haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jenkins throwing shots but Ballswick is blocking nicely.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Ballswick's head.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ballswick tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ballswick taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ballswick defending well though.
Ballswick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ballswick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to control but Ballswick is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Ballswick is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ballswick's head.
Ballswick is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballswick tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins is thwarting Ballswick's attempts to control the position.
Ballswick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ballswick pulls Jenkins in to control the position.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballswick trying to control the position here.
Ballswick keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballswick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hellson Ballswick wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins.
Ballswick misses the shot to the body.
Ballswick looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
Jenkins lands a jab to Ballswick's midsection.
Ballswick is looking to wear down Jenkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ballswick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballswick gets caught napping as Jenkins dives in and scores a takedown. Ballswick manages to retain guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Ballswick keeps moving.
Ballswick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballswick is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Ballswick keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
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!
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ballswick's head.
Jenkins is fighting to break Ballswick's control of his arms but Ballswick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ballswick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballswick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballswick swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Ballswick is having none of it.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Ballswick ducked under it nicely.
Hellson Ballswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ballswick throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballswick.
Ballswick misses with a looping right.
Ballswick misses with a low kick.
Ballswick misses with a takedown attempt - Jenkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballswick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballswick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ballswick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jenkins is in Ballswick's guard.
Ballswick working a defensive guard here.
Jesse Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballswick is retaining full guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballswick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Ballswick.
Ballswick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ballswick lands a right hook to the body.
Ballswick ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Ballswick swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Ballswick's shoulder, as Ballswick tries to avoid the shot.
Jenkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ballswick did well to prevent Jenkins getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is looking to stall here but Ballswick recovers full guard.
Jenkins is working Ballswick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up and lands a big shot to Ballswick's brow.
Jenkins trying to control but Ballswick is working from the bottom.
Ballswick is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins won't allow Ballswick to sweep him here.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballswick wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballswick looking for a guillotine here but Jenkins defends easily.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballswick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballswick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Ballswick keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballswick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ballswick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballswick seems keen to control Jenkins's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ballswick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jenkins is in Ballswick's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballswick swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ballswick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ballswick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballswick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballswick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballswick scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ballswick scores with a three punch combo!
Jenkins shoots in and bounces Ballswick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ballswick working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Ballswick.
Jenkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballswick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballswick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Ballswick keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Ballswick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to control but Ballswick is working from the bottom.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballswick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballswick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls Ballswick in close to his closed guard and prevents Ballswick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ballswick preventing the sweep.
Jenkins is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ballswick is one step ahead there.
Jenkins is looking to stand back up but Ballswick counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jenkins.
Hellson Ballswick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Ballswick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ballswick is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jenkins wants to control but Ballswick is keeping busy.
Jesse Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballswick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jenkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballswick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballswick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Jenkins.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Jenkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jesse Jenkins waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Payback-Slayer. Jacobs has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kearney McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGarrity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Jacobs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobs wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacobs wants to slow McGarrity down by chopping away at his legs.
McGarrity throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGarrity moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGarrity as he jumps to the side.
McGarrity lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGarrity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGarrity wants it to stay on the feet.
McGarrity lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Jacobs misses its intended target.
Jacobs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacobs there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGarrity scores with a nice head shot.
Jacobs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from McGarrity finds it's target.
McGarrity lands with a right hand.
McGarrity throws a big shot that misses.
McGarrity scores with a nice right hand.
Jacobs is rocked!
Jacobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can McGarrity finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
Jacobs seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGarrity works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.
McGarrity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarrity.
McGarrity has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
McGarrity shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacobs's guard.
McGarrity is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGarrity 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.
McGarrity with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jacobs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing McGarrity from controlling successfully.
McGarrity keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGarrity's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGarrity postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobs, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGarrity accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGarrity is working Jacobs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGarrity passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGarrity scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jacobs to see if he's OK.
Jacobs tries to buck McGarrity off but McGarrity is having none of it.
Jacobs dodges the ground and pound from McGarrity.
An elbow from McGarrity crashes against the mat.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep.
Jacobs is trying to control McGarrity's posture but McGarrity avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep.
Jacobs can't do much from the bottom here.
McGarrity wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobs keeps working.
McGarrity is really struggling to control Jacobs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jacobs wants to control but McGarrity postures up.
McGarrity grinds an elbow into Jacobs's temple.
Jacobs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McGarrity.
McGarrity is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.
McGarrity works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarrity lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to buck McGarrity off but McGarrity is having none of it.
McGarrity working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGarrity wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobs keeps working.
McGarrity working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from McGarrity seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jacobs is trying to get back to half guard.
McGarrity lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
McGarrity 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.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGarrity connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.
McGarrity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - McGarrity coming out on top.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jacobs.
McGarrity feints a jab promting Jacobs to slip. McGarrity then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jacobs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jacobs jabs McGarrity right on the nose. McGarrity blinks but takes it well.
Jacobs throws a front kick aimed at McGarrity's knee but McGarrity avoids it well.
McGarrity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacobs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGarrity throws a jab when Jacobs was well out of range.
Jacobs's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGarrity under the eye.
Jacobs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGarrity. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Jacobs tenderised McGarrity's leg. McGarrity is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
McGarrity misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGarrity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGarrity back to the cage. Jacobs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGarrity doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a looping left.
McGarrity lands with a shot to the body.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
McGarrity dives in for a single leg takedown but Jacobs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGarrity 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!
McGarrity misses with some punches.
Jacobs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGarrity or not.
McGarrity is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGarrity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGarrity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
McGarrity is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kearney McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
McGarrity scores with a nice strike.
McGarrity blocks a jab.
McGarrity changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGarrity scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacobs misses with a hook. McGarrity ducked under it nicely.
Jacobs scores with a nice head shot.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarrity scores with a nice head shot.
McGarrity displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Russell Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGarrity's calf.
McGarrity avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
Jacobs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGarrity tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jacobs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGarrity somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kearney McGarrity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGarrity to score with a decent uppercut.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
McGarrity moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacobs.
Jacobs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGarrity.
McGarrity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
McGarrity throws a low kick but Jacobs moves out of range easily.
McGarrity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from McGarrity.
Jacobs looks for a takedown but McGarrity sprawls well.
Jacobs throws a hook to the side of McGarrity's head but McGarrity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobs defending well as McGarrity loads up on a big left hand.
Jacobs throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
McGarrity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but McGarrity sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jacobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGarrity gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jacobs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jacobs scores with a one two! McGarrity had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
McGarrity takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as McGarrity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGarrity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarrity throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGarrity.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
Jacobs wants to slow McGarrity down by chopping away at his legs.
Jacobs with a poor takedown
and McGarrity makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGarrity was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Jacobs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McGarrity fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jacobs sprawls well initially but McGarrity persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jacobs trying to hold on to McGarrity's head to control him but McGarrity postures up.
McGarrity missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs is trying to get back to full guard.
McGarrity wants to take a breather but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs trying to control from the bottom.
Jacobs tries to get to full guard but McGarrity has control of the leg.
McGarrity missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs trying to control from the bottom.
McGarrity not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGarrity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity is nestled in close to Jacobs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGarrity wants to work for an arm triangle but Jacobs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jacobs gets full guard.
Jacobs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGarrity scoring with some ground and pound.
Jacobs 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.
McGarrity slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jacobs is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGarrity connects with a decent elbow.
Jacobs struggling a bit here.
Jacobs pushes McGarrity away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McGarrity gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGarrity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McGarrity is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity wants to control the pace but Jacobs is squirming around nicely.
McGarrity postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.
McGarrity postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Jacobs is out cold - huge knockout for McGarrity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kearney McGarrity!
A victorious Kearney McGarrity 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
36 - 23 - 0 |
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152 lbs
22 - 13 - 4 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Hossein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hossein.
Hossein throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hossein breaks the clinch.
Hossein misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Hossein 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.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a body kick.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hossein scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie punishes Hossein's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Hossein ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hossein. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hossein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Hossein misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Hossein was not able to check.
Hossein with a nice cross.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hossein throws a sloppy body shot
and Hossein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Hossein misses.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hossein tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sadiq Hossein has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossein.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein lands a right hook to the body.
Hossein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hossein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hossein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Hossein tries a head kick but it misses.
Hossein throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hossein.
Hossein scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hossein.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hossein thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Hossein throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Hossein moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hossein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hossein scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie throws a hook but Hossein avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie moves forwards but Hossein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie throws a jab when Hossein was well out of range.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hossein throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hossein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Decent striking displayed by Hossein there.
A big left from Hossein misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hossein jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hossein.
Hossein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hossein throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Hossein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hossein looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Hossein's ribs.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Hossein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Hossein connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Hossein.
Hossein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hossein swinging wildly here.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hossein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Hossein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hossein scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a low kick but Hossein moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hossein misses with a double jab.
Hossein throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Hossein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hossein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hossein.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Hossein.
Hossein staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossein.
Gracie thumps Hossein with a low kick.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Hossein thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hossein.
Hossein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hossein blocks a leg kick.
Hossein cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Hossein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Hossein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hossein connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie fakes the leg kick and cracks Hossein in the body.
Hossein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hossein's knee momentarily.
Hossein throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein misses with a series of wild punches.
Hossein lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Hossein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Hossein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Hossein throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Hossein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sadiq Hossein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sadiq Hossein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hossein cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Hossein throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Hossein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie slips a straight right by Hossein.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hossein lands a jab.
Gracie with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hossein if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hossein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Hossein misses.
Hossein blocks a head kick by Gracie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hossein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Hossein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Hossein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hossein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hossein.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hossein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hossein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hossein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hossein.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hossein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hossein is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Hossein loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Hossein moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Hossein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hossein.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hossein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hossein moves away.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Hossein lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hossein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
An inside leg kick lands from Hossein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hossein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hossein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hossein. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Hossein throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hossein.
Hossein thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Hossein digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Hossein lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie throws a head kick that Hossein semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hossein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie drops Hossein with a beautiful combination! Hossein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gracie is looking for the KO!
Hossein is rocked!
Hossein misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hossein 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koa Polunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin comes to the cage accompanied by King of Kings by Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
34 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Polunu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Marvin misses.
Marvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polunu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marvin rushes Polunu and presses him up against the cage.
Polunu working aggressively here.
Marvin tightens his grip and picks Polunu up, before dumping him to the ground. Polunu manages to land in guard.
Marvin throws a strike but Polunu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marvin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polunu is aware though and is defending well.
Marvin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marvin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polunu defends it easily.
Marvin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polunu wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
Polunu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marvin wants to improve his position but instead Polunu has moved into half guard.
Marvin looking for submissions off his back.
Marvin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marvin keeps working.
Marvin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Mano`s Elite BJJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Polunu is stalling here. Marvin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Polunu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marvin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Polunu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marvin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Polunu won't allow Marvin to pass to mount.
Marvin trying to control the action but Polunu is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marvin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polunu defending well though.
Polunu wants to get back to his feet.
Polunu wants to control but Marvin is keeping busy.
Marvin 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.
Marvin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polunu is defending against the submission attempts here by Marvin.
Polunu tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Marvin manages to move to mount!
Polunu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polunu is in a horrible position here. Marvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marvin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Polunu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marvin punching from mount but Polunu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polunu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marvin controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polunu tries to lock up and control but Marvin 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.
King Marvin 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.
Polunu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marvin.
Marvin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Polunu doesn't seem bothered though.
Polunu lunges at Marvin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marvin's hand.
Polunu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marvin.
Marvin shoots in for a double leg but Polunu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marvin has a takedown stuffed.
Polunu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marvin slips under a jab from Polunu.
Marvin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polunu did well to prevent Marvin getting side control.
Polunu is staying active underneath Marvin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marvin misses with a head shot. Polunu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Polunu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marvin manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin working for a triangle but Polunu defends it easily.
Polunu stays in close to Marvin's body and controls the position.
Polunu trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polunu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marvin has a closed guard, preventing Polunu from standing up.
Polunu trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marvin is trying to control the position but Polunu postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Marvin misses its intended target.
Polunu lands a lovely overhand right.
Polunu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Polunu lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin lands a nice hook to Polunu's body. Polunu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Polunu scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marvin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marvin lands a nice hook to Polunu's body. Polunu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Polunu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polunu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marvin.
Nice takedown defense from Marvin. No joy for Polunu on that attempt.
Polunu throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polunu misses with a straight left.
King Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marvin clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polunu.
A hook to the body from Marvin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polunu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marvin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Polunu fails to land.
Polunu has a couple of punches blocked by Marvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin presses Polunu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marvin keeps control of Polunu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polunu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Polunu.
Polunu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polunu blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Polunu blocks a body shot from Marvin.
Marvin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polunu prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Polunu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polunu wants to get back to striking at distance but Marvin won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polunu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polunu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polunu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koa Polunu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marvin throws a lazy right hand but Polunu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polunu.
Marvin cracks Polunu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Polunu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Polunu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marvin in his tracks.
Marvin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polunu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polunu moves forwards but Marvin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marvin clinches up with Polunu and pushes him back against the cage.
Marvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polunu tries to break free but Marvin pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Polunu.
Polunu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Polunu tries to break free but Marvin pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polunu.
Polunu lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
Marvin misses with a body punch.
Marvin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Marvin.
Marvin tries for a takedown but Polunu manages to get underhooks.
Polunu lands with a short shot to the head.
Marvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polunu.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
Polunu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marvin has Polunu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polunu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polunu prevents a body shot from Marvin.
A short body shot lands from Polunu as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polunu lands with a short shot to the head.
Polunu can't break the clinch.
Polunu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin tries to work over Polunu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polunu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marvin working aggressively here.
Marvin blocks an uppercut.
Polunu lands a left hand.
Polunu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polunu throws a head punch that misses.
Polunu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin cracks Polunu with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
A short right from Polunu on the inside.
Polunu stalls.
Polunu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marvin tries to score a body lock takedown but Polunu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polunu working hard to break the clinch.
Polunu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polunu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polunu lands an elbow inside.
Polunu blocking some punches.
Polunu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marvin.
Polunu blocks an uppercut.
Polunu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marvin.
Koa Polunu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Polunu tries to work over Marvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marvin tries to work over Polunu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polunu misses with a punch on the inside.
Polunu tries to stall but Marvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marvin misses with a body punch.
Marvin lands with a short shot to the head.
Polunu working aggressively here.
Marvin is looking for a takedown.
Polunu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polunu tries to work over Marvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polunu is trying to push Marvin away but Marvin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Polunu lands a body punch.
Marvin has a couple of punches blocked by Polunu.
Marvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marvin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin misses with some punches.
Marvin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marvin has a couple of punches blocked by Polunu.
Marvin has Polunu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Marvin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Polunu tumbling to the mat - Marvin dives into Polunu's guard.
Marvin trying to control but Polunu is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Koa Polunu.
I think Polunu 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koa Polunu!
A relieved looking Koa Polunu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Colbert acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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291 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a leg kick but Colbert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Colbert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colbert avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Colbert throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Colbert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Colbert moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson takes a swing at Colbert's ribcage but misses.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Colbert misses the jab.
Colbert throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dean Anderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Colbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Colbert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Colbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Colbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Colbert closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Colbert.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Colbert throws an elbow but misses.
Colbert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Colbert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Colbert prevents it.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Dean Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Colbert scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson has been working on his balance at Rutgers Athletic Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Colbert.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Colbert as Anderson tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colbert.
Anderson avoiding damage as Colbert throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Colbert fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Colbert throws a head punch that misses.
Colbert pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Colbert regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson prevents Colbert from getting back to his feet.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Colbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colbert is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colbert seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Colbert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Cain Colbert has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert is positioning himself well to prevent Anderson advancing to mount.
Colbert wants to get back to his feet.
Colbert is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Colbert moves into full guard.
Anderson prevents Colbert from getting back to his feet.
Colbert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colbert is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Colbert is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
Colbert tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Anderson manages to move to mount!
Colbert wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson won't let Colbert get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colbert is trying to stand.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Colbert looks winded!
Anderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Colbert tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dean Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson digs a good hook to Colbert's body.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Colbert.
Colbert swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Colbert goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Colbert slips a straight right by Anderson.
Colbert throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson stuns Colbert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson works Colbert's body with a nice hook.
Colbert sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Colbert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Colbert has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson postures up in Colbert's guard and throws a big left but Colbert blocks it.
Anderson trying to control but Colbert is working from the bottom.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Colbert is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is fighting to break Colbert's control of his arms but Colbert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Colbert wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Colbert was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Colbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Colbert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colbert scrambles back to his feet.
Colbert walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anderson.
Colbert is breathing heavily.
Anderson lunges at Colbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Colbert's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Colbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colbert tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a body punch but Colbert moves out of range.
Colbert misses the jab.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeez, Dean Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Colbert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Colbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dean Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cain Colbert!
Cain Colbert made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Frank Klepacki - March to doom. Papi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. IZ ON kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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148 lbs
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36
152 lbs
32 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papi misses with a low kick.
Papi looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papi looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Some bone on bone action there as Papi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Papi with a nice cross.
Moore motions for Papi to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Papi on that attempt.
Papi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore tries a low kick but Papi avoids it.
Papi 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.
Moore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been told by Moore's head coaches at The Stray Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi misses the jab.
Papi misses with a low kick.
Papi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papi.
Papi throws a leg kick but Moore moved away.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Papi tries to pass to full mount but Moore defends it.
Papi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Moore to regain full guard.
Papi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Papi tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Moore unloads with some shots from mount but Papi bucks and avoids them well.
Moore looking to land elbow strikes but Papi uses the position to regain half guard.
Moore is pressing down on Papi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Papi is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi keeping control of the position.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Papi lands a right hook to the body.
Papi dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bobby Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Papi.
Papi tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Papi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore taking a breather.
Papi digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Papi.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Papi.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milo Papi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Papi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Papi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Papi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Papi moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore gets caught napping as Papi dives in and scores a takedown. Moore manages to retain guard.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.
Papi postures up.
Papi postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Papi stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papi is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Papi wants to pass the guard but Moore is keeping the position.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore is trying to keep Papi in close.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papi is one step ahead there.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papi passes Moore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Papi there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papi.
Papi wants to get back to his feet.
Moore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moore.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papi works over Moore with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Papi is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore keeping full guard, as Papi tries to pass.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi postures up.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore controlling Papi's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moore trying to control the position.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi is looking to work some ground and pound but Moore has wrist control.
Papi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moore 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Papi works over Moore with some ground and pound from guard.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Papi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papi postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moore avoids the body shot from Papi.
No luck for Papi with that takedown attempt.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Milo Papi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papi throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Papi misses the shot to the body.
Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moore working the strikes but Papi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Papi is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Moore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Papi scores with a jab to the body.
Papi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moore defends well and Papi ends up having to push Moore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moore tries to work over Papi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Papi fails to land.
Papi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papi can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Papi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Papi tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Moore wants to stall.
Moore is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bobby Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Papi.
Good body shot from Moore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Papi back against the cage.
Papi tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papi.
Papi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papi won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Papi throwing strikes but missing.
Papi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papi has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
Papi cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Papi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore prevents Papi from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore thows a huge punch but Papi dodges it nicely.
Moore throwing shots but Papi is blocking nicely.
Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papi is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Papi avoid being mounted?
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 Bobby Moore.
I think Papi 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!
Milo Papi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Spitfire. Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
160 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
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32
169 lbs
24 - 13 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunstrom closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Muakbar's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thunstrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muakbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Muakbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thunstrom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lars Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Muakbar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muakbar scores with a nice right hand.
Thunstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thunstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Muakbar tries to sprawl out of it but Thunstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muakbar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muakbar lands a right hook to the body.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Muakbar throws a jab when Thunstrom was well out of range.
Thunstrom misses with a left hand
and Muakbar counters with a right hand to the body.
Muakbar misses with a looping right.
Muakbar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muakbar staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunstrom avoids the body shot from Muakbar.
Nice straight punches there by Thunstrom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thunstrom.
Muakbar 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunstrom slips a jab from Muakbar.
Muakbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Muakbar throws a right and a left that Thunstrom avoids nicely.
Muakbar looks to land a left hand but Thunstrom moved out of range nicely.
Thunstrom scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thunstrom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Muakbar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thunstrom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Muakbar tries to buck Thunstrom off but Thunstrom is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thunstrom's best efforts.
Muakbar won't allow Thunstrom to pass to mount.
Thunstrom is looking to take a break and control but Muakbar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thunstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Muakbar defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar gets back to full guard.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Thunstrom from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar trying to keep a closed guard but Thunstrom is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Muakbar is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Muakbar pulls Thunstrom in to control the position.
Thunstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Muakbar is retaining full guard.
Muakbar controlling Thunstrom's posture.
Muakbar looking for a sweep. Not yet Muakbar, not yet.
Thunstrom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Muakbar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thunstrom scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Thunstrom misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a series of punches but Muakbar avoids them all with ease.
Thunstrom moves out of range as Muakbar strikes.
Thunstrom moves out of range of the leg kick from Muakbar.
Muakbar with a hook.
Muakbar cracks Thunstrom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Muakbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muakbar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muakbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunstrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muakbar backs up against the cage.
Muakbar walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muakbar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Muakbar.
Thunstrom slips a jab and a cross from Muakbar.
Thunstrom lands a two punch combo.
Thunstrom misses with a hook. Muakbar ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thunstrom.
A big left from Muakbar misses.
Thunstrom misses with a hook.
Muakbar scores with a body shot.
Muakbar moves in looking to clinch but Thunstrom pushes him off.
Muakbar is looking to clinch but Thunstrom is avoiding it.
Thunstrom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muakbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom defending well as Muakbar loads up on a big left hand.
Thunstrom fails with the takedown.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunstrom punishes Muakbar's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunstrom thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muakbar.
Thunstrom scores with a nice strike.
Thunstrom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muakbar swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Muakbar there.
Muakbar loads up on a big right hand but Thunstrom slips the punch.
A jab from Muakbar misses.
A big left from Muakbar misses.
Thunstrom misses the jab.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Muakbar moves out of range.
A cross from Muakbar lands.
Muakbar throws a series of punches but Thunstrom avoids them all with ease.
Thunstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muakbar ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunstrom on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar throws a looping overhand right but Thunstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Muakbar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom moves away from the strike by Muakbar.
A big left from Muakbar misses.
Thunstrom digs a good body shot into Muakbar's ribs.
Muakbar ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
and Thunstrom counters with a single leg into guard. Muakbar didn't expect that.
Thunstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Muakbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lars Thunstrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunstrom looking to sit in guard and control but Muakbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunstrom is trying to keep Muakbar in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thunstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muakbar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muakbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thunstrom swings for the body but Muakbar moves out of range.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Muakbar ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muakbar.
Thunstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muakbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muakbar.
Muakbar throws a series of punches but Thunstrom avoids them all with ease.
Thunstrom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunstrom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar misses with a two punch combination.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Muakbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muakbar sizes up Thunstrom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muakbar with a hook.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunstrom throws a hook but Muakbar blocks it.
Muakbar misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Muakbar. No joy for Thunstrom on that attempt.
Muakbar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a head kick but Muakbar moves out of range.
Thunstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Muakbar coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muakbar tries to get to full guard but Thunstrom has control of the leg.
Muakbar is refusing to be controlled, as Thunstrom sits in half guard.
Thunstrom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muakbar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thunstrom.
Thunstrom trying to pass the guard but Muakbar defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom prevents Muakbar from improving his position.
Thunstrom trying to pass the guard but Muakbar defending well.
Thunstrom trying to control the action but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Haji Muakbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lars Thunstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lars Thunstrom just wasn't active enough.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Muakbar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muakbar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thunstrom works Muakbar's body with a nice hook.
Thunstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muakbar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunstrom is just out of range.
Muakbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Muakbar ducks down to avoid it.
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 Lars Thunstrom.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunstrom, 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 Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Thunstrom!
A victorious Lars Thunstrom 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu has chosen The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men as his entrance music. Jie Liu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liu checks a leg kick.
Maddox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maddox throws a combination. Liu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maddox 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.
Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Liu.
Liu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maddox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a few strikes there.
Liu throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Maddox.
Liu with a hook.
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!
The crowd cheers as Maddox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liu doesn't seem phased though.
Maddox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maddox tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Liu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Liu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maddox.
Maddox really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Liu is trying to improve his position.
Liu 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.
Liu wants to control but Maddox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controls the position.
Liu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Liu tries to lock up and control but Maddox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Liu working to try and regain half guard.
Maddox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is working to get back to half guard.
Liu is squirming around, avoiding Maddox's attempts to control the action.
Maddox wants to control but instead Liu manages to regain half guard.
Liu is trying to control but can't.
Liu is looking for a sweep. Maddox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is trying to control but Maddox manages to pass to mount!
Liu 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.
Maddox misses with a head shot. Liu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Liu looking for a sweep. Not yet Liu, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liu tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Maddox misses with a lunging right hand
and Liu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maddox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liu is fighting to break Maddox's control of his arms but Maddox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liu wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
Maddox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Maddox has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maddox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liu is looking for a sweep. Maddox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maddox winds up and cracks Liu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liu is doing well to control the position and prevent Maddox from advancing to side control.
Maddox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maddox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maddox's back!
You can see the frustration on Maddox's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Liu punches the canvas rather than the man.
Liu gets his hands free as Maddox looks to control.
Liu is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Maddox is defending well though. Liu let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Liu misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws strikes from the back but Maddox rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Maddox.
Maddox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liu.
Maddox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maddox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liu.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jie Liu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maddox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maddox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jie Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maddox throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maddox.
Maddox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu blocks the body kick.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Liu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maddox is trying to keep Liu in close.
Liu throws a big right hand that misses.
Maddox trying to control the position.
Jie Liu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liu won't allow Maddox to sweep him here.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu stands up over Maddox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liu throwing strikes but missing.
Liu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Liu postures up in Maddox's guard and throws a big left but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox is adopting a defensive guard.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control the position.
Maddox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liu stands and throws Maddox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maddox struggling a bit here.
Liu laying and praying for a moment but Maddox takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Liu wants to pass to mount but Maddox is defending the position.
Liu wants to take a breather but Maddox is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Liu trying to control but Maddox is working from the bottom.
Liu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jie Liu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liu enables Maddox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jie Liu really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maddox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maddox but Maddox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maddox throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Maddox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Liu is looking to regain half guard here but Maddox keeps moving and retains side control.
Maddox tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Liu sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is looking to advance position but Liu won't allow it.
Liu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liu punching from the bottom.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
Liu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Maddox is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
Maddox is thwarting Liu's attempts to control the position.
Maddox trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Liu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maddox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu gets back to full guard.
Maddox trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Liu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liu looking for a sweep. Not yet Liu, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maddox throws a big right hand that misses.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Liu blocks nicely.
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Liu.
Maddox advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Maddox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Maddox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Liu!
Liu is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Liu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maddox trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Maddox working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Maddox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Liu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Liu tries to hold on but Maddox postures up.
Liu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liu because Maddox loaded up on that one.
Maddox thowing shots but they're missing.
Liu tries to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Liu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maddox with the ground and pound but Liu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Liu.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maddox.
Liu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maddox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Maddox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is keen to just control but Liu is a slippery customer.
Maddox with the ground and pound but Liu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Liu looking for subs off his back but Maddox has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maddox throwing shots but Liu is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maddox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
A victorious Brian Maddox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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