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TTFC Howlett Vs Bickle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevin comes into the arena with Twin Atlantic - Free blaring out of the sound system. Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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37
148 lbs
25 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elastinen misses with an uppercut.
Elastinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nevin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nevin misses the target.
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elastinen takes one to the side of the head.
Elastinen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nevin wants to control but Elastinen is keeping busy.
Elastinen is looking to advance position but Nevin won't allow it.
Elastinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elastinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nevin has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Nevin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nevin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elastinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elastinen's back!
Nevin decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Nevin shows good takedown defense.
Elastinen looks for a takedown but Nevin sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevin.
Nevin stuffs the takedown.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Horrible takedown by Elastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nevin which made him look bad.
Elastinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nevin is refusing to be controlled, as Elastinen sits in half guard.
Elastinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Elastinen trying to control from half guard but Nevin is working away.
Nevin wants to improve his position but Elastinen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nevin is staying active underneath Elastinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Nevin shows good takedown defense.
Elastinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nevin's waist but Nevin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elastinen off to one side.
Elastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nevin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elastinen somewhat.
Elastinen dives in and grabs Nevin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nevin pushes down on Elastinen's head and hops out.
Nevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Elastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elastinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nevin. Nevin obviously looking to wear him down.
Nevin throws a series of punches but Elastinen moves out of range.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt - Nevin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elastinen moves out of range as Nevin throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Nevin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nevin scores with a shoulder strike.
Elastinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Nevin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nevin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nevin tries a body shot but Elastinen blocks it.
Nevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nevin is trying to maintain a safe position but Elastinen gets an underhook and turns Nevin into the cage.
Nevin throws a head punch that misses.
Nevin has a couple of punches blocked by Elastinen.
Nevin prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Nevin throws an elbow but misses.
Elastinen has Nevin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nevin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nevin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nevin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nevin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elastinen's brow.
Nevin throws a head punch that misses.
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 Bill Nevin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nevin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nevin lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Nevin misses.
Nevin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elastinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but Nevin shows good takedown defense.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt - Nevin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nevin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nevin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elastinen.
Elastinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Elastinen wants to clinch up but Nevin keeps it at a distance.
Nevin leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin throws a body punch but Elastinen moves out of range.
Nevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nevin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elastinen.
Nevin cracks Elastinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elastinen has a takedown stuffed.
A left and a right from Nevin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Erkki Elastinen has been cut.
Elastinen checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Nevin tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nevin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Elastinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin stuffs the takedown attempt from Elastinen. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Elastinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nevin as he avoids it easily.
Nevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elastinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nevin as he avoids it easily.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
Elastinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nevin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Nevin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nevin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nevin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nevin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Nevin tries to sprawl out of it but Elastinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nevin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nevin throws a front kick that sends Elastinen stumbling back into the cage.
Elastinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up with Nevin, looking for a takedown. Elastinen pushes Nevin against the cage but Nevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nevin tries to sprawl but Elastinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Elastinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Nevin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nevin wants to control but Elastinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Elastinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control from Nevin's half guard. Nevin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nevin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nevin wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen is pushing down on Nevin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nevin is fighting to maintain full guard but Elastinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elastinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Nevin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erkki Elastinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Elastinen throws an overhand right that lands on Nevin's shoulder, as Nevin tries to avoid the shot.
Nevin throws a nice head kick!
Elastinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nevin throws a right and a left that Elastinen avoids nicely.
Elastinen shoots in and drives through. Nevin sprawls well.
Nevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Elastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elastinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nevin cracks a nice hook into Elastinen's ribs.
Elastinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Elastinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin keeping hold of Elastinen's head, controlling as best he can.
Nevin is not content to let Elastinen control the position.
Elastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Nevin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elastinen seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elastinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elastinen's back!
Elastinen is keeping busy.
Nevin decides to stand up.
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Bill Nevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nevin swivels and escapes.
Nevin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elastinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nevin leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
letting Nevin counter with a right hand.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nevin wants to improve his position but Elastinen is controlling well.
Nevin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elastinen is working away from the top position though.
Elastinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nevin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen looking to sit in guard and control but Nevin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bill Nevin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nevin tries to stand but Elastinen is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nevin is looking to stand up but Elastinen won't let him.
Erkki Elastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elastinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Bill Nevin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nevin, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Nevin!
After the big win, Bill Nevin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik comes to the cage accompanied by Rånny Bruvik. John Moneybags acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
27 - 17 - 2 |
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144 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Moneybags!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneybags misses with a looping right.
Moneybags shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moneybags tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruvik was well out of range. Poor timing from Moneybags.
Bruvik misses with a wild combination.
Bruvik throws a right and a left that Moneybags avoids nicely.
Bruvik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at COBRA-KAI. DO-JO in the buildup to the fight.
Moneybags swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moneybags scores with a nice right hand.
Bruvik gets tackled into the cage by Moneybags. Moneybags maintains the clinch.
Bruvik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moneybags is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moneybags misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruvik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bruvik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moneybags or not.
A frustrated look appears on Bruvik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruvik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Bruvik.
Moneybags swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruvik.
Bruvik avoiding damage.
Bruvik fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Bruvik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Moneybags.
Moneybags is working Bruvik over against the cage.
Bruvik controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruvik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moneybags has a couple of punches blocked by Bruvik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik blocking some punches.
Moneybags pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moneybags misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruvik blocks an uppercut.
Moneybags tries to circle away but Bruvik has him pinned against the cage.
Moneybags breaks the clinch.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bruvik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Moneybags.
Moneybags has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moneybags ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moneybags throws an off balance right hand
and Bruvik counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruvik throws the kick towards the body but Moneybags avoids it.
Moneybags throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Bruvik does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags misses with a double jab.
Bruvik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moneybags's waist but Moneybags gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bruvik off to one side.
Moneybags avoids the head kick by Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruvik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruvik throws a lazy right hand but Moneybags sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moneybags gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moneybags throws a hook to the side of Bruvik's head but Bruvik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruvik misses with a kick to the body.
Bruvik moves out of range as Moneybags strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruvik. Moneybags does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruvik slips a straight right by Moneybags.
Moneybags misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruvik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bruvik takes a swing at Moneybags's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik works over Moneybags's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like John Moneybags has been cut.
John Moneybags is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moneybags gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bruvik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moneybags tries to clinch but Bruvik moves away
and Bruvik counters with a good low kick that Moneybags was not able to check.
Moneybags tries to clinch up but Bruvik circles away and keeps his distance.
Moneybags misses with a jab to the body
and Bruvik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moneybags looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruvik slips under a jab from Moneybags.
Moneybags fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruvik slips under a jab from Moneybags.
Moneybags uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruvik has time to react.
Moneybags scores with a jab. Bruvik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moneybags with a hook.
Bruvik takes a swing at Moneybags's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Moneybags misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Moneybags will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moneybags enables Bruvik to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moneybags manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bruvik won't allow Moneybags to sweep him here.
Moneybags working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruvik.
Bruvik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruvik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruvik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moneybags pulls Bruvik in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruvik from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moneybags wants to stand but Bruvik is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moneybags works over Bruvik's head and body with a nice combination.
Moneybags showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruvik.
Sloppy strikes from Moneybags. Those never looked like landing.
Bruvik misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Bruvik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moneybags doesn't seem phased though.
Moneybags throws a looping overhand right but Bruvik ducks down to avoid it.
Bruvik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moneybags connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruvik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruvik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruvik misses with a head kick.
Moneybags ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronny Bruvik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moneybags shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moneybags wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruvik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruvik misses with the combination.
Moneybags feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moneybags ducks under a wild hook from Bruvik.
Moneybags throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moneybags lands a jab to Bruvik's midsection.
Bruvik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moneybags counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruvik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moneybags has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moneybags and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruvik throws a sloppy head kick
and Moneybags counters with a series of strikes. Bruvik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moneybags takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Moneybags misses the target.
Moneybags throws a big shot that misses.
Ronny Bruvik is winning the standup battle so far.
Moneybags scores with a jab.
Moneybags lands a jab to the head.
Bruvik goes for a double leg but Moneybags avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moneybags continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruvik.
Bruvik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moneybags pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moneybags uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruvik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a looping overhand right but Bruvik ducks down to avoid it.
Bruvik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moneybags throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruvik tries to move into range but Moneybags moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruvik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moneybags.
Moneybags walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moneybags avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
A punch combination from Bruvik misses.
Bruvik missing with a left hand there. Moneybags was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moneybags pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruvik misses with a series of wild punches.
Moneybags lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruvik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moneybags throws a body punch but Bruvik moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bruvik.
Moneybags swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruvik.
Bruvik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruvik jabs Moneybags right on the nose. Moneybags blinks but takes it well.
Moneybags misses with a hook. Bruvik ducked under it nicely.
Moneybags displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moneybags connects with a looping right hand.
Bruvik walks into a stiff left hand from Moneybags.
Moneybags stuns Bruvik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moneybags fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneybags tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruvik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moneybags throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruvik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moneybags throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Bruvik.
Bruvik swings for the body but Moneybags moves out of range.
Bruvik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruvik moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moneybags.
A slow jab from Moneybags misses its intended target.
Bruvik defending well as Moneybags loads up on a big left hand.
Bruvik scores with a nice strike.
Moneybags lands a jab to Bruvik's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moneybags tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moneybags tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruvik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moneybags walks into a left hand.
Bruvik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moneybags misses with the combination.
Moneybags lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moneybags walks into a stiff left hand from Bruvik.
Moneybags throws a body kick that misses.
Moneybags changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moneybags is looking to chop away at Bruvik's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws an overhand right that lands on Moneybags's shoulder, as Moneybags tries to avoid the shot.
Bruvik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moneybags can pounce on him.
Moneybags misses the shot to the body.
Moneybags throws a body punch but Bruvik moves out of range.
Moneybags misses with an uppercut.
Bruvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruvik throws a sloppy head kick and Moneybags moves out of range easily.
Moneybags throws a big shot that misses.
Moneybags tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruvik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruvik lunges at Moneybags with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moneybags's hand.
Bruvik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moneybags.
Moneybags throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moneybags takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Bruvik scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik looks to throw a body kick
and Moneybags counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruvik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruvik walks into a jab.
Moneybags throws a push kick but Bruvik slaps the foot to one side.
Moneybags catches Bruvik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruvik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruvik tries to bum rush Moneybags with a series of wild strikes but Moneybags uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruvik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moneybags can pounce on him.
Moneybags dodges the punch combination from Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a body punch but Moneybags moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moneybags lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruvik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Moneybags comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moneybags 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Moneybags!
During a confident post fight interview, John Moneybags thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Tamland has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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26
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pradchapet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tamland counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tamland takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pradchapet slips under a jab.
Tamland looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tamland is working for a submission of some sort.
Tamland is trying to work for a kimura but Pradchapet is defending well.
Pradchapet is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamland.
Pradchapet wants to get back to his feet.
Pradchapet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamland.
Pradchapet is looking to control Tamland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pradchapet avoid being mounted?
Tamland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tamland throwing strikes here but Pradchapet is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pradchapet tries to hold on but Tamland pushes him away.
Tamland unloads with some shots from mount but Pradchapet bucks and avoids them well.
Tamland looking to control but Pradchapet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pradchapet blocking the ground and pound.
Tamland throws some wild stikes that Pradchapet manages to avoid easily.
Tamland with good strikes from the mount here!
Tamland looking to finish with strikes here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pradchapet avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tamland.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pradchapet avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tamland.
Pradchapet is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pradchapet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamland misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland wants to control the pace but Pradchapet is squirming around nicely.
Tamland thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tamland thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tamland misses with a head shot.
Tamland throws some wild stikes that Pradchapet manages to avoid easily.
Tamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pradchapet is trying desperately to improve position.
Pradchapet is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tamland misses with a head shot.
Pradchapet holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamland tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland working for a guillotine from mount but Pradchapet is in no mood to give up.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pradchapet is trying desperately to improve position.
Tamland throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pradchapet is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland punching from mount but Pradchapet doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pradchapet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tamland throwing strikes but Pradchapet bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pradchapet looks for a takedown but Tamland sprawls well.
Pradchapet misses with the combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pradchapet.
Tamland is trying to get back to half guard.
Tamland is still trying to improve position.
Pradchapet is looking to take a break and control but Tamland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tamland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Pradchapet is looking to advance position but Tamland won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tamland.
Pradchapet tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamland is retaining full guard.
Pradchapet trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bapit Pradchapet.
Tamland connects with a body shot that sends Pradchapet's belly button to the back.
Tamland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamland cracks Pradchapet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamland slaps away a takedown attempt from Pradchapet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamland scores with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pradchapet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bapit Pradchapet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pradchapet shoots in but no luck this time.
Bapit Pradchapet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamland avoids the head kick by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet misses with a double jab.
Tamland lands a big head kick that sends Pradchapet tumbling to the mat! Tamland takes a step backwards and waves Pradchapet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tamland moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Tamland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pradchapet is fending him off so far but Tamland persists. Nope, Pradchapet circles away and we're back to standing.
Brick Tamland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pradchapet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tamland moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pradchapet avoids a kick to the body.
Pradchapet scores with a nice right hand.
Pradchapet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Tamland with that takedown attempt.
Pradchapet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tamland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pradchapet shoots in for a double leg but Tamland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tamland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pradchapet misses with a head kick.
Pradchapet takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamland.
Tamland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pradchapet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Tamland slams his shin into Pradchapet's torso.
Tamland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamland manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pradchapet on his heels. He'll look to pass Pradchapet's guard now, I'm sure.
Pradchapet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tamland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Pradchapet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pradchapet tries a head kick but it misses.
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown but Tamland shows good takedown defense.
Pradchapet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tamland defends it nicely.
Tamland throws a leg kick which misses Pradchapet's front leg but catches the back leg as Pradchapet tries to avoid it.
Tamland moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Pradchapet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tamland pinned against the cage. Tamland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bapit Pradchapet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamland throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pradchapet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tamland is in Pradchapet's guard.
Tamland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamland postures up in Pradchapet's guard and throws a big left but Pradchapet blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pradchapet working a defensive guard but Tamland manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tamland is trying to get an arm triangle but Pradchapet is defending well.
An elbow from Tamland crashes against the mat.
Tamland is looking to take a break and control but Pradchapet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tamland throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Tamland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pradchapet parries the strikes from Tamland easily there. Tamland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pradchapet to escape.
Pradchapet tries to improve position but can't.
Pradchapet pushes Tamland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tamland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Tamland crashes against the mat.
Brick Tamland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tamland tries to score with some ground and pound. Pradchapet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tamland working the ground and pound but Pradchapet is defending the strikes.
Pradchapet pushes Tamland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tamland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pradchapet parries the strikes from Tamland easily there. Tamland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pradchapet to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland is trying to get an arm triangle but Pradchapet is defending well.
Tamland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tamland in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Tamland crashes against the mat.
Tamland trying to control the position but Pradchapet is working away.
Bapit Pradchapet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamland prevents Pradchapet from escaping the position.
Pradchapet trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tamland scores with punches from side control.
Tamland is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pradchapet has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tamland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tamland throws a strike aimed at the side of Pradchapet's head but Pradchapet avoids it well.
Tamland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tamland is trying to ground and pound but Pradchapet uses the momentary lack of control by Tamland to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamland passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tamland has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamland!
In his post fight interview, Brick Tamland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mama always said kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Utley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump throws a leg kick but Utley moved away.
Gump tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Utley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Utley moves out of range of the body kick from Gump.
Gump misses with a straight right.
Gump throws a leg kick but Utley checks it.
Gump is looking to clinch.
Gump shoots in but Utley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Utley scores with a kick to the body.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Utley throws a leg kick which misses Gump's front leg but catches the back leg as Gump tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gump feints and then cracks Utley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Utley down.
Gump blocks a jab.
Utley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
Utley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gump's calf.
We've been told by Utley's head coaches at Philly Dawgz MMA - PIT Inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gump throws a leg kick but Utley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Utley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gump.
Utley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Utley's calf.
Gump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chase Utley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Utley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gump on the side of the head.
Gump gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Utley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Utley misses with a body punch.
Gump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
Gump struggles to land a body shot inside as Utley controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Utley - that landed with a thud.
Gump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gump pushes Utley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Gump working hard to break the clinch.
Gump tries to stall but Utley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Utley.
A short uppercut from Utley.
Utley gets through Gump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Utley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley tries to work over Gump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Utley.
Utley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.
Utley scores with a shot to the side of Gump's head.
Gump is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Utley fails to land.
Gump is still on wobbly legs! Can Utley finish him?
Gump prevents a body shot from Utley.
Gump blocks a body shot from Utley.
Gump seems to have recovered his senses.
Gump stalling the fight.
Gump lands a nice uppercut.
Gump misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Gump.
Gump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Utley misses the shot to the body.
Utley throws a big shot that misses.
Utley lands a big head kick that sends Gump tumbling to the mat! Utley takes a step backwards and waves Gump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Utley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utley blocks a head kick by Gump.
Gump takes a swing at Utley's ribcage but misses.
Gump throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Utley misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gump blocks a head kick by Utley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Utley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Gump is predictable there
and Utley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Utley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gump throws a leg kick that is checked
and Utley counters with a straight right hand.
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gump connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Utley momentarily.
Gump takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chase Utley is winning the standup battle so far.
Utley circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gump drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Utley follows Gump to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Utley!
After the big win, Chase Utley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by TNT. Moore has chosen Frank Klepacki - March to doom as his entrance music. Bobby Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Moore looks for the body kick but Washington saw that one coming.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Washington down.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
Moore throws a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Washington with an uppercut!
Washington moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Moore throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Washington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Washington throws a leg kick but Moore checks it.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Moore blocks a low kick nicely.
Washington 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.
A head kick from Washington lands but Moore takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Moore scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by Washington there.
Washington looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Washington did well to prevent Moore getting side control.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Washington is trying to control but can't.
Washington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to get back to full guard but Moore has passed into side control.
Moore is staying tight to Washington's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Washington can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Moore.
Washington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Washington trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is controlling the pace.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Washington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Washington is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
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.
Washington trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Moore manages to pass to mount!
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Washington hang on?
Washington tries to hold on but Moore postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington has a hand on Moore's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moore takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Washington sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Washington takes one to the chin there.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Washington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moore cracks Washington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobby Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore blocks a jab.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Moore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore avoids the attempt from Washington to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Washington gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Moore is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Samuel Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Washington wants to control but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control but Moore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moore working Washington over with strikes.
Washington trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Washington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Washington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Washington wants to control but Moore is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington regains half guard.
Washington tries to roll over but Moore keeps him under control.
Moore controlling the action here.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore tries to score with a low kick but Washington moves his leg out of the way.
Washington wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs.
Moore lands a front kick.
Washington throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
Washington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Washington if he has to take too many more of those.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Washington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Washington's leg but Washington calmly moves out of range.
Washington lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Washington throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore scores with a jab.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
Moore tries a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Washington misses with an uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Washington checks the leg kick.
Washington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Washington.
Washington throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Washington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore looks for a takedown but Washington sprawls well.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Moore lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moore.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Moore connects with the punch.
Washington misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Washington was not able to check.
Washington lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Washington.
A low kick from Washington is predictable there
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore slips a straight right by Washington.
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!
Washington avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Washington momentarily.
Washington throws an off balance right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Samuel Washington.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Samuel Washington!
An out of breath Samuel Washington thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Country boy can survive. Dickens is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trick Daddy - Shut Up. Ratt Hughes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buff Dickens's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buff Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dickens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Dickens feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Dickens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickens.
Dickens walks into a left hand.
Dickens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hughes enables Dickens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hughes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hughes managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Dickens tries to pass.
Dickens throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Dickens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dickens throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hughes's body to avoid the submission. Hughes has instead reached around Dickens's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hughes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ratt Hughes!
Ratt Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes into the arena with Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vadim Lavrov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov misses with a straight right.
Lavrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarrity connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
Lavrov throws out a loose jab but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarrity slips a straight right by Lavrov.
McGarrity slips under a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lavrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
McGarrity throws a shot to the body.
Lavrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGarrity misses with an uppercut
and Lavrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lavrov.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lavrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lavrov.
McGarrity blocks a body shot from Lavrov.
McGarrity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGarrity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
Lavrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavrov blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
Lavrov prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
McGarrity wants to stall.
Lavrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGarrity dodges an elbow strike from Lavrov.
McGarrity is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lavrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGarrity is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from McGarrity.
Still in the clinch, McGarrity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from McGarrity.
McGarrity can't find room to land a body shot as Lavrov controls the action.
McGarrity misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarrity is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lavrov pushes McGarrity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGarrity lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for McGarrity to work.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity wants to stall.
Lavrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lavrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the head but McGarrity blocks with his arms.
Lavrov prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lavrov's elbow.
Lavrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lavrov misses with an elbow strike.
Lavrov lands a hook that snaps the head of McGarrity backwards.
McGarrity lands a body shot.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGarrity is pushing Lavrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lavrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lands a shoulder strike.
McGarrity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lavrov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lavrov.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGarrity avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lavrov as McGarrity tries to tie him up.
McGarrity pushes Lavrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
McGarrity can't find room to land a body shot as Lavrov controls the action.
Lavrov blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
Lavrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lavrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGarrity's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lavrov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity looking to slow down the pace here.
McGarrity is leaning against Lavrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGarrity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lavrov throws a solid leg kick but McGarrity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lavrov.
McGarrity gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a head kick.
McGarrity misses with a jab to the body
and Lavrov counters with a head kick.
Lavrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGarrity.
A shot to the body from McGarrity misses
and Lavrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGarrity thinking.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
McGarrity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarrity throws an off balance right hand
and Lavrov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lavrov as McGarrity tries to tie him up.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity prevents a body shot from Lavrov.
Lavrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavrov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov lands a left hand.
Cian McGarrity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lavrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarrity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lavrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with the head strike.
Lavrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavrov lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity tries to work over Lavrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarrity is struggling to control the position.
McGarrity lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
Nice body punch from Lavrov.
Lavrov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Lavrov avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
Lavrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lavrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov lands with a left to the head.
McGarrity digs a right hand underneath Lavrov's ribcage. Lavrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGarrity managing to block the knees to the body from Lavrov.
A right hand to the body from McGarrity.
Lavrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGarrity blocks it with crossed arms.
Lavrov pushes McGarrity back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGarrity is working Lavrov over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a head punch that misses.
Lavrov lands a body punch.
Lavrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGarrity lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavrov is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Lavrov fails to land.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
McGarrity is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGarrity lands with a left to the head.
Lavrov blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGarrity content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Lavrov avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
McGarrity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGarrity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lavrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGarrity.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGarrity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lavrov lands a shoulder strike.
McGarrity is working Lavrov over against the cage.
McGarrity leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lavrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lavrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lavrov working aggressively here.
McGarrity has Lavrov pressed against the cage.
McGarrity is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov tries to work over McGarrity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGarrity tries to work over Lavrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavrov throws a punch but it's blocked by McGarrity.
McGarrity is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vadim Lavrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
Lavrov throws out a loose jab but McGarrity uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarrity misses with a body kick.
McGarrity is looking to wear down Lavrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGarrity throws a shot from downtown. Lavrov moves away and avoids it.
McGarrity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick and Lavrov moves out of range easily.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGarrity moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarrity.
McGarrity takes one to the chin there.
McGarrity takes a swing at Lavrov's ribcage but misses.
McGarrity moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cian McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGarrity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGarrity thuds a left hand into Lavrov's body.
Cian McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavrov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGarrity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses
and McGarrity makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Lavrov.
McGarrity wants to land a leg kick but Lavrov is out of range.
Lavrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity thows a body shot but no joy.
Lavrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGarrity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGarrity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGarrity.
Lavrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGarrity.
Lavrov scoring well with a low kick there.
McGarrity scores with a push kick.
McGarrity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lavrov moves out of range as McGarrity throws a body kick.
McGarrity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lavrov throws a hook but McGarrity blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity connects with a leg kick. Lavrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGarrity plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavrov is just out of range.
McGarrity throws a solid leg kick but Lavrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGarrity.
Lavrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGarrity connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lavrov scrambles back to his feet.
Lavrov misses the body punch
and McGarrity counters with an outside leg kick.
Lavrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lavrov at a distance.
Lavrov moves out of range of the body kick from McGarrity.
Lavrov slips under a jab from McGarrity.
Lavrov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGarrity.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Lavrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGarrity.
A punch combination from Lavrov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGarrity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavrov 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.
Lavrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarrity lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cian McGarrity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGarrity 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cian McGarrity!
Cian McGarrity thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Foul Play told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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178 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Play but Play pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
Play tries to score with a low kick but Maeda moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Play misses.
A big right from Play misses.
A head kick misses from Maeda.
Play swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Maeda.
A lazy left from Play finds it's target.
Play swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maeda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Play throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Play throws a low kick but Maeda avoids it.
Maeda takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Play throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
Play misses with a low kick.
Play tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been informed that Play 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.
Play tries to score with a low kick but Maeda moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda slips a jab from Play.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Play delivers a nice body kick.
Maeda lands with a cross.
Play throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda misses with a wild body shot.
Play misses with the body kick
and Maeda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda trying to control from half guard but Play is working away.
Play moves into full guard.
Play wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Play is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda passes Play's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maeda is looking to pass Play's guard but actually Play recovers to full guard.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Play is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda tries to free his leg and advance position but Play is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Play blocks nicely.
Play wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda trying to control but Play is working from the bottom.
Maeda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Play is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Play's head.
Play keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Play dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda controlling the position.
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 Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Play throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Play misses with a looping left.
Maeda misses the jab.
Play getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Play thows a body shot but no joy.
Maeda throws a leg kick which misses Play's front leg but catches the back leg as Play tries to avoid it.
Maeda blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Play.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maeda wants to land a leg kick but Play is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
Play throws an overhand right that lands on Maeda's shoulder, as Maeda tries to avoid the shot.
Maeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Play can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda forces Play back against the cage and clinches.
Play misses with a punch on the inside.
Play throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Play - that landed with a thud.
Play successfully pulls guard.
Play keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Play is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Play keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitsuyo Maeda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Play is trying to control the position but Maeda postures up.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Play utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Play working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Play's head.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Maeda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Play tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Play makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Play.
Maeda trying to move into half guard but instead Play has managed to sweep!
Maeda pulls Play in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is trying to keep Play in close.
Play must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Play from controlling successfully.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Play cracks Maeda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Play has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maeda.
Play misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Maeda checks a leg kick nicely.
Play walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Play fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maeda on the side of the head.
Play just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Play pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Play takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda throws out a powerful jab.
Maeda lunges at Play with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Play's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Maeda blocks the leg kick.
Maeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
Play lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
A leg kick checked by Maeda.
Maeda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Play is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Play misses
and Maeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Play's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maeda pushing down on Play's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maeda misses with a head shot. Play uses the momentum to regain guard.
Play preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Play is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maeda stands and throws Play's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maeda wants to control but Play is keeping him busy.
Maeda advances to mount.
Maeda scoring with strikes but Play is staying in there.
Foul Play has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Maeda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Play is bucking up trying to escape but Maeda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maeda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Play is rocked!
Play is squirming around, avoiding Maeda's attempts to control the action.
Play is still in real trouble! Can Maeda finish him?
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!
Play is in a horrible position here. Maeda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Play is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play seems to have recovered his senses.
Play gets back to half guard.
Maeda is pressing down on Play's thigh, looking to free his foot. Play is holding on for now.
Maeda is nestled in close to Play, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Play has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maeda, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
After winning the bout, Mitsuyo Maeda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Van Gundy's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Gundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Van Gundy pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Gundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gundy misses the target.
Van Gundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Gundy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Gundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Gundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Stan Van Gundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Johnson.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A big right from Van Gundy misses.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Van Gundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Van Gundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gundy.
Nice takedown defense from Van Gundy. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gundy is just out of range.
Van Gundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson with a jab.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a jab when Van Gundy was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gundy misses the target.
Van Gundy misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Van Gundy's knee but Van Gundy avoids it well.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van Gundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Van Gundy is keeping the position.
Van Gundy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van Gundy looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gundy lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gundy is looking to pass Johnson's guard but actually Johnson recovers to full guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Van Gundy in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Gundy wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Gundy rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Van Gundy's guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gundy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Van Gundy keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Gundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Van Gundy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Van Gundy!
Van Gundy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Gundy postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Gundy!
Van Gundy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Gundy hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to control but Van Gundy is having none of it.
My spies in mugler.NEWYORK inform me that Johnson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Van Gundy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson breaks from Van Gundy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Van Gundy is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson tries to control but Van Gundy wriggling away.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Gundy working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Van Gundy is squirming around nicely.
Johnson looking to finish Van Gundy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van Gundy!
Van Gundy regains half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gundy is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Van Gundy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Van Gundy tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson moves into full mount! Van Gundy won't be happy about that!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Gundy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Gundy tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Gundy tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Van Gundy is working away.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Gundy!
Johnson working Van Gundy over with strikes here.
Johnson trying to control but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Van Gundy is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Gundy's face.
Van Gundy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson tries to control but Van Gundy wriggling away.
Van Gundy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Van Gundy is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson tries to control but Van Gundy wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson breaks from Van Gundy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Van Gundy to control.
Van Gundy is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Van Gundy to control.
Johnson breaks from Van Gundy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Van Gundy tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Gundy is looking to escape.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Van Gundy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Van Gundy is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Luke Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy can't escape the position.
Johnson trying to control but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson looking to control but Van Gundy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Van Gundy is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gundy is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Gundy moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Van Gundy's guard.
Van Gundy is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Gundy can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson wants to control but Van Gundy is keeping him busy.
Van Gundy won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Gundy defending well though.
Van Gundy wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Gundy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Gundy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson moves into full mount! Van Gundy won't be happy about that!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Van Gundy is working to get back to half guard.
Van Gundy is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Van Gundy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Van Gundy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Gundy hang on?
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Gundy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson tries to control but Van Gundy wriggling away.
Van Gundy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Van Gundy postures up.
Johnson looking for a triangle here. Van Gundy is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Van Gundy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Luke Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Berserker. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Travis Bickle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle blocks the body kick.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howlett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Howlett misses the shot to the body.
Bickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Howlett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Howlett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howlett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howlett throws a good cross that connects.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Howlett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howlett.
Howlett thows a body shot but no joy.
Howlett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett motions for Bickle to come forward. Howlett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Howlett.
Bickle misses with an uppercut
and Howlett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howlett.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bickle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howlett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Howlett throws a strike but Bickle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Howlett trying to keep a closed guard but Bickle is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bickle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Howlett is trying to keep Bickle in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickle scores with a leg kick.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle cracks Howlett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howlett misses with a body kick.
Bickle darts in and clinches Howlett up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bickle .
Bickle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howlett jumps guard but Bickle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howlett working aggressively here.
Howlett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle with a knee to the head.
Howlett misses with some punches.
Howlett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Howlett wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett breaks the clinch.
Howlett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Howlett's ribs.
Bickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Howlett misses with a low kick as Bickle jumps back.
Howlett throws a sloppy head kick and Bickle moves out of range easily.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Howlett's leg. Howlett is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howlett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howlett throws a right hand that Bickle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bickle also avoids with ease.
Howlett works Bickle 's body with a nice hook.
Howlett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Howlett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bickle is staying active underneath Howlett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Howlett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bickle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Howlett is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle manages to get to full guard.
Howlett is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Howlett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howlett trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Bickle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Howlett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is controlling Howlett's posture.
Howlett tries to free his leg and advance position but Bickle is retaining full guard.
Howlett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bickle has momentary wrist control but Howlett slips an elbow through the middle.
Howlett cracks Bickle with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Bickle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Howlett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bickle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is controlling Howlett's posture.
Howlett passes Bickle 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bickle is refusing to be controlled, as Howlett sits in half guard.
Howlett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howlett is keen to just control but Bickle is a slippery customer.
Howlett is working for a submission of some sort.
Bickle 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.
Howlett throwing shots but Bickle is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is trying to control. Bickle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bickle wants to improve his position but Howlett is controlling well.
Howlett with the ground and pound but Bickle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Howlett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bickle struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlett grinds an elbow into Bickle 's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that second round.
That's time! Howlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Howlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Howlett misses.
James Howlett is winning the standup battle so far.
Howlett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howlett tries to work over Bickle 's front leg with a kick but Bickle checks it.
Bickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bickle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Howlett misses
and Bickle counters by clinching up.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Howlett.
Howlett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bickle walks away with a smile on his face. Howlett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howlett swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howlett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Howlett misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters by clinching up.
Howlett pushes Bickle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
A short right from Howlett.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
Howlett scores with a hook to the body.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bickle wants to get up but he can't break Howlett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Howlett controls Bickle momentarily but Bickle frees himself.
Bickle stopping the sweep attempt from Howlett.
Howlett working a defensive guard here.
Bickle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Howlett is proving hard to escape from.
Bickle is fighting to break Howlett's control of his arms but Howlett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
James Howlett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bickle leaves Howlett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howlett throws a low kick but Bickle moves out of range easily.
Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Howlett.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howlett is defending well for now.
Howlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Howlett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howlett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bickle smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howlett misses with a leg kick
and Bickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of Howlett's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle has Howlett pressed against the cage, preventing Howlett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Howlett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howlett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bickle to keep the fight standing.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle is leaning against Howlett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlett lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Howlett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bickle to keep the fight standing.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but James Howlett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howlett thows a leg kick but Bickle checks it
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Bickle presses Howlett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Howlett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Howlett tries to pull guard but Bickle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Howlett misses with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Howlett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle .
Howlett tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Howlett.
Bickle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howlett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett misses with some punches.
Howlett tries to circle away but Bickle has him pinned against the cage.
Bickle keeps control of Howlett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Howlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle is leaning against Howlett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bickle .
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James Howlett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howlett has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle .
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howlett tries to pull guard but Bickle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Howlett misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Howlett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bickle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bickle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Howlett's guard.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Bickle from controlling successfully.
Howlett is trying to keep Bickle in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Travis Bickle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Howlett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett shoots in for a takedown but Bickle shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bickle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howlett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Howlett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bickle is out of range and Howlett settles back down.
Howlett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle wants to land a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Howlett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bickle cracks Howlett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howlett misses with a hook
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Howlett controls the action.
Howlett scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Howlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlett misses with some punches.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Howlett takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Howlett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Howlett.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle cracks Howlett with a nice body shot.
Howlett struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howlett.
Howlett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Howlett prevents a body shot from Bickle .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bickle blocks a head kick by Howlett.
Howlett throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Howlett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Howlett tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Howlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle .
Howlett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bickle to keep the fight standing.
Howlett tries to pull guard but Bickle holds him up against the cage and eventually Howlett drops back down to his feet.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howlett can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Howlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howletts head.
Howlett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Bickle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Howlett.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Howlett.
Bickle cracks Howlett with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
Howlett moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
Howlett tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howlett blocking some punches.
Howlett lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howlett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howlett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Bickle .
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Howlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
Bickle crunches a lovely knee into Howlett's ribcage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an elbow just above Howlett 's eye.
Bickle lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howlett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Howlett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle pushes Howlett against the cage. Bickle is working some dirty boxing. Bickle pushes off with a quick right hook! Howlett goes down! Howlett tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bickle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle !
Travis Bickle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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