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ECFC 24 - Bruny vs Showman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Smith.
Zaraki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaraki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaraki throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Zaraki with an uppercut!
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaraki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zaraki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Zaraki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenpachi Zaraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaraki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith scores with a jab. Zaraki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaraki swinging wildly here.
Smith blocks a head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaraki drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaraki misses with a straight left.
Zaraki throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Bobby Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaraki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaraki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Zaraki ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zaraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Zaraki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Zaraki.
Smith thuds his right hand into Zaraki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Smith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaraki defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Zaraki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaraki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaraki looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Bobby Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenpachi Zaraki.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith sizes up Zaraki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith blocks a head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith pushes Zaraki away with a front kick.
Zaraki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith scores with a one two! Zaraki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaraki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith tests Zaraki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaraki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Zaraki is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Zaraki letting Smith take a breather here.
Zaraki seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith trying to stall but Zaraki improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaraki lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaraki's elbow.
Zaraki manages to break the clinch.
Zaraki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zaraki.
Zaraki scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaraki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaraki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith throws a head kick but Zaraki moves out of range.
Zaraki lands a slapping body shot.
Smith cracks Zaraki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaraki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Zaraki misses.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaraki.
Zaraki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaraki tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith cracks Zaraki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaraki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaraki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaraki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Zaraki misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zaraki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a head kick but Zaraki moves out of range.
Bobby Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a stiff jab that staggers Zaraki - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Smith!
Our winner, Bobby Smith, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Stanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Stanko!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkevious misses with a body shot.
Stanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkevious circles away.
Barkevious swinging wildly here.
Stanko lands a left and a right that send Barkevious crashing to the mat, dazed. Stanko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barkevious is rocked!
It looks like Hughtavious Barkevious has been cut.
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!
Stanko slips a jab and a cross from Barkevious.
Oh Barkevious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanko moves into range and clinches up with Barkevious.
Barkevious seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barkevious's defenses.
Barkevious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barkevious is trying to push Stanko away but Stanko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stanko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkevious circles away.
Stanko misses with a double jab.
Stanko tries to clinch up.
Barkevious lands a body shot.
Barkevious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanko wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barkevious.
Stanko takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barkevious's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanko lands a knee to the head.
Stanko landing knees to the head.
Barkevious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanko lands a big knee to the head and Barkevious goes down! Stanko pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Stanko!
The defeated Hughtavious Barkevious had this to say: 'Hughtavious don't lose dis fight. If Hughtavious was so inclined, Hughtavious could'a put dis foo' in the ground, but Hughtavious done gone all gracious on y'all and let dis dude have himself a win over Hughtavious. Hughtavious like to make otha brothas feel good 'bout deyselves e'ry now'n ag'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan comes to the cage accompanied by Burn it Down. Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. $50 and a flask of crown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johny Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks takes a swing at Bojan's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bojan moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
Hendricks darts in trying to clinch
and Bojan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendricks has closed the distance and engaged Bojan in a clinch.
Bojan avoids the elbow strike from Hendricks, against the cage.
Hendricks misses with some punches.
Bojan presses Hendricks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bojan wants a takedown.
Bojan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hendricks after a bit of a struggle.
Hendricks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bojan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Bojan moves out of range.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bojan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hendricks's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bojan wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Bojan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bojan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bojan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendricks wants to get back to his feet but Bojan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Bojan from controlling successfully.
Bojan looking to pass the guard.
Bojan stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hendricks stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Bojan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendricks tries to clinch up
and Bojan counters with a series of strikes. Hendricks will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Bojan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bojan obliges.
Hendricks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hendricks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bojan.
Hendricks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bojan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hendricks is defending well.
Bojan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hendricks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bojan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bojan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Stan Bojan has been cut.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut. Bojan saw that one coming.
Bojan clinches with his opponent.
Bojan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bojan as Hendricks tries to tie him up.
Bojan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bojan breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Bojan with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks misses with a hook.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks is looking to sweep but instead, Bojan has passed into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bojan stops Hendricks from getting back to his feet.
Hendricks keeping control of 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 Stan Bojan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan Bojan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bojan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bojan.
Hendricks scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendricks clinches with his opponent.
Hendricks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bojan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hendricks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bojan wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Hendricks managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bojan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendricks wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hendricks is trying to control the position but Bojan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bojan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hendricks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hendricks wants to get back to his feet but Bojan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendricks has his hands on Bojan's head, controlling the position.
Bojan drops back looking for a leg! Hendricks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hendricks manages to kick Bojan off! Bojan jumps back into Hendricks's guard.
Bojan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johny Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks tries to clinch but Bojan is having none of it.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Bojan avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Bojan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hendricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bojan pushes Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan wants to take the fight to the mat but Hendricks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hendricks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bojan has picked Hendricks up - he's going for a ride! Bojan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hendricks wants to control but Bojan is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bojan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendricks is looking to control Bojan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendricks avoid being mounted?
Bojan is trying to work for a kimura but Hendricks is defending well.
Bojan seems to be working for a kimura but Hendricks defends the submission attempt.
Hendricks is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojan prevents Hendricks from standing back up.
Bojan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hendricks defending well though.
Bojan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hendricks sees it coming and defends easily.
Hendricks trying to control but Bojan postures up.
Bojan trying to control from half guard but Hendricks is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks is trying to maintain the position but Bojan is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bojan is looking for a kimura but Hendricks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bojan to get the leverage.
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 Stan Bojan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan Bojan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hendricks throws a jab when Bojan was well out of range.
Johny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bojan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hendricks throws a head kick but Bojan moves out of range.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bojan moves away.
Bojan gets a takedown into half guard.
Bojan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendricks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hendricks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bojan is working away from the top position though.
Bojan is working for a kimura but Hendricks is defending it quite comfortably.
Hendricks trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bojan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendricks is looking to control Bojan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendricks avoid being mounted?
Hendricks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bojan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stan Bojan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendricks is concentrating on defense, preventing Bojan from advancing position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bojan shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendricks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bojan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hendricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Bojan circles away.
Hendricks darts in trying to clinch
and Bojan counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks tries to buck Bojan off but Bojan is having none of it.
Bojan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hendricks, who protects the arm well.
Johny Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendricks is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Hendricks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hendricks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bojan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bojan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bojan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bojan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bojan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hendricks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hendricks holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Stan Bojan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bojan happy to just control the position for now.
Bojan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bojan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hendricks has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojan trying to control the position but Hendricks is working away.
Bojan working away.
Bojan is looking to take a break and control but Hendricks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks keeps Bojan under control for a moment.
Bojan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hendricks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendricks keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Bojan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bojan, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Bojan!
Stan Bojan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sparta Fightware, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Teeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark comes to the cage accompanied by La Trampa. Jay Dark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Teeto!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teeto clinches.
Teeto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Teeto obliges.
Teeto tries to work over Dark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teeto misses with a punch to the body.
Teeto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teeto misses with some punches.
A short right from Teeto.
Dark takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dark avoiding damage as Teeto throws knees to the body.
Dark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dark has Teeto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Teeto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teeto.
Teeto misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teeto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dark's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dark.
Dark looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Teeto.
Dark is breathing heavily.
Teeto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Dark blocking some punches.
Teeto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Dark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Teeto.
A right hand to the body from Teeto.
We've been informed that Teeto 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.
Teeto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teeto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dark blocks it with crossed arms.
Teeto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Teeto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dark preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dark won't allow Teeto to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Dark has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Teeto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Teeto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dark is one step ahead there.
Teeto trying to control the position.
Teeto keeping moving, preventing Dark from controlling successfully.
Dark lands a couple of elbows.
Teeto managing to control the position.
Dark postures up in Teeto's guard and throws a big left but Teeto blocks it.
Dark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teeto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teeto wants to sweep but no luck.
Dark cracks Teeto with a solid left hand.
Dark throws a big right hand that misses.
Dark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Teeto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Teeto is trying to control the position but Dark postures up.
Dark drops back looking for a leg! Teeto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teeto manages to kick Dark off! Dark jumps back into Teeto's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dark postures up and lands a big shot to Teeto's brow.
Dark throws a big elbow that misses.
Teeto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teeto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dark's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto 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.
Dark has his hands on Teeto's head, controlling the position.
Teeto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Teeto is fighting to break Dark's control of his arms but Dark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teeto won't allow Dark to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mr Teeto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teeto can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Teeto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dark shoots in looking for a takedown but Teeto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Teeto wants to clinch.
Dark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teeto avoids it really well and circles away.
Dark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teeto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dark somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teeto lands with a hook. Dark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Teeto.
Teeto connects with an inside leg kick.
Dark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Teeto working a defensive guard here.
Dark works over Teeto with some ground and pound from guard.
Dark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teeto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dark manages to get himself to full guard.
Dark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto throws a big elbow that misses.
Dark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jay Dark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teeto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dark looking to control.
Teeto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dark wants to sweep but no luck.
Teeto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Teeto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teeto throwing strikes but missing.
Dark has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes 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.
Teeto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mr Teeto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teeto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teeto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Teeto misses with the combination.
Teeto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dark in his tracks.
Dark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Teeto did well to prevent Dark getting side control.
Teeto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teeto keeps trying to improve his position.
Dark slips a nice elbow through Teeto's hands, connecting with Teeto's forehead.
Teeto trying to hold on to Dark's head to control him but Dark postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Dark.
Teeto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dark is working away from the top position though.
Teeto tries to get to full guard but Dark has control of the leg.
Teeto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Teeto regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teeto wants to sweep here but Dark controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Teeto 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!
Dark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teeto sprawls well. Teeto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dark gets slowly back to his feet.
Dark looks for a takedown but Teeto sprawls well.
Teeto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teeto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teeto defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Teeto did well to prevent Dark getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teeto is trying to control but can't.
Dark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teeto is trying to maintain the position but Dark is very close to passing his half guard.
Teeto wants to improve his position but Dark is controlling well.
Teeto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dark's back!
Dark can't escape the position.
Teeto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teeto is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Teeto wants to control but Dark manages to buck him off and is now in Teeto's guard! Nice work there by Dark!
Teeto 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.
Dark wants to control from the top but Teeto keeps moving.
Dark controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teeto is pulling down on Dark's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Teeto wants to sweep here but Dark controlling him for the moment.
Dark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dark trying to control but Teeto is working from the bottom.
Dark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Teeto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mr Teeto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teeto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Teeto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but Teeto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Teeto holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark throwing strikes but missing.
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but Teeto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dark throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but Teeto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jay Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teeto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Teeto!
Mr Teeto made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Kodama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka comes to the cage accompanied by Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. Kodama has chosen Of Wolf and Man - Metallica as his entrance music. The key to victory for Douglas Kopejtka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junji Kodama!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kodama showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kopejtka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kodama.
Kopejtka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kodama is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kodama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kodama controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kodama won't allow Kopejtka to get back to his feet.
Kodama throws a big right hand that misses.
Kodama trying to control but Kopejtka is working from the bottom.
Kodama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodama won't allow Kopejtka to get back to his feet.
Kodama connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kodama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopejtka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kodama throwing strikes from guard but Kopejtka blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kodama is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopejtka has wrist control.
Kodama wants to pass the guard but Kopejtka is keeping the position.
Kodama has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kopejtka is looking to stand up but Kodama isn't so interested in that idea.
Kodama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kopejtka, who protects the arm well.
Kodama goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kopejtka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kodama but great work by Kopejtka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kodama prevents Kopejtka from improving position.
Kodama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kodama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kodama is trying to control the position but Kopejtka postures up.
Kodama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopejtka manages to get himself to full guard.
Kodama won't allow Kopejtka to get back to his feet.
Kopejtka keeping moving, preventing Kodama from controlling successfully.
Kopejtka wants to get back to his feet but Kodama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodama looking to pass the guard.
Kopejtka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kodama is working Kopejtka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kodama throwing strikes but missing.
Kodama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kopejtka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodama is pushing down on Kopejtka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kopejtka is fighting to maintain full guard but Kodama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kodama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kodama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kodama! Kopejtka is hurt baaadly! Kodama is firing away with more strikes - Kopejtka is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junji Kodama!
Junji Kodama gave a mention to Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Li (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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Li!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Li or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson, which made it look bad.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson slips a straight right by Li.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Li's leg. Li is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Thompson throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Li misses with a straight left.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trey Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson lands the left hand.
Li walks into a left hand.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thompson in his tracks.
Li looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Li fails with the takedown.
Trey Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Li dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Li's head and hops out.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Li moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Li misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Li connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Thompson tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Li takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson 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.
Li might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Li crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Li gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Li manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Li looks winded!
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thompson lands a head kick. Li smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Li throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li gets a takedown into half guard.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Li sits in half guard.
Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets back to full guard.
Thompson controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Li defends it easily.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
Thompson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Li has picked Thompson up and slammed him! Thompson can't keep hold of the triangle and Li manages to pass to side control!
Thompson is trying to control Li's posture but Li avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Li smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li working away.
Thompson is not content to let Li control the position.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Thompson tries to bench press Li off him but Li keeps the position.
Li throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson defending against the ground and pound.
Li working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li cracks Thompson with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Li needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
John Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Li's torso.
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!
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with a jab.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Li.
Thompson throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
Li shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Li was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Li working away.
Thompson regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li content to stall in guard here.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Li seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Li postures up.
Thompson has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Thompson is tightening it up a little... Li has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Li reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Li taps out! Nice BJJ there by Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Trey Thompson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulphur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gautier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sulphur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gautier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sulphur somewhat.
Gautier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gautier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gautier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gautier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sulphur thinking.
Gautier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sulphur is looking to clinch.
Sulphur cracks Gautier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sulphur is looking to clinch but Gautier is avoiding it.
Sulphur checks a low kick from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gautier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sulphur or perhaps it was just good defense by Gautier, which made it look bad.
Sulphur avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulphur has managed to clinch.
Gautier looking to slow down the pace here.
Gautier slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sulphur blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Gautier tries a body shot but Sulphur blocks it.
Gautier is trying to break the clinch but Sulphur has him pressed against the cage.
Gautier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gautier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sulphurs head.
Sulphur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gautier tries a body shot but Sulphur blocks it.
Gautier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sulphur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Sulphur leaning against his opponent.
Sulphur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sulphur lands a left hand.
Sulphur digs a right hand underneath Gautier's ribcage. Gautier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Sulphur as the two fighters clinch.
Gautier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sulphur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sulphur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sulphur is looking to control Gautier's arms but Gautier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sulphur has his back to the cage.
Sulphur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sulphur looking to stall.
Sulphur throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
Gautier can't find room to land a body shot as Sulphur controls the action.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Sulphur avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur lands a shoulder strike.
Sulphur letting Gautier take a breather here.
Sulphur throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
Sulphur lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sulphur.
Sulphur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sulphur.
Sulphur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sulphur as Gautier tries to tie him up.
Sulphur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Sulphur controls his hands.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sulphur.
Sulphur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sulphur fails to land.
Gautier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sulphur blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Sulphur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sulphur cracks Gautier with a nice body shot.
Sulphur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sulphur can't find room to land a body shot as Gautier controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sulphur.
Gautier lands with a right to the head.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier is working Sulphur over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Good body shot from Sulphur.
Sulphur slows down the pace here.
Sulphur lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulphur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sulphur'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Sulphur dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sulphur moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Gautier. Beautiful body shot.
Sulphur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gautier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sulphur clinches with his opponent.
Sulphur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sulphur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sulphur misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sulphur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
Gautier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier wants to stall.
Sulphur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow.
Sulphur blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulphur struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Sulphur.
Gautier blocks a body shot from Sulphur.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sulphur.
Gautier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gautier working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gautier.
Gautier is looking to control Sulphur's arms but Sulphur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gautier has his back to the cage.
Sulphur lands a nice uppercut.
Gautier stalling in the clinch but Sulphur improves position.
Sulphur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sulphur blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Sulphur prevents a body shot from Gautier.
Sulphur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Sulphur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sulphur trying to stall but Gautier improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Sulphur fails to land.
Sulphur presses Gautier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lorenzo Sulphur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sulphur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gautier.
Gautier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sulphur.
Gautier lands with a short shot to the head.
Sulphur slowing the pace effectively.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gautier lands with a light punch inside.
Sulphur misses with some punches.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
A left hand lands to the body for Sulphur.
Sulphur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Sulphur avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Gautier blocks a body shot from Sulphur.
Gautier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sulphur throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
Sulphur pushes Gautier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sulphur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gautier.
Sulphur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sulphur tries to throw a body punch but Gautier avoids it by throwing Sulphur back against the cage.
Gautier tries to work over Sulphur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sulphur throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
A left hand lands to the body for Gautier.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sulphur lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Gautier.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sulphur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur misses with some punches.
Sulphur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sulphur.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sulphur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Gautier - that landed with a thud.
Sulphur lands a shot to the body.
Sulphur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sulphur can't find room to land a body shot as Gautier controls the action.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sulphur.
Gautier takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gautier working aggressively here.
Sulphur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
Sulphur takes a shot to the head.
Gautier blocks a body shot from Sulphur.
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 Lorenzo Sulphur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sulphur rushes Gautier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gautier has a couple of punches blocked by Sulphur.
Sulphur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sulphur on the inside.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Sulphur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sulphur is struggling to control the position.
Sulphur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gautier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sulphur blocks a body shot from Gautier.
Sulphur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sulphur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sulphur lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sulphur struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier prevents a body shot from Sulphur.
Sulphur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
Sulphur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gautier scores with a shoulder strike.
Sulphur has a couple of punches blocked by Gautier.
A head punch on the inside from Gautier fails to land.
Gautier swings wildly with an uppercut but Sulphur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sulphur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gautier lands a nice uppercut.
Gautier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sulphur digs a right hand into Gautier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gautier's gas tank.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gautier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gautier lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sulphur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gautiers head.
Gautier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gautier is trying to maintain a safe position but Sulphur gets an underhook and turns Gautier into the cage.
Sulphur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sulphur.
Sulphur lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Sulphur.
Sulphur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gautier misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gautier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sulphur lands a shoulder strike.
Sulphur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gautiers head.
Gautier tries a body shot but Sulphur blocks it.
Sulphur lands a nice uppercut.
Sulphur will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gautier up against the cage.
Sulphur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sulphur trying to control the position but instead, Gautier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sulphur into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
Sulphur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gautier tries to stall but Sulphur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to throw a body punch but Sulphur avoids it by throwing Gautier back against the cage.
Gautier has Sulphur pushed against the cage.
Gautier misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sulphur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gautier blocks an uppercut.
Gautier misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
A head punch on the inside from Sulphur fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Sulphur.
Gautier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sulphur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
A short left from Sulphur.
Gautier is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulphur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gautier is still on wobbly legs! Can Sulphur finish him?
Gautier tries a body shot but Sulphur blocks it.
Gautier tries to work over Sulphur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Sulphur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gautier wants to break free but Sulphur has control.
Gautier trying to stall but Sulphur improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Sulphur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sulphur, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Sulphur!
A victorious Lorenzo Sulphur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Showman (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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Showman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruny.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruny just misses with a punch to the body.
Showman drops his hands momentarily and Bruny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Showman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Bruny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Showman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Showman misses with a head kick.
Bruny throws a lazy body kick
and Showman counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruny throws a big shot that misses.
Showman moves away from the strike by Bruny.
Bruny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Showman manages to avoid it.
Bruny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Showman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Showman misses
and Bruny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Showman tries a head kick but it misses.
Showman checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruny misses with a low kick as Showman jumps back.
Bruny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bruny misses with an uppercut
and Showman counters with a nice body shot.
Showman misses with a body kick.
Bruny lands a jab to Showman's midsection.
Bruny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Showman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruny slips a jab and a cross from Showman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Bruny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruny misses with a low kick as Showman jumps back.
Showman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Showman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bruny looks to land a left hand but Showman moved out of range nicely.
Bruny closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Showman quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showman wants to improve his position but Bruny is controlling well.
Showman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bruny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Showman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Showman pushes Bruny off looking to stand but Bruny dives back in and keeps control.
Bruny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Showman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bruny pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showman pushes Bruny off looking to stand but Bruny dives back in and keeps control.
Bruny wants to work for an arm triangle but Showman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Showman wants to improve his position but Bruny is controlling well.
Showman tries to kick Bruny off in order to stand up. Bruny Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bruny lands a few punches from side control.
Bruny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Showman keeps working.
Bruny tries to advance to mount but Showman denies him.
Showman is not content to let Bruny control the position.
Showman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Showman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bruny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny lands a few punches from side control.
Bruny prevents Showman from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Showman's face as Bruny controls the position.
Bruny trying to control the position but Showman is working away.
Bruny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bruny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A control attempt from Showman but he's now mounted!
Bruny unloading with bombs!
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 Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruny thows a body shot but no joy.
Showman lands with a right hand.
Showman lands a jab to the nose.
Gab Showman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Showman moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruny throws the left hand but Showman avoids the punch easily.
Showman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Showman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruny looks to score with a jab to the body but Showman is just out of range.
Bruny misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruny blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Showman moves away.
Showman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruny.
Bruny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Showman ducks right into an uppercut from Bruny.
Bruny manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Showman on his heels. He'll look to pass Showman's guard now, I'm sure.
Showman is looking to stand up but Bruny isn't so interested in that idea.
Showman is trying to keep Bruny in close.
Showman keeping moving, preventing Bruny from controlling successfully.
Showman looking to control.
Bruny trying to control but Showman is working from the bottom.
Showman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bruny escapes and throws Showman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Showman, who protects the arm well.
Showman is looking to regain half guard here but Bruny keeps moving and retains side control.
Bruny wants to control but Showman is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny working the body and head with strikes.
Bruny tries for a kimura but Showman is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny landing strikes.
Bruny tries for a kimura but Showman is defending well.
Showman is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bruny lands some shots froms side control.
Bruny trying to control the position but Showman is working away.
Showman is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruny in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny trying to control the position but Showman is working away.
Bruny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Showman manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruny trying to control the action but Showman is working from the bottom.
Showman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bruny works over Showman with some ground and pound from guard.
Showman trying to control the position.
Bruny content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Showman's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bruny dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left and a right from Showman both land. Nice combination.
Bruny throws a lazy right hand but Showman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Showman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruny throws a hook but Showman avoids it easily.
Bruny thows a body shot but no joy.
Showman scores with a one two! Bruny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bruny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruny works the jab nicely.
Bruny misses with a lunging right hand
and Showman counters with a three punch combo that has Bruny backing up. Bruny nods at Showman to acknowledge the strikes.
Showman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Showman under the eye.
Bruny misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Showman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Showman moves away.
Showman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Showman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Showman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruny counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Showman regains half guard.
Bruny is trying to control. Showman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruny is taking a breather. Showman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bruny is keen to just control but Showman is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Showman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Showman is trying to stand up here but Bruny is controlling him well.
Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruny working the head and body with strikes.
Bruny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Showman wants to improve his position but Bruny is controlling well.
Bruny wants to pass the guard but Showman is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bruny prevents Showman from improving his position.
Bruny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Showman has a hand on Bruny's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bruny takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bruny with the ground and pound from mount.
Showman regains half guard.
Bruny lands with a punch from half guard.
Showman is trying to stand.
Bruny is trying to control. Showman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Showman is looking to improve his position.
Showman is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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!
Bruny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Showman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bruny controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Showman keeps working.
Bruny is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Showman sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Bruny clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Showman throws a series of punches but Bruny moves out of range.
Bruny thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruny. Showman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gab Showman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Showman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Showman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruny momentarily.
Bruny blocks a head kick by Showman.
Showman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruny closes the distance and clinches up with Showman, looking for a takedown. Bruny pushes Showman against the cage but Showman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Showman. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny takes a swing at Showman's ribcage but misses.
Bruny moves out of range as Showman throws a body kick.
Bruny moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruny walks into a stiff left hand from Showman.
Showman throws a combination that misses
and Bruny counters with an inside leg kick.
Showman ducks under a wild hook from Bruny.
Showman avoids the body shot from Bruny.
Bruny closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Showman quickly recovers to half guard.
Bruny lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny controlling the pace.
Showman moves into full guard.
Showman is wriggling around but Bruny manages to pass to half guard.
Bruny seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bruny stops Showman from getting back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruny is keen to just control but Showman is a slippery customer.
Bruny passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Showman!
Bruny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Showman is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showman is trying to escape the mount.
Showman tries to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.
Showman working to try and regain half guard.
Showman 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.
Showman pushes Bruny off, looking to escape but Bruny dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Showman is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerome Bruny!
Jerome Bruny retains his lightweight title!
Jerome Bruny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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