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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergen has chosen Aria - Stand Up, Vanquish Fear as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bergen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Neill duly obliges.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Neill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bergen, right into the meat.
Bergen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bergen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neill blocks the leg kick.
Bergen misses with a low kick.
Bergen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Neill if he has to take too many more of those.
Bergen misses with a leg kick.
Bergen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from O Neill does no damage.
O Neill blocks a leg kick.
O Neill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniel Bergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergen looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
O Neill works over Bergen's head and body with a nice combination.
O Neill lands a nice hook to Bergen's body. Bergen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
Bergen misses with a low kick.
Bergen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergen throws a front kick aimed at O Neill's knee but O Neill avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bergen.
Bergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Neill checks a low kick from Bergen.
Bergen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Bergen tenderised O Neill's leg. O Neill is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Neill lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergen misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neill misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Bergen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bergen pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Neill is out of range and Bergen settles back down.
O Neill throws a series of strikes that have Bergen backpedaling.
O Neill fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neill lands with a big left! Bergen is wobbled badly! O Neill comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bergen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bosco O Neill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't no stopping us now. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Traianus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Traianus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Traianus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traianus moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Traianus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Traianus ducks down to avoid it.
Traianus ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Traianus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a strike but Traianus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Traianus is working from the bottom.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Traianus is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Traianus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Traianus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Traianus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Traianus blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traianus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Traianus's head but Traianus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Martinez.
Martinez trying to control the position but Traianus is working away.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez with the ground and pound but Traianus regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Traianus's head.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus is trying to stand back up but Martinez is controlling him
Martinez with the ground and pound but Traianus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Traianus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez postures up in Traianus's guard and throws a big left but Traianus blocks it.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Traianus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Traianus. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez 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.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
letting Traianus counter with a right hand.
Traianus throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez gets a double leg takedown into Traianus's guard.
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Traianus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Traianus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traianus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Traianus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Traianus controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez is in close to Traianus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Traianus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Traianus has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez postures up in Traianus's guard and throws a big left but Traianus blocks it.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Traianus's head.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Traianus 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.
Martinez cracks Traianus with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Traianus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez tests Traianus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Traianus slips a straight right by Martinez.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traianus moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Traianus saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez lands an elbow.
Martinez is working Traianus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Traianus is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
Martinez cracks Traianus with a big elbow.
Traianus is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
A big shot lands for Martinez! That's hurt Traianus! Will he recover? Martinez fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
A victorious Javier Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itora Bollockoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itora Bollockoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin lands with a good body shot.
Slevin scores with a jab to the body.
Slevin gets a clinch.
Slevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slevin tries to clinch but Bollockoff is having none of it.
Slevin stuffs the takedown attempt from Bollockoff. Bollockoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Slevin lands a left and a right that sends Bollockoff crashing to the canvas! Slevin dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Itora Bollockoff has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollockoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slevin wants to control the pace but Bollockoff is squirming around nicely.
Bollockoff is trying to escape the mount.
Bollockoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slevin on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin get's back to his feet.
Slevin catches Bollockoff napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bollockoff to the canvas!
Bollockoff is rocked!
Slevin stands up and waves to Bollockoff to follow him.
Slevin batters Bollockoff with a massive right followed by a huge left! Bollockoff is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Slevin lands a final crushing right hand to drop Bollockoff to the mat with a gruesome thud! Slevin is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorkon Pinocet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorkon Pinocet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gorkon Pinocet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinocet misses with a wild combination.
Pinocet throws a right hand that misses
and Mallon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mallon drops his hands momentarily and Pinocet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinocet throws an overhand right that lands on Mallon's shoulder, as Mallon tries to avoid the shot.
Pinocet misses with a hook. Mallon ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Pinocet does no damage.
Mallon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Mallon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Mallon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pinocet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinocet. Mallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinocet misses with an uppercut.
Pinocet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mallon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Pinocet loads up on a big right hand but Mallon slips the punch.
Mallon ducks under a wild hook from Pinocet.
Mallon needs to keep his hands up - Pinocet had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon throws a combination. Pinocet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pinocet tries to keep at a distance but Mallon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinocet throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinocet misses with an uppercut
and Mallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinocet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinocet throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinocet throws a lazy right hand but Mallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mallon clinches with his opponent.
Mallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mallon connects with a combination that backs up Pinocet into the cage. Mallon lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pinocet's guard. Pinocet is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Mallon bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mallon!
Gorkon Pinocet was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent has clearly cheated! I can not lose! My manager Smitty will be contacting our attorney, and you will be told to stop lying!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevis Brayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevis Brayn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevis Brayn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rutger Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brayn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brayn misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a thumping low kick.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brayns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brayn.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brayn misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brayn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Svensson sprawls well. Svensson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brayn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevis Brayn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson lands with a hook. Brayn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Brayn's front leg but catches the back leg as Brayn tries to avoid it.
Brayn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svensson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brayn somewhat.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brayn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brayn is breathing heavily.
Brayn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutger Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brayn shoots and misses
and Svensson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Svensson drops Brayn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Svensson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutger Svensson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangram Singh (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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCool is trying to improve his position.
Singh tries to score with some ground and pound. McCool controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McCool pushes Singh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Singh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Singh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCool is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCool has escaped the position, nice work there.
Singh landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh lands a few punches from side control.
McCool's coaches at The Axis of Evil have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McCool takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Singh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Singh is putting a hurting on McCool here, landing some big shots from side control.
Singh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Singh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCool down.
McCool keeping his opponent close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCool is avoiding damage well.
McCool is trying to buck Singh off.
Singh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh working the ground and pound but McCool is defending the strikes.
McCool on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCool tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Singh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Singh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Singh lands a nice forearm strike.
Singh working the ground and pound but McCool is defending the strikes.
Singh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Singh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCool taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCool managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Singh.
Singh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh is working McCool over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McCool sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sangram Singh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Singh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Singh drops an elbow to the side of McCool's head.
Singh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sangram Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCool on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Singh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCool is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh slips a nice elbow through McCool's hands, connecting with McCool's forehead.
Singh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCool defending well though.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Singh winds up and cracks McCool with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Singh there.
Singh working McCool over with strikes.
Singh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCool sees it coming and defends easily.
McCool is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh winds up and cracks McCool with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Singh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCool's head.
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Singh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Singh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCool is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Singh is nestled in close to McCool, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCool keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCool's head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCool moves into the clinch.
Singh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Singh is working for takedown but McCool is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCool lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Jab by McCool.
Singh moves into range and clinches up with McCool.
McCool gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Singh.
Singh can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sangram Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCool ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from McCool.
McCool throws a shot to the body.
McCool feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Singh sprawling to the canvas! Singh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McCool finish him?!
Singh is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCool cracks Singh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Singh falls backwards against the cage. McCool follows up with more strikes that drop Singh to his knees. McCool keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Singh! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fionn McCool!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roberto Issa enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Issa!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Issa counters with a right hand to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Issa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stockton looks to score with a jab to the body but Issa is just out of range.
Issa needs to keep his hands up - Stockton had a free shot at his head there.
Stockton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Issa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stockton.
Stockton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Issa misses with a body kick.
Stockton takes a swing at Issa's ribcage but misses.
Stockton looks to score with a jab to the body but Issa is just out of range.
Issa misses with an uppercut.
Issa shoots in and drives through. Stockton sprawls well.
Issa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Issa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stockton fails to land with a series of punches.
Stockton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Issa shoots in for a takedown but Stockton shows good takedown defense.
Duane Stockton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Issa.
Issa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stockton checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockton swings for the body but Issa moves out of range.
Stockton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Issa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duane Stockton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Issa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stockton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Issa is in Stockton's guard.
Stockton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Issa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stockton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stockton goes for a takedown attempt but Issa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stockton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Issa throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Stockton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stockton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stockton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Issa wants to clinch up but Stockton keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Stockton.
Horrible takedown attempt by Issa or perhaps it was just good defense by Stockton, which made it look bad.
Stockton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Issa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Stockton.
Issa tries for a takedown but Stockton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Issa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stockton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Issa throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stockton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Issa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stockton is fending him off so far but Issa persists. Nope, Stockton circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Issa with that takedown attempt.
Stockton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Issa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Issa looks to clinch
and Stockton counters with a straight right hand.
Stockton connects with a body shot.
Issa looks winded!
Stockton connects with a looping right hand.
Stockton lands a jab.
Stockton lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Issa falls backwards - clearly groggy! Stockton dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Stockton!
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